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Wow! There's just so many positives to this show. The cast is perfect for the roles they've been given, the villains are intriguing, and the special effects are a hell of a lot better than most of the cheap-ass special effects that I've seen on other TV shows (including a lot of the shows that are on SyFy.) However, what's best about this show is the sarcasm from the sidekicks, as well as the son and the daughter on the show. Most of the humor for the mom and dad comes off as corny, but the humor from the others is both fresh and biting. My fiancé and I have both been watching the show since the beginning. The more we watch the show, the more that we get drawn in by the series. I can't believe it's getting canceled.

Being a fan of superheroes and shows/movies based on them, I decided to give "No Ordinary Family" a chance and needless to say I was entertained. The show is lighthearted but there are some dark moments in it that really made it intense and kept my attention until the last few minutes of running time. The acting was for the most part above average, but it's the sense of intrigue that really makes the show; showing a family in crisis that are struggling to find common ground and I think that's one of the main themes in the show that makes it work. Heroes did this to a considerable degree but failed miserably in it's later seasons and I hope the show doesn't suffer that fate. The special effects were remarkable, thankfully not too much as to be a wannabe X-Men as I believe that less is more. But the highlights was the fight between Michael Chiklis's character and the guy who can disappear and faze through solid material. I'm just dying to see the next episode and the wild ride in the world of this (Ex)troardinary family.

The story of Jim Powell(Michael Chiklis) and his wife Stephanie(Julie Benz) decide to take a family vacation, in hopes to do something has a family, and take there kids along, Daphne(Kay Panabaker) and JJ(James Bennett). But quickly have a plane accident, and land in a pond of special water, special because when they get back something strange comes on all of them, Jim has superhuman strength, and is almost unbreakable, Stephanie is super fast, pretty much faster than a speeding bullet, Dapine has the ability to read minds, and is overwhelmed by it, and JJs mind is like super computer. We wonder what adventures will come The Powells way?

An entertaining series, awesome effects, and good chemistry between the cast. It's easy to see the comparisons between Fantastic Four and Heroes. I hope it keeps getting clever has it goes on.

It seems pathetic and nonsensical that this TV show has been cancelled. My guess is, since it does not have adult scenes, perverted language and swearing it is not cut out to be produced anymore.

No ordinary family has a great story plot and portrays a family with super powers. In their quest to find out what or how their powers work they are confronted by other individuals who also have powers.

This show is a great family show and as an avid follower it was a show where everyone in a family can relate to a character; a caring mother, the strong father, the smart children and the terrific friends.

Shame on you ABC, shame on you!

I'm a huge Marvel fan, and I found myself fascinated with the Pilot. As the other reviewer mention it feels rush, but that is always the problem with pilots, so I tried to see past that and enjoyed it already knowing what to expect from a pilot episode.

The acting was great, the visual effects were great, maybe in the theaters they would've looked fake but for a TV show they were topnotch, the writing was 'meh', but it has the potential for improvement.

Can't wait to see if they can grab all the potential the pilot showed and turned it into a classic. Hopefully it won't end up like Heroes.

And I wouldn't say it's a mix between Heroes and The Incredibles, IMO it's actually more like The Incredibles meets Fantastic 4.

this is everything a show needs ...great actors...darkness (batman) comedy (Reaper) WHY would you cancel it for BIGGEST LOSER Does that tell you anything about our society?

Im 62 and in a large spending class,so I wonder if the braintrust marketers will figure that out......

Please show us your intelligence if u have any..

this show is a perfect blend of all that we want on TV...

I will never understand why these good shows are trashed for crap like biggest loser. Are we such a society that we can only boost our self esteem on others TV FALSE misfortunes?

How pathetic are we?

Please get your life back and watch this great show,,,,

No Ordinary Family was one of the shows critics liked and one to watch for this season. Now, I'm not a big fan of TV. I don't watch much TV, and what I do watch I don't tend to follow faithfully. In fact, the last time I did follow shows faithfully were 24 and LOST. I'm a sucker for superhero shows, following Heroes pretty faithfully as well. So, No Ordinary Family intrigues me.

