Why Does Wonder Woman Fail?

For some reason it has been difficult for a Wonder Woman film or series to be done today. There was gonna be a movie done by Joss Whedon until he bailed. Then the failed ass TV series (more on that soon). The character is pretty damned basic. Amazon princess created with the powers of female goddesses. She comes to our world and becomes a hero. She’s strong, can fly, has a Lasso Of Truth, bracelets that can block bullets, and a fierce sense of loyalty. I would love to see her get the same treatment that Batman and Superman have in recent years. Now I feel that it will never happen.

This was my first exposure to Wonder Woman in live action form. Lynda Carter was and still is the template that all Wonder Women are compared to. It ran from 1975 - 1979 which means it had time to marinate until I got to see it. Carter managed to make the character beautiful, strong, and admirable. Though she ran around is draws you still took her seriously. There is just something about the way she looked and acted that made the character believable. Yes, she wore a costume but it didn’t look like a costume.

This looks like a costume. For hookers. Played by Adrianne Palicki and set to air on NBC, this show was doomed before it even started filming. Word got out (along with the script) that she was to be a executive of her own company who fought crime in Los Angeles and listened to Beyonce while crying because of her relationship situation. Not a single episode aired. The chick they got, the story, being in L.A, it was all wrong. Everyone feels a need to “reboot” a character. The world knows who Wonder Woman is. Just start the episode with her lifting a truck and throwing it at another truck.