Powerless

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 2, 2017
User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 82 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 82
  3. Negative: 24 out of 82
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  1. FelpsShazam
    Feb 3, 2017
    8
    Is a funny TV Show, with a good and charismatic cast. They needs improve the jokes, is the only thing that i found it forced.
    I want to see the next episodes. It was a good start.
  2. my02
    Apr 18, 2017
    8
    I think it's hysterical.
    I saw the trailer months ago & thought it looked like a great idea...then I forgot about it....then recently saw 8 episodes are already on Hulu. I checked metacritic & saw middle-of-the-road reviews, but so far I've watched 6 & think it's totally funny. In fact many of the comedy lines are easily something I could see on Big Bang Theory, & still I think the    I think it's hysterical.
    I saw the trailer months ago & thought it looked like a great idea...then I forgot about it....then recently saw 8 episodes are already on Hulu. I checked metacritic & saw middle-of-the-road reviews, but so far I've watched 6 & think it's totally funny. In fact many of the comedy lines are easily something I could see on Big Bang Theory, & still I think the comedy 'timing' is better orchestrated here.

    Vanessa Hudgens: I knew the name from always hearing about the Disney HighSchoolMusical craze...then I saw the movie Spring Breakers, which makes me cringe thinking how vile the 3 girl characters were in it (but still recommend & especially James Franco was hauntingly brilliant).
    Then I saw her on a talk show & thought "omg she's totally likeable & funny".
    On Powerless, she's a confident breath of fresh air, great self-deprecating comedy timing....she steals the screen as the total beauty keeping her head held high as the world craps on her. I'm a new fan.

    The guy who plays the boss, Van Wayne (Bruce's castaway cousin desperate to gain a shred of dignity) plays 'pathetic' hysterically.

    Honorable mention to the actress playing (Jackie?) Van's assistant putting up with him.

    Everyone's pretty good here, I think the rest of the cast will continue to grow into their characters....but at least they 'have' characters, which is a good sign.

    Just the concept itself, working at Wayne Securities in Charm City (outside of Gotham) where 'super villans' are always flying around blowing stuff up like it's just everyone's normal day-to-day work week is much more original than just another Hero Show (or Office Show).

    So far (6 episodes I've seen), there seems to be a world of new office situations, that wouldn't take place in other offices, available.

    I hope it keeps going.    … Expand
  3. Morthak
    Mar 13, 2017
    0
    Good cast. But writing and direction are so bad that it just falls horribly flat. The humor is bad, poor and boring. I had little hopes to start with, but they managed to surprise me on how bad the show actually turned out.
  4. giantsloar
    Feb 2, 2017
    8
    Based on the premiere, this show looks really cute and clever. The cast is great and I LOL'd a few times. Vanessa Hudgens is adorable and Danny Pudi is in great form. I'll be back!
  5. weirdcryo
    Feb 9, 2017
    2
    The actors are great, the writing is horrible, the show has the cheapest jokes ever, characters are cliche of the worst kind.
    What a waste of great actors and viewers time.
  6. metabad
    Apr 29, 2017
    6
    I think people are being too hard on this show.
    It's not highly ambitious and the show kind of works in that regard.
    Some of the jokes are really funny. The actors/comedians do what they can. I like them all. Alan Tudyk does his thing, and he does it well. Great to see Danny Pudy, Ron Funches, Christina Kirk again. Vanessa Hudgens' enthusiasm really works when surrounded by her more    I think people are being too hard on this show.
    It's not highly ambitious and the show kind of works in that regard.
    Some of the jokes are really funny. The actors/comedians do what they can.
    I like them all. Alan Tudyk does his thing, and he does it well.
    Great to see Danny Pudy, Ron Funches, Christina Kirk again.
    Vanessa Hudgens' enthusiasm really works when surrounded by her more or less crazy co-workers.

    The problem that I see with this show is, that it's actually too unambitious, and I mean the writing.
    The stories the writers come up with don't match the concept and the premise of the show.
    Sure, set the bar low, you jump over it easily. I just wished, they would set the bar a little higher.
    In addition, some episodes totally miss out on any super-hero/-villain related theme
    and thus feel merely like and "office" show. That's unacceptable.
    The writers need to up their game.
    Well, never give up hope!    … Expand
  7. dunnyone
    Mar 30, 2017
    0
    It's awful.

    I understand what DC is trying to do, bringing humour into its needlessly dark films, but it don't work here sonny-jim. It's insanely boring, unfunny with humour that they shove down your throat. I give it two seasons before it's mercifully cancelled.
  8. JorgeLestre
    Feb 3, 2017
    5
    The first episode of 'Powerless' has few jokes to give, but has an adorable quirkiness that promises to be explored thoughout the season. The characters are also enjoyable but it seriously needs to be fresh and poignant, otherwise will fall flat.
  9. hopeifenla
    Apr 19, 2017
    6
    Powerless captures a world where the extraordinary is ordinary and the ordinary becomes the extra-ordinary.
    The concept, amazing though, I still feel is being executed poorly. Some episodes sometimes make me ask myself why am watching the show but then they surprise me again. I strongly think they could do better with the story and the characters could use more layers and drama.
  10. DavidDaniel
    Dec 25, 2017
    3
    The first DC comedy is a fail. I had high expectations. It didn't deliver. The show is unfunny and predictable. The supporting actors are so annoying. The only good thing about the show is Vanessa Hudgens, but even she cannot save it. All in all, the show is a waste of time.
  11. Disco
    Mar 17, 2017
    7
    If you've ever watched a DC or Marvel show/movie and went 'pfffft, ya ok...' at the superhero toys and rampant destruction with no regard for how it really affects Joe Average, then this is the twist on the genre that you've been waiting for. Dumb carricatures of an R&D department thrust into the middle of the DC universe is actually a pretty funny show but if the premise is to work overIf you've ever watched a DC or Marvel show/movie and went 'pfffft, ya ok...' at the superhero toys and rampant destruction with no regard for how it really affects Joe Average, then this is the twist on the genre that you've been waiting for. Dumb carricatures of an R&D department thrust into the middle of the DC universe is actually a pretty funny show but if the premise is to work over time (and I hope it does), they need to add a top notch writer or three to add some depth. Add some DC character cameos for fun - get the actual actors from the movie and it will put this one over the top. Otherwise, it's a silly little time waster that actually contains some real laughs but needs to evolve to survive. I sincerely think that it would work better as an animated series for adults but so far so good otherwise.… Expand

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Vicki Hyman
    Feb 3, 2017
    50
    Powerless has a high-flying concept indeed. Too bad it fails to take off.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Feb 2, 2017
    70
    On the basis of its pilot--the sole episode available for review--it's a pleasant show, a little on the old-fashioned side formally. With a quality cast that includes Vanessa Hudgens, Danny Pudi, Ron Funches, Alan Tudyk and Christina Kirk, it seems crafted to sit compatibly alongside the returning "Superstore."
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Feb 2, 2017
    50
    There's probably an actual working and perhaps even funny show lurking in Powerless. But we may not know that for five or six episodes, and NBC only made one episode available for review.
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