DVD Review of Birds of Prey The Complete Series

Does anyone know if this is worth buying? I found some scenes on Youtube, but wasn't really impressed.

I'm thinkin about buyin it although I never really got into the show.

I have a really hard time recommending this show. Even though I'm a bit fuzzy on specifics,
I seem to recall the series being something of a disappointment. Yes, Dina Meyer did an
excellent job as Barbara\Batgirl\Oracle. Her performance actually anchored the show and
balanced some of the histrionics of the other performers. Ashley Scott made for a charismatic and sexy Huntress, but Rachel Skarsten often came off as whiney and annoying.
The concept was a bold and imaginative step, but the execution fell well short of the the
innovative premise. Most of the stories were bland, with unimaginative special effects that
resembled some of the lesser fare of the Sci-Fi Channel. I think the folks at the WB were
hoping to duplicate the success of "Charmed," with the female trio dynamic. However, the "Birds" cast lacked the chemistry of the "Charmed" cast, and the writing was not up to
the standard of "Charmed." This is a real shame, because, as stated in the review, the look
of show was dark and engrossing, much like the "Underworld" films. Having said all that, the show is definitely worth a look, although you may want to sample the Youtube clips before investing in the box.

I was pleased to see Harley Quinn in it, but IMO she was just played to straight. Once again, maybe I just sampled the wrong clips. Unfortuantely I don't think, ok I know, that the show wasn't well known enough that I will be able to sample the DVD from my local video store.

Netflix it yo.

I'm about 8 episodes into it. The cast is really good, but the stories are a bit dodgy. It's worth a look.

I remember this show when it was on the air. All of you are right though, but the title seemed off. Birds of Prey before it came on, I thought that it was the superhero group that was based on the comic. But to my delight it wasn't, what threw me off was the fact that Catwoman and Batman had a daughter. I don't ever recall that ever happened.
The stories are uninteresting, but through the small success that it had I thought we'll get to see an older Batman who faked his death.
It had a strong cast, but it needed better story lines to keep you griped. To bad though, but it is worth to buy the dvd set from what I read above.

just stick to A-team episodes, B.A Barakus kicks ass!!!

I know a few people that loved this show and are seriously pissed at the DVD's. They had a license problem getting the same music that was in the orignal series so the music has been recorded over and I heard the DVD transfer isn't very good. A buddy of mine said it looks like WB half ass put it together. Having only briefly watched it when it was on I can't comment to that but I thought it was worth mentioning.

I am concerned, however, if warner half ass put this together are they going to do the same thing with Witchblade that comes out next week? That's the one I'm picking up and will be just as pissed if they did.

Huntress was the daughter of Batman and Catwoman when the character was first introduced. That story line took place on Earth 2. (A sort of alternate reality of the DC Universe).

I enjoyed the show when it aired and definitely enjoy the DVD set, even though the music is definitely different. (Glad to read your post Hobbs. I thought I was going crazy on the music being different on the DVD).