# So did anyone catch Birds Of Prey? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-anyone-catch-birds-of-prey/157330 "2003-02-25T03:29:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-anyone-catch-birds-of-prey/157330/1 "2003-02-25T03:29:51Z")
Well I guess thats it. The show was a good concept but many of the episdoes were poorly executed. The cast was great on the other hand was dead on IMO. Ashley Scott was a great (and _hot_!) Helena Kyle. Dina Meyer was one heck of a Batgirl/Oracle I can’t think of anyone else who would have done it better. This last episode was the best one I’ve seen. They kept the annoying heart to heart moments to a minimum and had some very nice fighting to save the day. They summed everything up and left the door open. We also got a little hint about where Batman was, Alfred had a shot gun and we also got a… intimate moment between Ashley and the Mia. And its a shame this is the last because Mia Sara really was great this episode. She really reminded me of an old insane Batman villan. Its a shame to see this series go. It had a lot of potential and talent. Too bad they lacked the writing to make it great. _sigh_ I’m going to miss Ashley Scott… ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-anyone-catch-birds-of-prey/157330/2 "2003-02-25T06:43:14Z")
Somehow I missed the season finale. But my niece sent a link to a petition to try to get the network to put it on DVD. So I signed it. Shame about that show. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-anyone-catch-birds-of-prey/157330/3 "2003-02-25T08:42:10Z")
not great writing, but my what a Babe factor! Four hot ladies- one of 'em evil! But I kept seeing it advertised as the SEASON Finale’, not the Series Finale’. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-anyone-catch-birds-of-prey/157330/4 "2003-02-25T15:16:49Z")
I watched it - my reaction (like it was to all of the shows I caught) was great idea, terrible execution. They’ve written it as a friggin’ soap opera, for heaven’s sake! I am very disappointed in this show. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-anyone-catch-birds-of-prey/157330/5 "2003-02-25T16:06:58Z")
I did. In the U.S., it’s a federal offense to catch birds of prey. Now I know why, in their infinite mercy, they passed this law. ``` Maybe it had hot babe action, but it also had improbabilities like: "The clock tower is a fortress!" -- followed a few minutes later by two crime fighters swinging through the *huge* glass window. Not too many fortresses I know have huge glass windows. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-anyone-catch-birds-of-prey/157330/6 "2003-02-25T16:37:29Z")
Well I’m with **featherlou**. Good idea, but the writing was absolutely wretched. As for the last episode, I was pleased with it until the last three minutes. The fight scene was poorly choreographed and entirely too long. Mia Sara rocks, though I admit to being utterly stunned when I found out it was her on this show. Also, there is the bit about it completely trashing the already insane continuity in the DC universe. Oh, well.