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The Powells are about to go from ordinary to
extraordinary. After 16 years of marriage, Jim (Michael Chiklis,
ââ¬ÅThe Shield,ââ¬Â ââ¬ÅFantastic Fourââ¬Â) feels
disconnected from his workaholic wife, Stephanie (Julie Benz,
ââ¬ÅDexterââ¬Â), and two teenage children, Daphne (Kay
Panabaker, ââ¬ÅSummerlandââ¬Â) and JJ (Jimmy Bennett,
ââ¬ÅStar Trekââ¬Â). To encourage family bonding time, Jim
decides the family will join Stephanie on her business trip to
South America. When their plane ces into the River, they
barely enjoy a moment to celebrate their survival before
returning to the grind of everyday life. But they will soon
realize that their lives have been forever changed. Each member
of the family starts to show signs of new, unique and distinct
super powers. Will their newfound abilities finally bring them
together or push them further apart?
Disc 1: 215 min total
Ep 101: No Ordinary Pilot: 43 min
Ep 102: No Ordinary Marriage: 43 min
Ep 103: No Ordinary Ring: 43 min
Ep 104: No Ordinary Vigilante: 43 min
Ep 105: No Ordinary Quake: 43 min
Disc 2: 215 min total
Ep 106: No Ordinary Visitors: 43 min
Ep 107: No Ordinary Mobster: 43 min
Ep 108: No Ordinary Accident: 43 min
Ep 109: No Ordinary Anniversary: 43 min
Ep 110: No Ordinary Sidekick: 43 min
Disc 3: 215 min total
Ep 111: No Ordinary Friends: 43 min
Ep 112: No Ordinary Brother: 43 min
Ep 113: No Ordinary Detention: 43 min
Ep 114: No Ordinary Double Standard: 43 min
Ep 115: No Ordinary Powell: 43 min
Disc 4: 227 min total
Ep 116: No Ordinary Proposal: 43 min
Ep 117: No Ordinary Love: 43 min
Ep 118: No Ordinary Animal: 43 min
Ep 119: No Ordinary Future: 43 min
Ep 120: No Ordinary Beginning: 43 min
Bonus Material: 12 min
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After spending time down in the dark as, respectively,
the terrifyingly immovable object at the center of The Shield and
Dexter's unsuspecting love interest, it's more than
understandable that both Michael Chiklis and Julie Benz would
look for an rtunity to kick back a bit. The all-ages
superhero show No Ordinary Family takes a few episodes to get
into gear, but eventually achieves an appealing balance between
wide-eyed goofiness and fanboyish in-jokes. Series creators Jon
Harmon Feldman and Greg Berlanti (Everwood) quickly establish
their origin story: following a mysterious plane c in the
jungle, a squabbling family develops powers (invulnerability for
Dad, warp speed for Mom, mind reading and super-smarts for the
kids). While struggling to comprehend the nature of their new
abilities, they come into contact with a weekly succession of
mutated baddies--Earthquake Girl, Smoke Man, Wolverine Dude,
etc.--created by a sinister CEO (Stephen Collins, having a ball)
with his own mysterious intentions for the family. While a
promising foundation for a series, the elements do admittedly
take a while to jell, slogging through some mundane story lines
involving muggers and jewel thieves and the like before raising
both the stakes and the effects budget. By the second half of the
series, a satisfying mythology has snapped into place,
particularly with the introduction of a Freon-blooded
supervillain played by the terrific Lucy Lawless. Thankfully,
even when the plot falters, the performances remain top-notch
throughout. Chiklis and Benz both make for appealingly fallible
parental figures, attempting to maintain order while also
secretly delighting in their new abilities. As the younger
members of the team, Jimmy Bennett and Kay Panabaker also
impress, especially in the case of the latter, whose developing
ability to tamper with the minds of others leads to some
intriguingly thorny subplots. While the lack of a second season
unfortunately keeps No Ordinary Family from reaching the
potential hinted at by the last few episodes, Chiklis and Co. do
their best to keep things soaring. --Andrew Wright