Mr. Hakujin Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Well, the costume has been changed. That didn't take long. Thank you, Interwebs! And the first video of the new WW in action. Brief, but nice. I approve! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXssMvnpio Edited March 31, 2011 by Mr. Hakujin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 So NBC did a 180 and decided to pick this up, huh? Enjoy your 8 episodes guys. The Cape Chase Outlaw Undercovers Trauma 100 Questions Lipstick Jungle My Own Worst Enemy Kath & Kim Journeyman Howie Do It Kings Knight Rider Momma's Boys Bionic Woman I'm...I'm just gonna stop now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Yeah but, they're all awful shows and so will this one be. Can't speak for the Cape though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldron Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 STFU, Journeyman was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I liked Journeyman too. For the 13 weeks it was on the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldron Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I liked Journeyman too. For the 13 weeks it was on the air. I ain't denyin' it was a diefast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I didn't mention it before, but I also didn't like that the first costume photo had high heels. The boots with the super short heel in the video is much better. I really hope they don't have short heels for running takes, but high heels for other times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 So the creators fixed the boots (now red, and flats), they fixed the pants (now look like the same sort of material they make football pants out of and are dark blue), toned things down (busier is darker, is no longer wearing streetwalker make-up) so the costume is as perfect as a tv-budget superhero costume can get. Of course they can't really fix the actress, it's not that she's not pretty enough, old enough, or that she can't act (I assume.) The problem is that she just doesn't look tough enough, in the new pictures she's scowling but it's about as intimidating as when a 5-year-old girl scowls, she's just too sweet looking (worse than Jennifer Garner as Elektra) and that's problematic. Course, from what I've read this thing's going to blow Smallville out of the water in terms of sheer horrible writing and it probably won't be on for a year, so I guess it's pretty pointless even arguing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 she's just too sweet looking (worse than Jennifer Garner as Elektra) and that's problematic. I never thought the problem with Jennifer Garner as Elektra was that she looked sweet. Jennifer Garner actually has a very commanding jawline that still manages to look very feminine. As for this actress' face in the still, she's in the middle of a run. Still shots can make people look pretty goofy when they're exerting themselves. I question WB for releasing this particular still (if they were the ones that did). I think her look is ok. It's not ideal for WW in opinion, but it could work. Her hair should have more volume, though. And the top of the wings of that golden eagle on her chest should form the top of her chest plate, rather than have more red above it. It's not good visually. I know a lot of the comics have had her drawn this way, but it doesn't look good here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Are we working under the impression that video was the actress? I just assumed it was a stunt double. I rewatched it, and I honestly can't be sure one way or another. The problem I had with Garner as Elektra is that she's a regular white lady, not an ethnic looking Greek lady, and she does look too sweet. But I still haven't seen either of those movies, so I can't say much past that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) I didn't mention it before, but I also didn't like that the first costume photo had high heels. The boots with the super short heel in the video is much better. I really hope they don't have short heels for running takes, but high heels for other times. Wow. A much more detailed analysis of WW boots than any of us were hoping for. But it's good to know what you spend your time thinking about while making those smoothies. Are we working under the impression that video was the actress? I just assumed it was a stunt double. I rewatched it, and I honestly can't be sure one way or another. The problem I had with Garner as Elektra is that she's a regular white lady, not an ethnic looking Greek lady, and she does look too sweet. But I still haven't seen either of those movies, so I can't say much past that. +1 on her not looking Greeky enough. She proved through the first 2 seasons of ALIAS that she could usurp the "sweetness" vibe w/ sufficient asskickery though. ELEKTRA's main problem wasn't Garner--it was the horrible, horrible script. Edited March 31, 2011 by Mr. Hakujin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Wow. A much more detailed analysis of WW boots than any of us were hoping for. But it's good to know what you spend your time thinking about while making those smoothies. It's not that detailed an analysis. For a suit you plan to run and fight crime in, high heel = bad. That's just practical common sense. High heels are so impractical for these activities, it's glaringly distracting to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 It's not that detailed an analysis. For a suit you plan to run and fight crime in, high heel = bad. That's just practical common sense. High heels are so impractical for these activities, it's glaringly distracting to see them. Not Always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 The bitch is bullet proof and comes from an intensely empowering feminist society. Honestly, if we're talking logical practicality, she should really just be nude all the time. And she should shave her head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 The bitch is bullet proof and comes from an intensely empowering feminist society. Honestly, if we're talking logical practicality, she should really just be nude all the time. And she should shave her head. ... and cut off her right tit... ...if you want to get historical... See, the original mythological Amazons (that nation of warrior women that fought Hercules, had that big jungle named after them, and were the inspiration for the comic heroine) were described as having cut off their right breasts so they could fire their bows without hindrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 NBC has decided they're "not going forward" with the Wonder Woman series. That's all the major networks, folks. Since someone dumped money into the pilot, they'll prob'ly take it around to USA/TBS/SyFY and whatever other basic cable channels with a history of taking chances on crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Wouldn't the CW have first dibs, seeing as Time Warner has the rights to all DC properties? Were they the first to pass? This pilot must be a stinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Maybe the creeper, albino zombie hurt the show more than it helped... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) So after Chris mentioned in another thread that the pilot for this had leaked, I scooped it up to satisfy my curiosity. I definitely didn't think it was worse that some other DC-to-TV adaptations, it was certainly better than Birds of Prey. I liked some of the story choices they made, like making Diana a corporate titan, heading a company that makes the bulk of its money from WW merch, and that she also had a third persona, a mild manner alter-ego Diana Prince for relaxing, which I'm sure would have played a larger role in future episodes. I thought her overall personality was good, and the actress was good. It was not top-tier television, but it was not terrible. That said, a lot of the dialogue was cringe-worthy, it definitely could have benefited from a polishing. Edited February 24, 2013 by Reverend Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Huh, so she was cashing in on the WW persona in the series? That makes sense for a David. E. Kelly show since I believe his previous shows all involved some kind of office dynamic, but isn't he supposed to be great at dialogue? I'll have to add it to the torrent queue for a rainy day as my curiosity on this has been rekindled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 He is good at dialogue, but not the sort that would lend itself to a superhero narrative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Yeah, apparently so since the pilot couldn't get picked up. Did you see it, Baytor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Huh, so she was cashing in on the WW persona in the series? That makes sense for a David. E. Kelly show since I believe his previous shows all involved some kind of office dynamic, but isn't he supposed to be great at dialogue? I'll have to add it to the torrent queue for a rainy day as my curiosity on this has been rekindled. Yeah, in the show, Diana Themyscira is the head of Themyscira Industries, which does a lot of things, evidently, but its largest revenue stream comes from WW merch. Here she is in a meeting discussing the new line of WW action figures. It is public knowledge that she is Wonder Woman, and she does her WW thing. Here she is arriving at Themyscira Industries, meeting her personal assistant and the CEO (who answers to her, to be clear) of Themyscira Industries, coming back from doing her WW thing. There is a lot of political support and opposition to her vigilante hijinks. In the episode, she has a tense dinner with the head of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, because she's on a vendetta to take down a political supporter of his. Again, I think the concept was great, if they had taken the core concepts of the show and given it Boston Legal caliber dialogue, and maybe tweak a few things, it really could have been awesome. Edited February 24, 2013 by Reverend Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrizzle Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 That...actually sounds pretty cool. I mean, clearly it wasn't, but it sounds like a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 It's definitely worth 42 minutes of your time to form your own opinion. I really to think they were doing more things right than wrong, and could have fixed the problems pretty easily. Maybe no one else will agree with me, but I'm in the camp of wishing someone had picked this show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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