David E. Kelley's Reboot of Wonder Woman Goes Through a Bit of Rebooting Itself

David E. Kelley's Reboot of Wonder Woman Goes Through a Bit of Rebooting Itself

What would seem to be the natural rewriting process of a pilot script has resulted, according to i09.com, in a much stronger teleplay for David E. Kelley's new version of Wonder Woman for NBC.

By EdGross - Apr 21, 2011 05:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman
Source: i09

Offers the site, "We got a hold of a bunch of Wonder Woman pages that were released for casting purposes, including some new revised pages released in February and March, as the pilot was shooting. A lot of the additions seem focused on making Diana seem more formidable, to head off criticisms that she's too weepy and self-pitying. (It's also possible the episode was bumped up from a one-hour to a two-hour pilot.) Here are some of the changes.

Spoilers ahead...

"There seem to be a bunch of these, that were added just so we could see Diana throwing her weight (so to speak) around. At one point, she confronts a pair of security guards, whom the script calls Frick and Frack. They tell her she can't go up to the roof of a hospital, and she says, "I'm Wonder Woman. How do you think this ends?" And then she lifts one of them into the air by the throat and the other one by the chest, until they admit they're goons working for her nemesis, Veronica Cale. There's also a hilarious scene where Diana is driving, and a male driver cuts her off in traffic and makes an obscene gesture. She gives him the finger, and he pulls in front of her, blocking her. They both get out of their cars, and he says his obscene gesture was 'implying something that might be good for her.' He grabs her arm and says, 'Maybe I should teach you some manners.' Diana keeps saying things like, 'Let go of me, sir' and
'I'll ask you again to remove your hand.' But he responds that he'll let go of her arm when he feels like it, and calls her a 'Prada bitch.' So she lifts him into the air by his throat. As far as I can tell neither of these scenes advances the plot, they just let us see Wonder Woman lifting guys by their throats."

So Wonder Woman, it would seem, is now definitely up to kicking a little ass, which is the way it should be. Follow the link for much more, including discussions of more character development and more of the relationship between Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor.

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StrangerX
StrangerX - 4/21/2011, 6:17 AM
I'm looking forward to this. Nice job Ed
Solomon
Solomon - 4/21/2011, 6:28 AM
that sounds a lot better! there is a chance now that the show woun't suck...
SaintXHorseFly
SaintXHorseFly - 4/21/2011, 6:28 AM
Still... Gonna watch it like a traffic accident... maybe see something interesting, but I think it's gonna be bad.
TyrannicalOverlord
TyrannicalOverlord - 4/21/2011, 6:30 AM
Sounds like the studio may actually be paying attention to what fans really want. Gee, what a concept...
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 4/21/2011, 6:39 AM

I'm really excited. (:
the cast seems awesome: Liz Hurley and Adrianne Palicki,
and I love WW :D
KaneDiablo
KaneDiablo - 4/21/2011, 6:49 AM
This is so gonna fail! FAIL!
A6K
A6K - 4/21/2011, 7:00 AM
So she is going to have superpowers? Last I heard she was a normal woman that just had alot of money and went all "Batman" on the city, only with no gadgets.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/21/2011, 7:05 AM
i'll watch the first couple of episodes see if its worth watching.

but i doubt it,i don't think it'll get pass one season.
GeekMobRoanoke
GeekMobRoanoke - 4/21/2011, 7:09 AM
This will be epic!!.. Just like a flaming colonoscopy.. Or being locked in a closet full of Zombie Kittens.. Or perhaps being forced to read a novelization of
"Leonard Part 6".... Or eating broken glass and washing it down with rubbing alcohol.. I mean seriously? This is going to make eyes bleed and IQs drop..
Mach5
Mach5 - 4/21/2011, 7:11 AM
But I must ask...Will she fly? I understand that the 70's Wonder Woman had its limited television tech, but this is 2011 and it would be a damn shame if she didn't.
thebamf
thebamf - 4/21/2011, 7:19 AM
If she doesn't fly, it will be Smallville all over again. The only difference is she has her suit.
Knightstalker
Knightstalker - 4/21/2011, 7:23 AM
Now maybe they can re-write her character as an actual Amazon instead of some CEO with a hero complex. Seriously, pay attention to your back-story.
magicprime
magicprime - 4/21/2011, 7:26 AM
I still dont think she has enough muscle mass to be taken seriously as Wonder Woman.

I hate when they have heroes with Super Strength but the actor has little to no muscle on their body.

