http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_(TV_series)
Despite high ratings, the show was not very successful and was cancelled after 13 episodes, unlike the wildly successful "Smallville."
So how might we have made this show successful?
One idea I've got is a better explanation for Batman not being in Gotham anymore. Apparently the Joker killed Selina Kyle (Catwoman, who bore Batman a daughter in this continuity) and Batman, grief-stricken, left the city.
I remember people complaining that this made Batman into a wimp--he basically ran away.
So here's my thought: The Joker kills Selina Kyle, then Batman flips out and kills him. Batman then has a Heroic BSOD and retires--the modern explanation for Batman's no-kill policy is that he fears he won't be able to stop if he starts.
(This is explicitly stated in the "Under the Red Hood" animated film and in an alternate continuity where he kills off most of his Rogues Gallery and turns into a serial killer.)
This would make the series more popular with those who objected to its characterization of Batman, at the very least.
Despite high ratings, the show was not very successful and was cancelled after 13 episodes, unlike the wildly successful "Smallville."
So how might we have made this show successful?
One idea I've got is a better explanation for Batman not being in Gotham anymore. Apparently the Joker killed Selina Kyle (Catwoman, who bore Batman a daughter in this continuity) and Batman, grief-stricken, left the city.
I remember people complaining that this made Batman into a wimp--he basically ran away.
So here's my thought: The Joker kills Selina Kyle, then Batman flips out and kills him. Batman then has a Heroic BSOD and retires--the modern explanation for Batman's no-kill policy is that he fears he won't be able to stop if he starts.
(This is explicitly stated in the "Under the Red Hood" animated film and in an alternate continuity where he kills off most of his Rogues Gallery and turns into a serial killer.)
This would make the series more popular with those who objected to its characterization of Batman, at the very least.