First post of the new year
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quark101Happy New Year. I had this thing sitting in a tab since 2pm.
See last post for info on the characters.
I'm not really good with giving reviews and such on TV series, so I'm just going to give my thought about the Bords of Prey TV series. It really wasn't too bad. It was better than I expected.
I'm not going to go into great detail about most of the series - just the first episode, really. If I do, it'll get way too long. I do talk a bit about the last episodes, so - if you think it counts - spoiler warning.
The series begins with the origins of Huntress and Oracle, along with background on Dinah. To get back at Batman, the Joker hires someone to murder Selina Kyle in front of her daughter, Helena. The same night, the Joker shoots Barbara, paralyzing her. At the same time, miles away, Dinah has a dream of the two incidents.
Years later, Dinah moves to New Gotham to find Helena and Barbara and start a new life. Babs and Helena are also re-introduced. Babs is a schoolteacher. Helena is in therapy for anger management (for doing crime-fighting out of costume). Babs, Alfred and Dinah live in the clocktower. Helena lives in an apartment above the bar she works at as a bartender.
All in all, it's an okay beginning. It sets up the series. And while I wasn't too sure about it, it ended up not too bad. I likeed Huntress' character. She's different from both of her comics characters. But, I really liked her. I wasn't too sure about Babs, but that was more of a personal preference. She didn't look too much like the Babs I'd envisioned. However, I got used to that fast. I think she makes a decent Barbara Gordon. Dinah isn't really too bad. At first, I didn't really know what to think of teenage Dinah, but was open to it. As the show went on, I got more and more used to her. Compared to the fisrt episode, Dinah at the end of the series had really grown as a character.
Throughout the series, the relationship between Huntress and Dectective Reese establishes itself. It's kinda obvious those two will get together. But, it is somewhat believable. To me at least. Helena doesn't tell him her super hero name until around the fourth episode. She doesn't tell him her real name until the 11th episode. By this episode, they're relationship is definitely romantic. Up 'til now, thry're relationship was somewhat rocky. They had a partnership, both hunting down meta criminals. By the final episode, they kiss.
Also, there's a relationship between Babs and Wade, a fellow teacher. They're relasionship is more like the typical one you get when a super with a secret ID dates a normal person who doesn't know their super ID. Babs constantly canceling their dates and such puts a strain on their relationship. Wade's parents disapproving her because of her paralysis does so, too. Alfred puts an end to Babs' secret by inviting Wade to the clocktower, giving away her secret. After an initial rejection of Oracle, Wade comes around and accepts Babs' life as a crimefighter.
Each episode has a meta-criminal of the week, but nearly all of them are working for Harley. Dr. Harleen Quinzel in the big bad guy of the series. She works behind-the-scenes, working to get her Mr. J back. She was the Joker's lover, but not his sidekick. She is insane, but it doesn't become too obvious untilthe final two episodes.
The last two episodes were really good. Harley Quinn had someone build a machine to transfer a metahuman's power to her. She gained the ability of hypnosis, and took over New Gotham using Babs' tech in the clocktower.
Yeah, there are some cheesy special effects. Oracle's tech isn't really that bad. It's actually pretty neat. The effect where Huntress uses her meta powers is where's it's really noticeable. Whenever she does, her eyes become cat-like and there's always a close-up of one of them changing. While the hand-to-hand combat isn't too bad, there's sometimes the Matrix-like stuff.
Every episode ends with the three (minus Dinah for the first episode) talking on the ledge on the clocktower in front of the clock. Often giving the Moral of the Episode, or some sort of insight.
There are references to Smallville (meteor shower, etc). According to wiki, this series was supposed to be set in the same universe as Smallville. Considering that Smallville is (IMO) not very good anymore (to put it lightly), I don't really mind. Dick, Jason, and Tim are mentioned, as is Bruce, but not shown.
Overall, it wasn't too bad.
Gotham Girls.
Wasn't too bad. The animation was okay for a web-animated series in the first season. For most of the second season, the audio and lip-movement didn't match up. The third season was really good. The animation had really improved. It was good.
