NBC drops Wonder Woman
The news comes after lackluster reception and a network screening that went poorly. The drama, produced by Warner Bros. TV, is a reinvention of the iconic DC comic in which Wonder Woman (Adrianne Palicki) is a vigilante crime-fighter in Los Angeles but also a successful corporate executive trying to balance all the elements of her extraordinary life.
Adrianne Palicki was joined by Elizabeth Hurley, Tracie Thoms and Cary Elwes. Jeffrey Reiner (The Event) directed the pilot. It is rumored that the network is set to renew David E. Kelley's first season drama, Harry's Law, instead.
Actress Tracie Thoms took to Twitter to voice her disappointment:
"I am very sad that NBC passed on Wonder Woman. But that just goes to show you: There is no such thing as a "sure thing" in this biz."
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slysnide
I couldn't forsee any proper reception of this show from what they'd been showing us.
12 months agoby @slysnideFlag
Clark J-Kent
thank god. wonder woman should be done right
1 year agoby @Clark-J-KentFlag
Nautical
HA I KNEW IT... i blame the costume. lol
1 year agoby @nautical05Flag
Wmcnutt28
Maybe the CW network will pick it up since Smallville is now at rest
1 year agoby @wmcnutt28Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@ejk1 Zatanna???? :D Best second choice
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Justhim_sir
Its ok NBC isn't good with heroes anyway (pun intended).
1 year agoby @justhim-sirFlag
Bane5000
is anyone surprised???
@2movieguys...Mmmm mmmm Lynda Carter :]
1 year agoby @bane5000Flag
CelluloidDreams
Hey GhostMan, Hollywood waswtes $$ everyday with 3-D and remakes!
1 year agoby @2movieguysFlag
CelluloidDreams
I knew it wouldn't work! Can never ever replace Lynda Carter!!!
1 year agoby @2movieguysFlag
CUPID
Okay can we get a movie now.
1 year agoby @cupidFlag
TheMightyThor
@chickflick
it just amazes me that this whole idea got as far as it did... there is no way that we all saw how bad it was and yet nobody actually working on the show could see it. crazy. wouldve saved them a ton of money!
1 year agoby @TheMightyThorFlag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
well Hollywood just wasted a lot of money!
1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag
Josh
Ha! Given how awesome Kelley thought his treatment was and how awful everyone else did, I find this amusing.
1 year agoby @shuabertFlag
ejk1
I'm not surprised. Until DC starts to really take things non-Batman seriously, Marvel will continue to be #1. JA is a great choice for a WW movie, but I wonder if that is ever going to be put back on the table now that she is Sif. Serinda Swan also gets a thumbs up from me.
1 year agoby @ejk1Flag
Mutant
I would like to see a Super-girl TV series instead. They should have gone with that script Joss Wedon wrote for the WW film.
1 year agoby @zenderFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@account-closed Powers of an elite amazon princess, daughter of Hyppolita. Throw in all the Greek gods and Ares and you got yourself a live action of the animated DVD. Same as with Green Lantern only in this case it has the big cloud demon and no Sinestro in his yellow attire.
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Courtney O.
Well what a waste of money!
1 year agoby @chickflickFlag
Salem6777
good to hear...
1 year agoby @Salem6777Flag
RojoDiablo
Not sure JA has the frame to pull off the WW costume but she was good in Thor. I think Palicki hold's her own in the outfit better than Jamie can, she's just a bit too small for the role.
1 year agoby @rojodiabloFlag
TheMightyThor
@bawnian-dexeus
i totally agree! and thats why Jaimie needs to stay away from WB. shes good, shes on a roll...WB will only ruin that for her.
1 year agoby @TheMightyThorFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@TheMightyThor Nonsense. WB is ruining themselves by not getting serious about a WW film.
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
TheMightyThor
@narrator
as much as i loved Jaimie in Thor, she needs to stay far away from DC movies. it'll only ruin her.
1 year agoby @TheMightyThorFlag
SpaceCowboy
For sure getting a thumbs up!
1 year agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
P.S... there's three users in a row with a picture of an Asgardian of sorts as their avatar. Lol! That's awesome, folks, albeit kind of weird.
1 year agoby @narratorFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
@dan1, that's even better. She's got, in shape, young enough for the part, and a comic reader. I say go for it, definitely.
1 year agoby @narratorFlag
Dan
@bawnian-dexeus Yep yep. We want Jaimie.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
TheMightyThor
This show was doomed from the start. BAD premise, bad script, total miscasting. Immediate fail. It was not a modern take on the character, it was completely out of character and just plain stupid.
We want a Wonder Woman feature that follows the comics faithfully.
DC, watch how Marvel does things.
1 year agoby @TheMightyThorFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Jamie Alexander. Period. :)
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
account-closed
@dan1 Yeah she is a comic reader. She admits it in this interview aswell. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSktrecM9uY
1 year agoby @account-closedFlag
gandoff2169
The cast seameed good. But I just never was a person who saw WW as a huge super hero for tv, or a stand alone feature film. I just dont know much on her and her comic books to be a real judgment of her powers, villians, ect. But from all other showins of her character I have seen; I just think she should be in JLA, and not be put on tv. I would rather see a Gotham City tv show, based on a younge Bruce Wayne becomming batman, training, ect. Yeah, i know Nolan would toss a fit till his movie is out and such. But if you think on Smallville, and how it was on TV, despite the major diffrence in the story arcs in the movies, and the Returns movie, then it could work.
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