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- 2016
- NBC
- 2016
- NBC
Summary In a world with superheroes, Emily Locke (Vanessa Hudgens) works at "one of the worst insurance companies in America" with her best friend Teddy (Danny Pudi), her new boss Del (Alan Tudyk) and his personal assistant Jackie (Christina Kirk) in this comedy based on the DC comic.
- 2016
- NBC
- 2016
- NBC
Powerless
Season 1 Premiere: Feb 1, 2017
57
5.8
Summary In a world with superheroes, Emily Locke (Vanessa Hudgens) works at "one of the worst insurance companies in America" with her best friend Teddy (Danny Pudi), her new boss Del (Alan Tudyk) and his personal assistant Jackie (Christina Kirk) in this comedy based on the DC comic.
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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35% Positive
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62% Mixed
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4% Negative
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1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
57
35% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
62% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The comedy pokes appropriate fun at the superhero genre and is one of the freshest sitcoms to come along in a long time.
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."
Powerless wants to be more than a typical workplace comedy, but its own premise (hey, isn't superhero fatigue hilarious?) is its kryptonite. [Feb 3/10 2017, p.101]
Powerless has a high-flying concept indeed. Too bad it fails to take off.
Most of the jokes miss their mark; the show is at its best when it portrays the casual indifference that the citizens of Charm City have developed to their daily doses of chaos.
The new show has permission from DC Comics to poke fun at DC superheroes, but what comes across more forcefully is a weariness with the superhero-overload in TV and movies right now.
It’s plotless, humorless, laughless and pointless. The less said, the better.
User Score
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Based on 86 User Ratings
5.8
45% Positive
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27% Mixed
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28% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 86 User Ratings
5.8
45% Positive
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
27% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
28% Negative
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Ehsugadee
- DC Entertainment
- Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Feb 1, 2017
Number of seasons: 1 Season
