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4:38 am - 05/31/2011
David E. Kelley’s "Wonder Woman" pilot has been the subject of public scrutiny pretty much ever since its inception. After considering the completed pilot, NBC decided to pass on picking up the show, and from the looks of it humanity was saved from yet another very bad TV series. All that being said, almost everyone wants to actually see this pilot in order to assess just how terrible it is. Well, it’s apparently been making the rounds, and some stills from the pilot as well as a review have popped up. Hit the jump to check out the images, as well as some excerpts from the review. "Wonder Woman" starred Adrianne Palicki, Elizabeth Hurley and Cary Elwes.
Someone at iFanboy (via our partners at Omelete) got their hands on the pilot and wrote up a full review. Apparently the actual pilot differed immensely from Kelley’s original script that made the rounds earlier this year, at least by way of dialogue/details. Although, it sounds like the overall plot stayed the same (Wonder Woman’s been reimagined as a corporate executive). Here’s a rundown of what the pilot entailed:
“The basic structure is the same from the script. We open and close with a big action sequence that showcases Wonder Woman’s superheroics, and in-between we are introduced to her world populated up of her co-workers, allies, arch enemy, and ex-boyfriend.”
The reviewer actually liked the pilot quite a bit, describing his enthusiasm thusly:
“The Wonder Woman on this show is a badass who is not above choking dudes with her lasso (her favorite move) or throwing a piece of pipe through your throat if you won’t stop shooting at her. For a weekly television show, the action scenes were fairly well executed and at times quite thrilling. The whole final sequence where she storms Veronica Cale’s compound and decimates her ‘roided out super-soldier army is really fun to watch.”
Dropped from the leaked pilot script were many moments that sent comic book fans into a tizzy, including:
*Throughout the script Wonder Woman constantly flashed back to her time on Paradise Island including her warrior training and meeting and falling for Steve Trevor. None of this appears in the pilot.
*In the script, the character of Myndi Mayer is Diana’s best friend and the press secretary at Themyscira Industries. She does not appear at all in the pilot (and neither does the infamous "sleepover" scene where she and Diana were to discuss their failed relationships while eating ice cream); instead her character has been merged with that of Etta Candy, who in the script was Diana’s personal assistant (Etta was played by actress Tracie Thoms in the pilot).
*Wonder Woman’s team of quirky and (allegedly) endearing misfits, who act as her evidence team and tech support while she’s out on missions is, thankfully, no where to be found in the pilot.
*Also, there were a lot of gimmicks in the script that are missing from the pilot:
•The script indicated that the pilot would run commercial-free (I bet the ad sales department had a good laugh over that one), but in the pilot there are standard commercial breaks.
•The script was littered with on-the-nose musical cues for pop songs like “Single Ladies” which are nowhere to be found in the pilot. Along with the missing pop songs, many of the groan-inducing pop culture references are gone, including a running gag about a lawsuit with Katy Perry who had dressed up as Wonder Woman in one of her videos.
•The script also indicated that there will be bleeped out cursing in the series which no longer occurs, though in a meeting about a ridiculously endowed Wonder Woman doll Diana does say the word “tits” twice and "ass" once.
•In the opening scene of the script as Wonder Woman is chasing a criminal down Hollywood Boulevard, she runs into (sometimes literally) people dressed as Buzz Lightyear, SpongeBob SquarePants, Iron Man, and, of course, Wonder Woman. None of this occurs in the pilot.
While the reviewer had nothing but praise for Palicki, calling her a "revelation" ("she’s tough, she’s charming, she’s sexy, she’s vulnerable, and she’s got a little bit of an angry edge to her when she’s Wonder Woman that adds just a dash of exciting unpredictability...this could have been a star making turn for Padlicki who certainly deserves one"), they also noted that Elwes’ performance was a bit over-the-top, and the use of television talking heads discussing Wonder Woman’s influence on society came off as corny. Still, he was quite satisfied with the pilot overall, especially after the script changes.
