1. Terminal53

   10

   This is the best new series I have seen in years. Reminiscent of The Shadow, with a good dose of quirky humour and story. Also graced with great actors and an originality lacking in many television shows today.… Expand

   • Helpful? 3 of 3 users said Yes.
2. Smed

   8

   It Sure got some flaws! But that said i think if you look past the at times cheesy dialog and the obvious batman reference it's actually good entertainment.… Expand

   • Helpful? 1 of 1 users said Yes.
3. JThomas411

   6

   NBC's superhero drama is too thoroughly coated in cheese to be anything but a self-aware attempt to have fun with the superhero genre. The big question is: does it work? If the first two episodes are any indication the answer is that yes, it occasionally works, but it has a long way to go in order to succeed. The show's biggest immediate problem is the overall tone and how wildly it shifts from one side to the other. There are times that it tries to be serious, with Summer Glau's Orwell deftly maneuvering her way through computer touchscreens and David Lyon's Vince Farrady having flashbacks to the happy times before he is forced to go under the mask. Then, it quickly shifts to goofy scenes involving Keith David's underground sideshow characters. This is a show that clearly wants to emulate comic books, but it doesn't yet know which comic book it wants to be. You can't go from dark, serious stories to wacky, over-the-top heists within the same episode, and that is what the cape is trying to accomplish. At the same time the acting is solid, James Frain is a lot of fun as the villain Chess and Vinnie Jones is a blast as Scales. This show has potential, but will it last long enough to improve? Difficult to say at this point, but hopefully it will get a shot. It's daring to be different, and that's something to be lauded.… Expand

   • Helpful? 3 of 4 users said Yes.
4. Spyke

   3

   I was so excited to hear about a new Superhero TV show until I watched it!
   
   The show felt like a quick Heroes replacement. The acting is not bad but it's not brilliant, the visual effects are what you would expect from a television show of this sort.
   
   The pacing of the show is awful, they jumped into it way to quickly. As for the actual character that is The Cape is far to like Nolan's version of Batman something they have carried through with some of the shots in the show.
   
   I have no real opinion on The Cape's costume but his villain's outfit is far from fantastic, it has to be the worst outfit I have seen. Plus Vinnie Jones is not a very good actor especially a superhero's villain!… Expand

   • Helpful? 2 of 3 users said Yes.

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