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See last post for info on the characters.
I'm not really good with giving reviews and such on TV series, so I'm just going to give my thought about the Bords of Prey TV series. It really wasn't too bad. It was better than I expected.
I'm not going to go into great detail about most of the series - just the first episode, really. If I do, it'll get way too long. I do talk a bit about the last episodes, so - if you think it counts - spoiler warning.
The series begins with the origins of Huntress and Oracle, along with background on Dinah. To get back at Batman, the Joker hires someone to murder Selina Kyle in front of her daughter, Helena. The same night, the Joker shoots Barbara, paralyzing her. At the same time, miles away, Dinah has a dream of the two incidents.
Years later, Dinah moves to New Gotham to find Helena and Barbara and start a new life. Babs and Helena are also re-introduced. Babs is a schoolteacher. Helena is in therapy for anger management (for doing crime-fighting out of costume). Babs, Alfred and Dinah live in the clocktower. Helena lives in an apartment above the bar she works at as a bartender.
All in all, it's an okay beginning. It sets up the series. And while I wasn't too sure about it, it ended up not too bad. I likeed Huntress' character. She's different from both of her comics characters. But, I really liked her. I wasn't too sure about Babs, but that was more of a personal preference. She didn't look too much like the Babs I'd envisioned. However, I got used to that fast. I think she makes a decent Barbara Gordon. Dinah isn't really too bad. At first, I didn't really know what to think of teenage Dinah, but was open to it. As the show went on, I got more and more used to her. Compared to the fisrt episode, Dinah at the end of the series had really grown as a character.
Throughout the series, the relationship between Huntress and Dectective Reese establishes itself. It's kinda obvious those two will get together. But, it is somewhat believable. To me at least. Helena doesn't tell him her super hero name until around the fourth episode. She doesn't tell him her real name until the 11th episode. By this episode, they're relationship is definitely romantic. Up 'til now, thry're relationship was somewhat rocky. They had a partnership, both hunting down meta criminals. By the final episode, they kiss.
Also, there's a relationship between Babs and Wade, a fellow teacher. They're relasionship is more like the typical one you get when a super with a secret ID dates a normal person who doesn't know their super ID. Babs constantly canceling their dates and such puts a strain on their relationship. Wade's parents disapproving her because of her paralysis does so, too. Alfred puts an end to Babs' secret by inviting Wade to the clocktower, giving away her secret. After an initial rejection of Oracle, Wade comes around and accepts Babs' life as a crimefighter.
Each episode has a meta-criminal of the week, but nearly all of them are working for Harley. Dr. Harleen Quinzel in the big bad guy of the series. She works behind-the-scenes, working to get her Mr. J back. She was the Joker's lover, but not his sidekick. She is insane, but it doesn't become too obvious untilthe final two episodes.
The last two episodes were really good. Harley Quinn had someone build a machine to transfer a metahuman's power to her. She gained the ability of hypnosis, and took over New Gotham using Babs' tech in the clocktower.
Yeah, there are some cheesy special effects. Oracle's tech isn't really that bad. It's actually pretty neat. The effect where Huntress uses her meta powers is where's it's really noticeable. Whenever she does, her eyes become cat-like and there's always a close-up of one of them changing. While the hand-to-hand combat isn't too bad, there's sometimes the Matrix-like stuff.
Every episode ends with the three (minus Dinah for the first episode) talking on the ledge on the clocktower in front of the clock. Often giving the Moral of the Episode, or some sort of insight.
There are references to Smallville (meteor shower, etc). According to wiki, this series was supposed to be set in the same universe as Smallville. Considering that Smallville is (IMO) not very good anymore (to put it lightly), I don't really mind. Dick, Jason, and Tim are mentioned, as is Bruce, but not shown.
Overall, it wasn't too bad.
Gotham Girls.
Wasn't too bad. The animation was okay for a web-animated series in the first season. For most of the second season, the audio and lip-movement didn't match up. The third season was really good. The animation had really improved. It was good.
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