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Here's an exclusive look at HEROES from UGO (the whole article's quoted below...):

EXCLUSIVE: HEROES Set Visit
By John Hutchins
Lights flash, people are yelling and most of the set is on fire.
Seated on the floor of Claire's kitchen, actor Jack Coleman is surrounded by flames, clutching a syringe in his hands and doing a good job of acting like he wants out of there. And no wonder; between the strobing lights and heat it can't be very pleasant. Above the loudness is suddenly heard "cut!" followed by a team of fire professionals extinguishing the blaze and rushing Mr. Coleman (aka Mr. Bennet) off-stage wrapped in a fireproof blanket.
I'm standing next to director Allan Arkush and various members of the cast, watching the action on monitor and wondering what just happened. It's February 2nd, Groundhog Day 2007, and regarding the 17th episode of the runaway NBC hit Heroes, everyone on set is understandably tight-lipped. "Why is Claire's house on fire? Is someone trying to kill Bennet? And what's the deal with that syringe?" All anyone can say is the scene has something to do with the show's new character 'Thompson,' played by veteran character actor Eric Roberts, and that all will be revealed on Monday the 19th. Arriving on set clad in a fire-retardant body suit, Roberts is also cautious about what he can and can't tell me.
"All I've been told I can say, because we have to sign things saying we can't talk - they're adamant - but I can tell you I am the recruiter; I recruit the people with special powers. I recruited [Bennet] and in my first episode there's a flashback showing that."
"What about the fire?" I ask.
"I can tell you this" he says, "an accident happens. There's an explosion that's not supposed to happen and we have to escape from it." He then adds, "I think I'm talking too much already. I'm going to get fined or fired or something."
Outside the LA soundstage, sitting with Greg Grunberg (aka Matt Parkman) away from prying ears, he gives us an even bigger revelation:
"I think maybe Greg and I should take this opportunity to tell you guys... we are a couple."
The pair laugh. Roberts: "He was the first guy to make me comfortable on this shoot..."
"Just because our farts sound exactly the same," says Grunberg.
Roberts, laughing: "You know what we discovered? We both found out that in grammar school - every year I would pick the best looking girl, sit behind her in class and then... (makes a high pitched farting sound). I would always get kicked out of school the first day."
"What I learned from Eric is that if you let one go, you can just keep it going and it sounds like a brass band from New Orleans (imitates the sound of Dixieland horns)."
Both laugh.
"I gotta say, I didn't have much to do in the scene, but Eric just shot this thing that is just unbelievably scary. It's so simple and (turning to him) you're like the scariest guy on the planet! And he doesn't even try."
"The whole thing about being a bad guy" adds Roberts before getting called back to set, "is you think you're a saint, and if you don't think you're a saint, you're going to be a caricature. All my bad guys always love themselves, that's why they're such a**holes."
After saying his goodbyes, Greg explains the tight schedule.
"Right now we're shooting (episodes) 1-17 and 1-18 at the same time and 1-19 starts on Monday. We're wrapping 1-17 today and it's been twice as many days as we normally get. We've had fourteen days on this episode and normally we get seven to eight, eight being the overlapping day, and it's been a monster, really huge episode for effects, stunts, everything. It's been grueling and exciting at the same time. There's one stage we're on, a set that's been established as somebody's home, and it's burning down. So they've built three different sets. There's the regular, the slightly charred and then the absolutely destroyed, burned-out 'you could be in a parking garage' version of the stage. It gets progressively more depressing being on those stages, but being on that one stage for so long; I would burn it down if we didn't actually have to. These shots take so long."
Co-starring in his fourth hit TV show, three of which were created by executive producer JJ Abrams (that's counting his brief stint as pilot of Oceanic Airlines flight 815), and sensing I've gathered all I'm going to about the mysterious fire, I ask about what it's like to be on in such a role.
"Four hits... do you think there's a mystery to that? If you want a hit show, cast Greg as the number 7! (laughs). I was in the middle of a deal with NBC when I got the [Heroes] script, and when I read it I knew right away that this show was going to be huge, I really did. I had to audition for it, so it wasn't like I had it, but I read it and called JJ and asked, "have you heard about this thing?" He had heard about it already and thought it could be a monster.
So, I was willing to do anything I could possibly do to get on the show. It's one of those things, right place right time. I did "The Catch" with JJ, this great pilot, and it didn't get picked up. I did a comedy for NBC I was so excited about, that didn't get picked up. It all happens for a reason; at least as actors we tell each-other that. "I'm getting kicked out of this apartment for a reason!"
Finally, on the subject of stardom:
"For me, what's great is that this is a character show. I knew that I was going to get more attention with this character; that we all were, as a true ensemble. First of all it's written that way - and Masi (Oka) has kind of broken out as the face and icon of the show, which is great. He's embracing that and doing such a great job of it, Hayden too. They're sharing the episodes so well. I love it because it's what every network tries not to do - like Les Moonves at CBS. They make shows, not stars. And they're smart about that; they can never be held ransom. This show, you can be killed off at anytime, so there's that element. None of the actors are going to hold anybody ransom, but at the same time, they sold the show saying, 'this is Matt Parkman.' So people identify much more so than, 'aren't you the guy who comes through the scenes and asks somebody if they want a calzone?'" (laughs)
"Especially this episode, I feel like this is my show right now. And next week I feel like I can be a great ensemble and supporting player. So, it feels great.
HEROES Episode 17, "Company Man," aired Monday, February 19, 2007.

So, they got the air date wrong...