“She is a badass fighter with a bit of an unhinged edge that gives her just a hint of “if she got out of control she’d be scary”. She’s also vulnerable and relatable as a person which is crucial for a television series lead. Was she exactly the Wonder Woman from the comics? No. Of course not. But she’s also not so far off as to be foreign. Ultimately, had this series been picked up I think we would have had an interesting new version of Wonder Woman, and a series that would have been a lot of fun.”
However, TVLine’s Michael Ausiello had a different opinion after viewing the pilot recently. Here’s what he tweeted immediately after watching the pilot:
“WW Pilot Post Mortem: So bad it was...awful. Dull. Humorless. Confusing. NBC was right to euthanize it. Adrianne Palicki deserved better.”
Hopefully someday, we’ll get the version of Wonder Woman fans have been waiting for. Until then, we can sleep well knowing that David E. Kelley’s hands are off the property permanently.
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I have to admit that as heaux-ish as she looked in the first picture that was released, she actually looks pretty decent in the stills. I don't care how terrible this is, I want this to leak so badly! I've been obsessed with Wonder Woman ever since I was a kid and I just hope that I get to see another live-action version (hopefully on the big screen) sometime before I die!
What Could Have Been - Stills and Reviews from NBC's Rejected 'Wonder Woman' Pilot
David E. Kelley’s "Wonder Woman" pilot has been the subject of public scrutiny pretty much ever since its inception. After considering the completed pilot, NBC decided to pass on picking up the show, and from the looks of it humanity was saved from yet another very bad TV series. All that being said, almost everyone wants to actually see this pilot in order to assess just how terrible it is. Well, it’s apparently been making the rounds, and some stills from the pilot as well as a review have popped up. Hit the jump to check out the images, as well as some excerpts from the review. "Wonder Woman" starred Adrianne Palicki, Elizabeth Hurley and Cary Elwes.
Someone at iFanboy (via our partners at Omelete) got their hands on the pilot and wrote up a full review. Apparently the actual pilot differed immensely from Kelley’s original script that made the rounds earlier this year, at least by way of dialogue/details. Although, it sounds like the overall plot stayed the same (Wonder Woman’s been reimagined as a corporate executive). Here’s a rundown of what the pilot entailed:
“The basic structure is the same from the script. We open and close with a big action sequence that showcases Wonder Woman’s superheroics, and in-between we are introduced to her world populated up of her co-workers, allies, arch enemy, and ex-boyfriend.”
The reviewer actually liked the pilot quite a bit, describing his enthusiasm thusly:
“The Wonder Woman on this show is a badass who is not above choking dudes with her lasso (her favorite move) or throwing a piece of pipe through your throat if you won’t stop shooting at her. For a weekly television show, the action scenes were fairly well executed and at times quite thrilling. The whole final sequence where she storms Veronica Cale’s compound and decimates her ‘roided out super-soldier army is really fun to watch.”
Dropped from the leaked pilot script were many moments that sent comic book fans into a tizzy, including:
*Throughout the script Wonder Woman constantly flashed back to her time on Paradise Island including her warrior training and meeting and falling for Steve Trevor. None of this appears in the pilot.
*In the script, the character of Myndi Mayer is Diana’s best friend and the press secretary at Themyscira Industries. She does not appear at all in the pilot (and neither does the infamous "sleepover" scene where she and Diana were to discuss their failed relationships while eating ice cream); instead her character has been merged with that of Etta Candy, who in the script was Diana’s personal assistant (Etta was played by actress Tracie Thoms in the pilot).
*Wonder Woman’s team of quirky and (allegedly) endearing misfits, who act as her evidence team and tech support while she’s out on missions is, thankfully, no where to be found in the pilot.
*Also, there were a lot of gimmicks in the script that are missing from the pilot:
•The script indicated that the pilot would run commercial-free (I bet the ad sales department had a good laugh over that one), but in the pilot there are standard commercial breaks.