She's an Amazon -- she needs to look as such.
Cross
Cross - 4/21/2011, 7:38 AM
FAIL!!!
GreenLanternVan
GreenLanternVan - 4/21/2011, 8:11 AM
You guys are hilarious with your prognostication. You should be working for the movie studios as fortune tellers, advising them which projects will succeed or fail. You seem to know it all.
Knightstalker
Knightstalker - 4/21/2011, 8:17 AM
I don't often agree with you Darkmatter, but this time you nailed it.
Knight
Knight - 4/21/2011, 8:23 AM
Good that she's going to a "warrior".

Bad that she has no power of flight. EPIC FAIL!

WHY can't Wonder Woman have the powers she has in the comics TODAY whenever she has her own solo movie or TV show?! WHY?!

Definately NOT watching this! Crap, Crap, CRAP!
naterator
naterator - 4/21/2011, 8:28 AM
yeah ...shes tuff but i dont ever recall WW being the OBSCENE type of hero. WW deserves the kind of treatment that THOR seems to be receiving.
TyrannicalOverlord
TyrannicalOverlord - 4/21/2011, 8:42 AM
@MovieTheaterLad- Yeah, they can save that for the "tribute" version. LOL!
TyrannicalOverlord
TyrannicalOverlord - 4/21/2011, 8:45 AM
@TheGODDAMNSUPERGUY-
"I ASKED FOR A LOW FAT LATTE!"

That would be worth throwing in for soem comic relief!
JosePetrelli12
JosePetrelli12 - 4/21/2011, 8:57 AM
@Darkmatter - Epic!

Im still not sold on a show that is rebooting itself as they are making the pilot. They still cant decide ona costume... 3 different ones really? C'Mon... I will watch it though and give it 6 episodes before I decide.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/21/2011, 9:02 AM


Lose the spandex pants and use a better tiara...

Then it'll have more hope of being a winner!

Hell, at least its not at CW Network lol! ; P

WB...

Movie version plz, b4 the JLA movie!



ERIN CUMMINGS or TAYLOR COLE or JODI LYN O'KEEFE!


; D
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 4/21/2011, 9:06 AM
As long as she kicks some @$$, it's all good!

Matador
Matador - 4/21/2011, 9:07 AM
Can you smell The Cape all over again maybe throw in Summer Glau to make sure it only last one season.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 4/21/2011, 9:17 AM
HEY SUMMER GLAU IS AWESOME..THAT CAPE SHOW COULD HAVE BEEN WAY BETTER IF THEY UPGRADED HIS ARSENAL AND MADE HIM MORE BAD ASS..WHAT WAS BAD WAS THEY DIDN'T EVEN AIR THE FINAL SHOW, THEY POP IT ON THE INTERNET..THAT'S LIKE A "WIPE ASS AND DISCARD THEN FLUSH" MOVE..PRETTY COLD.
thegreek
thegreek - 4/21/2011, 9:20 AM
This is going to be an EPIC FAIL... the lines are Soooo Cheesy ... And this girl is still WAAAAAAY to skinny... She def isn't formidable looking... her and her skinny ass legs..

Bridget Reagan



Bridget Regan
thegreek
thegreek - 4/21/2011, 9:21 AM
Now she would have made a better WW
CatWoman
CatWoman - 4/21/2011, 9:43 AM
Sounds like it could be good, as long as it's not just a lot of lifting guys by their thoats. *laughs*
HelaGood
HelaGood - 4/21/2011, 9:50 AM
itll take a lot more than a few new pages to the script to save this...

she is STILL a business woman who is thin, and unattractive.

premise and casting needs to be redone.

REBOOT!!!
HelaGood
HelaGood - 4/21/2011, 10:05 AM
SEE? ^ THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^
TyrannicalOverlord
TyrannicalOverlord - 4/21/2011, 10:09 AM
@ Witty and Darkmatter- Damn! She even has that "Ivan Drago from Rocky IV 'I Must Break You" look. She would have rocked.
DDD
DDD - 4/21/2011, 10:11 AM
This show is NOT WONDER WOMAN,
not even the damn costume!
WTF!
DDD
DDD - 4/21/2011, 10:12 AM
What a frakkin' MESS!!!

I'd laugh but this is just PATHETIC!
GarthRanzz
GarthRanzz - 4/21/2011, 10:22 AM
I love how it matters to people if a hero is built or skinny. If they have super powers why does it matter? Silver Age Superboy was stronger than Bane, Captain America, and 90 percent of other heroes.

You guys are just being silly.
StrangerX
StrangerX - 4/21/2011, 10:24 AM
[frick] it I might as well conform this shows gonna suck ass too.
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