^ That would be strange...strange enough that I might possibly watch that (ducks)
Wonder Woman headed to the small screen
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Okay, not offering this to "win" an argument, since it's simply a fact of life that different people perceive shows in different ways... but Comics Alliance has a review that offers an interesting perspective on the evolution of Smallville and how it reflects the changing television landscape:
Which, to bring this back on topic, is further reason not to be concerned that Kelley's Wonder Woman would go the "realistic teen drama" route. In the current TV climate, it'll probably have more freedom to go for the bigger comic-book/Greek-mythology stuff.
Which, to bring this back on topic, is further reason not to be concerned that Kelley's Wonder Woman would go the "realistic teen drama" route. In the current TV climate, it'll probably have more freedom to go for the bigger comic-book/Greek-mythology stuff.
If they're using Battlestar, Lost and Heroes as a guide, then I guess we can expect convoluted, unresolved mystery and over-the-top angsty adult drama. Which actually might work pretty well if you're mixing ancient society out of time with modern adventure.
I have a prediction.
Sarah Silverman is going to be pissed off that she is not cast as Wonder Woman (even if (especially if) she didn't audition) that she's going to spend half a season of her own show walking around in Wonder Woman's union suit and forget to tell the audience why.
Her personality is so large is hard to see how beautiful she is what a delightful body she has under all that crazy.
But wouldn't she make a great Wonder Woman?
Reigning in all that madness?
Like when Robin Williams or Jim Carey do drama?
If they can train even Australians to compose with an American accent, then perhaps someone could Eliza Doolittle Sarah Silverman with a chair and a whip into being dignified?
Sarah Silverman is going to be pissed off that she is not cast as Wonder Woman (even if (especially if) she didn't audition) that she's going to spend half a season of her own show walking around in Wonder Woman's union suit and forget to tell the audience why.
Her personality is so large is hard to see how beautiful she is what a delightful body she has under all that crazy.
But wouldn't she make a great Wonder Woman?
Reigning in all that madness?
Like when Robin Williams or Jim Carey do drama?
If they can train even Australians to compose with an American accent, then perhaps someone could Eliza Doolittle Sarah Silverman with a chair and a whip into being dignified?
I quite liked that costume, too.
Hm... Maybe Erica Durance wouldn't be a bad choice for Wonder Woman. Smallville is ending soon, after all...
I've see no improvement with the writing on Smallville. Whenever I check out an episode these days I am embarrassed for the writers. The writers still can't write a decent action scene to save their lives. Just look at what happened with that season finale with Doomsday. The show also has the worst version of Lois ever. I can see Erica Durance playing a character that is a stripper, but not a star reporter. Characters like Lionel Luthor were so inconsistent written, good one day and evil the next, he might as well have been a different character every week
The only reason I watched the show was for Lex. Once he was gone, any real interest I had in this dumb show was gone.
Clark still not being able to fly after ten seasons is pathetic.
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I am a big fan of SMALLVILLE...but the writing is sloppy and very inconsistent. Peterson, Souders & Welling(The PSW) are a little better than Millar/Gough but many of the shows more exciting and moving episodes happened under their watch. S8 was a disaster and S9 had no where to go but up...S10 is shaping up to be great but SMALLVILLE's best seasons, at least for me were S1-S5.
I am hoping a WW series is more mature & sophisticated than SMALLVILLE.
I am hoping a WW series is more mature & sophisticated than SMALLVILLE.
Cheetah?
Circe?
Giganta? (I'm reeling contemplating Sarah's stream of Vagina jokes if this were the case.)
Silver swan?
Of course? What about Super Woman from Earth II (or 3 depending how far you want to go back.)?
Which would technically make her Lois Lane and give her the street-cred for the next Superman movie if she felt compelled to audition.
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Serious question?
Origin or no origin?
Arriving in mans world is one way to go about but establishing during the credits that she's been in mans world for 10 years fighting the good fight and that she is regaled as a hero would save time and spare a lot of crunch when you have to consider that the first Spider-Man movie needed to take place across the space of about 4 years, which it possibly didn't.
I hope they get decent writers for Wonder Woman. If they don't it'll be Smallville all over again.
Just look at how boring Jensen Ackles and Ian Somerhalder were on Smallville. It wasn't until Jensen moved on to Supernatural and Ian moved on to LOST and Vampire Diaries that I realized that they were actually great actors. It helped that they actually played interesting characters on their new shows.
