I have no idea who she is. I thought I'd never seen her in anything but it turns out she played "Kara" (we all thought she'd turn out to be Supergirl, but it wound up that she was a fake) in the Season 4 episode of Smallville called "Covenant". I don't remember her one way or another from that, but she's hot and from the little I've read on the various blogs talking about the casting, she's a capable actress, so I'm fine with the casting call.
What I'm most concerned about is the premise. Direct from the DC Comics blog:
Wonder Woman – aka Diana Prince – is a vigilante crime fighter in Los Angeles but also a successful corporate executive and a modern woman trying to balance all of the elements of her extraordinary life.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
Make her a soldier. A spy. A cop, even. Ass-Kicking first, everything else a DISTANT second. Wonder Woman is NOT a corporate executive.
If you want that show, it's called "Power Girl". In the current comic book incarnation of the DC Comics character, Power Girl is a super powered vigilante crime fighter in Los Angeles but also a successful corporate executive and a modern woman trying to balance all of the elements of her extraordinary life.
Seriously. That's EXACTLY the premise for the current 20+ issue run of the Power Girl comic. It's not a bad comic, but compared to the recent DC Direct to DVD Wonder Woman movie, it's lame. David E. Kelley would do well to source the animated movie and toss out his "WW meets Ally McBeal" treatment.
Better still, set it in the 1940's and make her a warrior for good, fighting on the side of the Allies.
I love WW. I'm a fan from my childhood. And I'm deeply concerned that this latest version is going to set the character back into obscurity when it fails. I can't help but draw comparisons to the failed Bionic Woman reboot that spent more time worrying about Jaime Summers emotions than her ass kicking.
I hope that I'm TOTALLY wrong here. I'm not, but I hope so!
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