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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Did anyone think that Mrs. Faraday being a lawyer came out of nowhere?
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I loved this show. Yes, it's campy, and that's a good thing. We needed a real comicbook-like TV show. Heroes and No Ordinary Family have proven that 'realistic' TV shows about superpowered people suck.
What thrills me the most is that The Cape did two things exactly right.
One is colorful characters. Other 'superhero' shows have had characters as bland as paste. Some people were complaining that The Cape himself is a bit boring, but you gotta admit he's more interesting than Peter Petrelli. All the villains and supporting characters on The Cape are colorful and memorable. Yes, that means they have to be campy but that's okay. The show is doing a good job with character design so far.
More important than that, however, is that this show knows what a superhero is. A superhero is not someone with powers. He's not someone who saves people. Heroes save people. Superheroes inspire people to save themselves. That seems to be the theme of this show, from inspiring The Cape's son to inspiring the prison director to stand strong. A superhero has to be a symbol, and the writers of this show understand that. Well done.
I hope this show survives. It has some rough edges, but its heart is in exactly the right place.
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Originally Posted by Tenzhi
Yeah, I've been surprised at how entertaining it's been. I predict that Oracle... I mean "Orwell" is actually the main badguy's daughter.
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But seriously, if she wants to run 'under the radar', she needs a less flashy car. AND to be a little less Hot.......
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Don't hate me, I really didn't like it. I couldn't finish watching it.
To me, it felt like they knew it wasn't good so they then decided to play up the "camp" to hide the lack of overall quality in script/production/acting.
/shrug
SYFY aired The Cape tonight (last night?) 12-2 am EST. Not sure if that's a good thing or the kiss of death for the show.
It was already scheduled. It will or already been shown on USA as well. USA and SyFy are NBC, I mean Comcast owned so often a premier of a new, somewhat quirky series is also shown there. They've done it most recently with The Event.
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Yeah but I still don't know if showing The Cape on those channels is good or bad yet.
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Me too.
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Originally Posted by BlueBattler
I'm liking it so far as well.
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What you said. I really wanted to like this show and it'd be nice if it gets better, but so many things from the fast-fast-skipthisplotpoint-skipthatplotpoint-let'steamup pacing to the aforementioned inability of the super-secret blogger Orwell to be, well, super-secret (and I wonder exactly when they're gonna drop the "bombshell" about Chess being her father, or something) to the weird story omissions (if Chess knows where the Circus of Crime is, how did they get away and stay gotten away?), the show just strains my believability too far.|
Originally Posted by Starkweather
Wow, I must be too critical. The many plot holes in these two episodes just annoyed me. For a super secretive wistle blower, Oracle has NO idea how to keep a low profile, from driving around in a very non-conspicuous car and carrying around papers (what were they, flyers?) announcing who she is. The hero is a dumb ***, who should have died with the first knife shot at him from that incredibly inconvievable machine. And how does 'time' flow in that world anyways? It looked like he was able to master the cape, escape artistry, disapearing in smoke, hypnotism, and "dwarf-quan-do" in a matter of days, yet it takes that council man 5-10 minutes to even begin to eat his meal!
I also how he sets up his secret lair in some abandoned house that is squater free, broods how to save the councilman, and immediately cuts to him in mortal danger and saved by Orwell. OK, I'll stop being critical and get back to work. Thanks for letting me vent. |
To wit: I don't care how much they want this to be Batman-y, there is no way Max is "disappearing" from a chair in the middle of a group of bad guys like the way he did or no way The Cape can "reappear" to a skyscraper roof top without powers? Why didn't they just give him powers or make the cape magical or...something...?
I'll keep watching cuz I have nothing better to do on my commute and I do hope it gets better, the way most shows do when they get more footing.
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Movie serial killers can do it. Why not a hero?
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Originally Posted by MisterTorgo
there is no way Max is "disappearing" from a chair in the middle of a group of bad guys like the way he did or no way The Cape can "reappear" to a skyscraper roof top without powers?
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Hell, Batman did it all the time.
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Originally Posted by Cowman
Movie serial killers can do it. Why not a hero?
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Signed. Actually I'm gonna chime in with a few comments.|
Originally Posted by NinjaPirate
The show felt so fantastically 80s.
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Someone upthread mentioned that because it was a superhero show she was predisposed to like it anyway. I'm so "this" too. Frankly I'd been looking forward to the premiere despite a measure of dread for it being horrible.
It wasn't horrible, but I agree with it feeling rushed and jammed. The show also feels a little gimmicky to me. I mean I know that's hard to say when one of your favorite characters is named Green Lantern 'cause the energy he wields is derived from a...uh..green lantern...but still. Perhaps if Cape's cape felt more like part of his costume and evocative of a presence like Batman or Daredevil try to exude, instead of an offensive/defensive weapon that just HAPPENS to wrap around you...AND be light and bulletproof...it'd feel less like a gimmick to me.
Oh and not to go off on a tangent, but bonus points to anyone who knows "the supercape of Nova!". Yes, Nova was a published character. I can say no more.
The characters seem okay but they REALLY need time to get fleshed out. Again, back to the "rushed, jammed" feel of the pilot. In short, I think we're off to a good, if not great, start. IMHO it'd be smart to start building up the rogues gallery and balancing those introes out with some character building. Don't be afraid of the "bad guy of the week" concept...it made the "Batman" TV series a household name for 40 years...but TV audiences are more sophisticated now and need - nay DEMAND! - some character development along with their "Biff, Bam, Pow!"
I wish you luck, Vince Farraday. We'll be checking you out from our headquarters.
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Very much word.|
Originally Posted by Starkweather
Oracle has NO idea how to keep a low profile, from driving around in a very non-conspicuous car and carrying around papers (what were they, flyers?) announcing who she is.
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Originally Posted by Starkweather
The hero is a dumb ***, who should have died with the first knife shot at him from that incredibly inconvievable machine.
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Originally Posted by Starkweather
And how does 'time' flow in that world anyways? It looked like he was able to master the cape, escape artistry, disapearing in smoke, hypnotism, and "dwarf-quan-do" in a matter of days, yet it takes that council man 5-10 minutes to even begin to eat his meal!
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But hey, I don't think your comments are overly critical...just things superheroic fans tend to overlook IMHO.
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