One of the all time worst shows ever! So bad it crosses over to hilarious. A comedy classic, worth every second. David Lyons is a treasure.

Vince Faraday (David Lyons) is a cop who's been framed for murder leading him to fall off the grid and presumed dead. To reclaim his life and bring the criminals to justice, he takes on his son's favorite comic book superhero "The Cape". Max Malini (Keith David) is a circus ringleader of a gang of bank robbers. He mentors and trains Faraday. Meanwhile, investigative blogger Orwell (Summer Glau) wages war on crime and corruption in Palm City.While I appreciate the attempt to create a counter-superhero, it's too silly to have a hero whose only power is a supercape. It made him feel like a lower grade comic book character. The circus idea seems like fertile ground, but in the end, it's just too derivative. And while Summer Glau is a lovely girl, she's never been a deep actor. And this show do need her to do much more than being physical.

it's the best show i've seen in years, i loved it and hoping that they will release more seasons soon :) when i first saw it i thought it would be for kids but it appeared to be for adults with imagination. in the show there is a great accents mix between the British and the American accent. every episode is different "mostly" with different violents and different story. the writer is really good and he knows what he is writing. the director is really good and the lights and sounds are well chosen. so excited to see the next seasons and this show will be the only reason for me to bring a cable for the NBC channel. i wish for the cast all luck with the next season and keep the good work up.

PLOT: When nice guy family man cop Vince Faraday (David Lyons) is framed for crimes and murders he didn't commit by the criminal known only as Chess, he is forced to go underground, where he joins a rag tag group of circus criminals led by Max Malini (Keith David), who bestows upon him the cape, a mysterious object forged from a time long ago, endowed with magical properties. Determined to bring down the real Chess, Peter Fleming, the evil, corrupt businessman who tore his life apart and get back to his wife and son, Vince becomes the Cape (which incidentally was also the name of his son's favorite comic book superhero), and joins forces with the mysterious computer hacker Orwell (Summer Glau). This series had a lot of potential that was still untapped at the time of its all too early cancellation. True, there were flaws in the execution, which is sometimes to be expected in a debut season. As the lead, David Lyons was good despite not always having the best material to work with (the episodes that aired often had him going on about trying to get back to his family before going off to fight someone - and then talking about his family again afterwards), but he was often upstaged by the supporting cast; in particular veteran character actor Keith David, that burly, baritone voiced force of nature that he is, often devoured Lyons in their scenes together as his mentor. Another problem was some uneven casting in the Faraday family. Lyons definitely had solid chemistry with Jennifer Ferrin, who played his wife Dana, but Ryan Wynott, the child actor chosen to play their son Trip, was a blank. Surely there must have been better child actors who auditioned, because Wynott is incapable of expressing any genuine emotion, which hurt the storyline of Vince trying to get home because his son comes across as so devoid of emotion that he might as well be made of cardboard. That neither the son or wife could recognize Vince as the Cape despite not really changing his voice was also laughable. The introduction of Orwell having feelings for the Cape also came a bit late in the game and, honestly, one has to wonder how it could have gone anywhere when Vince was so steadfastly devoted to his wife. The series did have bright spots though. James Frain was appropriately slimy and chilling as the villain. Summer Glau offered strong support as Orwell the computer whiz. Why this poor woman seems cursed to appear in TV series that don't last is mind boggling. And, as already stated, Keith David brought a much needed breath of zest and panache to his role as Max. The action scenes were generally well done. What's all the more unfortunate is that the series was discontinued just when it was starting to find its groove. The two-part episode "The Lich" in which the Cape must rescue Orwell from a disfigured serial killer was genuinely creepy and kept you on the edge of your seat and showcased Vince's skills as a policeman while giving the 'family is strength' speech a rest. The last aired episode was an engaging undercover story with Vince impersonating an Australian criminal in order to access crucial information from the villains. Alas, it was too little too late, for the series is gone now. An unfortunate waste of a potentially good premise.