NBC Turns Down Wonder Woman Pilot

[Logan Westbrook]

NBC Turns Down Wonder Woman Pilot

Costume complaints and mixed reviews have apparently put paid to Wonder Woman's return to the screen.

After a hard [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/106794-Warner-Bros-Shelves-Wonder-Woman-TV-Show] run [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/107189-Wonder-Woman-Lassos-New-TV-Show-After-All] race, David E. Kelley's Wonder Woman TV show has sadly fallen at the last hurdle. TV network NBC - the only network that could have afforded to make the show, not to mention the only one that showed any interest - has decided not to pick it up.

Kelley's concept for the show was an updated version of the character with Friday Night Lights actress Adrianne Palicki in the lead role. This new Wonder Woman was a successful corporate executive by day, and a vigilante crime fighter by night. NBC hasn't officially said why it turned the show down, but sources suggest that the pilot received mixed reviews during test screenings. There is also the suggestion that the negative response to the costume [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108876-Wonder-Woman-Costume-Revised-for-TV-Pilot], which originally included shiny blue spandex pants, played a part.

Obviously, this is bad news for the show, and while it doesn't mean that Wonder Woman definitely won't get her own TV show, it does make it a whole lot more unlikely. As the pilot hasn't aired, there's no way to tell if it really was only average, or if it was a misunderstood gem that just didn't resonate with a mainstream audience. In many ways, the former would be preferable, as it would mean that not seeing it wouldn't be so bad.

Source: Entertainment Weekly [http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/12/nbc-rejects-wonder-woman/]


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[CommanderKirov]

I'm actually happy. The whole "Corporate executive by day and a vigilante crime fighter by night" concept can work for Batman, but not for a proud amazonian princess damnit!

 

[DTWolfwood]

can't say im all that disappointed. wonder woman felt out of place live action

Its says a lot if the picture used is a cartoon rendition

 

[thenumberthirteen]

While I didn't like the idea of the show I would still like to have seen the pilot. Just to see how it was. Maybe they'll show it at some point.

 

[itf cho]

Well, darn. After hearing all the hubbub about the costume, I was looking forward to seeing this.

 

[IndianaJonny]

*sigh* Would you like fries with that McFail?

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

If they'd just followed the canon instead of trying to make their own...

 

[blue heartless]

They should have kept the blue spandex pants?

 

[2ndblackjedi]

Darn. I really wanted to see how this was gonna turn out.

 

[tehroc]

No one is interested in following a fictional corporate executive. Corporate executives are the scum of the Earth and the vermin should be eradicated with the utmost prejudice.

 

[Ken_J]

If they'd just followed the canon instead of trying to make their own...

True.

I like the stories where she does not have a secret identity, the identity of a CEO (I don't remember having that as one) seems like it was added to make obvious and bad political arguments, as well as commentary about women in the corporate world.

Also knowing NBC It would have been nice for a season and a half then get confusing as it falls into the gutter, probably due to the CEO identity cancerously taking over the show.

EDIT: Also all the Wonder Women costume redesigns never looked right. The Blue spandex just looked half assed, the newer one made her look like a country singer.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

Thank you GOD. Me and the comicbook fan community are rejoicing. This show was toxically bad.

 

[Hungry Donner]

I'm actually happy. The whole "Corporate executive by day and a vigilante crime fighter by night" concept can work for Batman, but not for a proud amazonian princess damnit!

Didn't she work at a taco stand for an issue or two?

 

[Trolldor]

Is anyone really surprised?
The whole thing reeked of mediocrity, especially when they focused so desperately on bringing out her chest.

 

[Frostbite3789]

has decided not to pick the it up.Permalink

"...has decided not to pick it up" is probably what you meant.

OT: I'm pretty neutral abut this news, I guess it's probably for the best as, they were trying to target the mainstream audience and apparently failed. They probably also would've alienated true fans in the process.

 

[Realitycrash]

They should have kept the blue spandex pants?

Right now it's more of a blue spandex thong.

 

[manythings]

They can't just put it out online? I think they'd easily find wider test audiences that way.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Is anyone really surprised?
The whole thing reeked of mediocrity, especially when they focused so desperately on bringing out her chest.

And that stops shows from being made?

But yeah, meh, hard to care.

 

[Aurgelmir]

I'm a bit bummed out about this one, I am probably one of the few people that was looking forward to this show...