Oh, well, if you're passing the crack pipe this way....

[hackthis_archive]

This morning I recieved an e-mail from heidi8 with a link from Greg Beeman's blog that contains the original Heroes pilot script. You know, the one where Nathan and Peter are twins.

I'll give you a moment.

Now, yes, I did write a little story about this idea, but my twins were identical (you can chose who you want them to look like) and they certainly weren't named Ethan and Harrison Campbell. I'll give you another moment to process this.

And. (Yes, there is an 'and' Virginia).

Truly, I didn't think the Petrellis/Campbells could be any gayer than what you have on TV, but reading the pilot and knowing now what I know and having written it already, I gotta say, "If they had made them twins, reality might have exploded." BroYay to the Twin-Factor would be a vortex of hotassery. I didn't think I would need to revisit the twin-verse. Now? I'm not so sure.

Petrellis for the win, y'all. Also, I hope everyone read Graphic Novel #28 from the NBC website too, because it has *looks around furtively* Baby!Nathan. Yeah. I know.

ETA: There are some really interesting changes from the pilot script to the pilot itself, FYI. For example: Zach used to be Zoe. *pauses* OMG! Harrison calls their mom a crack whore! And they had their own language! FTW!

Sorry, I had the wrong link up for the pilot, the right one is up now!

Comments

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

YAY FOR BABY NATHAN!

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Oh! Did you see the list of who the producers are recommending for Emmy noms (http://goldderbyforums.latimes.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1106078764/m/53610293/p/1)?

Heroes (Santiago Cabrera - "Genesis")
Heroes (Jack Coleman - "Company Man")
Heroes (Noah Gray-Cabey - "The Fix")
Heroes (Greg Grunberg - "Company Man")
Heroes (Masi Oka - "Five Years Gone")
Heroes (Adrian Pasdar - episode ??)
Heroes (Sendhil Ramamurthy - episode ??)
Heroes (Leonard Roberts - "The Fix")
Heroes (Milo Ventimiglia - "The Fallout")

[antheia.livejournal.com]

You = So easy, it's hilarious.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Twins, baby. TWINS.

[unperfectwolf.livejournal.com]

you want broyay with twinness and ROLLING ON THE FLOOR NEKID and comparing dick size AS PART AS THE MOVIE (except it's outtakes *sad*), watch Boondock Saints.

*nod*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I've seen it before, alas it didn't do anything for me.

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

O_o


your powers of prescience are eerie. (Maybe Sylar is on his way to eat your brain for them!)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

LOL. No, sweetie, I knew the idea existed when I wrote the story, it's what inspired it. What I didn't know was that on the last page of the pilot Ethan (Peter) tells Harrison (Nathan) that he loves him.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

Did you see the interview I just linked to in which Cristina Rose speculates on Nathan's conception?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude. Linderman is so Petrelli!Daddy. He can heal. He can bring -- hey, maybe he brought Petrelli!Daddy back from the dead!

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

That... that link was not a script. *blinks*

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

WHAT IS THAT LINK AND WHY DID SHE DO THAT TO US?

[1407graymalkin.livejournal.com]

Gah!? Twin!? They deprived us of Petrellitwincest?!

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Wherein Harrison (the Nathan that was) says, "You're my better half! The nicest guy on the planet!"?
Yeah, guess they did. But if they'd been twins we wouldn't have had Pasdar or we wouldn't have had Ventimiglia. And that would've made the show less wonderful. So it's an okay trade, isn't it?

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

I think the link to the pilot is wrong - isn't it http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/Heroes.pdf ?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You do something in a rush and look what happens. I have to say, looking at your icon all I can think is of Pyro and Iceman -- I blame the colors of their powers.

[lyra-sena.livejournal.com]

You are completely adorable.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Lyra. I can't. Harrison (Nathan) calls Ethan (Peter) his better half. The last page of the pilot they're flying in mid-air and Ethan (Peter) tells Harrison (Nathan) that he loves him.

[aurora]

You know, the one where Nathan and Peter are twins.
I totally thought of your story!!

(Zoe!)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude. I knew when I wrote the story that the idea had existed, but they'd gone in another direction, but not in a million years did I think it was like this. That. In the last page of the pilot they're flying in mid-air and Ethan (Peter) tells Harrison (Nathan) that he loves him. (http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/Heroes.pdf)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, wrong link. My bad! (http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/Heroes.pdf)

[superslayer18.livejournal.com]

BroYay to the Twin-Factor would be a vortex of hotassery.

Quite possibly the greatest line ever written.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks.

[12-12-12.livejournal.com]

I'm actually glad they're not twins, because I'm fascinated by the older/younger sibling dynamic. I like the power differential between them, and the natural way that more pressure has been placed on Nathan's shoulders, with Peter growing up in his shadow.

In other news: I'm sad that there's been more distance between them since Peter's "death." It's realistic character progression, but it's still sad.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I dunno if I see a distance, IMO there hasn't been enough interaction. He died. He came back. They talked. The week after was 'five years gone' and then we had Monday night, which was well short of any Petrelli brothers interaction, but that's down to the script. Put them together and have them be awkward, then I'll bite.

[hey-mockingbird.livejournal.com]

OKAY COULD THIS BE ANY BETTER?!!?

Well, except for the part where we missed out on Petrellitwincest. *pout*

But seriously: I LOVE YOU?!!?!???!?! That was sooo cute.

But I laughed really hard at the: "He's actually fucking flying" part of the script. I wish all stage directions in plays and movies and TV were like that. ^_^

Thank you for making my day!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The script was comedy gold, wasn't it? I would never trade in Nathan and Peter, but uh, Ethan and Harrison are pretty awesome.

[ladyclio16.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting the link to the pilot episode. Ever since I read your story I've wondered what they planned for the brothers in the pilot.

The BroYay was off the chart when they were the Campbell twins. Who knew it could they could be even gayer. Go figure.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The BroYay was off the chart when they were the Campbell twins. Who knew it could they could be even gayer. Go figure.

I was shocked I have to say.

[romancandles.livejournal.com]

Holy shit. I am bringing this on the plane with me. Except maybe it's not the best thing to read in public.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Dude, you will plotz. Wait until you get to the last page.

[teenygozer.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link to the pilot script, I printed it out and will enjoy that on the way home on the bus.

Also: BABY NATHAN playing zoomies with an angel & a plane in his adorable, pudgey paws!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Also: BABY NATHAN playing zoomies with an angel & a plane in his adorable, pudgey paws!

I think it was a flying superhero. A flying superhero and a Navy jet. I nearly plotzed.