Heroes

Just thought I'd talk a bit about Heroes because I just lurve it and recommend it throughly.

Picked up Heroes after reading recommendations in some of the comments under the Anime VS American Drama article back in March.

Heroes is about ordinary folks who discover that they have different powers. Some can fly, walk though walls, teleport through time, self heal, paint the future, read peoples minds etc and there are some who absorb others powers and can end up doing all of these things.

The first season revolved around a plot to blow up New York while the second season is - well I'm not too sure as the story is still unfolding.

There is much atmosphere to Heroes which keeps one fixated on the screen until the end of the show - which usually has a cliff hanger ending.

At the moment, the other American drama on my list is Prison Break which I've seen bits of here and there but am totally hooked on season three. Watched Bionic Woman for a while but found it lacking the edge-of-seat essence that Heroes and Prison Break is full of.
Watched Battle Star Galactica as a kid but didnt get round to watching the recent TV series - recommended?
Do give Heroes a whirl if you can fit it in your schedule - its a winner.
Heroes trailer for season one below.

Making of Heroes. And see the rest of the BBC making series at YouTube.
Heroes parody below - quite funny for those who already watch the series. Note: Some of these screenshots may be spoilers.