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. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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#94 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017

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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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