Regular and Super Heroes

This week we will see more comic book super heroes on the television screen.  If Gotham was not enough this fall, you now have The CW's The Flash starting tonight.  I have not followed all the comic capers since my youth, but I expect this will be much more of the same. As with zombies and vampires, how many friendly capes do we need on television? Yes, this is supposed to be one of the better ones, yet I do not expect the bad ones to go away. The demand may soon be sated (as is happening on the silver screen as well if you need more evidence that new ideas have dried up).  

Luckily, The CW's Supernatural is also returning the same night for its 10th season with mortal heroes who are periodically angels and demons while battling angels and demons. It is still a unique show except for the copycat Grimm.  I know demon killing was also a comic book genre years ago, as was the adventures of two brothers fighting evil, yet this new set of "hearty" boys takes on the task with new gusto.  Fewer capes and more heavenly battles showing the complexities of now and the hereafter is what we need. 

Update:  I thought The Flash had a better premiere than Gotham, which had a clunky start with some stale and predictable dialogue. And luckily we did not need to know the backstory from The Arrow.  The Flash reminded me of the Spider-Man story with a clear explanation of what happened to the main character for him to gain new powers.  And even better, we have some idea what he will be facing since many more people are dealing with similar new powers. By the way, the Flash doesn't have a cape since his speed would tear it to shreds.