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Diana's perky younger sister Drusilla/Wonder Girl was introduced, as played by a young Debra Winger.Ĭome the third season in 1978, additional creative changes saw the style of the show revamped to a more Protagonist from the first season (who is still portrayed by Lyle Steve Trevor, or rather, Steve Trevor, Jr., the son of the lead male Terrorists, evil geniuses, crooks, and, as a bit of a throwback, even Nazi warĬriminals hiding out in South America! She once again teamed up with However, the network was reluctant to renew the series as being a period piece it was more expensive to produce than most other shows of the time.ĬBS threw a lifeline to Wonder Woman and commissioned a second season, which saw events move into the then present day, the mid-1970s,Īs Diana once again returns to "Man's World" to battle all manner of evil. The first year, which I feel is the best overall, aired on ABC and was a solid hit for them. Wonder Woman's original concept kept changing over its three seasons. As enjoyable as the show is to watch on the screen there were clearly lots of creative issues going on behind the scenes. Not everything is perfect about Wonder Woman of course. This transformation was later incorporated into the comics and into some of Wonder Woman's animated appearances, such as Justice League Unlimited. When it came to filming the pilot producers were looking for a more successful way to depict this change on screen, and it was Lynda Carter herself who suggested that she do a spin. The lasso changing her clothes, or she would simply change at super speed. Prior to this, the transformation was depicted in theĬomics by way of Diana spinning her magic lasso around her body, with This actually originated here and then went on to become synonymous with the character. Before its time, perhaps?Īnother famous aspect of the TV show is the spinning transformation of Diana Prince into Wonder Woman. Normally seen in most superhero comic book shows, and most television series' in general, especially from the era. Was often Steve Trevor who was in distress and needed to be rescued, and Retains the feminist appeal of the original comic book character. One aspect of the series that makes it especially interesting to watch today is that the show And I doubt she has an issue with that at all.
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Indeed, it may well be a forty five year old series but thanks to re-runs and her complete encapsulation of the role it's a part she'll never escape. Wonder Woman is a role that Carter will foreverīe closely linked to and it remains her most famous part to date. Own stunts for the series, including dangling from a flying helicopter in the second Carter reportedly performed a number of her Despite having relatively no acting experience, having only made her first acting appearance a year previously in an episode of the US police drama Nakia, Carter was a very wiseĬasting choice for sure. Series into the homes of millions of viewers). She was born to play the role, closely resembling her comic book counterpart, and exuding charisma and natural sexiness (which no doubt helped to propel the I'm sorry Gal Gadot, as much as your take on Wonder Woman is very good, for me Lynda Carter can not be bested. The stunningly beautiful Lynda Carter IS Wonder Woman. This is much like DC Comics' maleįlagship character, Superman/Clark Kent, and I've always thought this was the more interesting duality concept for superheroes. Wonder Woman is the character's true personality. Astute comic book lovers will recognise that "Diana Prince" is actually the secret identity, whereas Her "Man's World" civilian identity, Princess Diana is bookish Diana Prince. Not that Wonder Woman takes itself all that seriously, rather the tone is set just right, which means that even now, although it's dated, it's still a great fun show to watch through and through - well, most of it. Another positive thing about the direction of the series is that it doesn't fall into the full-blown camp territory of its obvious predecessor, the 1966 Adam West Batman show. There are shots in each episode that closely resemble panels from a comic book, which makes the whole thing feel like it's coming to life from within the pages. Well, of that era's comic books that is, and it's an era I loved. One of the great things about Wonder Woman is that it really does feel like a real-life, live-action comic book.