Okay so the last Wonder Woman TV show was dead on arrival. A sure sign the project was in trouble before it even started was all the outcry over the costume. Then came the set photos of a decked out Wonder Woman running through the streets – yikes.
So now they’ve decided to go back and make an origin story about how Wonder Woman came to be; sort of like a feminist version of Smallville, I guess. The working title is Amazon. Grey’s Anatomy/OC scribe Allen Heinberg is penning the script but he does have some superhero experience having also worked on Justice League of America and Young Avengers.
Considering the success of period shows like Game of Thrones and Spartacus, this just might be the right way to do this. Hook the audience in with a couple seasons of a pre-invisible jet Diana, then bust out with the patriotic costume once the audience is already too invested to turn the channel. Well played, CW.
[Source: AV Club]
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Miss M
Sep 7, 2012 -
It is about time. I was just ranting about this topic else where. It boggles my mind that Wonder Woman, who has been around for ages, has had to wait so long for another show. I won’t even go there with her lack of big screen presence. I really hope the CW does this. As much as I love the constant roll out of super hero movie after super hero movie, I grow tired of these sausage fests. I want to see some prominent female super hero movies. Like stat.
Kuno
Sep 7, 2012 -
I agree. There have been so many male superhero leads in movies and on TV and very few females. The Wonder Woman TV show from back in the day was pretty popular and I’m not even going to comment on Elektra. All the others have been supporting roles, taking a back seat to the males. I really hope they make it work this time and maybe we’ll even get to see some other DC characters in the process.
Game Raging Psycho
Sep 8, 2012 -
If this show does just focus on the greek mythology aspect and makes it look authentic, not like the cheap costumes and terrible effects of Smallville, but if it is made, how will this effect the WW movie? Will this show be a prequel to the movie, kind of serving as the origin story for people so that they dont have to make a WW movie before JLA? That could be a smart idea on Warners part but I also hope Arrow is part of that whole Movie/TV universe if it turns out to be like that.