No Ordinary Family S1E1: Pilot (recap & full episode link

Welcome to the Powell family, better known as ABC’s “No Ordinary Family.” Jim (Michael Chiklis, “The Shield”) is a police sketch artist, whose wife, Stephanie (Julie Benz, “Dexter”), is a successful research scientist. They have two kids; Daphne (Kay Panabaker, “Summerland”), a 16-year-old with a cheating boyfriend, and JJ (Jimmy Bennett, “Star Trek”), the 14-year-old self-proclaimed “idiot” of the family. The Powells were just a normal family until they took a sunset plane tour of the Amazon and crashed into some super special magical body of water, although they didn’t realize it at the time.

The foursome returns to their suburban life. Jim’s unhappy that his family seems to be further disconnected despite the fact that they survived a plane crash together (not so for their pilot). Stephanie continues to skyrocket up the corporate ladder, receiving funding to research a flowering plant she found in the Amazon. (Their “vacation” originated as a business trip for her.) And the kids return to high school.

All seems unchanged until…

Jim’s at work in the precinct talking to his cop buddy Yvonne by the vending machines when an arrested thug brought in for questioning grabs a gun from a cop’s holster and fires it. Jim dives for Yvonne and catches the bullet as they fall to the floor. The both rise and Yvonne immediately starts looking for the bullet as Jim heads outside to get some air, furtively clutching the crushed bullet.

He meets his best friend, George (Romany Malco, “Weeds”) who also happens to be the district attorney, on a rooftop where he tests his super strength by jumping off and trying to fly, limbs outstretched. He falls to the ground instead, shattering concrete in an alley. Pushing off, he bounds back to the roof to George’s delight.

Return to Stephanie, who promised her husband a date night, which, of course, she cancels to have drinks with her new research funder. But there’s traffic on the freeway, so Stephanie starts running and soon she’s whooshing by cars. She halts and finds herself in the middle lane with cars zooming past.

“I need you to shoot me,” Jim says to George at the local batting cages. Jim’s rented them out for $200, ensuring he’s the only one there as he attempts to see if he can catch a 140 mph fastball. George can’t fire the gun and then misfires, and Jim leaps for the bullet as George faints.

Just as Jim confides in George before speaking to his wife, Stephanie looks to reveal her power to her research assistant, Katie (Autumn Reeser, “The O.C.”). On a horse track, Katie holds a radar gun while Stephanie runs circles in the dirt. “You’re doing a mile every six seconds,” Katie says. “Oh, I thought I was faster than that,” Stephanie replies, barely short of breath.

Another day passes. Stephanie finds herself finally able to help JJ with his homework, which he clearly doesn’t understand, nor does he seemingly want to. And then there’s Daphne who can’t comprehend why girls are flirting with her boyfriend.

Back to Jim, who’s stolen a police walkie-talkie and has the urge to use his powers to fight crime. He’s hot on the trail of a police chase when he lands on a suspect’s car, dislodges the door and tosses it, and the driver, into a pile of trash. He’s soon to be the hero until he’s shot at point blank range in the back of the neck. He starts to bleed and calls George for help. He’s then in bed, with George and his wife, who now knows why, at his side.




They call a family meeting to tell the kids, but the kids haven’t shown any signs of powers until…

Daphne’s on the basketball court warming up for a game with her team, when she begins to hear their thoughts and then, appropriately, freaks out. Still no power for JJ, though, who’s bummed. Stephanie’s now showing signs of actually being home, and comforts them both.

Back to Daphne, hanging out with her boyfriend, who’s clearly cheating on her with Emily, Daphne’s best friend. Daphne realizes this when she’s on the couch with Lucas, and begins to hear his thoughts. She then, promptly, storms out crying.

In the meantime, baby brother JJ (good news!), is in a math test and suddenly sees answers to formulas. He scrambles to write them all down before they disappear. Looks like he found his power.

Jim’s healed now, and he’s back on the job chasing Yvonne’s criminals when he encounters the man who shot him. After stuffing Yvonne in the trunk of his car, this man proceeds to fight with Jim in a parking garage, disappearing into a slippery cloud and reappearing in another place. “You thought you were the only one,” the man proclaims to Jim. But before Jim has a chance to absorb the statement, Yvonne frees herself from the trunk and shoots-to-kill the man, in disbelief that Jim’s there.



