NBC Officially Orders OFFICE-Style DC Spin-Off POWERLESS

Looks like the long-rumored DC spin off show is finally finding a home on NBC. Entertainment Weekly reports that the network has ordered a pilot for Powerless, an Office-style comedy set within the DC hero universe. We follow "exceedingly average" employees of an insurance company as they search for power. Sounds like an interesting concept! I always wondered what happened to the insurance industry in the wake of hero battles.

Ben Queen, who is most known for writing Cars 2, will be heading up the project. I'm cautiously optimistic for this one. It's for sure an interesting premise, and I'll be watching the first episode, but at the same time NBC has had a pretty godawful track record since the glory days of its primetime comedy. I wonder how this universe will fall into the worlds already established in Arrow, The Flash, and Gotham? Should it have a place within their universes? I think it would be cool for maybe an episode if the show is good!