a5c7b9f00b The Powells are a typical American family living in Pacific Bay, California, whose members gain special powers after their plane crashes in the Amazon. 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. Okay besides being an obvious attempt to put skin on "The Incredibles" interwoven with the blatantly ripped-off nastier elements of "Heroes" this show is SO poorly written and predictable that it insults the intelligence of anyone over 10 years old. The plot lines are beyond transparent. Case in point: Academically challenged teenage son finds his newfound powers help him understand math and improve his grades dramatically. Naturally, we'd expect the "he must be cheating" reaction from the math teacher, but that's not enough for NOF; they want us to further buy that the kid can't just walk up to the blackboard and prove his skills don't involve cheating by an extemporaneous display of his math wizardry. BORING!<br/><br/>Cute idea. Especially given the successful return of the vulnerable superhero of the last 3-5 years. But weak overall. Move it to ABC Family and run it in the after-school time slot where it might stand a chance of engaging at least a small segment of its audience. As of week two, though, I'm running away from it faster than Stephanie Powell running away from the school bake sale.
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