What Makes an Entertaining Story?

I watched the TV show Heroes this morning as I started the day and after the show was over which was on Hulu.com, I saw this clip about how they casted and how it changed the series. What I found interesting is how everything can be changed in a story by beng able to take input from things outside your circle. Many brainstorming sessions for corporate events are done by the same people the same way. “If it aint broke don’t fix it” is the usual thought process. But a successful show like Heroes makes an interesting story for its audience, because they are basically open to all new ideas on how the story will unfold. I love having brainstorming sessions with interesting people out of the circle who are not afraid to throw ideas out there! Listen to how the character Mohinder Suresh played by Sendhil Ramamurthy evolved the Heroes story, when it started at casting and how they pulled a whole new story line in for the show.