Summer Glau becomes a blogger, for TV
Summer Glau really is truly one of us. The Firefly, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dollhouse
star is going to play a blogger in the pilot for the new series The
Cape. That sigh you hear is geeks everywhere loving her even more.
And, get this, she is not just any blogger –
nope, Summer is a crime-fighting blogger. Oh, oh, just like me! I, too,
am a crime-fighting blogger. Except, not so much the crime-fighting
part. Unless by “crime” you mean things in the media that make me mad
and by “fighting” you mean writing snarky things about said maddening
things and then hitting “publish.” Also, I can’t do the
splits.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the NBC drama follows a former cop (played by Aussie newcomer and ER alum David Lyons)
who was set up for a crime and to avenge his name dons a mask and – we
can only assume – cape to become The Cape. Summer will play Orwell, “a
cute and intrepid investigative blogger who fearlessly goes after
corrupt cops and costumed bad guys.”
Wow,
a blogger named Orwell? Now if only she was born in 1984. But what we
do know about Orwell is that she “gets physical and is quite capable of
kicking ass.” Well, clearly, that will be a stretch for Summer. We’ve
never seen her kick any ass ... oh, wait.
So, what do you think? Is Summer a convincing blogger? A more convincing ass kicker? Also, Summer, if you need any help researching bloggers, please, feel free to call me. I am here to help.
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I'd be so much more excited
I'd be so much more excited if it was Eliza Dushku... But Summer will do fine for now ;)
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3 episodes!!! That's how
3 episodes!!! That's how many will air before it gets pulled.
sorry.
I'm afraid I have to agree.
I'm more optimistic!
Kiss of death?
Gotta say, love Summer Glau, but she does have an amazing ability to pick (great) tv shows that get canned really quickly
Firefly, terminator, dollhouse- if they managed to make it past the first season, they struggled the whole way...
I'm gonna be optimistic, and give it a whole season before it gets canned- there are shows with worse premises that made it- eg 'transgenic mutant super fighting ass-kicking bicycle courier meets wheelchair-bound, establishment-hating technology wizard and they decide to fight crime (and the evil corporation that made her so awesome) together. Did I mention that it was in a post-apocalyptic world?' (Dark Angel)
'You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough' Mae West
Ha I said the same thing
Ha I said the same thing about her Dollhouse castmate Eliza Dushku.I'm surprised the network even aired the whole season of that show.
"Tell me,do you really think you go to hell for having loved?" - Rufus Wainwright
Shhh!!!!
To all you pessimists, please stop. I'd like to live in my denial a little while longer!
You know what this means to me? The Cape/The Guild crossover. I can see it now: Orwell, in the process of fighting the good fight, comes across someone on a forum calling herself Codex...
mm..
I'd love to watch it with her ! :)
Although I think..Sarah Connor chronicles deserved 2-3 episodes more to end the story..Hope they dont do that here...and cancel it..