John has his Battlestar Galactica to geek out to, I have my Heroes. This show isnt really movie news related, but it talks about a couple guys who have been in movies, and damn its just such a GOOD show. And it just keeps getting better! George Takei has been introduced as the father of one of the primary characters of the show, Hiro.
Coming Soon.net has a short interview with George Takei:
“Heroes” has been getting a lot of talk lately because of its great cast and Golden Globe nomination this year. The news keeps getting better. The distinguished and talented actor, George Takei, who played Sulu on the classic “Star Trek,” has come aboard this season as Hiro’s father, Kaito. His character portrays a very powerful industrialist with multi-faceted sides to his personality. Now, viewers have another good reason to turn on their TV sets to see the ever popular show on Monday nights.
Takei became familiar with “Heroes” after receiving e-mails from fans telling him about the series and the Japanese character, Hiro, who is played by Masi Oka. Soon afterward, Takei was contacted by his agent with the news that there had been considerable interest in him auditioning for the part of Hiro’s father. It was an unexpected, but pleasant surprise. One of the requirements was that the actor had to translate the script and perform his audition in Japanese. Although born in California, he learned Japanese at an early age.
The addition of George Takei has been so well executed. I knew he was being introduced on the show, but when it actually happened I didnt see it coming. That happens a lot on this show, but in a good way.
Hiro makes many popculture references throughout the show from XMen comics to Star Trek episodes. Takei ties together this geekdom. Masi Oka (Hiro) was truly a geek before even being on this show, and must be a treat for him as well to work with Takei.
In the recent episode (not a spoiler) the limo Takei is escorted in has a license plate that reads NCC-1701 which Trek fans know is the call letters for the Original Series Enterprise. And in the teaser trailer for next week someone actually calls him Sulu.
Also, one of the new characters introduced is played my Christopher Eccleston (Dr Who, 28 Days Later)
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