A review of the rejected Wonder Woman pilot.

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I was always willing to give this show a chance. Unlike many people who simply prejudged this show after the first bits of news we got several months ago I pretty much expected that at the very least the "final product" was bound to be better than the first drafts that were leaked. Still hoping to get to see the pilot sometime so I can judge for myself if this was going to be bad show or not without having all the silly fanboi nerdage to hamper my decision.

Anyone who bothered to pay attention to the first info that was released pretty much knew for months that she was going to end up in the "shorts" version of the costume eventually. I'm starting to think if they had somehow managed to release the latest pictures of her first then there might have been less kneejerk negativity about the show and it might have gotten a real chance. *shrugs*

I agree. I have a feeling we (the viewer that likes this kind of thing) have missed out. Lot's of shows find their feet and this one isn't going to get the chance.
I think it may have ended up a good show and it's a shame that we're not likely to ever find out.

If WB were smart, they'd offer the pilot as an Amazon/iTunes/Netflix streaming video so we could all have a look at the finished product - if this is near to that stage. In the meantime, this review does give an impression of a better show than the reports of the first draft did, and, unsurprisingly, it sounds as though most of the worst parts of the latter were dropped from the pilot.

On the other hand, this review doesn't go very deeply into the quality of the writing, which is supposed to be Kelley's strength. What's the overall dialogue really like, apart from some "cringe-inducing lines" and "clunky" exposition? Does Wonder Woman have any one-liners or catchphrases (groan-worthy or otherwise)? How does Veronica Cale come across as a villain, particularly considering the importance of an antagonist in this kind of story? Given Kelley's track record, I don't have overmuch confidence in his ability to deliver in this genre, so while I reserve my judgment until this hits the torrents - and it certainly will - I suspect that we've deflected a bullet.

Very likely this show will go down as an object lesson in how not to leak images and tease information to fans. The vinyl pants photos struck the wrong note among both fandom and the mainstream, and the impromptu street-chase action shots of Adrianne Palicki hardly showed her at her best. If a self-described fanboy blogger can pick out better screencaps than the marketing professionals, someone isn't doing the job they're paid for.