Missing the pilot and catching the second episode, I don't think I've missed anything. However, I have enjoyed what I've seen. The show is entertaining. And if Heroes was the superhero super group (X-men, Avengers, etc.), then this is the Fantastic Four of TV. It would also be comparable to The Incredibles, as many have compared. It's a good angle and it adds depth to an otherwise stale genre. Not so much for TV, but with so many superhero stories flooding the entertainment market, this more family friendly fare adds a little something to the field of TV.

The added element of family also seems to give it a little bit more life. Where as Heroes didn't last very long due to overblown stories and too many characters, Family could last long enough if it takes care to stick to it's core of the family and their problems. Essentially, this is a family sitcom without the comedic focus and with super powers. It's a good combination, even if you're not particularly a fan of the genres. The acting is quite good on the part of Julie Benz and Michale Chiklis as the parents. The kids are adequate, playing the typical teenagers with teenage issues. Autumn Reeser is cute as Mrs. Powell's lab assistant and Romany Malco is humorous as the best friend of Mr. Their adequate for entertainments sake, but also a bit cliché, which is disappointing.

The villains are also a bit of a disappointment. Whereas, for comparison, Sylar was a fairly complex villain, the villains here not only have superpowers as well, but are fairly cliché and evil. Hopefully this will change and more interesting villains will appear. But for now, the family dynamic and entertaining super power antics are fun enough to watch. How long they stay fun is a matter of time to tell. This is one show, though, I'm willing to keep watching for the time being.

I love this show. It is easily in my top 5 shows currently airing at the moment (along with Chuck, Lie to Me, Sons of Anarchy and Previously Dark Blue before it was cancelled).

The show is very light hearted and manages to mix comedy with action and drama extremely well. The family are quite cliché and the powers aren't exactly 'original' but they make it work.

The cast do a great job portraying their characters, the only one I'm not a huge fan of is the antagonist Josh Stewart (but he's slowly starting to grow on me now). The rest, however, are awesome. Michael Chiklis (Star of The Shield and Fantastic Four) does a brilliant job as the father while Julie Benz (formerly Rita Morgan in Dexter) puts on a strong performance as the mother of the family. You also have Kay Panabaker and Jimmy Bennett as the kids.

The character development in this series is great and although the story is predictable (for the most part), it is still highly entertaining. The characters relationships are believable and very engrossing. I think the pairing of Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis) and George St. Cloud (Romany Malco) is one of my favourite bromance relationships right now on TV. Romany Malco is AWESOME in this series. I've never really seen him act before so I'm not sure if it's the script, his acting or a mix of both. But he is extremely funny in this show, he is constantly shooting out one liners which make me literally laugh out loud, although it has to be said I feel his acting in the more serious scenes is lacking at times. The second prize for most hilarious character in this show has to go to Stephanie Powells best friend and work colleague Katie Andrews (Played by Autumn Reeser), she is incredibly geeky and so socially awkward, hilarious to watch.

I'd say this show could pull in a pretty wide audience (I can just as easily imagine a 14 year old watching this as I can a 50 year old). It's light hearted, fun and easy to watch. Yes it has the sci-fi/fantasy element to it which is akin to shows like Chuck, Heroes, Supernatural, Buffy, Smallville etc. But it also has a more family oriented feel to it at times and what this show does brilliantly is applying super powers to every day events.

I'm struggling to describe the feel of this show. I'd suggest everyone checks out the pilot to get an idea for what it's like themselves rather than relying on the reviews posted here.

A lot of people have been comparing it heroes but I find it far to light hearted to be compared to heroes. It's nowhere near as dark and serious and has far more comedy integrated throughout. I'd say it's more like Chuck than Heroes.

I've only seen the first 8 episodes (it's still on it's first season) but so far I'd give this show a 9/10. Yes it has it's clichés (the family couldn't be any more of a stereotype) and it has it's flaws, plus the special effects aren't the best (but are still impressive for a TV show). But overall this show is funny, charming, easy to watch and above all entertaining.

The Powell family (Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Kay Panabaker, Jimmy Bennett) gains superpowers after a plane crash in Brazil. The mother Stephanie works as a scientist in Global Tech on an Amazonian plant. She gains super-speed. Her police sketch artist husband Jim gains super-strength. Their daughter Daphne gains telepathy and their geeky son gains super-intelligence. Katie Andrews (Autumn Reeser) is Stephanie's lab assistant and Dr. Dayton King (Stephen Collins) is her boss. Jim's assistant DA friend George St. Cloud (Romany Malco) knows his secret and is a comic book fan.

