The Cape

KingIsaacLinksr · January 11, 2011, 03:40:00 PM

I give this a 8.0/10 stars, the pilot anyway. Has a lot of potential and enjoyed it more than No Ordinary Family, hope NBC doesn't cancel it so it can get even better :)

King

Bryancd · January 14, 2011, 05:35:22 AM

Jamie and I finally watched it last night and I thought it was pretty good. It's certainly fast paced and they got the show rolling right off the bat. It's a little goofy and corny, but fun and Jamie liked seeing Summer Glau kicking butt some. I think we'll watch again and hopefully Jamie will start to get a little more into it, ti would be fun to watch together like we did with Heroes.

Rico · January 14, 2011, 06:10:44 AM

Yep - it's a fun show. Hope it catches on with the public. I want to know where Summer gets the money for all her computer gear and cars! :)

Bryancd · January 14, 2011, 06:15:12 AM

We were wondering the same thing! That Mercedes SLR is a $350K car!

Rico · January 14, 2011, 06:36:14 AM

I have a few guesses. One of these things:

- She hacks into bank accounts of bad guys and steals their money
- She inherited some kind of fortune and uses it to fight crime
- Daughter of some kind of rich guy
- Widow of some guy killed and got a big insurance payout
- She sells autographs pretending to be that actress from "Firefly" ;)

QuadShot · January 14, 2011, 06:43:41 AM

I'm thinking...ok, go with me on this, she's related somehow to Chess...

Bryancd · January 14, 2011, 06:48:24 AM

Quote from: QuadShot on January 14, 2011, 06:43:41 AM
I'm thinking...ok, go with me on this, she's related somehow to Chess...

Ohhh, I like that one.

Rico · January 14, 2011, 07:00:37 AM

Yeah, having some bad guy in her background (like being the daughter of Chess) would be very interesting.

QuadShot · January 14, 2011, 07:45:16 AM

That's what I was thinking - daughter. It would make for great conflict and motivation...

ori-STUDFARM · January 16, 2011, 02:27:20 PM

I've just watched the pilot and I found it to be the "corniest" and most cliched superhero TV show i have seen since the 70's and 80's!!

BUT....it is deliberately so. It isn't taking itself too seriously and I really enjoyed it because of that reason. It's good cheesy fun!! Not the greatest TV of all time, but certainly fun.

The only 2 drawbacks that may be there are

1. Vinnie Jones. I'm not sure about the character he played at all. They tried to make him sound very British with his cockney accent and choice of slang......but cockneys don't use slang the way he did. You'd have thought he'd have told them it didn't sound in the least bit right.

2. Summer Glau. I've never seen her play a role that wasn't emotionless and impassive. She may be able to, but for some reason, I can't imagine her pulling this role off.

But I'll stick with it, and hopefully, it'll all be peachy!!

KingIsaacLinksr · January 16, 2011, 03:44:09 PM

My worry is that show needs a chance to get good and there is doubts that people will. Not that I can blame them...considering how we will cancel shows at any time with little to no reason....

King

Feathers · January 17, 2011, 02:32:17 AM

Vinnie Jones????!!!!????!!!!????!!!! With what amounts to a dodgy British accent...

That puts me off before I've even seen it :(

Rico · January 17, 2011, 05:22:13 AM

Quote from: Feathers on January 17, 2011, 02:32:17 AM
Vinnie Jones????!!!!????!!!!????!!!! With what amounts to a dodgy British accent...

That puts me off before I've even seen it :(

Wow - that's maybe the biggest reaction I've seen you ever have on the forum Mike. LOL! Truthfully, he's only in it a little bit so far. Certainly not enough in my view to put anyone off from giving it a try. So, why the Vinnie hate?

Feathers · January 18, 2011, 12:59:45 AM

Quote from: Rico on January 17, 2011, 05:22:13 AM
Quote from: Feathers on January 17, 2011, 02:32:17 AM
Vinnie Jones????!!!!????!!!!????!!!! With what amounts to a dodgy British accent...

That puts me off before I've even seen it :(

Wow - that's maybe the biggest reaction I've seen you ever have on the forum Mike. LOL! Truthfully, he's only in it a little bit so far. Certainly not enough in my view to put anyone off from giving it a try. So, why the Vinnie hate?

In truth, it's an unfair reaction on my part. He's still the bad-boy, hard-man footballer from the local club of 20 years (or more) ago in my mind.

Initially, I took his move into acting a s joke for pocket money but he seems to have made another career of it so I shouldn't be too down on him.

Rico · January 18, 2011, 05:03:05 AM

Well, watched the next episode of the Cape. It was pretty good. Maybe not quite as compelling as the initial pilot episode, but now it looks like he might have sort of a recurring nemesis. We also learned quite a bit more about Orwell. I won't spoil that for those that haven't watched yet. I especially enjoyed the part in this episode when both Vince and his son were reading the comic at the same time and the way they edited that together. Anyway, fun episode.