We never really get to see him utilize his powers nearly enough. One thing is Andrew doesn't get to kick enough ass.
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But the series does fly into some turbulence. It's true Andrew has superpowers but in most episodes he doesn't really need to use them (except when the situation calls for it) because he's pretty much already a hero as it is as he is constantly helping people with social issues or anything else mostly as himself. But also about heroism how you don't really need superpowers to be a hero. The show has some good messages on how people are capable of becoming and doing more with themselves. Though it's funny as the Doctor is getting some uninteional grief from Andrew though most of that unintentional grief is really coming from himself and his own insecurity. The Doctor is sort of Andrew's mentor and uncle figure as he is constantly training and figuring out the extent of Andrew's abilities, while also worry about Andrew misusing his powers or something going wrong that could hurt him. Really like his back and forth with the Doctor which I feel really powers the show. And most importantly he cares about the well being of others. Ambitionous as he is constantly wondering what more he can do and what he wants the most from life. But I like how he has this fun charisma and energy. Andrew is a good natured person and has a clear conscious, he doesn't misuse his powers in anyway even though he could he's knows he shouldn't it wouldn't be right. This gives it a bit of a emphasis factor because if I was in the same situation yeah I think I would be psyched to be able to do all those things. I also like that there is a light spin on the whole super powered motif where we see the character actually have fun and not get all mopey about the consequences or any other grief it could bring him which I feel is drama I've seen too many times already. This I feel gives his character a reliability factor because he's sort of a common geek that does love these things but also has to deal with contemporary reality himself. I like that he's a comic book collector/fan and how well he knows his comics, he's a big fan of a "Superman" comic called "Ultraman" which is ironic considering that was the name of Superman's alternate counterpart that's also cool because I'm a comic book collector/fan myself and "Superman" is my fifth favorite comic book series. Jerry O Connell whom I think is an underrated actor is really solid in the role. I personally thought that was a interesting idea as I never got enough insight as to the personal life of a superhero. What really made the show unique from most superhero shows at the time, was that it really did focus on the identity behind the superhero hence the title of the show and made the superhero alter ego secondary sort of like if you make a Superman story more about Clark Kent than Superman. However I think what really gives the show power is the character Andrew himself.
I even like the theme song which I think is very good, it's really catchy and memorable. And we get to see some decent action where he gets to use them.
The effects on the powers are solid and practical, mainly the one that stands out is the super speed where he can run as fast as "The Flash". Let alone seeing this take place in Canada which is cool, so we have a little insight into the country. To me watching this show was almost a dream come true as we saw a young boy having superpowers and getting to use them.
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It was unique for it's time because we never really had many live action shows let alone comics on the young populace having superpowers at the time but have now became common place with shows like the movies "Cronicle", "Power Rangers", the graphic comic and upcoming TV series "Runaways", and many more. Yeah, sometimes like most comic book stories it's not perfect but the show does gain some altitude. This show is one that has flown under the radar and it's another childhood gem of mine. Comic book stories sometimes by their nature are wish fulfillment fantasies because it's always that notion that one day we will have are chance to become and do something great.
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