Pilot (Birds of Prey)
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| “Pilot” | |
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| Birds of Prey episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 01 Episode 01 |
| Guest stars | Chris Ellis as Larry Ketterly Shawn Christian as Wade Brixton Aaron Paul as Jerry Brent Sexton as Detective McNally With Mark Hamill as the voice of The Joker |
| Written by | Laeta Kalogridis |
| Directed by | Brian Robbins |
| Original airdate | October 9, 2002 |
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| "Unaired Pilot" | "Slick" |
| Birds of Prey | |
Pilot is the first episode of The WB television series Birds of Prey. The episode aired on October 9, 2002.
[edit] Summary
After Batman dismantles the Joker's criminal empire, the mad villain takes his revenge of the Caped Crusader by killing Catwoman, his one true love, and paralysing Batgirl Barbara Gordon.
Seven years later, Barbara, now known as Oracle, and the Huntress, Helena Kyle, the child Batman never knew he had, are Gotham's protectors. Fighting crime by night from a secret lair hidden in the New Gotham clocktower. They are joined by Dinah, a metahuman with psychic abilities, drawn to the city by powerful visions of the tragedies that befell Barbara and Helena on the night of Joker's revenge.
The three must investigate a string of bizarre suicides, while Helena must contend with New Gotham Detective Reese, determined to unravel her secrets, and court mandated psychiatric appointments with Dr. Harleen Quinzel. A therapist hiding sinister secrets of her own.
[edit] Notes
- The premiere on October 9, 2002 included 10 minutes of extra footage. Repeat airings of the pilot were cut down to fit the normal one-hour time slot.
- The Clocktower's elevator is activated by entering the code "82591" on the keypad. Dinah reads this combination, as well as the clocktower's location, from Helena's mind.
- Mark Hamill lends his voice as the Joker in the beginning of the episode, which was dubbed over the performance of Roger Stoneburger. Hamill has voiced the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series.
- This is the first appearance of two recurring characters: Wade Brixton (Shawn Christian), another teacher at New Gotham High and love interest for Barbara; and Detective McNally (Brent Sexton), Detective Reese's partner in the New Gotham PD.
