(no subject)

Saw No Heroics yesterday; it was win. A superhero comedy that doesn't make fun of superheroes, but instead has fun with them.

It's been heavily shaped by budgetary constraints (enough to inform the fundamental concept - the emphasis on "off-duty superheroes" can't exactly have hurt the pitch). Only one out of the four central characters has a power that's even approaching visible (fire powers), and all of the others can be easily accomplished with practical effects (indeed, two of the powers thus far exhibited are entirely dialogue-based). Further, much of the action is based inside a private bar where use of powers is actively prohibited, so they got through the first episode with a total of three (nice and subtle) effect shots and a few camera shakes. But it all hooks into the basic setting, so we're not so disappointed when nobody uses their powers. (Contrast with The Specials, a superhero movie which was similarly filmed on a shoestring budget, but didn't think to build in any particular reason why anybody wouldn't be using their powers in any given scene.)

Obviously I'm biased, what with one thing and another, but I definitely liked it and will be tuning in next week for further non-adventures.

Join us. Internet Jesus commands it.