Nor Ordinary Family got broadcasted on ABC in the US, CTV in Canada, SET in Latin America, M-Net Series in South Africa, Fox Italy in Italy, and Watch in the UK. The series also aired in Hong Kong, Slovakia, Greece, Russia, New Zealand, and Australia.
An ordinary Powell family becomes extraordinary after gaining special powers from a plane crash in the Amazon. They later find more people like them, and their lives remain no more ordinary.
The pilot episode got positive reviews. However, ratings were high for the first episode but dropped for the second one. It was difficult for the viewers to stay tuned once the plot got established. Michael Chiklis brought humor and heart to the series but moved to ‘Gotham’ to perform The Executioner after the series ended. Thus, there are no signs of another season.
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Number Of Seasons In No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family had only one season from 28 September 2010 to 05 April 2011. The main couple, James ‘Jim’ Powell and Dr. Stephanie Powell struggle to keep up with each other. Meanwhile, their teenage kids, J.J. and Daphne, have their problems. They get superpowers when their plane crashes in Amazon.
Accordingly, Jim gets stronger and invincible, and Stephanie gets super speed. After some time, JJ discovers his ability to learn things quickly. Daphne initially gets irritated by others’ thoughts due to her new ability but later learns only to focus on her thoughts.
Jim stops many crimes, including a robbery, with his friend’s help. His friend, George, is a defense attorney. Daphne discovers another ability to see people’s memories by touching them. So, JJ and Daphne make full use of each others’ abilities to boost their love lives.
Stephanie does not want her parents to know about their superpowers, but she fails. The in-laws quickly test Jim and JJ’s superpowers. Daphne helps Jim by touching a robbery witness to dig up the truth hidden in his mind. Jim starts losing his powers in the eighth episode. JJ and Daphne use their superpowers to win a poker game. Once, Jim saves a man named Dave from an accident. It is how Dave and his family befriend the Powells. However, his wife steals a painting and ends up getting arrested.
Katie and George shockingly find that Dr. King had been experimenting on criminals. Stephanie finds the truth related to the experiments in the fifteenth episode. Moreover, the doctor had also planned to infiltrate the Powell family through Victoria.
Sophie, George’s female friend, tries to destroy Global Tech by manipulating him and Jim. On the other hand, Dr. King wants her to use a cold-blooded murderer, Lucas Winnick, as a ginny pig to conduct the serum test. Stephanie gets hurt when she encounters Lucas Winnick and enters a space portal when Dr. King tries to treat her. After finding Daphne’s new power, Stephanie and Jim ask her to erase Chris’ memories related to their powers. However, Daphne accidentally erases his memories related to their relationship too.
Powells return home after fighting against crime and get visited by an NSA Agent to work for The United States Government as it is a ‘No Ordinary Family.’
Is No Ordinary Family Worth Watching?
No Ordinary Family is worth watching. However, you must be able to digest the teenage drama. The idea behind the story is not original. Still, it is lighthearted and contains a better cast. It could be a family drama but turned into a sci-fi adventurous drama which disappointed many viewers.
Autumn Reeser and Romany Malco performed appreciable supporting characters as if they were working in their show. The series can get compared to Fantastic Four and Heroes, and the cast had better on-screen chemistry. Unfortunately, ratings dropped every week.
The production team wanted to add everything to the series. For instance, it had an episode of amnesia, and a shapeshifter would appear anywhere at any time out of the blue. Many characters, including Jim, got alive after they were left to die as if death meant nothing.
ABC reduced the series to only twenty episodes looking at the downfall, and the second season got canceled after the final episode. Thus, the cast members moved to other projects.
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