The asian kid really plays the naive weird nerd, that I imagine would over react to something as making the second hand move backward with his mind. Normal person no. That guy, yes.
If we want to be accurate, if the kid was a real Japanese nerd (Otaku) he would be quoting, Macross, Gundam, Maybe even Cowboy Beepop, or Astro Boy anyday over Star Trek. As popular and Famous Star Trek is I don't know if it has reached Japan in the way it has America. I think the Trekkie phenomenon is another Slice of Americana. Are there big trekkie conventions in other places of the world?
I can list many other things that's wrong with the show.
For starters, no comic artist is that hip looking, and has their art in that type of Galleries, with the yuppie billionaire clientelle.
The whole bending time thing is a flawed concept. The biggest evidence of time travel not existing, is that there hasn't been anyone yet from the future coming back in time to tell us to stop poluting, unless Al Gore IS from the future.
The whole siler or however you spell his name without spoiling it for anybody is a weird concept.
The guy that read minds, has the capability of reading one mind at the time.
To like the characters is a taste thing. Some people prefer blue to orange. I like the characters
You also have to give it this, it's beatifully shot. I don't know what type of schedule Heroes runs on, but as an Example I know for 'My name is Earl' they only have 5 days. So to get all the fancy pants shots, comp in some pretty descent effects, and as far as I can see not too many continuity problems. Considering they have 20 odd 1 hour episodes to make shooting time can't be much longer.
Then again Scrubs (I like), Prison Break and Lost also look the business. As does NYPD Blue, shame it's got Zack from Saved by the Bell in it, and cop shows bore me.
Has the fat guy from Lost gotten any thinner yet?