THE CAPE :: TV MAGIC OR JUST A CHEAP SIDESHOW?

BY CAMERON RAMSAY

NBCs new show "The Cape" (Mondays at 9pm) is a one hour comic book drama series that has been getting mixed reviews since it first premiered. Like many superhero shows there  is a ex-cop who has ended up on the wrong side of the law and who unexpectedly gains crime fighting super powers.

Where do all his abilities and good fortune come from? A mentor named Max Malini. There are many magic, mentalism and escape references scattered through the shows first three episodes. For example, the villain in episode three, "Kozmo," is a magician also who uses playing cards to kill. No one is not going to win a Emmy for this show, but it is a fun hour of television for comic book lovers, magicians, and anyone that likes sideshow history.