The Cape....a good show gone wrong.

Seems like NBC is killing it's super hero drama "The Cape". Which is kind of a bummer for me. I have always had a soft spot for the super hero genre.

It would appear that the exploits of The Cape and his fight against the evil ARC Corporation and it's chairman Peter Flemming AKA: CHESS haven't really caught on with the fans. Some saw the show as a low rent Batman. Other apparently just had no time to give to a new show that never really developed its footing right off the bat.

For those who may have skipped the show the premise goes a little something like this.

Former cop Vince Faraday (David Lyons), after being framed as the evil genius Chess, takes matters into his own hands to bring down ARC and win back his family who think he's dead. In a world of crazy comic book bad guys the only thing Vince can do to regain his good name (and family) is to become his son Trip's favorite comic book hero....The Cape.  With the guidance of Orwell (the always lovely Summer Glau) and  the aide of the Carnival of Crime, Ringleader- Max Malini (Keith David), midget strongman- Rollo (Martin Klebba), acrobat- Raia (Izabella Miko) and hypnotist- Ruvi (Anil Kumar). Vince fights the good fight to bring the coruption in Palm City down to a resonable level and hopefully expose Peter Flemming (James Frain) and the ruthless psycho that he truely is.

Throw in Vinnie Jones, Richard Schiff, and other guest stars it was starting to shape up to be a fun show.

Viewers knew the end was near when NBC decided to cut the season order of episodes from 13 down to 10. Then came word that the final episode of the season (series?) probably won't even air. Seems NBC has decided to run the final episode as a special event...online only.  While no official word has been given yet if that final episode with wrap the story up or leave viewers hanging....I'm not holding my breath. This is the reason I don't like to get too invested in new shows. I gave this a shot since it seemed like a fun concept, had Summer Glau, was getting a good deal of publicity on the run up and oh yeah...it wasn't gonna be on FOX!

Now I just need to cross my fingers that my other favorite new show doesn't get canned early. Bring on the return of The Event!