LOS ANGELES (April 24, 2007) -- NBC's "Heroes" roared back onto TV last night, kicking off the final arc of episodes for its current season. Access Hollywood caught up with the cast to talk about the show's huge popularity -- as well as its future.
"It's just so exciting because people come up to me on the streets," says Ali Larter, who plays the split-personality character of Nikki/Jessica. "My newspaper guy, my coffee guy, everyone's ready for the show. It's exciting to be on something [where I] love the work and have people actually want to watch it. You don't always get that combination."
Sendhil Ramamurthy, who acts in (and narrates the show) as the character Mohinder Suresh, tells of a strange fan encounter he had.
"I had a fan in the grocery store who didn't believe it was me," he says. "I had a baseball hat on and stuff, and this woman was just kind of staring at me, and she said, ' Are you so and so from Heroes?'" After telling her that he was indeed the guy from "Heroes," she stubbornly pointed out that he didn't have the accent he speaks with on the show. Sendhil ended up reading the instructions on a bottle of Clorox to her with his character's accent.
When asked if he ended up getting the woman's phone number, he laughs, saying, "No, this is not somebody whose phone number you would want."
Masi Oka (Hiro) says that he's amused by the notion that he's the most popular character with fans, and is always surprised when he's recognized. "I would think I wouldn't be," he jokes, "because of the stereotype that all Asians look alike. So, it's like you would think they would pick any random Asian guy."
It's not just the actors and characters that make the show such a hit, though. The twisting & turning plot lines keep the viewers guessing week after week, and it turns out the actors are guessing right along with the viewers!
"We always laugh because we're so wrong as to what [the writers] come up with," says Hayden Panettiere, the show's resident cheerleader. "We try to guess all the time and they always amaze us."
Larter agrees, saying that the cast isn't even signed on for next season yet (despite the show having been picked up by NBC for a second season in January). "The format is to keep the audience on the edge of their seats," she remarks, "but they're keeping the actors on the edge of their seats too, you know?"
One thing that is bound to be a nail-biter is the show's season finale. Greg Grunberg, the show's psychic detective, offers this tease:
"The season finale is ridiculous. It took us 17 days to shoot, it's exactly what people want. In that last episode, there's something revealed that will make your hair stand up on end. It's a huge moment."
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