No Ordinary Family -- "No Ordinary Love" -- 3/01/11
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No Ordinary Family -- "No Ordinary Love" -- 3/01/11
By null at 2011-01-11
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Episode 17 of 20**
**Episode order cut from 22 to 20
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2...r-389314/9148/
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I didn't realize that they cut the episode order. I'll continue to enjoy the remaining episodes, but no love lost should this get cancelled.
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I will miss my weekly dose of Autumn Reeser. Think i read she was pregnant so not sure what she will be able to do this pilot season.
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For someone who has been recording this since day one but haven't yet started it, would you say it's worth watching? I see they cut the ep. order but if it's decent TV I wouldn't mind watching those 20 but if it's pretty bad that makes all the difference.
More or less, is this better than season 2 and beyond of Heroes?
More or less, is this better than season 2 and beyond of Heroes?
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/\ It's certainly better than the last few seasons of Heroes, and I would recommend watching the episodes that you have saved up. There are some weak moments here and there, but the show has been getting a little better with the last few episodes.
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Re: No Ordinary Family -- "No Ordinary Love" -- 3/01/11
Not a good sign to get the order cut. I've watched every episode but I won't be too upset if it's cancelled. The cast deserves better. Except for the son.
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For someone who has been recording this since day one but haven't yet started it, would you say it's worth watching? I see they cut the ep. order but if it's decent TV I wouldn't mind watching those 20 but if it's pretty bad that makes all the difference.
More or less, is this better than season 2 and beyond of Heroes?
More or less, is this better than season 2 and beyond of Heroes?
Last night, after one of my comments, my wife said I am just too much of a geek coming up with all these ways she could be using her powers. Could be.
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The show is gonna be cancelled, which is sad because I like the cast too... minus the son of course...
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It's an OK show. Definitely a lot of plot holes and contrivances, but so far the good has outweighed the bad (though not by a whole lot ). Really, I think the only thing I can't forgive is how much the wife WASTES her power! My wife is getting tired of me commenting each week what a waste that character is. She has superspeed yet rarely uses it for anything more than moving quickly to a spot 5 feet away from her current location. But if she used the power more, it would take away some of the "contrived" drama that drives the show, so I get it, but it's so irritating.
Last night, after one of my comments, my wife said I am just too much of a geek coming up with all these ways she could be using her powers. Could be.
Last night, after one of my comments, my wife said I am just too much of a geek coming up with all these ways she could be using her powers. Could be.
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This episode was easily the worst so far, and there's been plenty of lame moments so far.
How easily did Stephanie give up on Jim? And why? And then Chaka holding up the pictures she tore up was so horribly bad. And "claw your way to the top?" I'm out.
How easily did Stephanie give up on Jim? And why? And then Chaka holding up the pictures she tore up was so horribly bad. And "claw your way to the top?" I'm out.
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She couldn't figure out the guy being injected was not some white collar criminal?
My Dad said he thinks your dad is super strong and your mom has powers too...my dad. The one that was just whacked out on super drugs robbing ATM's and threw you out a window? That dad? And the best response she could do was "OK, you're right" Not "maybe he was just whacked out on super drugs and doesn't know what he saw?"
Stupid stupid stupid!
ChrisHicks, other than this crap episode, I've been rolling with the iffyness of the show and enjoy it as a guilty pleasure. No it's not the best and has it's share of problems but it's fun and has some good moments mostly due to the actors. If this is a type of show you enjoy, it's worth watching before it's cancelled.
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this show has grown on me some and I think they did a good job of slowly building up everyone's powers etc. The main problem I have had with almost every ep is at some point it's like the main writers handed off the script to "Jeff" the guy who doesn't want to work there anymore.. So he just hucks some crap onto the page for a plot point or whatever.. It's sort of jarring how badly the show can all of a sudden shift..
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Easily the worst because of the poor writing! There's been nothing shown but how strong their marriage is and suddenly he's kissing some woman he just met that he said he didn't trust and she doesn't think there's something off about that? It's you've got to move out and I'm tearing up pictures, how could you?!
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How could have this been written better? Hmmmmm...let's see...Well, for start recall in the restaurant when Jim said that he felt that his friend was not acting right with this woman that was a clue right there she should have picked up on. She should have been able to connect the two...this strange woman somehow makes men suddenly start acting completely different. RIGHT then she should have perhaps let him go do his thing but follow him and shadow his moves to see what was up...do some investigation before just giving up on the whole marriage.
Nobody here missed the woman had him under the spell...we got that.
And the photo ripping scene was just horrid...Chaka picks up a picture to show how she's ripped out Jim's part of the pictures and the rip is the exact outline of Jim's head and the rest of the picture looks flat and perfect, not as if somebody was actually tearing at it, plus she REFRAMED IT. For the love of PETE, that was so horrible I wondered if I was somehow watching a dream sequence induced by the pheromone woman. It was so surreal.
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I watched the first couple of episodes and it was like Heroes-lite.
I am guessing it has not improved much even with the action amped up?
I am guessing it has not improved much even with the action amped up?
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Re: No Ordinary Family -- "No Ordinary Love" -- 3/01/11
For those who have seen all the aired shows so far ..... I have a question.
Thanks!
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Thanks!
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She went to S. America to investigate where they got their powers. At least that is what she Stephanie said she was gonna do when pretending to be her.
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Re: No Ordinary Family -- "No Ordinary Love" -- 3/01/11
This season was more entertaining to me than anything Heroes came up with after its first season. The characters grow on you, even the supporting ones like the lab assistant or George the D.A.
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