I admit I was looking forward to watching this one. The premise of an ordinary family that survives a plane crash in the Brazilian rain forest, only to realize their new super powers on their return home, sounded fun to me.Don't we all wish we had super powers? "No Ordinary Family" gives us the chance to sit back, relax and imagine ourselves in a similar predicament. Catching bullets, jumping a quarter of a mile, running 600 mph, hearing people's thoughts, it's all part of an ordinary day for a no longer ordinary family.
The actors' chemistry isn't great, but the writing is just quirky enough to keep me wanting more. As the plane was going down, the daughter exclaims, "I'm gonna die and I haven't even done it yet!" And when the newly super strong dad's friend sets him up with tons of hi-tech police equipment, we hear "what every super crime fighter needs: a lair - with WiFi."
It's a fun show, I would watch it again. The question is, will the premise become old and boring as fast as the not ordinary mom can run? Depends on the writing. The pilot set the stage, now the story from week to week has to keep us interested.
A hit? No. A keeper? Probably. In the fall of 2010, ABC's dramas are a whole lot better than their comedies.
With just OK ratings, ABC has ordered 4 more episodes of No Ordinary Family. If it was doing well it would get a full season order. If it stunk it would get canned. Apparently ABC isn't happy with it's ratings, but has no better replacement.
ReplyDeleteA dismal year for new ABC programs.