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blankfist says...

She looks like a young, cute actress they shoved into the wardrobe department's idea of a sexy yet not-sexy-enough-to-upset-the-feminists Wonder Woman. She has no hips! Where are her hips?! Wonder Woman is just that: a woman.

Is this a new show or something?

ant says...

>> ^blankfist:

She looks like a young, cute actress they shoved into the wardrobe department's idea of a sexy yet not-sexy-enough-to-upset-the-feminists Wonder Woman. She has no hips! Where are her hips?! Wonder Woman is just that: a woman.
Is this a new show or something?


New TV series. I think NBC is doing it?

kronosposeidon says...

I thank @gwiz665 for bringing this to my attention, because this warrants a Wonder Woman fan's opinion. As a =w= fanboy I will pick this costume apart, in true fanboy fashion. But to be fair, I'll start off with what they got right.

1. The golden lasso is fine. It's golden, and it's a lasso. Hard to mess that one up, really.
2. The bracelets are good, i.e., they're the right size. Not too small, not too long.
3. Wonder Woman is pretty, and they got a pretty woman to play her. So we're good there. (However I wish she had some muscle tone. Wonder Woman definitely has curves, but she also has an athletic physique. Look at my profile page to see what I'm talking about.)

Now, the shit they got wrong:

1. What's with all the shiny? The blue pants and boots are too shiny, the red top is WAY too shiny. Makes it look like a chintzy costume from Girls's Costume Warehouse.
2. The breastplate, tiara, and belt are supposed to be made from metal. They are supposed to be at least a little shiny. But no, they use cheap plastic shit with all the luster that cheap plastic shit can muster. (Ooh, I made a rhyme.)
3. If they're going to put her in those pants, the least they can do is make them dark blue - VERY dark blue. Close to black. Same goes for the boots.
4. You only need a red star on the tiara, not on the breastplate and the belt too.
5. Also if you're going to go with the pants, don't put put tacky gold stars down the side.
6. Super shiny red lipstick too? Jesus.

To be fair again, I read somewhere that this getup might just be a mockup. Still, it's atrocious. It makes her look like a hooker at a cosplay convention. And you can tell they tried to combine her old look with her new look, which of course will satisfy NO ONE.

They're just shooting a pilot episode for now, and maybe NBC will pick it up. If they do it should air this fall. I have no confidence in this show, really. Besides the awful costume the show is being produced by David E. Kelley, the guy who mostly makes lawyer shows, but other crap as well. I hate lawyer shows, and his shows epitomize everything I hate about them. Yes, even Ally McBeal. It's supposed to be a serious, non-campy show (unlike the original =w= series from the '70s), but it might just turn out campy anyway. If it tanks (and it will), it might kill a possible =w= movie that has been in development hell for years. They're talking about a =w= film in 2013, but we'll see.

kronosposeidon says...

If I had my way, I'd go with a look something like this or this for the Amazon princess for any TV or film project. The war skirt is reminiscent of ancient Greek and Roman armor, and in the first pic her leggings are sort of like greaves, so they could be improved some. Both her top and the skirt are made from leather, also like ancient armor, and the breastplate, tiara, and belt are made with real metal. This whole look would not be out of place for =w=, because she has worn armor similar to this in the past in the comic series. She looks pretty badass here while fighting that hydra. (The jet in the background also make the image cool.) This look I think would give her a serious appearance while still making her look feminine, and also give the audience a look that still makes them think "Yes, this is Wonder Woman."

Full disclosure: At one time I embraced the new =w= costume, but not anymore. I'm not saying I hate it, but it's been a disappointment. I liked that they were getting her out of her bathing suit costume:



As you can see, on screen it's just too hard to take seriously. So when I saw the new outfit I thought the jacket might have some practical use, like some kind of protection, and the leather pants as well. However it's worked out that in almost every fight the jacket gets torn to shreds. The pants still don't bother me too much, but I prefer the armored skirt. Guess I just don't care for jeggings. The leather-armored approach linked above would have definitely moved her out of the bathing suit while still staying connected to her history.

A million fanboys would crucify me for dissing her bathing suit if this site had a million Wonder Woman fanboys. Too bad. I know that at any given time at least 10% of them are whacking off to images like this anyway. Ha! (I'm down to once every other day. Power Girl gets the days in between.)

quantumushroom says...

Making a sexy costume that will assuage "feminists" (whoever the hell they are) is like making a real meat turducken that will please vegans.

Good work, Kronos. You've put a lot of thought and effort into this. Fans keep the H-wood slouches honest (as honest as they can be, which is .001%)

kronosposeidon says...

Yep, saw the story earlier today. I see they toned down the pants a little by making them dark blue and not shiny, like I and others suggested, though they still kept the tacky stars. They also gave her red boots, just like in the comic. But I still ain't feeling the love. The ridiculous vinyl corset-top with the crappy fake metal has to go. And I still don't like the jeggings, even after they toned them down. The overall look still says, "That'll be $100, and you have to wear a condom."

I'm still going to check out the series when it airs. I think a lot of people will. But I'll tell you, I'm not expecting great things. >> ^longde:

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