You've got a dad who feels insignificant to his family. You've got a mom so wrapped up in her career, she's neglecting her husband and her children. You have a hormonal teenage daughter who is dealing with boys, popularity, cliques, and school. You have a teenage son who feels stupid and who doesn't think his dad is proud of him.
This actually sounds like the typical American family, does it not? Well, the Powells are 'No Ordinary Family.'
Because they have super powers now.
Last week, ABC premiered their latest prime-time television show, 'No Ordinary Family.' It was received with 'heroic reviews,' one online writer said. I missed the pilot itself, but I managed to watch it and episode two, 'No Ordinary Marriage,' tonight.
It is one of the best Sci-Fi Action Comedy-Dramas I've ever seen! Okay, that's a bit of a mouthful, but the show is definitely worth checking out. The style falls along the lines of a Marvel film, like 'Spider-Man' or 'Iron Man.' It's got plenty of action, story, and drama, but it's paired with a layer of comedy and awesomeness that has made the Marvel films such a success. In fact, there are a LOT of Marvel references in the show, particularly to X-Men.
That's not to say it's standard Super-Hero fare. What you have intertwined in an epic story of a super hero origins story (complete with roof-top jumping, secret lair building, and even an epic parking garage fight with a teleporting super villain) is a story of a family struggling to stay a family. With things like work, school, and life pulling them apart, they struggle to stay together.
What I love about this show is that is places importance on that - the family unit. Marriage is portrayed in an EXTREMELY positive light on this show (how often do you see that?). Jim, the husband, and Stephanie, the wife, are rekindling their relationship as they discover their super powers together. They begin to make active attempts to spend more time together as a family, and by the second episode, the audience can already begin to see strength returning to a family. It's so awesome to see stuff like that on Primetime television - even if it is only after two episodes!
The action is pretty cool, too - particularly the fight scene at the end of the first episode. MAN, that was cool. You just have to go watch it yourself. The special effects, yeah, aren't Hollywood quality, but it's television and ABC, we've come to expect that.
It's a generally clean show, too. A light curses here and there, but generally clean, and even has already incorporated messages on picking your friends, loving your family, even saving sex for marriage (what? On television? In 2010? Unheard of!).
A great story, great values, great action, and great fun. This is a show you do not want to miss!
To watch the pilot on ABC.go.com, click here!!
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