Last week, “The Cape” made its debut on NBC. Reaction was mixed from the Slice crew and on our voice mail show, though most who saw it said the series has potential.
If you’re on the fence about the show, comments made by creator Tom Wheeler may keep you tuning in for the next couple of weeks.
At the recent TCAs, Wheeler said the show will get a bit weirder and scarier in the upcoming weeks.
“I think we also are beginning to see we can capture different tones,” Wheeler told the audience. “One episode might have a science fiction feel to it. We just finished a two-parter that has a very gothic feel to it and was truly frightening.”
“We’re throwing open our arms to all audiences,” Wheeler said. “Initially it’s this comic-book show, but what we’re finding is you can be a fan of many different genres and there’s a door open to you. There’s a romantic storyline about this couple that’s in love. You see in flashbacks, we root for this couple to get together. There’s suspense and mystery. There’s almost an X-Files feeling to one episode we just finished. It’s just really scary and intense. The comic-book fan can drop in and have a great ride with really colorful villains. If you want some great drama, there’s more than enough for you.”
Fans of Summer Glau can take heart that the series will soon delve more into her character of Orwell.
“Every episode we’re finding out more of what she’s capable of,” Glau said. “Right now I’m shooting an episode that is going to reveal a very big clue into her backstory. I had a great time. It’s really opening up her world.”
“We’ll see the Cape and Scales [Vinnie Jones] battling on top of a train,” Wheeler said. “We introduce Peter Fleming [James Frain] and Scales in the pilot, but we get to deliver them in this nice rollout. They get an opportunity to shine and take over an episode.”
Wheeler also says the unusual cape of the title will be a focus in an upcoming storyline.
“We establish in an upcoming episode how long this particular cape has been around,” Wheeler said. “It’s kind of like a samurai sword.”
Wheeler also wants to encourage non-comic-book fans to watch. He thinks the story of Dana Faraday (Jennifer Ferrin) is a good hook for them. “The thing about Dana Faraday is you don’t have to be a superhero fan to connect to her story, about a suddenly widowed woman who has to raise a son on her own and has to tackle this corrupt city,” Wheeler said. “Even if you’re not running to the comic-book store every Wednesday, it’s a way in for viewers to connect to a story that’s just as heroic as Vince Faraday’s story.”
@Michael Hickerson : obviously you made a typo. Summer Glau’s character is Orwell and not Orson.
I love Orson Welles who directed one if the greatest movie of all times (Citizen Kane) but i love also Summer Glau.
The first two hours lost me forever. Flat, dull, boring, disjointed, silly, uninvolving.
I don’t get to see it until the day after air date, but I’ll continue to watch just to give it a chance. There were some elements to it that fell short(Glau’s character being one) but other areas(like the father/son relationship) that were actually pretty good. Probably wouldn’t take too much to whip it into shape. One thing I thought about it was that of all the programs on right now it is definitely unique.
I though it was crazy-awesome-fun. And I feel like I’ve gotta reiterate the fact that VINNIE JONES FIGHTS A MIDGET!!!
For one, unlike “Family”-something something, it wasn’t dumbed down to a family friendly/silly comedies-demographic.
And I found the concept pretty..interessant.
Like a good indie super hero comic.
About time we got some tv worth watching, lets get back to the gritty stuff. Adventure and action not kid stuff you see on saturday mornings!!!!!!!!
Posting again after just watching last nights eppy. It seemed to pick up from the first couple of episodes. Toward the end with the Cape talking to his son on the roof it felt a little like Batman/Superman. Would love to see it go the distance.
The Cape is certainly more fun than most anything else on television. We certainly don’t need another law or cop drama. Those shows are a dime a dozen, while their is nothing else like The Cape on television.