The show has a strong start as the family tries to discover and deal with their new superpowers. It's a fun family take on super heroes. The problem starts when they try to overload it with the sci-fi drama of company secrets and the more serious story lines. It should have kept the show on the lighter side. The kids should deal more with school and school friends. The company intrigue should be pushed back to later years. This should have been a simple comedic superhero procedural show for the first year or two.

This was actually one of better show's on paranormal/superpower ability's I have watched in a long time, and that I was able to watch with my family . ABC shame on You.

If Desperate housewife's got what 4 seasons and it is so freaking clear that it is horrible show this should have gotten at least chance for second season.

Is it because it's about family? I donno but ABC has made some pretty bad choices in history and I am quite sure it will repeat.

Shame. I think I am not going to watch anymore of their shows ever coz I always get disappointed when I realize they are canceled.

I am a huge fan of No Ordinary Family it is a fresh original show the whole family can enjoy. The acting is incredible the story is believable. The show has Michael Chiklis from shows like "The Commish & The Shield" two very entertaining shows in their own rights. Plus he was also in the Fantastic Four movies. Also it has the truly delightful Autum Reeser from The O.C.. Really the only downside to this show is the rather plain and drab performance put for forth by Stephen Collins. He just doesn't have the acting chops necessary to play the villain. But over all I truly enjoy this show and hope to see it for many years to come.

This series is wicked slick, but the writing can be hit or miss. At times it can be incredibly entertaining, and at others, insulting towards your intelligence. The characters and plots are both engauging with good relations. When the writing is good, it's great and very entertaining. When it's off, you're throwing popcorn. I thoroughly enjoy the series for the approach they take, but there are definitely more than a few moments where I'm forced to yell at the screen in frustration for the message, or strong armed, over bearing, attempt at delivering a message. Generally, a great television series, despite these shortcomings. I recommend it to anybody who enjoyed Heroes, Supernatural or any such show.

Remember TGIF? No, not the restaurant; the Friday night programming block on ABC. From the mid-80′s until about the turn of the century, it featured such family-friendly favorites as "Perfect Strangers", "Full House", "Boy Meets World", and "Sabrina, the Teenaged Witch". As Friday night started to become less of a "ratings" night, the programming has become more and more of a dumpster slot, with less popular programming taking up the evening. Most of the shows, if they can be seen at all, can only be found in cable syndication or DVD boxsets.

Its spirit is still alive and well on ABC, though, in the new superhero family show "No Ordinary Family". Michael Chiklis ("The Commish", "Fantastic Four") and Julie Benz ("Angel", "Dexter") are Jim and Stephanie Powell, a typical nuclear family. They love each other, and their children Daphne and JJ, played by Kay Panabaker and Jimmy Bennett, but they just can't seem to make their "dysfunctional" family work in today's high-paced world. Stephanie has her career, Daphne has boy trouble, and JJ is struggling in school. Jim suggests they turn Stephanie's work trip to Brazil into a little working vacation for the whole family to give them all a chance to reconnect. The trip almost ends in disaster, as they charter a tour plane that crash lands in the middle of a storm. The family manages to swim ashore and return home, where things seem to return to normal.

Seem to.

Jim, returning to his job as a police sketch artist, manages to save a colleague's life by catching a bullet with his bare hand. Stephanie (always in a hurry) finds that she has superspeed and can now make time to spend with her (almost) estranged family. The kids take a little longer to discover their own powers, but in the end, this "ordinary" family discovers they've gained something extraordinary.

It's a fun premise, and perfect for the network that brought us "Step by Step" and "Family Matters". But while the laughs are good and the few special effects they use are visually interesting, it's about par for the course. One can hardly imagine how suddenly gaining superpowers would affect anyone, let alone a whole family at once, so you can hardly criticize the writers for what seems to be some fairly disjointed dialogue. Blending discussions of how these powers will change their lives with talk of the problems they had before the accident doesn't go over so well. And while Chiklis and Benz are great performers, their chemistry does seem a little forced at times.

