BruceNolanisalocalEyewitnessNewsTVreporterinBuffalo,NewYork,bestknownfordoinghumanintereststories--whichmakeseveryonehappybuthim.Brucewouldmuchratherbereplacingthesoon-to-retireanchorman.Essentially,Bruceisdisconnectedwitheverythinginhislifeandrarelymissesanopportunitytocomplainaboutit.Hehasalovinggirlfriend,Grace,whorunsadaycarecenterandadoresBruceinspiteofhisnegativity.Bruceishandedagreatopportunitywhenhe'saskedtodothe23rdanniversaryofNiagraFalls'famedMaidoftheMistboat,whichwillairliveduringsweeps.Butthemisthitsthefanwhenit'sannouncedon-air--justbeforeBrucegoeslive--thattheco-anchorposition,abouttobevacated,isgoingtoBruce'ssuperficialrival.Infrontofmillionsofviewers,Brucehasanon-camerameltdown,punctuatedbyafour-letterwordnotyetclearedfornetworktelevision.OnthisworstdayofBruce'slife,he'sfiredfromthestation,beatenupbyagangoftoughs,andhiscarisvandalized.Furious,BrucerailsandragesagainsttheLordforhisrottenluck--whichisfollowedbyacurioussetofsigns,oneofwhichleadshimtoanoldbuildingcalledOmniPresents,Inc.There,Brucemeetsajanitorwhorevealshimselftobewhohereallyis--God!He'sheardBruce'scomplaintsandnowhasanofferforthecholericnewscaster--hisjob.ByendowingBrucewithallhispowers,Godchallengeshimtotakeonthejobandseeifhecandoanybetter!