Our friends at Heroes site "The OWI" recently spoke with Jimmy Jean-Louis, aka The Haitian.

Here are highlights of the conversation:

What experiences from your life did you bring into the character? Obviously the 'boy from the small village' is a page right out of your life....
Yah because I am from Haiti I understand everything they are talking about. I also understand the spiritual factor of the Haitian. Because we are very spiritual down there. Not to mention the Voodoo belief that we all have, so I would say so, that it is normal that I completely believe that my character can actually erase people's minds.

And when you go into a character with such a strong belief you play it fully, with no hesitation and that helps.

I never thought about the fact that you could go right into it and become the character.
Yah. And of course I am very happy they made it the Haitian because it gave me a chance to represent my country.

How did you go from living in a small Haitian village to modeling throughout Europe? Take us through that process.
I still don't know how I ended up out here Dave, to be honest with you. I am telling you man, growing up in Haiti is so different from everything that I have done. I was out there, you know, playing in my little village, playing futbol or soccer as they say over here. Pretty much no shirt on, no shoes on.

Our ball used to be pieces of paper we would put together and wrap around the paper a plastic bag. That became our ball to play with. So that is the kind of child bringing that I had, of course we didn't have electricity. Meaning by that no TV, no nothing. I didn't know anything about those TV shows. From there ending up in Paris was a huge change, dramatic change for me as a person.

You went from no electricity to the city of lights.
Completely, completely. I didn't understand what the hell was going on. But you know you learn to adapt, especially as a kid. I adapted to the lifestyle there. Then I started to understand what was going on. I started to make my own moves. My parents went back to Haiti, I was there by myself with my brother thats when I started to take control of my own life.

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Before Heroes, there was Macintosh.

In this classic commercial, Milo Ventimiglia stars in an ad for the iBook computer.

We wonder if he took on its fast downloading capabilities...

Another TV critic has chimed in about the chances Masi Oka has of taking home an Emmy Award this weekend.

Simply put, Entertainment Weekly says the Heroes star will be named Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama. Here's the magazine's feature on the matter:

Ali Larter graces the cover of the latest Cosmopolitan magazine.

In the issue, the Heroes star gives a personal interview. Pick up a copy to read more, but check out excerpts of it below:

Until recently, we only got teases of 31-year-old actress Ali Larter. (She played the brave girl who sported a whipped-cream bikini in 1999's Varsity Blues and Reese Witherspoon's jailed sorority sister in 2001's Legally Blonde.)

But those small roles had one big thing in common: They left audiences wanting more. That craving was finally satisfied this past TV season, when Ali rocketed to stardom thanks to the success of Heroes, the Emmy-nominated show in which she brilliantly plays good-and-evil dual personalities Niki and Jessica Sanders.

"It's been a dream," Ali says. "Now I'm kind of in a sweet spot in my life and career."

Arriving in that happy place certainly wasn't a cakewalk.

"The rejection you deal with in Hollywood is hard," Ali admits. "But you have to try to take some of the emotion out of it. Even though it's a creative endeavor, it's a job."

That levelheaded perspective could be attributed to a decision Ali made in 2002, when she returned to the East Coast to assess her career objectives. (She's originally from New Jersey.)

"That was a turning point," Ali says. "I moved to New York to define what kind of actress I wanted to be. When I tried to get back into the industry, I couldn't get a job...but it made me dig deeper."

Summoning the focus and tenacity to survive in eat-you-up-spit-you-out Hollywood has paid off — in a major way. In addition to season two of Heroes, Ali has three movies out this year: the sci-fi flick Resident Evil: Extinction, an indie film called Marigold, and the National Lampoon caveman comedy Homo Erectus.

It's a diverse array of characters that capitalizes on the range of Ali's own personality.

"I'm a bit of a contradiction," she says. "I like tomboy stuff, but I also love girlie, girlie lingerie because I feel sexy when I'm in it."

The second episode of the second season of Heroes doesn't air until Monday, October 1.

But NBC has released the following information about the story line of "Lizards." Consider this your Heroes spoiler alert - and only read on if you wish to learn future plot details:

With one person dead, Matt (Greg Grunberg) enlists some unlikely help as the attacks continue on people with abilities. Claire's (Hayden Panettiere) efforts to hide her healing abilities at her new California high school are jeopardized by a fellow student with a secret of his own.

Niki (Ali Larter) and Micah (Noah Gray-Cabey) leave Las Vegas in an attempt to start over. As part of his new job, Dr. Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) must track down The Haitian (guest star Jimmy Jean-Louis). While crossing into Mexico, Maya (Dania Ramirez) and Alejandro's (Shalim Ortiz) abilities prove to be a threat to those around them.

Meanwhile, disappointed by his hero Kensei (David Anders), Hiro (Masi Oka) resolves to rectify any damage his presence in feudal Japan has done to history. And another lost Hero falls in with a gang of Irish gangsters with clues to his past.

A new job for Mohinder? Might he actually work for The Company? And who do you think dies in the season premiere?

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Check out this new promotional poster for Heroes season two.

Ali Larter is front and center as NBC emphasizes the new stories to come. We can't wait.

Zachary Quinto recently answered a question from The Associated Press. And it shed some light into the future of Sylar:

AP: The show's been saying, 'Sylar's evil pales in comparison to a new villain.' Does that mean Sylar's turning into a good guy?
Zachary Quinto: You'll definitely see a different side to him. I don't know if it's a good side or not. But the nature of a show like this is that all the characters have to evolve and all the stories have to evolve and to ever expect that I would be the only force of evil in this epic world is kind of naive and shortsighted.

I think that my character is definitely struggling with a whole host of obstacles and problems that he never would have imagined and that he has to really, really deal with before he can sort of get back on track to pursuing all of his power-hungry, murderous rampage Hero hunting.

Heroes co-stars, and good friends, Kristen Bell and Greg Grunberg made an appearance this past Saturday at the 2007 Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

Looks like they enjoyed themselves there, as well.

Looks like at least one Heroes spoiler is true:

Adrian Pasdar will, indeed, be sporting a beard for Heroes season two.

Here's a photo of the man who portrays Nathan Petrelli, during a stop in Monte Carlo as part of the Heroes world tour.

Rumors have swirled that Nathan's face is full of scars after his brother blew up. Hence, the need for some serious facial hair in order to cover them up.

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You'd be hard-pressed to find a television critic more respected than Matt Roush of TV Guide.

With that in mind, it's good news for Heroes fans that he believes Masi Oka will take home the Emmy this Sunday night for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama.

Here's exactly what Roush had to say about the award:

A very tough call, but I'd give Heroes' delightful Masi Oka the edge. He embodies what's great about that show. Still, such terrific competition!

Lost's creepy Michael Emerson and stalwart Terry O'Quinn, The Sopranos' Michael Imperioli (dying is often a good way to get an Emmy), and Grey's Anatomy's heart-and-soul T.R. Knight are all solid choices.