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Ali as: Tracy Strauss (as well as Niki Sanders, Jessica Sanders, Gina, Barbara)
Created By: Tim Kring
Network: NBC Universal
Seasons: 4
Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden Panettiere, Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Masi Oka, Cristine Rose, Greg Grunberg, Zachary Quinto, James Kyson Lee
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Episode Runtime: 42 minutes
Air Dates: Monday 9/8c
DVD Release: 1st September, 2009 (Season 3)
Episodes: 59
Ali's Starred In: 44
Various people throughout the world discover they have super-human abilities. One man, Mohinder Suresh uncovers his father's secret theory of a new leap forward in human evolution. Some people discover they can fly, change the space-time continuum, heal rapidly, paint the future, break people in two and read people's minds among others. How they got their powers is a mystery. How they will use their powers is up to them. One thing, however, is known; their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world.
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Ali Quotes
• "This is actually my first experience with television, and when I read Tim Kring's script I was absolutely blown away because I've read through other material this pilot season and nothing really caught me and then I read this pilot and went "Wow! This is something really special." I also thought of it in the way that if we are lucky enough to go for five years, is this a character I could grow with? What I think is a great talent of Tim's is that, Niki is so complicated and conflicted. I think that he keeps all his characters, even though these extraordinary things are happening to them, he keeps them very much based in reality."
• "You never know when you're going to have to fight or take your clothes off. So my research for Heroes has been invaluable. I worked with a few different martial arts trainers to make myself completely believable in the fight sequences and I was amazed how gruelling it was. The stripping was even more demanding, if anything. In one of the episodes of Heroes, I end up stripping in a bar. I thought, "If I'm going to do this I'm going to be the best d**n stripper the world has ever seen." So I really threw myself into it. Four hours a day for a whole week I was up and down this lap-dancer's pole. By the end of it I had a new-found respect for women who do that for a living."
• "I did the auditioning process like every other blonde in Hollywood. I went in, worked with Dave Semel and the producers. Then they brought me in for studio, then they brought me in for network, which is one of the hardest things I've ever been asked to do as an actor, to be honest."
• "The reason I love playing her is because she is so conflicted. I just think that she's a great multi-faceted dramatic character, and it's within an ensemble of equally conflicted characters. So I can't imagine any of the roles being more difficult than any of the other ones. I just think everyone's so thrilled at the depth and the potential of each of the characters."
Memorable Quotes
• Danko: "I wanna know everything you know about Nathan Petrelli."
Tracy: "He was louzy in bed."
• Tracy: "While you were playing Abu Ghraib, i was trying to make ice in an oven. This is a breezy 68 degrees and I've worked up a hell of a cold snap."
• Niki: "Oh God, please help me."
Jessica: "Who needs God when you've got me?"
• Niki: "Jessica used to say, I could turn Mozart into a monkey."
Jessica: "I sure did."
Dr. Witherson: "Jessica."
Jessica: "You should have listened to little mouse."
• Jessica: "Didn't I throw you out of a window?"
• Aron Malsky: "I'm Malsky."
Matt Parkman: "Matt Parkman. Here to protect you, Sir."
Jessica: (looking at a photo of Malsky) "Bang!"
Facts
• Ali reseached internet stripping online to prepare for the role of Niki and was shocked to see what came up.
• Ali had to train for the pole-dancing routines.
Critic Reviews
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"The show's super strengths are its well-developed filmmaking, smooth pacing and a perfect cast. It views like the first hour of a fun, thoughtful movie." - Chicago Sun Times
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"Heroes is so much fun that you forget about its weak spots. The show is at its best during the early "Save the cheerleader, save the world" arc. Fun stuff."- FilmCritic
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"Heroes is one of TV's most imaginative creations and might, with luck, become this year's Lost."
- Hollywood Reporter
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"Dense, dark, a little dreary and yet oddly intriguing, Heroes seems destined to attract an audience that is more loyal than large."
- USA Today
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