Greg Grunberg, one of the stars of NBC's upcoming superhero drama Heroes, told reporters that he thinks it may be good that his character was edited out of the version of the pilot that was sent to TV critics for preview. "Can I just say, for superstitious reasons, I'm extremely excited that I'm not in the pilot," Grunberg said at a news conference during the Television Critics Association summer press tour last week. "I wasn't in the pilot of Felicity. I wasn't in the pilot of Alias. I was in the pilot of Lost, and then I got eaten. So I'm excited that I get established in the second episode. It's a good thing."
Grunberg is part of an ensemble cast on the show, which tells the story of several everyday people in different parts of the world who suddenly discover that they have superhero-like powers. One can heal, one can be in two places at the same time, one can fly. Grunberg's character can read people's thoughts.
The show's creator, Tim Kring, explained that the original two-hour pilot was cut to an hour for screening purposes, leaving Grunberg out. "And so the character that Greg Grunberg plays ... will be introduced in ... the second episode," Kring said. "There were various reasons [for cutting the pilot down]. ... For the most part, we sort of felt that screening an hour was about the limit for a screening." Heroes debuts Sept. 25 and will air Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.
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