November 9, 2010 11:58 AM

Upon entering the writer's room three very important components come into view. First: our comic book library. The tall built-in shelving along the far wall of the room contains rows and rows of Batman, Daredevil, Superman, Doc Savage, Shadow, Spirit, X-Men, and Captain America; trades lined cover-to-cover, issues propped facing forward. Second: our conference table. This is where we sit for hours on end hashing out stories and pitching ideas. Third, and most important, are the boards.  

October 24, 2010 6:19 PM

Before there can be a shoot, there must be a script. Before there can be a script, there must be a story. How do you go from several storytellers to one story?

Before there can be a story, there's "What if...?" In the writer's room, those are the two words that begin everything.

 

October 11, 2010 6:43 PM

It was over a month since I got the phone call from my agent that changed everything. From that moment on I was alight with excitement, apprehension, and curiosity. What was the writer's room going to be like? Who else was going to be in it? What, exactly, would we be doing in there?

 

October 9, 2010 10:38 AM

 

October 9, 2010 10:31 AM

Hey everybody, Tom here. It's finally happening! Today was the first day of filming of Episode 2 of The Cape! I've been peeking around the boards here and figured this was an appropriate moment to catch everybody up, answer some questions, etc... I've been reading everything and I thank you guys again for your enthusiasm, great ideas and curiosity. We're doing all we can to create the most distinctive, compelling, exciting, comic book show on TV.

 

September 27, 2010 10:50 AM

The early stages of development on a brand new show like The Cape provide a veritable creative playground for all involved.  The opportunity to create and populate an entirely new world is both exciting and downright fun.  One critical step in that process is visually translating the creator's conception of the characters into what is known as "Concept Art."  An artist provides his or her rendition of various characters, shaping the drawings to match the writer's vision as closely as possible.  This Concept Art then allows for people such as costume and set designers to hair and makeup artists, among others, to get on the same page with regard to the look and feel of the characters.  Check out this cool gallery of some of the early explorations of characters like The Cape, Orwell and others.  And check back again soon, as there's more to come!   

September 24, 2010 2:03 PM

Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Cape comic book!  A companion to the upcoming television series, The Cape, set to premiere on NBC in early 2011, the comic book was written by The Cape creator, Tom Wheeler, and illustrated by Dennis Calero with cover art by John Cassidy.  This issue of The Cape comic is the first in a series that will be written by Tom and the writing staff and published in the upcoming weeks and months.  We hope you will enjoy reading about The Cape's adventures! Read More.  

September 19, 2010 6:23 PM

Keto vs. The Climb: Adventures from The Cape Writers Room

"Keto vs. The Climb" chronicles the trials and observations of Keto Shimizu, Staff Writer on "The Cape." Hailing from the boonies of Vermont and a graduate of Emerson College, Keto rolled into Los Angeles with dreams of becoming a writer/director. After a few years of juggling post-production day jobs with a writing regimen, Keto was selected to be one of 8 writers in NBC/Universal's "Writers on the Verge" program. A novice in the world of network television, Keto approaches the writers room a sponge, ready to soak up the experience. The following blog is an attempt to wring out that sponge from time to time, to take note of the unique and enlightening moments that comprise the day-to-day of a writer's room.