I've written reviews for the two seasons of "Birdgirl" but now it looks unlikely that the show will return I thought I'd put something here, against the shows main page.
Unlike a lot of reviewers, I had no previous relationship with "Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law", so didn't spend any time comparing this show to that one. Judged on its own merits I found an initially giddy series that eventually settled down into one I was rather enjoying by its end.
Judy Sebben (Paget Brewster) inherits her late fathers' multinational business, a task she seems ill-equipped for. The transition is complicated further by the fact that Judy is, in fact, Birdgirl, vigilante masked crimefighter. Judy struggles to balance the two roles with the help of her friends and co-workers, Meredith (Negin Farsad), Charlie (Lorelei Ramirez), her assistant Gillian (Kether Donohue) and office masseur Paul (Tony Hale).
I liked the animation style of "Birdgirl". It's similar to the classic Hanna-Barbera style, but digital and a touch less line heavy. The movement in the animation often apes that style too, in a way that pleased me. I liked the vocal performances also. Particularly Brewster, and a turn from John Doman that is a lot of fun.
I can understand anyone shook off by the first episode, it's a chaotic blend of ideas and moments and does little to introduce who the characters are. To say the show is called "Birdgirl" it's not as interested in that side of Judy's life as it is the business - and changes at Sebben and Sebben make up most of the six plots in this first run. The second episode, which I seem to recall was the "all nighter" episode, rather than the "Sharebear" one was much better, and as I settled into to the reveals about who the characters are that came across the six episodes, my enjoyment increased exponentially.
Though I can't see a confirmed cancellation anywhere, it does look increasingly like this is the end of the run for "Birdgirl" and, to be honest, I think maybe that's for the best. I would still like to investigate "Harvey Birdman", which is also on the Channel Four streaming service in the UK, so it is available to me at the moment.
