Koete Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Allan Heinberg is apparently writing a pilot script for a Smallville-esque Wonder Woman series for The CW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Ew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I really dug Heinberg's take on Diana's character in the comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I just don't think the world needs "Smallville, But With Boobs, This Time." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Two things: first off, Smallville wasn't bad initially, it went downhill because Miller and Gough didn't know what to do anymore. They're not as of yet attached to this. Secondly, all the Smallville comparisons are drawn by the article's author without any actual quotes. The other information there, aside from being an "early years" story, doesn't seem to be quite in the same vein as Smallville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 So, she'll be a 22 year old high-schooler when she starts and then ten years later she'll still not have the outfit on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 There are so many stories to tell with Diana, why do Smallville with her? That's literally the worst thing you can do. She's not Superman, don't treat her like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 And her time on the island was boring, I thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 There is only one Wonder Woman TV show, and she was played by Lynda Carter. All other attempts to write another are abominations and heresy. The perpetrators must have their minds wiped of all thoughts and ideas relating to such a show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 There are so many stories to tell with Diana, why do Smallville with her? That's literally the worst thing you can do. She's not Superman, don't treat her like him. And her time on the island was boring, I thought? The article references her being a "budding superhero." Not "a teenager with powers and emotional issues;" an actual superhero. So it seems like it would be more like her first days arriving in man's world, not her time on the island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted November 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Warner Bros. has begun searching for the lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 More superhero shows on tv are a good thing. Although its sad that Dick Grayson gets passed by yet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 They could totally do a Nightwing show after the next Batman reboot. Tie it in to continuity and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 This is going to suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 There hasn't even been a pilot ordered yet. A few months ago, it was announced that The CW was venturing into the world of Wonder Woman with a new series titled Amazon. Writer Allan Heinberg has been commissioned to write a script, but no pilot has officially been ordered. In an interview with IGN, CW President Mark Pedowitz had this to say: “First off, we’re waiting to see the script. Second off, we’re busy casting for Diana as we speak. Hopefully the script works the way we want. It's an origination story in the sense that Smallville was an origination story.” With Warner Bros.' plan to have a Justice League film in theaters by 2015, The CW made sure the new series wouldn't interfere. “We worked carefully with Warner Bros. to make sure Warner Bros. theatrical was onboard so we were able to get it done. You want to work carefully with your studio to make sure that it works and that it doesn’t interfere with their projects.” Pedowitz also says it's possible that Arrow and Amazon might be in the same 'universe.' “I think they all could exist in the same world, but whether they do or they don’t is depending on what the showrunner wants to do.” Even though it would appear the stars are aligning for the potential new series, a pilot still won't be comissioned for a while. “If we get the right script and the right casting, we’ll go right forward to pilot.” http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/174437-the-cws-amazon-casting-now-no-plans-for-batman-show This is a bad idea. A failed pilot based on the same property was the laughing stock of tv last year. Why would this work where it didn't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Because they see Marvel making all sorts of money with their movies and animated shows, and want some of that money for themselves. And they've done Batman and Superman over and over, so they want to try something new, get other heroes into the public consciousness. But for some reason, where Marvel gets it right, DC and Warners don't seem to know what the hell they're doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Because nobody gives a shit about The CW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Because the CW knows it can keep Supernatural and 90210 running only so long so they're getting desperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Well, let's be honest: CW's core target audience is teenage girls. So, kind of makes sense for them to do a Wonder Woman show. They just... kind of fail at marketing it to the audience that would actually watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 This could easily go either way. It could degenerate into post-Season 3 Smallville territory, or it could be epic stuff along the lines of Supernatural seasons 1-5. It's also got some similarities to Nikita (which is also good), what with a female action hero protagonist. It could also be right down the middle, a la Arrow. I don't think there's been anything terrible or amazing said about the show yet. Definitely nothing that can make any kind of pre-judgment entirely valid. But I'm really glad that they're at least trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Well, let's be honest: CW's core target audience is teenage girls. The Television Critics Association winter press tour was this week, and during his presentation, the bigwig from the CW acknowledged that while they do decently enough in the 18-34 demo, they are actually trying to move the numbers closer to the 34 end of the demo than the 18 end (advertisers know that generally speaking, the older the viewer, the more money they have to spend on what they're selling). Look for the CW to start throwing more adult fare at the wall to see what sticks. Seeing how trhe average comic fan today is male and in his mid-to-late 30s, targeting Amazon at teenage girls would probably not end well for the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 If this is part of that strategy shift, I'll be interested to see how that goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 As would I. Fox managed it. UPN didn't. The CW will have to if they're going to make it (at least before the business model changes; their shows are currently geared towards younger people who don't watch their shows live, and therefore aren't especially attractive to advertisers). If Smallville proved anything, it's that in the long run, shows based on comics properties get more viewer loyalty and internet buzz by giving the fans what they want and not being terribly risk-taking. (Smallville was a huge phenomenon in the first season precisely because it went out of its way to avoid fanwank, but after a few seasons it survived almost solely by playing to the geeks). Amazon has the potential to be great. It also has the potential to be awful. At this point there's nothing to get your hooks into; the pilot script hasn't even been turned in yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 The project is not among the productions going to pilot. Instead, it's going to get rolled to Next Season's production cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 The last we heard about The CW's "Wonder Woman" project, titled "Amazon," it was being reworked internally and would not be debuting in the fall of 2013. This seemed like a death sentence for the series to many, but EW is reporting that The CW President Mark Pedowitz says the series is still very much alive and in development. "It’s being redeveloped. We don’t want to produce something that doesn’t do the franchise justice. It’s the trickiest of all the DC characters.” Development on the pilot is no doubt in a similar state than it was a few months ago where the network was actively casting for the role of Diana except now Heroes writer Aron Eli Coleite is working on a script instead of Allan Heinberg. It has been said before that should the project come together later this year, that an "off season" pilot could be ordered for the project with an eye toward a spring 2014 premiere. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/176969-the-cws-wonder-woman-series-is-still-alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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