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Heroes (2006) - 13 trivia entries

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In the episodes titled "Distractions," Hiro's dad's license plate says NCC1701 (the actor playing Dad is "Star Trek's" Lieutenant Sulu), which is the registration number of the USS Enterprise on "Star Trek."

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There are a number of other Star Trek references in Heroes. In episode 15 (Run!), Hope refers to Hiro as "Sulu", and at one point (and several other times throughout the show) Hiro gives the Vulcan hand symbol that Spock always used when he would say "live long and prosper". Zachary Quinto, who plays Sylar, would also later play Spock in the 2009 reboot Star Trek.

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In Episode 16 (Unexpected), Stan Lee (Marvel Comics) appears as a bus driver towards the end of the episode.

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www.primatechpaper.com is an actual website for the front company in the show. It also directs you to a phone number, 1-800-PRIMA16, which is also a working number about the front company.

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The artwork created by character Isaac Mendez is actually done by Tim Sales, a comic book artist who is actually color blind. He does all his work in black and white and has other people insert the color.

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Ashley Crow & Matthew John Armstrong, who play Sandra Bennett & Ted Sprague, are actually a married couple. He had to hold a gun to her in the show, which Matthew described as, "something he hopes his son never sees".

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Masi Oka (Hiro), who has an IQ of 180, appeared on the August 31, 1987 cover of "Time Magazine" for an article called "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids". Masi, who was 12 years old at the time, is the boy on the left of the cover which can be seen here: http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1987/1101870831_400.jpg

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Godsend (series 1)

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When Hiro and Ando are at the Kensei monitor at the museum, there's a shot of some of the background information presented at the display. Kensei's year of birth is shown but not his year of death, hinting a season two twist.

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Seven Minutes to Midnight (series 1)

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The title "Seven Minutes to Midnight" refers to the Doomsday Clock that the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists prints to represent the global nuclear threat. The clock was originally started at seven minutes to midnight when it was introduced during the Cold War and it was also seven minutes to midnight when this episode of Heroes aired.

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Don't Look Back (series 1)

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When Hiro buys the comic book, he pays with a 1000 yen note, which is a typical price for manga in Japan. This translates into approximately $8.48 American. As a typical 2006 newsstand price for comics is about $2.99, the vendor actually got more than his money's worth.

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The date on Hiro's watch, October 2, is the same date this episode first aired in most North American areas.

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In episode 18, "Parasite", Hiro finds the sword listed on the computer with the ID "CRM-114". This tag crops up in many Stanley Kubrick films, including A Clockwork Orange (as "serum 114") starring Malcolm McDowell, who also features in this episode.

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Jon Osterman/Dr Manhattan was originally a watch repairer in the graphic novel Watchmen - it is a nod to this classic story that Gabriel/Sylar is also a former watch repairer.

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