Dealing From the Bottom of the Deck “Kozmo” The Cape NBC, Monday, 9/10 PM Written by Craig Titley Directed by David Jackson “Don’t you ever shut up?” — Vince Clue number one for casting directors: do not make your villain look like the hero’s older brother, unless you’re trying to make some subtle point about two sides of the same coin. In tonight’s episode of The Cape, we are introduced to Gregor Molotov (seriously? Molotov? Is there an upcoming villain named “Scud”?) played by the always intense Thomas Kretschmann (FlashForward). Gregor is a bad-guy version of Vince Faraday — a student…
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The Cape: “Pilot” & “Tarot”
The Cape and The Crusader “Pilot” and “Tarot” The Cape NBC, Mondays, 9/10 PM “Pilot” and “Tarot” written by Tom Wheeler “Pilot” directed by Simon West “Tarot” directed by Deran Serafian “I thought this was going to be fun.” – Chess The one thing comic book heroes never seem to talk about is comic books. Now comes a hero who not only loves comic books, but explicitly adopts a comic book identity in order to fight crime. This idea could be played as ironic commentary, as farce, or as straight drama; for now, NBC is choosing the latter. I cannot…