Why is it this female superhero can never fly off the runway in her invisible jet? If people would stop comparing her to Lynda Carter's 1970's Wonder Woman, we may finally get somewhere. I'll be the first one to admit, I wasn't too happy with a lot of the stories I was reading online. From the terrible script to the god-awful costume - Adrianne Palicki and David E. Kelley couldn't convince NBC the pilot was worthy of a television series. If this were to happen to TNT's Dallas, I would be devastated! But since it isn't, I'm okay with this not coming into fruition.
Granted, there is still hope for some fans that it will be picked up by a cable network - but it's wishful thinking at best. Hell, it's been 30 years since Lynda Carter donned the suit. Maybe it's a sign telling writers and producers that Wonder Woman should be left alone. Don't bother making a movie or a show, just let things be.
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But then future generations will never truly know who Wonder Woman is. And come on, aside from my favorite X-Men, Storm and Jean Grey, there hasn't really been a lot of female lead superhero's out there. Superman always saves Lois Lane while Spiderman rescues Mary Jane. Batman claims to have a new girl every other week but we all know he's just busy f*&king Robin in the darkest part of the Batcave. The new Avengers movie will have no main women leads except for maybe Black Widow, but until she gets her own movies then it don't count. Wait! I just remembered the Invisible Woman from the Fantastic Four.....who could turn invisible....and make force fields! Really? Let's face it, the comic book era began in a time where the men were the heroes of the family and the women were housewives, and despite knowing full well that our mom's and grandma's worked their asses off taking care of the family while dad and grandpa got the paychecks, society at the time never gave them the full credit that they deserved. Comics have always reflected culture and society of the times and by default they did it then too. For every Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Hulk, Iron-man, Thor, Captain America, Green Latern, Flash, and even Aquaman, there were no women counterparts. Oh there were plenty that needed saving and many more that needed defeating, but out of all of the machismo, ball hanging testosterone that are American comic books, there was only one truly lead woman superhero that never needed to be rescued and could always fight along with the best: WONDER WOMAN! (Cue 70's TV series theme music) You see, this is ultimately why you can't redo Wonder Woman while, at the same time, you must. Redoing Wonder Woman risks f*&king her up, as this new television series just might have done. But it is extremely crucial to continue the WW legacy so that future generations of little girls and gay boys can have their gender defying hero too. Whoever is next to step up to the plate and have the balls to redo WW is taking an enormous risk, but the ultimate Queen of the Amazons needs her big screen justice as all of these superheros are getting. It's time, but, to be the one that ruins such an important history of comic and cultural rights for women and for all of America.....well......let's just say that you don't want to be that person, or that network, that f*&ks up WW. I can understand NBC's decision but someone needs to reintroduce WW to the current generation already. Is anyone left alive from the original TV series that can revive something similar for today's television viewers? Anyone? Lynda Carter? Save us Wonder Woman! America's culture is calling for a hero. Is it asking to much to put a little feminine "spin" on things?
As usual, you always say the right thing my angel. You made some very valid points, and I especially loved your "spin" at the end.
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