Editor's note: I had waited to watch the second episode of "No Ordinary Family" so I could get a better sense of the show and how it will move forward.
This was the one show I was excited to pick during our drawing.
I love superheroes and the lead actors are all people I enjoy watching; Michael Chiklis and Julie Benz
Needless to say that after watching the first two episodes, I feel just as strongly as I did then.
The premise of the show follows a seemingly normal, slightly dysfunctional family that survives a plane crash only to find themselves with super powers.
Each of them deals with gaining new abilities in different ways.
The mother, who was always busy and never had enough time, got super speed and was happy with living a normal life that running really fast would help with.
The daughter, who gained telepathy, didn't want her powers and automatically felt like an outcast.
The son got super smart, but is trying to keep it a secret.
And the father, who is like Superman, wants to fight crime because he feels like there is something missing in his life.
What makes this show great is that it's all about the family dynamic. No matter what happens the father wants the family to stay together and help each other out in a frightening time.
The first two episodes also showed that the family is not alone as the father ran into a robber who could teleport and a telekinetic assassin is on the loose.
Which leads directly into a classic comic book scenario. You see, the father told a police detective coworker about his powers and the teleporting robber which led directly to her death.
Obviously this tragedy is going to push the father forward and make him a better hero. Some heroes need a major loss like that in order to make them into the hero they were meant to be.
Just like Batman.
Two more members of the cast are great additions.
Comedic actor Romany Malco plays the DA friend of the father who is a sidekick of sorts and provides some comedic relief.
And in one of the most surprising moves, "7th Heaven" father Stephen Collins plays the scientist mother's boss... and villain of the show.
Yeah, the nice pastor is now an evil villain.
Great casting choice there.
Big warning though, it really isn't a family show. Yes, it airs at 8 p.m. but there is talk about sex and some violence which younger kids shouldn't see.
My 9-year-old niece had to leave the room several times after I thought it would be OK to watch with her.
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