HBO Max's BIRDGIRL from Adult Swim (2021) 0

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Adult Swim, Paget Brewster will brings fans back to the world of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law with Birdgirl. In the new series, Paget voices Birdgirl (as well as her alter ego Judy Ken Sebben, daughter of Harvey Birdman character Phil Ken Sebben, who at the start of the series is presumed dead. In fact, the setup here might be somewhat similar to Harvey Birdman -- following his death, Judy's father left Birdgirl as CEO of his company. Note: Birdgirl, not Judy. He did not know she was a costumed crimefighter, which adds an extra layer to her character, as well as giving us a reason to have a superhero in costume while sitting in a board room full of suits.

 

The six-episode series will debut tonight, and run weekly on Sunday nights at the same time. In something of a rarity for Adult Swim these days, Birdgirl is a half-hour sitcom, rather than being cut down into 8- or 15-minute chunks as has become popular in so many animated comedies.

 

"It's kind of like Star Trek: The Next Generation or Fear the Walking Dead. The only character form Harvey Birdman so far in Birdgirl is Birdgirl," explained Brewster, noting that fans of the original series, which ran from 2000 until 2007, should love the new show, but knowing it won't be necessary to enjoy Birdgirl.

 

"She's a terrible CEO, and is out fighting crime instead of running the company, so it's Judy sort of suffering and having to switch back and forth between Judy and Birdgirl," said Brewster, who said that the character is written to have fairly distinct personalities when she is in and out of costume. She's really a failure int he boardroom and the company is really socially irresponsible. It's an amoral company; they develop products that are just wrong, and that's if they work."

Feels like a cross between Archer and the original Harvey Birdman series.

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Birdgirl Season 2 is out now on HBO Max.

I think they are going for the more shock value female comedy types.