Birds of Prey (2002–2003)

In the future, long after the Batman has driven himself into exile, his legacy lives on in the form of the Birds of Prey--Black Canary, Oracle, and the Huntress.

Stars:

Ashley Scott, Dina Meyer, Rachel Skarsten

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Ashley Scott	...	Helena Kyle (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
Dina Meyer	...	Barbara Gordon (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
Rachel Skarsten	...	Dinah Lance (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
Shemar Moore	...	Jesse Reese (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ian Abercrombie	...	Alfred Pennyworth (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mia Sara	...	Dr. Harleen Quinzel (13 episodes, 2002-2003)
Shawn Christian	...	Wade Brixton (8 episodes, 2002-2003)

Storyline

New Gotham's Undercover Superhero Batman has disappeared leaving behind a daughter from his long-time love Catwoman. Her name is Helena the mysterious superhero known as "The Huntress". She has teamed up with the paralyzed hero "Batgirl" together they meet up with their next teammate Dinah Lance. Dinah is a telepath and psychic who had terrifying dreams about Batgirl's brutal accident. They must learn how to work together and become not only a team of superheroes but also a family.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | psychic | throwing disc | supernatural | night cityscape | 

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Taglines:

Batman's Little Girl Is All Grown Up.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

The WB Waner Home Entertainment - DVD site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

BOP

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television, DC Entertainment, Tollin/Robbins Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Helena Kyle is a combination of the comics' Silver Age (Helena Wayne) and Modern (Helena Bertinelli) Huntresses. She possesses Helena Wayne's genealogy and Helena Bertinelli's personality.

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Quotes

Helena Kyle: I like to look at the law as sort of a guideline, kind of a helpful suggestion.

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Crazy Credits

Although she is included in the opening credits of each episode, Mia Sara only appeared in about 1/3 of the episodes that were broadcast.

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Connections

Spun-off from Batman Returns (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Revolution"
Performed by Aimee Allen
Episode: {all episodes}

User Reviews

Really Really Good

There is a lot to say about this show, there really is. I remember watching this show when it first came on, the premise had intrigued me, and I was a comic book fan, so I was really alienated by watching a show with barbara gordon, it really is like watching Batman Beyond or the TAS or even the movies when comparing to the comics, but this is by no means a bad thing. Just as every reviewer has, the plot is about Batman and Catwoman, Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle's child and her affiliation with her mentor/ best friend Barbara Gordon who is now Oracle and the new addition to the team Dinah Lance, which so far it feels like an Elseworlds BOP comic, and that is exactly how it plays out. It revels in the mythology, but adding or taking anything away from it. For instance, the Catwoman and Batman portrayed are obviously Batman Returns material, which by all means isn't bad. Unless you're a fan of the mythos as presented in post-1986 DC, then you may have to adjust, for in reality it is an assembly of many things, No Man's Land's Earthquake for instance, but none of this bad, by all means it is far from it.

As a show, this is where things get interesting. It has a strong plot, good acting and writing, just about everyone agrees that Barbara Gordon is played very faithfully by Dina Meyer and so is Ian Abercrombie's Alfred Pennyworth. The show boasts a solid soundtrack, very solid in fact, the opening song "Revolution" and the final one'd "All the Things She Said" and "A Sorta Fairytale" are more than perfect fits. Visually it very dark leather clad everything in black cg Gotham which isn't bad, it has more of a cinematic touch for its 40 minute episodes.

The cast is great, actors and characters, but all in all, any good story has a fantastic ending, and boy does this show deliver, it delivers more than any show I have ever seen in fact, great pacing, and circular storytelling that is nowhere near trite, you easily you begin to believe in, cheer on for these character. You begin to love and hurt along with them.

I would actually be remiss not to point out the performance of both Harley Quinns, Mia Sara is fantastic, very visual and has a look, and Sherilynn Flynn who most likely would've been subtle, which may have worked equally as effective.

In the end, Birds of Prey was a great show, not just a good one, but a great one, maybe someday, we'll get to see what happens next to Batman's little girl all grown up.