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Does anyone see a resemblance between "The 4400" and "Heroes". Last week in The 4400 (lbt's timezone, UK Oct 2006 for the rest of you) we had a mind-reading 4400, a body-shifting 4400, a healing 4400, a time-travel 4400...

You do realize that the 4400 was on long before Heroes, right (about two years and two months)?

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Heroes is hardly the most original show that ever aired. If anything, the premise for the 4400 is far more creative and intriguing.

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Of course Heroes is *so* much better but...

Debatable. The 4400 has some problems, but most of them come down to the fact that I dislike the low budget feel it has, which I'm sure is out of necessity. Thinking back on it, I think I like The 4400 more as a series, mostly for what Bitt said. Like the X-Men, it's more about acceptance than the mythology. Because of this and because of the premise of the show, the writers have thought of some very interesting powers. It's unlikely that Heroes will spend an entire episode on someone who can smell pheromones and tell whether two people were meant for each other.

True, the premise is better. Script, acting and execution aren't. Though Heroes is a bit 'bitty' with the 3 threads per episode thing. Still, Hiro makes up for most things

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There's also an episode of The 4400 that I like far more than any episode of Heroes, and that's the one where Tom is given an entire life in a split second. I watched that one a few times.

Like Jean-Luc with his piccolo.

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Wait a minute, are you talking about a rerun of The 4400?

PVR. Recorded last October - see. PVRs make you a TV-discussion outcasts ;(

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So basically what you're saying is that The 4400 copied Heroes, even though the episode you're watching aired before Heroes premiered?

No, that Heroes reminded me of 4400 - I just watched the shows in the same evening and they had the same powers - bad planning on the broadcasters part if you ask me - I'll speak to her

[edit: note to self: must read rest of thread before replying]