In the penultimate scene, the dead man is flat on a table deep in the bowels of a building with Dr. Dayton King, Stephanie’s mentor. The doctor is hatching a plan to cover up the body, never letting anyone know who or what this creature is.

The pilot ends with Stephanie and Jim in a therapist’s office, talking about their familial problems, the least of which is their newfound powers. The doctor suggests twice a week appointments, and the couple agree.

Until…next time.

Thank you ABC for not allowing us to post the episode on our site.  Here's the link: http://abc.go.com/watch/no-ordinary-family/SH5572605/VD5588500/pilot

The Event S1E2: To Keep Us Safe

The Event is the newest show to leave you guessing and wanting more at the end of an episode. Last week's episode ended with questions, and this week's is supposed to have answers.

Where's the Plane?

When the plane disappeared in mid-air, it traveled to the desert, where it makes a rough landing. They realize part of the plane is on fire and everyone evacuates. Michael tells Sean that four days earlier, he was kidnapped and forced to fly the plane because they showed him Leila and threatened to kill his daughters like they did his wife. Vicky has Leila. Helicopters are headed their way but Michael says they're not there to help and tells Sean to go save Leila. At the end of the episode, Lee arrives on scene with other government officials, but no one else is there except for Michael. But then they find all the passengers dead, and not from the plane crash.

Who Are the Detainees?

Meanwhile, Secret Service hurries to get the President and his family away from the scene. President Martinez wants to know what happened to the plane more than he wants to know why it was headed his way. The government is already working on covering it up from the public. A burst of radiation was picked up where the plane disappeared, and they're trying to figure out how it could've been done. Blake Sterling may have the answer. In the 1940s, a plane crashed with 97 survivors (the detainees), who were determined to be "not of terrestrial origin." Though they look human, they age slowly and their DNA is different. They're being held because they're not saying why they're there.

What Happened to Leila?

Sean is now walking through the desert, but he collapses because of the heat. Flasback to the cruise: Leila's not feeling well. Vicky shows up and the two girls convince him to go snorkeling. Greg shows up with a hangover cure for Leila. He hits on her, but she tells him to leave. Security is waiting at the door, but the guard stabs Greg and Leila is taken. Sean wakes up in a hospital in Arizona, and he wants to talk to the police. When the nurse calls the police, the officer looks Sean up in the database and it turns out he's wanted for Greg's murder. The nurse tells Sean the police are on the way for his statement, but he can tell she's hiding something. When he sees the police show up, he runs. The nurse tells him of the murder suspicion and points the police in his direction. Flashback to five years earlier and Sean's swimming in Boston. He meets Leila and teaches her how to float. Sean is caught by the FBI by the exit. Sean tries to explain everything to the FBI agents, but they don't believe him. He says they're coming up to near where the plane landed but the road is blocked off for a chemical spill.

Interviewing Sophia

Flashback to when Sophia's plane landed: Sophia says she'll stay with the wounded while the others leave because not everyone can be caught. President Martinez enters Sophia's cell to question her. He's going to take responsibility and wants Sophia to do so as well. She says that they "mean...no harm" and saved his life, but can't say anything else. Sterling assigns Lee to head the operation into finding the others of Sophia's people. Flashback to Lee getting blood taken. He's applied to "Clandestine Services" in the CIA. He goes into the bathroom and pulls a tube out of his arm--is he one of these "aliens?" It's certainly looking like that could be the case. He meets with Thomas and says they had to take the plane, but wants to know where they are. Thomas says they're using the passengers.

Kristen Bell update

Kristen Bell is a cutie who has appeared in a sexy photo shoot with Maxim in the past, but don’t expect the blonde to be baring it all on the silver screen anytime soon.

The actress will be appearing in the new movie Burlesque, starring Christina Aguilera and Cher.

Despite the risqué nature of the film, she has made it clear that there will be no nudity.



Read more: http://www.thirdage.com/news/kristen-bell-disappoints-fans-no-nudity-burlesque_9-24-2010#ixzz10eZbieZt

In other Elle news:

Kristen Bell says she is a huge fan of Glee for reasons other than the catchy ditties: She used to date one of its stars!

