Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the full disc specs and pricing for the upcoming August 26 bow of Heroes: Season One and Heroes: Season Two on Blu-ray Disc.
Staying true to their lossless audio commitment, every episode of both seasons will be presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. Video will be presented in 1.78:1 1080 resolution.
The Blu-ray version of Heroes: Season One will be a slightly slimmed down version of the HD DVD release last year. Missing on Blu-ray are the interactive Genetics Test and Mind Reader game, while BD-Live replaces HD DVD’s web-enabled access. These missing featurse plus added disc space equates to Universal only needs 5 discs for Blu-ray whereas the HD DVD set spanned seven. The full list of supplementals are as follows.
- Disc 1
- Artwork Presentation; Hero Connections
- 73-Minute Premiere Episode with Audio Commentary by Show Creator Tim Kring
- BD-Live Enabled
- Making Of
- Special Effects
- The Stunts
- Profile of Artist Tim Sale
- The Score
- Deleted Scenes
- Artwork Presentation, Hero Connections
- Deleted Scenes
- Artwork Presentation, Hero Connection
- PIP Cast Video Commentaries
- Deleted Scenes
- Artwork Presentation, Hero Connection
- PIP Cast Video Commentaries
- Deleted Scenes
- Artwork Presentation, Hero Connection
- PIP Cast Video Commentaries
- Deleted Scenes
Disc 2
Disc 3
Disc 4
Disc 5
Season Two carries forth the supplemental layout of season one with extras appearing on every disc. The set spans only four discs given the fewer number of episodes resulting from the writer’s strike.
- Disc 1
- Hero Connections – Bios, PIP Cast & Crew Commentaries
- Heroes Season 2 “A New Beginning”
- Takezo Kensei: Sword Saint
- BD-Live Enabled
- Hero Connections: Network
- My Scenes
- Deleted Scenes
- Hero Connections – Bios, PIP Cast & Crew Commentaries
- Genetics of a Scene
- Hero Connections – Network
- The Drucker Files
- My Scenes
- Deleted Scenes
- Hero Connections – Bios, PIP Cast & Crew Commentaries
- Tim Sale Gallery of Screen Art
- Hero Connections – Network
- My Scenes
- Deleted Scenes
- Hero Connecions – Bios, PIP Cast & Crew Commentaries
- Generations Alternate Ending
- Inside the Alternate Ending of Generations
- Hero Connections – Network
- My Scenes
- NBC.com Featurettes
Disc 2
Disc 3
Disc 4
Heroes: Season One on Blu-ray will carry an SRP of $79.98 while Season Two will be substantially less at $49.98. Check back regularly for high resolution cover art and pre-order links.