Sneek Peek of Summer Glau as Orwell in The Cape

One thing you have to realize going into this is that it’s meant to be campy. Unlike Heroes — which took itself way too seriously — this show really does come off as a live-action comic book. There are guys with weird afflictions and nicknames to match; the hero’s disguise is almost as absurd as Superman’s. If you roll your eyes at classic comic books like Batman and Superman, then you won’t be amused one bit by The Cape. It’s not a show to be taken very seriously — it’s just meant to be fun, just not in the family-fun style of No Ordinary Family … and without super powers.

Although it won’t salve TSCC‘s wound, I am very much looking forward to The Cape, even if NBC can’t launch a new show to save it’s life, literally. Keith David and Summer Glau can make anything fun to watch. Plus I actually liked the preview.