What made "Heroes" special was that it focused on the lives and inner struggles of the central cast as they discovered they had super-human abilities.

Aside from some comic book art, there were none of the staples of the comic book sub-genre; no capes, tights or wearing underwear as outerwear. Now, though, NBC is taking the opposite approach in its latest pilot, "The Cape."

The show, which has been given a pilot order, revolves around the exploits of a disgraced cop named Vince Faraday. In order to clear his name, Faraday dons a cape and goes out into the streets as a comic book-style crime fighter.

During his adventures, he also will struggle with his own personal troubles as he searches for a way to be reunited with his son, according to the network.

Former "ER" star David Lyons has been cast as Faraday. During his days on the one-time NBC signature program, the Australian actor played Dr. Simon Brenner.

The pilot will be directed by Simon West, who directed the pilot episode for the comic book-inspired "Human Target" for Fox. That pilot was picked up, and after having much of the original mythology re-invented, is now part of their action-adventure lineup, although the show has struggled in the ratings as of late and is not considered my most to be a "genre" program.