•The script was littered with on-the-nose musical cues for pop songs like “Single Ladies” which are nowhere to be found in the pilot. Along with the missing pop songs, many of the groan-inducing pop culture references are gone, including a running gag about a lawsuit with Katy Perry who had dressed up as Wonder Woman in one of her videos.
•The script also indicated that there will be bleeped out cursing in the series which no longer occurs, though in a meeting about a ridiculously endowed Wonder Woman doll Diana does say the word “tits” twice and "ass" once.
•In the opening scene of the script as Wonder Woman is chasing a criminal down Hollywood Boulevard, she runs into (sometimes literally) people dressed as Buzz Lightyear, SpongeBob SquarePants, Iron Man, and, of course, Wonder Woman. None of this occurs in the pilot.
While the reviewer had nothing but praise for Palicki, calling her a "revelation" ("she’s tough, she’s charming, she’s sexy, she’s vulnerable, and she’s got a little bit of an angry edge to her when she’s Wonder Woman that adds just a dash of exciting unpredictability...this could have been a star making turn for Padlicki who certainly deserves one"), they also noted that Elwes’ performance was a bit over-the-top, and the use of television talking heads discussing Wonder Woman’s influence on society came off as corny. Still, he was quite satisfied with the pilot overall, especially after the script changes.
“She is a badass fighter with a bit of an unhinged edge that gives her just a hint of “if she got out of control she’d be scary”. She’s also vulnerable and relatable as a person which is crucial for a television series lead. Was she exactly the Wonder Woman from the comics? No. Of course not. But she’s also not so far off as to be foreign. Ultimately, had this series been picked up I think we would have had an interesting new version of Wonder Woman, and a series that would have been a lot of fun.”
However, TVLine’s Michael Ausiello had a different opinion after viewing the pilot recently. Here’s what he tweeted immediately after watching the pilot:
“WW Pilot Post Mortem: So bad it was...awful. Dull. Humorless. Confusing. NBC was right to euthanize it. Adrianne Palicki deserved better.”
Hopefully someday, we’ll get the version of Wonder Woman fans have been waiting for. Until then, we can sleep well knowing that David E. Kelley’s hands are off the property permanently.
Source
I have to admit that as heaux-ish as she looked in the first picture that was released, she actually looks pretty decent in the stills. I don't care how terrible this is, I want this to leak so badly! I've been obsessed with Wonder Woman ever since I was a kid and I just hope that I get to see another live-action version (hopefully on the big screen) sometime before I die!
Leave it to the OG HBIC ok?
How were people supposed to take this show seriously?
Just the whole concept is so fucking cheesy and dated. The only way I see that it might have worked is if these 'hero' staples were not literal.... the costume, the alter ego, etc etc were just metaphorical references.
lol i can't even
like, playing sports with your hair down is a pain in the ass but can you imagine doing flips and flying and wrestling with it all up in your face
just wondering...
coming from someone who had a lot of fights as a kid
what would you wear if you were a superhero, then?
tbh i'd probly be lazy and go for the sweatpants....
sometimes when I'm at the gym I see girls with long hair styled down and im like wtf? it gets all sweaty and it sticks to your skin and just gets in the way idgi
I work in an office and I can't make it past lunch with my hair down.
(Of course in the movie, this gets whittled down to, "LOL REMEMBER THOSE COSTUMES WE WORE?!")
The Cape wasn't enough of a lesson to NBC???
Birds of Prey, No Ordinary Family, Aquaman, The Cape, and this all flopped. Stuff surrounding Superman (Smallville, the Dean Cain version) seems to be the only ones that lasted a while.
highhopes for Alphas.leave WW alone man. Nobody is ever going to do it the way it should be.
sailor moon didn't even wear her hair down and artemis was not a girl and the cartoon clips dont even look like anime and why the fuck is the intro so long anyways omg just stop
i like how the guy laughs the whole time tho
SAILORRRRR SAILOR MOON
SO EVERY TIME THEY TRANSFORMED
THEY WOULD TURN INTO CARTOON CHARACTERS?
LOL