Don’t hold your breath, but the CW is casting for the next TV Wonder Woman
After reading the premise of this so-called, Wonder Woman TV show, I’m disappointed and disgusted.
Warning: a geek rant is about to begin. Leave while you can.
So this from the casting call sheet:
“Iris comes from a remote, secluded country and until now has spent most of her life as a soldier and a leader on the battlefield.” (For all the sordid details read: Warner Bros., CW Casting for Next TV Wonder Woman | Latin Heat Entertainment.)
Okay so why is her name Iris? Since December of 1941, Wonder Woman has been Diana. She’s an Amazon from the Greek legend, and guess what, she’s named after a Greek goddess! Did Christopher Nolan or Tim Burton change Batman’s name from Bruce to Rick? Was Tony Stark changed to Antonio Starko?
Wait. I’m just getting started.
So “Iris” is from a secluded country. But if I remember correctly, Wonder Woman is from an island that is believed to be legend until Steve Trevor’s fighter plane crashes down on it. After Diana learns about the world of men through Steve, she wants leave Themyscira to fight Nazi world domination. Against her mother’s wishes, and in disguise, she becomes Wonder Woman and is forced to leave the island in disgrace among the Amazons. What the CW is proposing is in a word, stupid. It would be as if the creators of Smallville had written Clark Kent (who kept his real f-ing name) as a kid adopted from a remote, secluded country. Is it more difficult to believe that Wonder Woman comes from a legendary island or a dude falls out of the sky? But they stayed true to the legend and little Kal-El arrived in his Kryptonian space rocket in the middle of a corn field and the show worked to ten seasons.
Do these people not realize what has made Smallville as well as the Batman, Spiderman and Avengers movies so successful? The fans wanted the legends and the show and movies delivered. So why do they have to keep changing Wonder Woman? Thor got to keep his cheesy costume. Captain America was set during WWII. Fans were pleased and came back to the theatres for The Avengers. Wonder Woman fans are no different. We want the lasso. The bullet-proof bracelets. We are dying for the moment when our girl in satin tights slowly emerges in the goddamned costume!!!
While Warner Bros. chases its tail with Wonder Wonder yet again, I’ll enjoy the story line in Justice League: The New 52. These guys know what they’re doing.
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