PHOTOS: Love lives of Glee stars

"I actually went to college with Matty Morrison," she told UsMagazine.com Wednesday at the L.A. premiere of You Again. "We actually dated very briefly, so I'll have to say maybe Matt Morrison is my favorite part of Glee for various reasons."

PHOTOS: Can you believe these stars dated?

Today, Bell, 30, is engaged to Dax Shepard.

Has she picked out a dress?

"Not yet!" she told Us.

http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/kristen-bell-reveals-she-once-dated-glees-matt-morrison-2010239

Finally, Kristen, as talented as she is, should never have left Heroes, if her Box Office record is any indication:

“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” hauled in about $7 million on Friday to top the box office and put itself in position to hold number one over theweekend. Look for the Michael Douglas sequel to earn roughly $21 million over the weekend. According to Box Office Mojo, “Wall Street 2″ will be Douglas’ highest opening weekend.




“Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” is off to a disappointing start after earning just $4.5 million on Friday. The family film should do better business on Saturday, which should help raise it’s weekend box office to $16.5 million. Warner Brothers may have been looking for a new franchise, but with a $100 million budget and this opening is unlikely to win over sequel talks.



“You Again” is headed for a modest $8 million opening in fifth place for the weekend. After “When In Rome” struggled at the box office, Kristin Bell’s cred as a starring actress is dwindling quickly.



“The Town” and “Easy A” are holding up well, only dropping about 30% from it’s opening Friday. “The Town” will battle “Guardians” for second place this weekend, aiming at $16 million, while “Easy A” is headed to a $12 million second weekend. Not bad for budding actress Emma Stone, nor for a film with an $8 million budget.



The projected top 5 for the weekend:



1. “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” – $21 million



2. “Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” – $16.5 million



3 “The Town” – $16 million, $49 million total



4. “Easy A” – $12 million, $34 million total



5. “You Again” – $ 9 million
http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/movies/2010/09/weekend-box-office-wall-street-tops-the-town-steady-you-again-at-back/

The More you Know

With familiar faces....

The Event S1E1: I Haven't Told You Everything

Sean Walker's girlfriend Leila goes missing during their romantic St. Lucia vacation. President Martinez plans a press conference to tell the world about the closure of a mysterious prison camp, and to introduce one of its prisoners, Sophia.

The Event S1E1

What is "The Event" on NBC? That has been the question that has been on everyone's mind since the previews for this new series hit earlier this summer. Tonight, the series premiere for "The Event" finally hit the network, and things start with explosively with a couple heading off on a trip, but there is a time jump where the man that was going on a trip is now hijacking a plane. A man from some secret organization tries to stop the plane from taking off in Miami, but he is unsuccessful. The airport's radar even goes dark!

The Event Time Jumps Through Time

This is where we go for another time jump with him on a cruise and proposing to his fiancee just ass a woman starts to drown. He jumps in to saves her. The time jumps in this series in the first twenty minutes are enough to give anyone a headache! This earlier time is on a cruise, and everything looks to be perfect for the young couple in love. What changes between that day and the time on the plane in Miami? From their we go back to the plane where a marshal is trying to arrest the man trying to hijack the plane. He is very intent on getting into the cockpit. It looks to be too late though! Halfway through the episode and there is still no clue to what the big event is.

Whatever the big event is, it is known by those in Washington, but the President of the United States had no clue about it. There are ninety-seven prisoners being kept, and the CIA is in control of the project. Here in this world, the president is played by Blair Underwood, and he takes charge. He wants to meet these people being held. Once he meets them, he decides to go public and takes the leader of those captive for a press conference. Will this finally tell all what the event is? Not yet! There is an attack coming for the president, and it is the plane that was taken from Miami. It is crashing towards the location of the president. Someone doesn't want this information revealed!

Family Connections And Disappearances

Another time jump takes us back to eight days before the plane hijacking where the focus is on the family of the female half of the couple. There is trouble though as her father is too tense. He won't talk to his daughter, and his wife picks up on it just as people with guns come in and break into the house. This episode has so many twists. It is hard to keep up. We learn that the pilot of the plane is the father of the daughter Sean Walker is set to marry. Another twist! Has there been enough of those in this premiere? Could this series have too many twists to keep up with? The pilot locks everyone out of the cockpit, and then there is a time jump back to the cruise and the happy couple. Sean has joined their new friends on a watching trip. When he returns to the hotel, he is locked out of his hotel room. Turns out, he is no longer signed into that room. His girlfriend is supposedly still there, but when security takes him to the room, she is gone. There is no record of him or the girlfriend even being on board.

