Wonder Woman TV series

[Carson Dyle]

Mixed feelings about this...

Wonder Woman Returning To TV As Series Written And Produced By David E. Kelley – Deadline.com

 

[Jeyl]

Mixed feelings about this...

Why's that? A new Wonder Woman something? Let it happen I say. If it works, fantastic. If it sucks, I'll make sure they hear it because it will be on the writer's shoulders, not Wondy's. Last thing this entertainment nation needs is another prejudiced excuse that women don't work.

 

[streetjudge79]

Bring it on! I need something to replace Smallville next year.

 

[Bizarro Lois]

Go ahead. It can't be any worse than the book has been lately.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Why's that?

In David Kelly's hands this incarnation of the character will, in all likelihood, resemble an Amazon Ally McBeal, with all the attendant quirks, hangups and neuroses. I just can't decide if that's a good thing.

 

[dualedge]

I stuck with Smallville even during times I thought it was virtually unbearable and still managed to nurse some small enjoyment out of it. If Smallville couldn't make me jaded, nothing can :lol

 

[Onigiri]

I have no hope for this....

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

Count me in on being a unhappy about this.
I really feel a big-budget motion picture is more deserving for this character.
If I recall, the Aquaman TV show never made it past the pilot episode, which I believe never even aired.
I'm afraid that the writers and producers may choose an all-too contemporary feel for this, having the character act like a modern woman rather than the warrior character she really is.
But we still have Green Lantern to look forward to...

 

[Contec]

Can't someone make a Six Million Dollar Man instead? The Bionic Woman serier was getting better but then they stopped it , Knightrider sucked ass because they changed the car and kitt's transformation looked like cartoon Inspector gadget car.

 

[Tan Djarka]

Linda Carter is and always will be the one and only Wonder Woman, just like Catherine Bach will always be the one and only Daisy Duke. Don't mess with perfection.

 

[cboath]

In David Kelly's hands this incarnation of the character will, in all likelihood, resemble an Amazon Ally McBeal, with all the attendant quirks, hangups and neuroses. I just can't decide if that's a good thing.

I don't know that quirks are a bad thing. However you can't take it in the dramadey route. It needs to be serious series and with action.

I can say I wasn't a fan of the purported changes in the now dead movie version. You can't alter stuff to theoretically appeal to a wider audience and change core things to do so. The Batman movies have kicked ass because the material was taken seriously and made very dark and serious. No, yukking it for no real reason. Take it seriously and stick to the story and it should be fine. I think it's best chance of success would be CW seeing as decent ratings there get you to stay on air a long time. I think a major network would hamper the chances of success because they'd bail before it could build itself. They'd bill it all summer as 'the show' and then when it airs, if it didn't notch top 10 status, they'd consider yanking it.

 

[dualedge]

Count me in on being a unhappy about this.
I really feel a big-budget motion picture is more deserving for this character.
If I recall, the Aquaman TV show never made it past the pilot episode, which I believe never even aired.
I'm afraid that the writers and producers may choose an all-too contemporary feel for this, having the character act like a modern woman rather than the warrior character she really is.
But we still have Green Lantern to look forward to...

I'm definitely all for a big-budget film though a tv show doesn't offend me.

If you're interested, the Aquaman pilot is available on iTunes. It's not horrible. Sort of equivalent to early Smallville...

 

[gunnerk19]

Wasn't there talk of a $6M man movie a few years ago allegedly with Jim Carrey in the title role?

NM, just checked, the info was released in 2003, so....

 

[Carson Dyle]

I don't know that quirks are a bad thing. However you can't take it in the dramadey route. It needs to be serious series and with action.

Yeah, well, I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you. "Serious and with action" is not David E. Kelley's bailiwick.

 

[Probe Droid]

Just hire a chick wth big juggs and everyone will be happy. You say you won't, but you will. That formula worked just fine in the 80s show with Lynda Carter, which, frankly, wasn't any good. OOh sacrilege. That show sucked. Just because you watched it as a kid doesn't make it good. Carter was mighty fine on the eyes but could't act at all and the scripts sucked ass. I'm hoping for better.

How many Batman and Superman incarnations have we gone through? None of them were any good after the first? Come on.

 

[cboath]

Yeah, well, I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you. "Serious and with action" is not David E. Kelley's bailiwick.

I know, that's why i phrased it that way.

Also I hope they remember it's Wonder WOMAN and not wondergirl. No teens in the role, please.