Birds of Prey 

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.

Creator:

Laeta Kalogridis

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

Now 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:

black comedy | camp | antagonism | reference to batman | reference to catwoman | 

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Taglines:

Batman's daughter goes bad - and it feels so good.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Catwoman's costume is based on Michelle Pfeiffer's costume from Batman Returns (1992) with her damaged costume and with her hair showing.

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Quotes

Barbara Gordon: Looks like our Wallwalker's neuro-electrical pulse activates some kind of... molecular dispersion. That's what enables him to pass through inanimate objects.
Helena Kyle: And here I just thought he was just really skinny...

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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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Alternate Versions

The final two episodes were combined into a 2-hour TV movie for broadcast on The WB as the series finale. When aired on Space Channel in Canada several months later, the episodes were broadcast separately.

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Connections

References Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

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Soundtracks

Revolution
Performed by Aimee Allen
Episode: {all episodes}

User Reviews

A comic book fan....

The show had a good start. Some comic book fans are groaning because they strayed from the comic book storyline. Most are glad to see that the series exists.

Dina Meyer gave a strong performance as Barbara Gordon. She was a believable leader of the crime fighting trio. The other characters still need to settle in their new roles a bit. Ashley Scott has a good start with her Huntress metahuman abilities. She had decent fight scenes. Dinah (Rachel Skarsten) will probably draw in younger viewers to the show.

Harley Quinn is a character that should be used like in the Batman cartoon, otherwise this is a waste of a character. Mia Sara's portrayal is too sinister so far. It left me asking when the Harley Quinn we know and love will pop up. Possibly, this might happen when she sees the Joker? (I wonder what Kevin Smith thinks....)

Kudos for using Mark Hamill as the voice of the Joker.

I like that Batman is hidden in the shadows, because it builds up mystery for the dark knight. This is not the "Batman" show. Its about characters that have a connection to Batman and Gotham City.

I'm hoping Birds of Prey gets a chance this season to build up its storyline. This WB show probably has the ability to knock UPN's Buffy out in the same timeslot. Its is fresh and probably has a following started already. (Its also filling the void leftover from the cancellation of Witchblade).

I will be tuning in next week....

For those who don't follow the comic books:

1. Barbara's reason for being in a wheelchair was shown almost like it was in the tradepaper back "The Killing Joke". The Joker was trying to drive her father, Commissioner Gordon, mad not Batman.

2. In the Birds of Prey comic, Huntress is Helena Bertinelli. Her family was gunned down by a rival mob organization. The Batman/Catwoman story was used to pull in viewers who were not familiar with the charaters. (Its possible that this was mentioned in an alternate comic book timeline). They've tamed down her outfit (like the Xmen movie) to make it less "comical" and more "real world".

3. Dinah Lance was the Black Canary, who is the third member. The Dinah Lance in the tv series is a bit young. This will probably be explained in a future episode.....

4. Don't expect to see much of Batman, he's not a main player in the comic book series. He's more of a guest star.

If you want to know the real deal, get "Black Canary/Oracle/Huntress: Birds of Prey" Book 1 if you still can.....

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 (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color