Behind the scenes look = First look at this show's version of the Joker!
o hai classic harlequin costume
And here's our first full-length trailer for the series, straight from Comic-Con.
Psycho-Pirate is a surprise.
Also the rest of it. This show is going to be weird and crazy af.
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Based on this magazine page, it looks like Charlie Adler is the voice director. I believe this is the first DC project he's been involved in, whether as a voice actor or voice director. It also helps that he worked with Kaley Cuoco on Brandy & Mr. Whiskers , where they voiced the titular duo.
Kaley Cuoco hasn't voice-acted for quite some time in an animated series. Take a look here if you're interested to see her VA roles.
Edited by Andrei_Bondoc on Jul 27th 2019 at 3:34:42 PM
"Scooby Dooby Doo!"
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: The embedded video's gone, so here's a mirrored copy:
The trailers make it seem like Batman: The Brave and the Bold meets Rick and Morty, which might be a difficult line to tread because they are throwing in so many DC Universe characters into the mix that Harley herself seems to be more of a tag-along than the star.
The King Without a Kingdom
But then again, that's a good combination of shows in terms of sheer potential.
It's been 3000 years…
Here's an article that covers what was shown at New York Comic Con. Some spoilers are ahead.
This sounds...to be frank it sounds boring and unfunny. Trying to balance yet another spiel about toxic masculinity and men in comics misses the point that Harley is inherently a horrible person in most of her appearances in favor of treading ground that is being trampled by plenty of other shows. Those ideals feel like they will be at odds, either making the humor fall flat, or treating a serious if overdone topic with little if any of the gravitas it may deserve. The idea of trying to make Harley an Alternate Company Equivalent to Deadpool misses that Deadpool was the butt of the joke more often than not, and by tying Harley’s equivalent into toxic masculinity, only works if we get to laugh at the patriarchy making her look like a fool, which I’m sure the writers don’t want to write and audiences would find uncomfortable at best.
I really hope they’re able to save the Deadpool series like it was alluded Hulu was trying to, because it sounded way funnier.
Yeah, I was actually kind of interested in this show. But if its just going to be an author tract about toxic masculinity, then I'll pass on it.
To be honest, I had my doubts since the trailer had no jokes, just lots of violence and general feel of goofiness- stuff like weird comic characters sitting around, weird things that Harley will beat up, Joker getting hit in balls and Aquaman looking stupid.
The Head of the Hydra
Is Harley supposed to be a villain or an anti-hero?
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Anti-Villain, when apart from Joker she has a certain moral standard but she never really sets out to do heroic things.
Regarding the pilot, I could see them as trying to get certain ideas out of the way early on. If "toxic masculinity" is an undercurrent of the entire show it will get old, as it would be very very hypocritical of a violent action comedy.
As far as that goes, here is a quote from that article that clarifies it:
Nodding in agreement, series co-creator Patrick Schumacker adds, “We needed to set the table and see Harley go through this metamorphosis to reset the character in an efficient way. It’s more of a pure comedy moving forward.”
Although, here is another noteworthy quote:
Despite the plot hook about Harley’s relationship to the Joker, the series is profoundly progressive, focusing on Harley’s evolving female friendship with Poison Ivy and the importance of having a nurturing influence in your corner. Harley Quinn proudly fails whatever the opposite of the Bechdel Test is. Harley and Ivy might spend most of the first episode talking about the Joker, but the narrative momentum is all about Harley channeling support from friends to define herself while portraying all of the men as overly simple caricatures. It’s delightful.
The Head of the Hydra
Once again these people are super-villains. They are inherently toxic individuals.
Poison Ivy for one wants to commit genocide against humanity. Yet she's supposed to be an nurturing influence despite that. 
Its rather amusing to portray depraved & evil people as having apparently unironically nurturing & uplifting relationships. ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
Edited by slimcoder on Oct 7th 2019 at 12:56:49 PM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Yeah, but that’s a joke that wears out its welcome after a sketch from Robot Chicken. Not something to carry an entire series.
Here's an interesting interview with the show creators.
I'm still trying to parse how Harley Quinn became this MASSIVE thing for DC. I mean I know WHY to some extent, but still. I also see it as a MASSIVE problem that DC has and has yet to fix or solve.
Edited by doomrider7 on Oct 16th 2019 at 11:30:10 AM
I've wondered that myself. Her and Spider Gwen.
I assumed female and LGBT were just what was trendy, but that applies to Harley.
I think blond and assertive is the trick. See Gwen, Gwenpool, Jane Foster, Caulifla, Broly, Harley, Star Butterfly, Supergirl - there's been a surge of popularity for lovable, dorky blonds these past couple of years.
I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!
True. Spider Gwen I actually get though since people have liked her character forever and it was an interesting switch that's been handled and written very well.
Harley just sort of feels like they're trying to ape Gwenpool while still being joined at the hip as much as possible to Batman so that they'll always have a crossover potential there.
These are some excellent casting decisions.