Yesterday morning, I woke up with an incredibly annoying hangover. It was one of those hangovers where you find yourself in a dark room with a cold wet towel on your forehead, swearing that you will never consume any sort of alcohol ever again. Uninspired by what was on TV; I decided to see what was on demand.

Remember seeing previews for NBC's new superhero drama "The Cape", I decided to give it a try. I typically gravitate toward any “cape crusader” series, but as of left, the television shows have lacked originality or what originality they do have quickly fizzles out is replaced with trite dialogue and inconsistent character development/plot lines. However, if the plot sucks and is generally unbearable, then at least I can stare at a hot man in a spandex costume for an hour. 

I watched the "Pilot" episode and the follow up episode "Tarot". Overall, I was pretty satisfied with the show. When I first started watching the show I saw far too many parallels to other comic book/super hero story lines. Vince Faraday (David Lyons) works as a cop in Palm City - a generic made up city wrought with corrupt police officers and crime, not unlike Gotham or Metropolis. An evil power-seeking CEO named Flemming (James Frain) - somewhat similar to the infamous Lex Luthor - is attempting to take over Palm City, one bureaucratic office at a time. Flemming frames Faraday for a whole slue of nasty crimes. Believed to be dead, Faraday shacks up with a troupe of circus criminals led by the ostentatious and comedic Max Malini (Keith David). There ringmaster Malini instructs Faraday on the art of illusion, disappearance, and more all with the use of a “cape”. Faraday is also aided in her endeavors by a blogger in hiding named Orwell (Summer Glau) who serves as the tech guru and genius behind the operation.

Overall, the show wasn’t as terrible and crappy as I thought it would be. Though in many respects the show mimics classic storylines of some many other superhero shows/comics/movies, The Cape deviates just enough to engage me and keep me watching. The supporting cast is going to be crucial in the success of this show as well as the nuanced plot twists the creators decide to include. Also it will be crucial it include more moments of sexiness of David Lyons ... I'm just saying.