He calls her family, but there is a lot of blood and no answer. What is going on? Still no idea what the event is! The air force wants to take down the plane, and it is still on course to crash. Sean tries to reason with Michael, but he doesn't seem to get through to him. Whatever the event is, it is huge! The plane blows up or is somehow disintegrated. There is no debris from the destruction. What in the world just happened? Who saved them? Who is them? Another alien series? Is this possible? No idea yet, but hopefully all find that out soon. An okay start with a lot of twists. Will you keep watching to find out what "The Event" is?

Notes for the week

Just a friendly reminder that we WILL be posting recaps and full episodes of the following series when possible:

• The Event
• V
• Castle (Stana Katic ex-Wireless)
• Hawaii Five-0 (any episodes with Masi Oka)

We also have a heads up that Heyden Penettiere will be a guest voice this season on American Dad.  We'll keep watch.

Now you can't say that NBC is NOT giving The Event the HEROES treatment.  The show is getting separate websites, starting with The Truthseeker. (http://www.truthseeker5314.com/) That will be a repository for any "conspiracy theories" lying about.  Plus, NBC is planning to put a deconstruction video to break down the previous episodes.

NBC STILL has the various Heroes Links up.  They are:

• Las Vegas Niki (http://www.lasvegasniki.com/)
• The Corinthian Hotel (http://www.corinthianlasvegas.com/)
• Nathan Petrelli's campaign site (http://www.votepetrelli.com/)
• Primetech (http://www.primatechpaper.com/)
• Pinehearst (http://pinehearstresearch.com/)

And of course..

• Heroes wiki (http://heroeswiki.com/)
• 9th Wonders (http://9thwonders.com/)
• Main site (http://nbc.com/heroes)

News Update: Heroes Returns...but not on NBC, Bob and Elle, NBC still has a site.

Yes, friends.  HEROES IS BACK...

Ok..not in any new episodes, but the cable network G4 is excerising its off network rights and will now begin airing episodes of the series back to back EVERY MONDAY NIGHT. 

For more information, go to http://g4tv.com/heroes/index.html.

It would also interest you to know that NBC still has the main Heroes site up at http://nbc.com/heroes. Also, there is a new grahic novel about Bob Bishop's sick experiments on poor little Elle.  Find them here at http://www.nbc.com/heroes/novels/novels_display.shtml?novel=173.

Finally, the bad news.  There will NOT be a Heroes Mini-series.  Apperently NBC will NOT be going forward with those plans, according to Entertainment Weekly. 

This is why giving the G4 airings a massive rating is critical.  In the next days we will talk about this.  But the fact that the actors were ready to move on this signals that it truly is NOT dead. 

Remember, it was the impressive following of an audience for Star Trek AFTER syndication that got that series to the big screen.

Have faith.  Heroes F1rst.  Heroes 4EVER!

Shows We'll Be Following: The Event

The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker (Jason Ritter, "The Class"), an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila (Sarah Roemer, "Disturbia"), and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.

Sean's quest will send ripples through the lives of an eclectic band of strangers, including newly elected U.S. President Elias Martinez (Golden Globe nominee Blair Underwood, "In Treatment"); Sophia Maguire (Emmy Award nominee Laura Innes, "ER"), who is the leader of a mysterious group of detainees; and Leila's shadowy father (Scott Patterson, "Gilmore Girls"). Their futures are on a collision course in a global conspiracy that could ultimately change the fate of mankind.

Shows we'll be tracking: No Ordinary Family

The Powells are about to go from ordinary to extraordinary. After 16 years of marriage, Jim (Michael Chiklis, The Shield Fantastic Four) feels disconnected from his workaholic wife, Stephanie (Julie Benz, Dexter), and two teenage children, Daphne (Kay Panabaker, Summerland) and JJ (Jimmy Bennett, Star Trek). To encourage family bonding time, Jim decides the family will join Stephanie on her business trip to South America. When their plane crashes into the Amazon 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. (sounds familiar, guys) Will their newfound abilities finally bring them together or push them further apart?