I usually give origin stories and series premieres a pass, especially where superheroes are concerned. After all, this is a new cast, with a new mythology and even new physics, it seems (keep your ears open for a fair amount of "lampshading" when it comes to explaining how their powers work). I'm even a little excited at the prospect of more family-friendly programming. That being said, I didn't see much about this show that made me think "extraordinary" was quite the right word for it. We'll just have to see how the rest of the season goes.

(Read the original review at http://fourthdayuniverse.com/reports/2010/09/a-very-ordinary-tv-show/ )

I might as well as just get this out in the open right now: "No Ordinary Family" is one of the best shows I've seen on TV in recent years. No, I'm not being hyperbolic. I mean, it really is that good. It was a show that kept me thoroughly entertained, and on the edge of my seat constantly waiting for the next big surprise (and episode).

And therein lies the problem: "No Ordinary Family" is not an Ordinary TV Show and therefore, it was just too unique to last beyond one single season with an open-ended cliffhanger climax before it was unceremoniously canceled by NBC, presumably for reasons related to poor ratings.

Due to my work schedule, I was unable to meet the demands of staying up late at night to watch "No Ordinary Family" while it was still airing regularly on TV; I'm actually quite unable to do this with many TV shows I want to see because of my schedule. Hence my review here is based on the season-one DVD, which I've spent the last three days getting caught up on (TV-on-DVD is a real life-saver).

It angers me that genuinely unique (if not totally original) TV shows are a rarity these days, especially in 2012. It happened when my favorite TV show within the last several years "Heroes" was unceremoniously canceled two years ago (and I was a huge, loyal fan of that show, by the way), and it happened when "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" was canceled the year before. I think that when it comes to this sort of television - and I'm sure I'm not alone on this - Americans just have too short attention spans to even be able to handle "No Ordinary Family," which while not too intelligent or sophisticated, is at least entertaining, gripping, and watchable.

In speaking of the show's merits, it has many. Essentially, "No Ordinary Family" is a play on modern-day comic book superhero mythology. It borrows trace elements from the aforementioned "Heroes," as well as the animated Pixar hit "The Incredibles" (2004), and adds in a lot of humorous comic book references and family dramedy dynamics to make it stand alone on its own two feet. It's all done in light, fun, good humor and it's not pickled in angst or nostalgia (imagine if Christopher Nolan was behind this series - personally, I'm glad he wasn't because his so-self-serious intensity would have killed any and all fun to be had here). And it also boasts some impressive, movie-quality special effects on-hand here, as well.

As a superhero fan and comic book reader, just being a superhero fan and comic book reader are just two of the reasons why my curiosity caused me to wander around to "No Ordinary Family"; it's a delight to watch the show and its self-knowing characters work with and around contemporary and traditional comic book lore to make every episode count in some way toward the bigger picture.

This series had me hooked from the word "go". It gets off to a bit of a slow start, but quickly finds its proper footing halfway through the first season.

Things begin with a plane crash in the Brazilian jungle. The four bickering members of the Powell family, on a family trip, miraculously survived, but are forever transformed by the event. Of course, the experience has caused them to bond closer to each other than they were before, but they've also unexpectedly gained superpowers. So the once-normal, boring, and "Ordinary" Powells are thus turned into an "Extraordinary" family of super-powered super-folks:

• Family patriarch Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis), a police sketch artist, gains superhuman strength and durability, like Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible from "The Incredibles" and Ben Grimm/The Thing from the Fantastic Four (in a strange little irony, Chiklis portrayed the latter in the two live-action "Fantastic Four" movies), and uses these abilities to battle crime on a daily basis

• Mother Stephanie Powell (Julie Benz, of "Dexter"), a noted research scientist and driven careerist - the rest of the family was accompanying her on a scientific expedition when their plane crashed in Brazil - acquires superhuman speed and a rapidly increased metabolism (which allows her to heal almost instantaneously from any injury)

• Teenage daughter Daphne Powell (Kay Panabaker) develops telepathy, meaning she can read minds, which later evolves into "pushing," being able to "push" thoughts into people's heads; both abilities allow her to increase her social standing/status a little bit at high school

• And teenage son JJ Powell (Jimmy Bennett) acquires higher cognitive functioning, which basically makes him a super-genius able to instantly understand and comprehend post-graduate-level mathematics, learn new languages almost immediately, and understand & comprehend complex machines and structures; I really wish I had this ability for my high school math classes.

