Jul
17
“Birds of Prey” — the short-lived WB series loosely based on the DC comic book — hit DVD earlier this week. I remember watching the first few of episodes back in 2002 during the one and only month that pissed away money on cable TV; I chalk that up to being “young and foolish.” After I’ve finished watching the entire series (I believe it had a 14-episode run), I’ll post a full review. I only revisited the first two eps last night.
In short, the series is set in the near future. Batman’s vanished from New Gotham, but his daughter Helena Kyle — played by the equisite beauty Ashley Scott — has continued Batty’s endless war on crime. Calling herself The Huntress, she kicks bad people in the head and bickers with her mentor — wheelchair-bound former Batgirl, Barbara Gordon (Dina Meyer). Huntress also takes after her mother, Seline Kyle, in that she possess some cat-like or Catwoman-like abilities: her pupils change shape, she has superhuman reflexes, and there’s a feline snarling sound when she’s doing something catty.
I can’t really speak to the overall quality of the series yet. Thus far, I’m liking the different kind of energy the female leads bring to the proceedings. In a male-dominated medium, it’s refreshing to see chick superheroes who don’t take their jobs so damn seriously. Or maybe I’m just burned out on brooding, solitary and kinda boring men in tights.
What’s even more enjoyable about the series is seeing Ashley Scott in all manner of tight, and sometimes midriff-baring outfits. She doesn’t wear the Huntress’ traditional costume while out on patrol, alas, opting for a low-cut black bodysuit with a trenchcoat. But her street clothes more than make up for her fairly conservative crime-fighting attire.
I could leer at this poor woman all day. I remember I saw her at the grocery store one time, and nearly fainted. Tragically, she was with her husband at the time, but according to her IMDb page, she’s since divorced — wawaweewah!
Now for some damn reason, Ms. Scott doesn’t seem to be getting very good roles these days. Who wouldn’t want the girl that played Gigolo Jane in their movie or TV show? Yeesh, I remember reading that her role in that crapola “Friends” spin-off “Joey” was recast once the pilot had been picked up. I’ve only seen her — albeit briefly — in “S.W.A.T.” since “Birds of Prey” went off the air.
No, she’s not a terribly good actress, but neither is Jessica Alba. And Ms. Alba was also on a short-lived TV series, that being “Dark Angel,” before achieving mega-fame by pretending to be a blonde in dozens of movies. I believe Ashley Scott is actually blonde in real life, although she’s relentlessly hot as a brunette on “Birds of Prey.”
Simply put, I want more eyefuls of Ashley Scott. I’ve got a dozen or so more episodes of “Birds of Prey,” and then that’s it. I’m sure as hell not going to rent “The Kingdom” or “Strange Wilderness” to see more of her. I might be crazy about her, but I’m not insane. She just needs more roles, better roles, roles involving “adult situations” or “brief sensuality” especially.
-Brad Lohan
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When I first read the headline, I thought you meant “…in her acting classes,” and I wholeheartedly agreed with you. Then I read the whole post and I didn’t agree so much anymore.
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