Batgirl Discussion
 

Since there is a Batman thread I thought I should add a Batgirl one.

First I loved Yvonne Craig as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl on the show. She started out great and then over time was relagated to needing Batman and Robin saving her which become tiresome.

I have read at that they were planning a Bat girl spinoff but because "Girl from UNCLE" did so badly they dropped the idea. Don't know if that is true since I have heard posters say that is not true.

Barbara/Batgirl would certainly make a good love interest for Dick Grayson/Robin since they are suppose to be around the same age group.


In the movie Batman and Robin, I liked Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl. My only gripes were first they introduced her too late in the movie and they changed her back story.

We know that Barbara/Batgirl is the daughter of the police commissioer and not the butler. Worst was how he had a suit and motorcycle made her her.

Batgirl issue #6 just went on sale. Have you been reading her New 52 issues?

They have gotten a lot of mileage out of the Dick/Barbara relationship. I guess that's technically Nightwing/Oracle now instead of Robin/Batgirl...

I liked Cassandra as Batgirl. She was particularly interesting when she didn't talk and was so trained that she could predict what her opponent's next move was.

I have not had the chance to read any of the Batgirl comic books but I hope to soon.

Batman > Batgirl though :/

That's a matter of opinion. Lots of people like Batgirl better because she's usually not as dark or borderline psychopath.

If I get a chance this weekend I'll try to catch up on Batgirl. Issue #12 came out this month. How has the story been so far if you've read it?

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I'm surprised there are not many fans of Batgirl around. She did well enough in ''Batman & Robin''.

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Batgirl: Year One #6
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Are you kidding? Batman and Robin did a horrible job with Batgirl! :sick: First of all, they got her character totally wrong. :no: They called her "Barbara Wilson" instead of Barbara Gordon, and made her Alfred's niece instead of James Gordon's daughter. They killed the entire 'Oracle' storyline with Barbara as a tech genius and cybercrime expert, and they even got the costume wrong. :facepalm: She's supposed to have a cowl like Batman, but they made her look more like Black Canary. And she's supposed to be a redhead, not a blonde. :facepalm:


Now, that being said, I absolutely love her outfit from Arkham Knight. :nod: And I have to admit that I've always had a thing for the Bruce Wayne/Barbara Gordon thing. :lol: I know a lot of people prefer her with Dick Grayson, but Bruce/Barbara always seemed to make more sense to me, kind of like the whole Oliver/Felicity thing they've got going on with Arrow.

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Plenty of actors though don't look exactly or sometimes hardly at all as the comic book characters they portray in movies, so her hair wasn't as big a deal to be as some of the others changes you mentioned for that film.

Hey, at least Robert Downy Jr. was willing to wear facial hair to play Tony Stark. :nod: And Chris Evans dyed his brown hair blonde for Captain America. When Brandon Routh played Superman he even wore contact lenses to make his brown eyes look blue. I mean, making Batgirl a blonde, taking away her trademark red hair and cowl and making her look like a female version of Robin, and making her Alfred's niece and not James Gordon's daughter..... I'm sorry, but it's just not Batgirl anymore. Batgirl is Barbara Gordon, not Barbara Wilson.