Current Cultural Product-- Heroes

        I believe that the show "Heroes" is a current cultural product that could become a myth in due time.  We have already covered reading about heroes and heroines which is a huge part of mythology, so I think that this television show is a great example of what may later become a myth.  This TV series basically just tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the characters' lives.  Some of the characters' powers include the ability to fly, super strength, the ability to read minds, the ability to paint the future, space-time manipulation (which allows one to teleport, stop time, or travel through time), the power to walk through solid objects, the power of rapid cellular regeneration, and more.  From the first lecture of this class I learned that "mythic narratives often involve heroic characters (possibly proto-humans, super humans, or gods) who mediate inherent, troubling dualities, reconcile us to our realities, or establish the patterns for life as we know it."  Most of the characters in the series use their abilities to bring about positive change.  Their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world which is pretty heroic in itself.  Although when I normally think of mythological heroes, I think of Hercules or Samson, the heroes in this show remind me of someone like Prometheus; I personally find him to be heroic for giving back to mankind.  The heroes on the TV show do the same thing.  I definitely think that this show resembles something that could become a myth because of the supernatural forces that cause certain events to occur.