Late last summer I saw a trailer for The Cape. I have to admit that I did not think that it looked very good. It turns out that I may have been wrong. Today, I read a review from Maureen Ryan in which she says:
Whent the two-hour pilot for an NBC superhero drama arrived, I cringed and put the advance DVD at the bottom of the pile of mid-season shows.
Can you blame me? Given NBC’s frequently abysmal track record with drama pilots, given the residual ‘Heroes’ bitterness so many of us share, given that most networks have had a hard time executing the superhero concept well, it was difficult not to regard ‘The Cape’ with deal of wariness, if not outright fear.
Yet, wonder of wonders, the pilot for ‘The Cape’ (9 PM ET Sunday, NBC) turned out to be a nimble, engaging, fleet-footed bit of fun.
It’s definitely not reinventing the superhero story for our time — in fact, the drama borrows so heavily from the usual caped-crusader sources that it may start to feel too familiar, and that could be a problem. But in its first two hours, ‘The Cape’ presents an origin story with panache, energy and a notable sense of style.
And it’s funny too. It’s not a funny-haha superhero parody, but when ‘The Cape’ deploys humor, it does so adroitly.
Based on the trailer I saw, I hadn’t even considered giving this show a shot. Now, I think it’s worth adding to the DVR queue just to check it out.
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1 Dave // Jan 11, 2011 at 6:58 pm
It wasn’t as good as I was hoping for nor as bad as I was expecting. It resided in a comfortable median that shows promise, but also leaves a ‘wait and see’ feeling with me.
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