New NBC comedy ‘Powerless’ in both plot, humor
New NBC comedy ‘Powerless’ in both plot, humor “Powerless” is a half-hour comedy about a young woman who gets a job as head of research and development at a company charged with trying to help protect people from supervillains. The series stars Vanessa Hudgens, Danny Pudi, Ron Funches, Christina Kirke and, as Bruce Wayne’s cousin Van, Alan Tudyk. David Wiegand is an assistant managing editor of The San Francisco Chronicle and co-host of “The Do List” every Friday morning at 6:22 and 8:22 on KQED FM, 88.5 FM in San Francisco, 89.3 FM in Sacramento.