No Ordinary Family

Recommend: This show is up there with dark chocolate, new shoes, and orgasms :-)
TiVo Worthy: Abso-freaking-lutely!!!
Tubs of Popcorn: Unlimited Refills of Popcorn and Icees!
Reminiscent of: Incredibles; Fantastic Four; X-man….



I have been waiting for this show since I first saw the ad for it…MONTHS ago! I am thrilled to report that it did not disappoint!!! This show is like Incredibles meets Fantastic Four…X-Men...maybe even with a splash of Greatest American Hero. If you like Super Hero or Comic book type plots, this is totally up your alley and a MUST watch. I hope it can go the distance. 3 seasons ago, Heroes started with a bang and then fizzled, sadly it jumped the shark after only one season, if though it aired for 3. I hope with this stellar cast, and more traditional and interesting plot, No Ordinary Family can go the distance. Especially since I have had a thing for Michael Chiklis since The Commish…Julie Benz is adorable and talented…and the kids (Kay Panabaker and Jimmy Bennett) show promise.


Cast:

Meet the Family:
• Michael Chiklis as Jim Powell – a police artist who is super-strong, nearly invulnerable, and can leap tall buildings in a single bound
• Julie Benz as Stephanie Powell – a scientist with super speed
• Kay Panabaker as Daphne Powell – a teenage girl with telepathy

• Jimmy Bennett as JJ Powell – a teenage boy with super intelligence

Meet Everyone else:

• Romany Malco as George St. Cloud
• Tate Donovan as Mitch McCutcheon
• Autumn Reeser as Katie Andrews
• Christina Chang as Det. Yvonne Cho
• Stephen Collins as Dr. Dayton King
• Josh Stewart as Watcher


In the first episode, we are introduced to a typical, dysfunctional family…mom, dad, son, and daughter. Mom is a budding scientist. Dad is a police sketch artist. Son is trying to not be put in the remedial class. Daughter is a good girl dating your typical bad boy jerk. They go on a trip for some family bonding time…plane crash…stuff in water…special powers.




Breaking news…Hyperion found the show only so-so. However his family, like I, LOVED it. I thinks this might be due to his own super powers and feeling slightly that they cast Michael Chiklis over him.

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