Jon Hastings

Here are the two statements for one game I’m running now:
 
1. The world is just coming to terms with the existence of super powers.
2. Paranoid political thriller: history is made by bad men (or is it?) in New York City.

Here’s another set for a game on the launchpad:
 
1. Heroes are monstrous, but villains almost never seem to be.
2. For better or worse, you’re stuck with your family.
 
And one more:
 
1. Powers are wacky or sinister, or, often, both.
2. Workplace drama and corporate espionage.
 
 

1. Everything is martial arts.
2. Struggling executives in high finance in Chicago.
 
1. Powers change bodies irrevocably.
2. Modelling career burnout.
 

Here's what the rules say about Statement 2:
"This part says nothing about powers or superhero/villain material. It’s really tempting, but resist."
 
Your statement 2 is all about superpowers. I'd suggest changing the statements up like this:
 
1. Powers are colorful and fun.
 
2. Celebrity careers live or die in front of and behind the cameras in Hollywood.
 
See how the second statement could be about non super activity? That's what you want for a second statement.

How about:
 
1. Powers are colorful and fun. Heroes are treated like celebrities -- with targets on their backs.
 
2. Fighting crime as a way to grab attention in Hollywood. ("I want my TMZ!)
 
I hope those two are not contradictory. But they do remind me of the Drake Einstein series in a similar game setting released when 5e and M&M were both new. Drake Einstein is an actor who built weapons to turn into a superhero to advance his career. His movie career isn't going anyplace spectacular, but the bad guys treat him like a real super and try to convert him into a real, dead super on several occasions.