Just look at how boring Jensen Ackles and Ian Somerhalder were on Smallville. It wasn't until Jensen moved on to Supernatural and Ian moved on to LOST and Vampire Diaries that I realized that they were actually great actors. It helped that they actually played interesting characters on their new shows.
Dammit Guy, must you beat me to EVERYTHING?!
WW as a golem like creature hearkens back to the Greek myths of how man was created by the gods. Hippolyta created her from clay found on Paradise Island Athena one of the goddesses brought her to life from her mother's prayers,and Diana Princess of the Amazons was"born" as an infant,and raised until her twenties,then she rescued Steve Trevor who crashed in the Atlantic near the island,and was nursed back to health by the Island's physician using their form of healing technology,but one of the rules was that no man would set foot on the island so Diana after the competition to win the task of taking him back to civilization won said contest,and took Steve to a hospital.
So that started her heroic career in the forties.
My mother rest her soul was a fan of Wonder Woman comics as a kid.
Well that's it for my take on this topic.
See you all on Friday for Smallville discussion thread.
Signed
Buck Rogers
So that started her heroic career in the forties.
My mother rest her soul was a fan of Wonder Woman comics as a kid.
Well that's it for my take on this topic.
See you all on Friday for Smallville discussion thread.
Signed
Buck Rogers
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Just to clarify, you're taking that question out of context; I wasn't saying "If you watched the show, you'd like it," I was responding to the specific claim that Clark had made no movement toward assuming a leadership role among the heroes, which strikes me as odd given that Clark's assumption of that role was a major arc in the latter part of the previous season.
As for the quality of the writing, I guess we're looking at different aspects. I agree that the actual dialogue writing is still pretty dire a lot of the time; in particular, every time the writers try to write hip/witty/pun-filled Joss Whedon-style dialogue for Chloe, the results are painful. But all I can report is the results: I hated seasons 6-7 to the point that I gave up watching, but I've enjoyed seasons 8-10. For me, there has been a profound improvement in the writing. Clark is no longer as unbearably self-absorbed and petty as he was under Millar-Gough (though he still has his lapses occasionally), and the villains in the past couple of seasons have been excellently handled, especially Zod, who was a rich and intriguingly ambiguous character, harkening back to Lex in the early seasons when the show was at its best.
I don't claim everyone has to agree with me; as I said, different people read a text in different ways, using different standards. But for me, it's a radically changed and improved show. Not in every respect, no, but in the respects that matter to me as a viewer.
Well, that was a function of budget, not talent. Action costs money, and this show has always had a limited budget. And anyway, the specifics of action sequences are generally more the purview of the director, storyboard artists, etc. than the writers.
However, I feel the action improved considerably in the ninth season. Granted the Doomsday finale was inadequate, but there were some striking set pieces last season. So I think the people who are responsible for the action on this show have taken fan complaints about the Doomsday finale to heart and raised their game.
But I don't watch for the action. I didn't care much about the fight with Doomsday. What interested me was the character of Davis Bloome, his story arc through the season. Action is nothing more than a means to advance a story, and it was the dramatic side of Davis's story that caught my interest. That's the sort of thing I judge the writing by.
Huh? Oh, you must mean a golem-like creature. Made of clay. Had me confused there; I was wondering what connection there could be between Wonder Woman and the evil, twisted creature from The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings. (An all-motion capture Wonder Woman? Well, it'd be easier to keep the costume on that way...)
Erica Durance's Lois Lane is probably my favorite version of the character.
OH.
Erica Durance as Super Woman.
I AM A DUNCE!
Erica Durance as Super Woman.
I AM A DUNCE!
Christopher,
Thanks catching the typo I meant golem like because of the circumstances of her creation as to a motion capture type CGI costume lets see how Green Lantern on the big screen fares before we make judgement for using motion capture for TV OK.
Signed
Buck Rogers
Thanks catching the typo I meant golem like because of the circumstances of her creation as to a motion capture type CGI costume lets see how Green Lantern on the big screen fares before we make judgement for using motion capture for TV OK.
Signed
Buck Rogers
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Wonder Woman could just wear body paint. 
Saw a body painted Wonder Woman costume on that playboy cover a few years back. Wasn't too impressed with her.
She failed on the first leg of the celebrity apprentice.
She failed on the first leg of the celebrity apprentice.
Wonder Woman could just wear body paint.
Eh, it worked for that Ashlery Greene photoshoot a while back...
I think you're referring to Tiffany Fallon. Just do a search for tiffany fallon wonder woman.