[Hero]

The article is posted here. And you can compare notes with this account. I couldn't decide on some bite-size morsels, but here's a chunk:

While Parkman may have difficulty telling his wife about the ability, he has no problem applying it to her.

"I've already shot a little bit where I'm using it to satisfy my wife, the ability to read her mind," Grunberg said. "Take that as far as you want, because we did."

Parkman doesn't appear in the pilot episode, which Grunberg is fine with. "The way I'm introduced in the second episode is just fantastic," he said.

Oka said, "Greg is just absolutely amazing in the second episode. I got a glimpse of it, and he's absolutely wonderful."

Grunberg added, with false immodesty, "I have to say I really am."

Through Parkman, the show also introduces an FBI agent character who is hunting for a serial killer who is going to become a major villian in the show, Kring said. "They become this team, sort of like Mulder and Scully of 'The X-Files'," Grunberg said.

On Oka's character:

Oka describes his character, Hiro Nakamura, as "an office drone in Japan. He's a big comic book enthusiast. He learns that he can bend time and space, so teleportation and protokinesis. He's absolutely exhilirated with the fact he can do it. It's been his dream all along. He's finally vindicated all along. He's so happy he can do it. And at the end of the pilot, you actually see him use his power. You see him appear in New York, and that's the beginning of his journey."

Oka's character was created to be a counterpart to some of the heaviness that the other heroes experience at first. He also was set to be a representative of sorts for viewers. "Not only people who are comic book fans but people who feel themselves trapped in lives that are too mundane and too boring for what they feel their purpose is," Kring added. "Creating an office worker in Japan who works in a sea of cubicle on the 24th floor of an office building who has a fantasy life of himself as a hero with a greater purpose is something a lot of people can relate to."

Asked if he would have a love interest within the group, Oka said, "That would be my dream come true." Kring said they are working on one, greeted with a howl of approval by Oka. "The spoiler is it's nobody in the original group," Kring added.

"Masi's character and the way he plays it is so honest and so wonderful," Grunberg said. "You just have a smile on your face watching how excited he gets."

On what superpowers they would want in real life:

"My super powers were given to my imaginary friend growing up," Grunberg said. "I always had this buddy of mine that no one else could see. I always dreamt of invisibility. That was a really cool thing for me and right now on the show, I get to read people's minds, which is an incredibly cool [power], I'm learning throughout shooting and becoming this character that at times it can be sad and really enlightening at the same time. You don't always want to hear the thoughts."

Oka said, "When I was a kid, the super power I would want is the Midas touch, the ability to turn anything to gold." When he was a kid, he limited in how much he could spend at the arcade at a time. But with the Midas touch, he could play all the games he wanted.

Asked if there were anyone's mind he'd like to actually read, Grunberg said, "I would love to know the future of the show. Right now I would love to know what's in Tim's head."

Kring replied, "You would never stop screaming."

"That's true," Grunberg joked. "Why is this episode entitled, 'Farewell, Parkman'?"

[The_Heroic_Loser]

Matt uses his powers on his wife? :shock: lol, I don't blame him cuz I'd probably do the same thing if I had his abilities.

[Super Ordinary Guy]

Such a wonderfully long interview it's incredible. Great find!