The Cape

[Geekyfanboy]

DVR'd.. looking forward to watching it this week.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Hearing some bad reviews on Twitter makes me worry, but I'll be watching later today/tomorrow. 

King

[Rico]

Hearing some bad reviews on Twitter makes me worry, but I'll be watching later today/tomorrow.  

King

As I always say, check it out yourself and make up your own mind.  Here's a nice pic of the cast:

[Geekyfanboy]

Hearing some bad reviews on Twitter makes me worry, but I'll be watching later today/tomorrow.  

King

I heard the same.. but I have two friends who I pretty much like the same thing.. Rico and my friend Scott and both seem to like it.. so that's bow well from me.. anyways I never listen to anyone.. only watching will tell you if YOU like it or not.

[Rico]

Like I said previously, it's basically an ok show so far.  Only really two episodes into it.  A lot of it's appeal I think will come if you like comics and this type of story.  People who tune in and expect something else obviously won't get excited by it.  The cast is very likable and that helps a lot.  The biggest thing I hope is NBC gives it a fair shot.  Thank goodness it's not on FOX.  I did hear it did pretty well in the ratings and it's a good sign they are devoting two more hours to it tonight with showing the premiere again.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Well, as long as it gets better than No Ordinary Family, that'll be a step up for me.  I'm still going to watch regardless at least 3 episodes. 

I really don't want to cut off another show because I already quit watching a bunch of new shows and SGU got canceled. 

King

[Vartok]

No spoilers. Tivo shows it should repeat on SyFy as well early in the mornings (and Hulu).  I found the first hour very interesting but then I started to nod off in the second hour and so I turned off the Tivo to watch when I am hopefully more awake (really hoping it wasn't the show putting me to sleep).   Bit of product placement with the car, but it does have a really nice throaty sound to the engine doesn't it?  Bear McCreary was tweeting his followers before the show was over asking how the East Coast people like it.  He had a new comic book avatar instead of his usual photo and he was like an excited teenager about his music, which is really good (as usual!).  Then he tweeted the west coast people that the east coast people are liking it.  Fun and kind of "cute" all the same.  He still likes to be validated for his work, but then who doesn't?

V

[X]

I really enjoyed it. It feels like a comic book story made into live action.

[Rico]

I really enjoyed it. It feels like a comic book story made into live action.

That's a real good way to sum it up.  Also reminded me a little of early "Heroes" stuff too.

[X]

I really enjoyed it. It feels like a comic book story made into live action.

That's a real good way to sum it up.  Also reminded me a little of early "Heroes" stuff too.

I got that feeling at first, but I think the difference for me is that with Heroes, they put comic concepts into the real world. In The Cape, they seem to be putting the audience into a live action comic. It was a very creative blend of action, danger, drama, and comedy. I like how we are taken on the hero's journey and we get to see him stumble along the way.

This wasn't a situation where you put on a costume and are suddenly skilled. It was closer to Kick Ass in that you put on a costume and you're some crazy guy in a costume trying to make a difference. They also use the Trek method of story telling. If something came onscreen, they tried to tell you what that was in a way that wasn't just info dump.

The more I think about this show, the better it sits with me. There is no unnecessary mystery. We know why the Hero does what he does and we have a great measure of his character. He's a man that will do anything to keep his family safe even if that means not being in their lives. I can really respect that.

[Rico]

Yep - I agree.  I especially liked the part where the mentor/carny guy offers him plane tickets to take his family and basically run away and our hero won't do it.  His name is important to him and he doesn't want to be running the rest of his life.  He also wants to make the people that took his life from him pay for what they have done.  Definitely noble qualities and make you root for him.

[X]

Yep - I agree.  I especially liked the part where the mentor/carny guy offers him plane tickets to take his family and basically run away and our hero won't do it.  His name is important to him and he doesn't want to be running the rest of his life.  He also wants to make the people that took his life from him pay for what they have done.  Definitely noble qualities and make you root for him.

Exactly! I also like how the person he saved commented on the name. That was great!

[QuadShot]

LOVED the scene in the store when he foiled the robbery...loved when the clerk asked him what his super hero name was..."The Cape"...."Oh...well, you'll work on it!"  Classic stuff!!

[Jobydrone]

I'll have to check this one out.

[Ronzo]

 I think the show has some potential, if NBC will give it a chance, and the writers give it the right amount of camp and darkness. I give it a "B+". A little Batman-esque, without the money and Orwell similar to Oracle. The villains are kind of like the ones on the old Batman TV series, but darker.

Not sure how I would like the character to grow. Don't know how to post without giving away spoilers.
As for the moment, I like it but cautious.

RONZO