So much has been said about both that I could never hope to add to that discussion. (This time skip also helps explain Jenkins’s decision to set her Wonder Woman sequel in 1984.)īut like I said, I’m not here to review the show or its enduring message of equality and women’s rights. The first season follows Diana/WW during World War II, and then the second and third seasons jump forward to the 1970s for some good old-fashioned disco-evil-smashing fun. The pilot movie, which shares much of its DNA with Patty Jenkins’s 2017 film, introduces us to Paradise Island, Major Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman, Diana Prince, and some goofily incompetent Nazis. OK, maybe not to the extent of Adam West’s Batman, which was often intentionally over the top, but Wonder Woman was meant to be… gasp… fun! Like the 60s Batman that preceded it, Wonder Woman (1977-1979, though the pilot movie premiered in 1975) was a show with tongue firmly planted in cheek. If you’re in the latter group, you’re probably not reading this anyway. You either know it and love it… or you don’t. Listen, I’m not even going to try to “review” the classic Wonder Woman show starring Lynda Carter.
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