Holy shit that was Mia Sara!

Tivo grabbed Birds of Prey the new live action Batman spinoff. In the typical WB vein it features scantily clad, sexy young women using super powers to save the world. Yeah, I said super powers, what kind of crap is that? That’s for the Marvel universe, not DC! Remember Joker’s sidekick Harley Quinn? She is very well written, and clever in the animated series. In fact, the episode where she and Poison Ivy tear up the town is one of the highlights of the Batman oeuvre. She’s in this and she’s played by a very, very hot Mia Sara. I have never seen a psychologist who dressed like her though. Although it’s not quite as good as her evil dress in Legend, but I digress. To be honest the show is sort of awful. Acting, dialogue, costumes and set design all came from the WB “How to make a hit show” corporate flowchart rather than a creative team.

None of that matters though. The absolute best part of the show is during the final credits when they mentioned Porcupine Tree’s new album In Absentia. (That means it also showed up during the show) I’ve been a fan of the Tree since 1997 and to see my music tastes vindicated by a major media conglomerate and sold to the 18-49 male demographic…well it just brings a tear to my eye. I felt like I was somebody, like my music tastes matter. Even if being somebody meant I was just customer #45267. Hear me now! #45266 and #45268 (if you’re out there) I feel like we’re brothers united by mother AOL Time-Warner. You can count on me to consume pop culture and make our nation a better place.