Like a true blue desi, I get a little excited whenever there is any mention of India, or Indians in regular American TV programs. So, imagine my surprise when I started watching Heroes.
I never had a chance to catch this much acclaimed hit television series when it first started airing in NBC. Recently, K and I discovered the incredible watch-instantly feature of Netflix. All we needed was an HDMI cable to connect the computer to our HDTV and voila, the entire first and second seasons of Heroes was at our finger tips.
One of the lead characters in Heroes is Dr.Mohinder Suresh, played by Indian-American actor Sendhil Ramamurthy. In the series, he is shown teaching at "Chennai University", and later travels to the USA to pursue answers to the mysterious research performed by his murdered Dad. The scope of Heroes is sweeping and global- there are characters from Mexico, Ireland, Japan etc. I was pleasantly surprised by Mohinder's character, and more so by Senthil's performance -he comes across as intelligent and rather cute.
However, the set design is a let down. Sure, I did not expect NBC's cast and crew to fly to Madras and shoot in the thannithorai market, but, there is very little authenticity - you see sari clad women - albeit with sarees tied in the gujarathi style; Ok maybe they were trying to recreate Sowcarpet, but there are two towering temple gopurams (almost side by side) in the background. Huh??? And then, there is a sequence set in Kanyakumari. Looks like it was shot in a beach in California, which is ok given budget constraints. The Valluvar statue is shown in one shot, but, the next shot shows a Varnasi style temple structure right there in the seashore!
Well, I guess I am needlessly nitpicking. I am totally enjoying the idea of a mainstream Indian character not being reduced to a caricature. The series is genuinely good - it is entertaining, suspenseful, and sentimental (without being cheesy). The third season premiers in September. I cannot wait!
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u are really funny sis !! nothing like ur blog to make me smile on a busy monday at work !! Btw,pls can u remove my blog link / i'am never going to update it and its so embarassing to see it
dear lazy akka, even though you dont update your blog, i read your blog every few months and make it a point to send the article to my hubby dear..to warn him !!!hehe
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I love Heroes!! I was super disappointed when they didnt have the show last year because of all the writers strike! I miss Heroes and Im waiting on pins and needles for the new episode!! I love Dr Suresh! W00T Ironic, they show calcutta in the backdrop and say Chennai University heehee
Lazy akka how r u and the little ones?
U shud switch to Southpark. I cant get enough the reruns :))
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