This Is What’s Taking Heroes’ Place
Behold the preview for NBC’s new superhero show The Cape:
Um, am I totally jaded by three godawful seasons of Heroes, or does that look not bad? I mean, it’s not Masterpiece Theatre or anything, but you’ve a basic Batman story, some faux superpowers thanks to the “spider-silk” cape and some wacky circus dudes (they totally ripped that off Heroes!), a bit of humor, but it also takes itself more seriously than Heroes did at any point after season 1. Also: Summer Glau. I’m kind of looking forward to it. I think. Again, I can’t tell for sure.. Heroes has messed me up so bad, I don’t even trust myself any more. Thanks to Jeffrey G. for the tip.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.