NBC Orders Wonder Woman Pilot

“a vigilante crimefighter and successful corporate executive “–UGH!

Wonder Woman is NOT Batman.

Yeah, I was joking.

i hope they don’t change too much of the story. if they don’t make her the amazon princess from paradise island with all the trimmings that fans expect, then this thing will flop as badly as if they tried superman without a cape, the ability to fly, or bullet-proofness. seriously, they need to keep the story and the character intact if they want any success here. it’s only a matter of time before someone gets this concept. duh.

This is going to fail just like the 1974 tv movie starring Cathy Lee Crosby. The good news is that in 1975 Douglas Cramer, and Lynda Carter saved the day by doing Wonder Woman correctly. Maybe after this upcoming pilot fails somebody will come in and save the day again, and give us the real Wonder Woman the way her creator William Moulton Marston intended.

Maybe it’s tax write-off. How could Michael Uslan usher in a new era of Batman with Tim Burton, ride the success to a great animated series (he also produced) only to let CATWOMAN be made the way it was and then bounce right into something a great as the Nolan movies? Tax write-off. You need to lose money sometimes I guess to balance the books. I think it’s time Disney steps up and just comes out and announces the Marvel channel. With 5500+ characters there’s plenty of IP’s to mine.

Likewise, once Smallville’s wrapped, the WB needs to try a new take on it’s own DC Network. Except this time don’t aim for the Twilight crowd and tie the films into the shows like Ron Howard’s planning to do with the upcoming Dark Tower series of films and shows.

And oddly enough there’s an add for a RIFT video game on this page and I’ve had a comic book called The Rift in print since 2001. Hmmmm. lol

I swear by Gaia’s sake if David Kelly screws this up I will call upon Tisiphone, Megaera, Alecto the great sisters of fury to throw his very soul into the gaping mouth of Tartarus where vultures and demon dogs shall feast upon his heart EVER MORE!!!

no, one should NOT…

While agree WW is pretty much a vigilante crime-fighter. However in the DCU she was also an ambassador giving her diplomatic immunity, But I digress.

I agree with you. True I would prefer to see Diana Princess of Themyscira brought to life. But as with other comic book characters if done right they can exist in a universe that’s different from the comic book.

I’m not a huge Superman fan and I thought the first 3 seasons of Smallville sucked monkey balls. But it’s later season have been pretty good and the show isn’t in line with comics but as it’s own entity it works. All we can do for the WW project is wish it success.

However if she’s depowered in the show I will NOT be watching it.

If this were a big budget movie then yeah, I’d say go traditional, but given that this will be an ongoing television series maybe some changes do have to be made. Wonder Woman isn’t the highest selling book, and Xena has already been done. It might not be so bad. As long as key things don’t get changed like with Birds of Prey.

ugh, that sounds baaaaaaaaad.

Only one Batman? [sarcasm]Not according to Grant Morrison…. me thinks someone here hasn’t read his newest genius idea, Batman Inc.[/sarcasm]

A Warner Bros Studio Exec meeting….

“Let’s make a Wonder Woman show because she’s the most famous and instantly recognisable comic book heroine outside the rather niche world of comic book fans”

” Hell yeah!! But let’s not retain anything about the character that people love and recognise. Her costume has to go, the whole Paradise Island thing is probably not the way to go and come to think of it, the name “Wonder Woman” is kinda lame. So, what we got left?”

“Alley McBeal-esque vigilante corporate exec. fights crime. That’s gonna rock in every way that Dark Angel, the Bionic Woman etc didn’t!”

“And just remind me, what does that have to do with our original desire to bring Wonder Woman to the small screen?

” Err……”

Will everyone calm down? No more “ugh” or “meh” until we see the first episode. Those of you lamenting they won’t use the comic or tv story are the same ones who aren’t buying the comic and complain about remakes. Get over yourselves and read a goddamned book or something.

I actually wouldn’t mind if they changed her back-story to be grittier. As long as they’re true to Diana’s personality and moral code I don’t see a problem with them making her a “vigilante”.

I think the real trick will be to design a new costume for her that will look like her comic book outfit but still be accessible to audiences who don’t read comics. They will also have to make sure that they don’t sexually objectify ANY of the characters.

I think the show has great potential!

Messing with the origin a bit is probably a given, but my biggest worry is the point someone else made about “Ally McBeal with fight scenes”. The press blurb about balancing all the aspects of her life, coupled with the Kelley involvement, signals to me we’re going to get a lot of “quirky bed hopping” and whimsical romance. I hope I’m wrong; there’s just nothing in this guy’s resume that says he can do action or superhero material.

Hilarious. Awesomely terrible. This could actually be what finally puts the character out of its misery.

Depends on how its handled.

Wonder Woman has ALWAYS been a vigilante hero.

Very few of the elements have stayed the same.

Being a corporate exec is not necessarily a bad thing; given her mission is not just beating up villains, forming a company that encapsulates the Amazon set of values actually makes sense. And it’s an interesting, unexpected twist that could embody the spirit of the comics.

It works for Batman because that’s who he is and always has been. It is the height of laziness to abandon material altogether and simply copy something else. Tweaking things here and there is fine but throwing out the baby with the bath water is not.
Now the show could succeed like Smallville did but I never liked Smallville. You want to do a show about a woman who solves crimes on the side fine but call it Amazing Woman.
Don’t steal a name because it’s established.

Well, it’s going to pilot, and for all we know, that’s as far as it could go. Just because Kelly’s a big name doesn’t mean it will automatically go to series. J.J. Abrams just finished Alias (a huge hit) and did a pilot called The Catch. That show didn’t make it to series. So that could very well happen to Wonder Woman. Also, I’m pretty sure NBC will see how well The Cape is doing before they make any real big decisions.

Why do I think she will be wearing the all white jump suit out fit from the early 70s too?

Why make a Wonder Woman show/movie…if it’s a character that has nothing to do with Wonder Woman, besides the name?

I love Love LOVE David E. Kelley’s work as a whole.

Please … make this go away.

It’s not that far removed from the source material. She’s worked in an office before as Steve Trevor’s secretary or some other capacity long before the post-crisis “ambassador of peace” and “wonder warrior” crap. Kelley’s just changed the occupation.

And no, she’s not a warrior or ambassador she’s a SUPER HERO. It’s way past time you nerds let go of Perez’ 25 year-old reboot abomination.

They make “Xena”, “300″, “Clash of the Titans”, and “Thor” but they can’t make an acurate Wonder Woman? All you can do is laugh and hope the show doesn’t suck at least.