So obviously, they need to keep their powers a secret but as the series progresses, they try to learn the source of their powers while also battling all sorts of crime high and low. Eventually, powerful forces will cause this family to use their special abilities and bond together as one to face an even more dangerous threat to humanity. Also along to help them are Stephanie's perky comic book fan-girl lab assistant Katie Andrews (Autumn Reeser) and George St. Cloud (Romany Malco), Jim's twice-divorced best friend who is also an assistant district attorney and also establishes their base of operations in his garage.

As I stated earlier, this is a great, fun, funny, action-packed superhero TV series that doesn't take itself too seriously; it's all good fun. But also to reiterate my points from before, people seem to have increasingly diminishing attention spans, which more than likely led to this show's premature demise after only one season. This last part made me especially angry upon learning the truth about its fate.

In short, it was too fun, and too "Extraordinary," to last.

8/10

Overall the series wasn't bad but about halfway through the first season it fell into being a typical "safe" major network show that wasn't really sure where to go. It had the potential for being a truly engaging show but that would have meant moving to a network like SyFy Channel. Networks like SyFy inherently take risks with their products and have a stable of writers and filmmakers that could make something like "No Ordinary Family" work (look what they did with "Eureka").

This is a version of "The Greatest American Hero" on Qualuudes.

The writing is terrible; the stories are worn-out; the acting is flabby. There is no character development, no revelation, nothing. The shadowy bad guys are so shadowy as to be non-existent, and contain no interest-level whatsoever.

What began as an innocuous little family show has become a chore to watch with the kids. I would rather do the dishes for the punishing hour that this show airs. When I am looking forward to the commercials, and PLEADING with the rest of the viewers not to pause the show for me if I am fortunate enough for the phone to ring while it is on, there is a serious problem.

With no redeeming qualities, I am very surprised that this show has not been canceled.

I came to this series late and just watched it on DVD over the course of about two weeks. I absolutely loved it.

The casting was superb, the scripts were, for the most part, top notch. I really enjoyed watching the family evolve and with each episode something new was brought to the table. It alternated effortlessly from being amusing to being dark. Most importantly it had heart and intelligence. The SFX were amongst the best I've seen on TV.

So how did this get canceled when so much crud runs on and on? A limited appeal? Lackluster promotion? Too good for its own good? Clearly it wasn't deemed to generate enough advertising revenue because at the end of the day it's not about quality but about profit.

A series that will leave you wanting more. Still, it's worth watching as a stand alone season. I just wish there were more to come.

my criticism is of the general plotting and writing that insults any audience who tries this weak and unimaginative TV show. There is a repeating theory that if characters refuse to simply say something to another character, even something simple as where were you after school, there will be an endlessly contrived result that creates audience interest.

my theory is that somewhere in the industry there are 2 or perhaps 3 creative writers....when they are not hired or when they start a show and leave it is all over except waiting for cancellation.

look at the adult male lead, Michael Chiklis. his approach is to pant- breath lines.

The core concept may have been interesting but the execution is pure awful.

the writing is very ordinary. I don't blame the excellent leads in this rubbish, we all need a paycheck, but please, please, please ABC, hire a writer instead of a chimp.

The pilot show was a forgettable origin program that starts off with every family cliché possible, and then moves on to every superhero cliché possible.

Honestly, if you're going to use the word ordinary in the title, make an extra effort not to live down to it.

In short, you've got the actors, you've got the premise, but writing matters, which is why I won't be watching anymore.

For the life of me I cannot figure out why this show was canceled. Makes no sense. This was a great mixture of Fantistic 4, Incredibles, X-Men all rolled into a fictional real people atmosphere. Was very fun to watch. Well executed. Normally shows go to the pot after years of eventually poorly written scripts. This show did not exhibit any signs of such bad writing or bad acting or bad directing. "shaking head in disbelief". There are many other series that fall far short of the excitement and fantasy that "no ordinary family" gave to viewers like myself and my family. Please. Bring this back, with same writers and directors and actors. If you change it in any way, you will destroy the experience. Regards