Natalie Vincent

Well folks, it looks like my quasi-prediction came true for the much hyped Wonder Woman series. After announcing their autumn 2011 schedule NBC have decided not to pick up the series after a truly dour response from preview audiences. The now-cancelled production, plagued with poor script choices (anyone for an Ally McBeal-esque superheroine? No, me either) and a truly appalling costume redesign (read: blue PVC leggings and boots) just goes to prove that it was a disaster in the making. Message to David.E.Kelley: Read the actual comic. Lots of lovely script ideas there. DON'T MAKE UNNECESSARY REBOOTS/UPDATES. The new costume, triple identity plot (WTF?) and 'updating' of the character was too much. If you really must reboot something, just choose one aspect. Although in light of the furore, perhaps not the costume. For the love of God, you should have hired a female writer. Jane Goldman proved her mettle with X-Men: First Class despite a couple of blatant continuity error...

This week in the midst of firing out CVs for subbing jobs, I came across the news that suddenly, despite over six years of development hell for the Wonder Woman film franchise, that American network NBC are currently filming a TV pilot ? With Liz Hurley playing a villain. Truly a villainous decision in itself, but I digress.....what was wrong with making the movie? I guess when faced with the risks between a live action multi-million movie or a smaller budget TV pilot, the studio financiers would opt for the latter. However, Watchmen was mired in purgurtory for over a decade, yet the movie was eventually made. Can you actually imagine Watchmen developed as a TV show? To me the WW TV pilot is a cop out; how is it that nobody seems capable of writing a big-budget movie script depicting one of comic's greatest superheroines? Let's look at the evidence. Pitof's lamentable effort Catwoman (2004) featured one of Gotham's wiliest anti-heroines without - wait for it...