The Cape, NBC's latest experiment in the superhero narrative, aired its last adventure on Monday, clocking out at a mere nine televised episodes. In honor of The Cape's idosyncratic insanity, here are 10 more ridiculous science fiction programs that failed to make it big.

When I spoke with Vinnie Jones at Comic-Con last summer, he seemed fairly sanguine about The Cape's prospects of becoming The Next Big Thing (I kept my opinion to myself, as Vinnie Jones could easily wear my aorta as a hat). The Cape's tenth and final episode will stream online sometime this month.

Here are 10 other scifi shows that went so high concept they touched the stars...and died in the cold, unforgiving vacuum of space.