Superheor Hype! recently interviewed Masi Oka, who plays Hiro on Heroes, and they got some information on the season 1 DVD set, some Season 2 information…and even a little tidbit about SinisterRabbit favorite George Takei. Hiro was, I think, the break out star of the show because of the way his character handled being a Hero. Instead of treating it like it was a burden, Hiro embraced his destiny and really enjoyed being special….that is until Future Hiro came into the picture, but you will have to get the DVD if you don’t know what that means.

The interview is very extensive and covers the show from just about every angle possible. A quick snippet for you, and then a link to the entire thing:

Q: Masi, I was wondering how much fun have you had working with George Takei–and how much more of that will we see this season?
Oka: Oh, George Takei was phenomenal to work with. He’s just such a generous – not only a generous actor, but a generous person. He’s an icon in every aspect of Asian-American TV and American cinema. You have your “Star Trek”, everything — you learn so much from him. And if you were to ask George Takei he would say, “Well, I found working with Masi to be quite an experience. He’s quite a young and talented individual. And it’s nice to see the sci-fi generation get passed on from the older to the younger – and the legacy being kept alive. Ha ha ha.”

Q: Obviously the show is very much based on the ensemble. With such a large cast, even from Season 1 — moving into Season 2, with all the cast additions how are the new characters informing Hiro?
Oka: I guess with regards — well right now in Season 2, I’m in feudal Japan — Hiro’s doing a lot of stuff in feudal Japan. So the characters he interacts with are going to be in feudal Japan. So we don’t know how that affects – unless, I guess — Hiro could theoretically take people back into present day. I don’t know the storyline unfortunately. But as far as I know I’m in feudal Japan.

Check out the rest of the Superhero Hype! interview here.