# No Ordinary Family **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459 "2010-09-29T12:02:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/41 "2010-10-18T20:39:30Z")
spouse watches show, too goofy for me. how does the guy keep the bluetooth in his ear when jumping tall buildings and landing while breaking concrete? ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/42 "2010-10-18T21:30:36Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > I’ll also mention a minor point- I have an irrational hatred for shows that have ‘unnecessary technology’ just because it was in the production budget. The lab where the wife works has a multi-million dollar conference room, and it irritated me. In a show like _Alias_ I bought it because it was part of the plot- she works at a place where they need all that high-tech to do their jobs. But there doesn’t seem to be a good reason for the conference room to be so outfitted- I don’t know if half of that technology really exists at the level that is displayed in the show. I’ve seen small colleges with half-million dollar PRIVATE conference rooms for someone who considers himself important. Never bank on the unrealisticness of excess. Unless it’s a gold cell phone in Oceans Thirteen (eyes roll, hard). -Joe ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/43 "2010-10-18T23:54:10Z")
> [@The\_Controvert](#): > > Did anyone else notice that hot Supermom’s boss, Dr. King is also the boss of the super criminals? After the telekinetic bad guy killed the female cop, he called Dr. King at his office in Global Tech. Seems strange that the show would do a major reveal it like that. That Dr. King was the big bad was already revealed by that point. He was behind the teleporting bank robber, too. The end of that episode had him and teke guy looking at teleporter’s corpse saying sinister things. For shame, Reverend Camden, for shame! ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/44 "2010-10-21T18:57:06Z")
I tried to like it. I really did. I just don’t care for any of the characters in the show. Dad is a bumbling idiot. Mom, of course wants to get rid of their powers, Daughter is using her powers to be popular. Son is a liar who needs approval from his parents. Not only that but his powers enable him to throw a football accurately? That was just dumb. I get it, you have the math skills to know exactly where to throw the football. That doesn’t mean your weakstick arm can throw it that far; not to mention you’re like 5 feet tall. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/45 "2010-10-21T19:11:43Z")
Yes, I think I’m done. There were things I liked about the show, but I’m tired of these people. Last night’s football thing was dumb, as is the son still keeping the secret from the parents. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/46 "2010-10-21T20:19:13Z")
Yeah, I kinda liked last night’s episode. I see the points people have made and IMO so far it is kinda trite, but I still think it might grow into something that is OK. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/47 "2010-10-21T21:01:12Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Yes, I think I’m done. There were things I liked about the show, but I’m tired of these people. Last night’s football thing was dumb, as is the son still keeping the secret from the parents. Sums up my feelings pretty well, though I might give it one more week just because I like Julie Benz. ---
**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/48 "2010-10-21T21:20:42Z")
I gave up on it half way through the last episode. I realized I wasn’t enjoying watching it. Life’s too short to watch bad television. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/49 "2010-10-22T00:25:15Z")
So the football ep was the first one I saw. Agreed it’s dumb that the son Suddenly has the ability to throw where he wants just because he can see the angles. My question is: why is he keeping his power secret? Just being an emo teen with a stupid haircut? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/50 "2010-10-22T00:28:50Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Sums up my feelings pretty well, though I might give it one more week just because I like Julie Benz. This is why I am going to give it one more try. She is my favorite actress working today, but if the show doesn’t get a lot better fairly fast that won’t be enough. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/51 "2010-10-22T00:39:21Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > My question is: why is he keeping his power secret? He doesn’t like the idea that his power is what makes him smart. He’d much rather his parents appreciated his improved grades being natural ability and applying himself. That was fine for the first couple of episodes, but now it’s getting stupid. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/52 "2010-10-22T00:40:38Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > Not only that but his powers enable him to throw a football accurately? That was just dumb. I get it, you have the math skills to know exactly where to throw the football. That doesn’t mean your weakstick arm can throw it that far; not to mention you’re like 5 feet tall. This, more than any other use of their powers, annoyed me the most. That linebacker should have killed him. He doesn’t have the arm to throw that far, nor can he see over the o- and d-line to see the receiver. So unless there is a reveal coming up about how the power gives him greater physical abilities, I’m hoping they just drop this stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/53 "2010-10-22T00:53:23Z")
Also, unless your high school football team really sucks, isn’t the bench usually deep enough that a freshman isn’t getting anywhere near the QB spot? Even if he did make one amazing throw during practice, aren’t there a few second and third string varsity quarterbacks (and at my school, JV, sophomore team, and freshman team who have been playing for the whole season) to work their way through first? I am amused that in a story about people with superpowers, it’s the high school football plot that broke my suspension of disbelief. ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/54 "2010-10-22T14:17:18Z")
I let the football thing go because, you know, they have to do SOMETHING with the kid. Having him invent nuclear weapons or a cloaking device using the school’s chemistry lab would be overdoing it, so they gave him football. I’m OK with it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/55 "2010-10-22T15:15:42Z")
(psst, hey **crazyjoe** ) I’ve learned that when these threads turn into a pure bitchfest about how awful, crappy, terrible a TV show is, it’s futile to try to mention any positives. You’ll just get shouted down by the people who enjoy complaining about a show that they somehow continue to keep viewing and complaining about and threatening to quit each week. It’s like Stockholm syndrome or something. Anyway, I’m not going to complain, because I’m guilty of the same: I keep opening these threads hoping to see some brighter posts like yours, but I’m inevitably disappointed by more pile-on threadshitting. Yet, I keep reading in vain. Hopefully, I’ve kept my complaining down, though. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/56 "2010-10-22T22:07:09Z")
Well, I enjoy and continue to watch _No Ordinary Family_. I tell my wife that it isn’t as good as the first season and a half of heroes, but still better than the last two seasons. Still, like **amarinth** , for some reason the football scenes broke my suspension of disbelief. I’m not in > [@](#): > > a pure bitchfest about how awful, crappy, terrible a TV show is I’m just mentioning how a certain thing can take me (and others) out of an episode. Different people have different triggers to their suspensions of disbelief. I’ll still be back next week. (P.S. Watching the munchkin set up for the throw, it looked like he really didn’t know how to throw a ball throughout the motion. I don’t know if that’s on the kid or the director, though.) ---
**Author:** ![LegsAkimbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@LegsAkimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegsAkimbo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459/57 "2010-10-22T22:25:31Z")
I too wanted to like this show, it is my usual preferred genre. I was ok on the pilot but left it after about 15 minutes of the second episode. I had never seen Michael Chiklis in anything, but a friend of mine likes him. I think he has the wimpiest, wussiest, reedy, whiny, girly-girl near-lispy voice of any non-cartoon man on TV, and it’s worse coming from such a big guy. None of the characters can act, and the son is too creepy-looking for me, he looks like he dipped his face in poison oak a year ago and the swelling just never went down in parts of it. Of course that’s all IMO, and I do wish I could have gotten past all that because I love the concept. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459.md?page=2)