tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post2219505516404272887..comments2024-01-02T09:18:23.893-05:00Comments on Written World: Thoughts on the old Lynda Carter Wonder Woman show.Ragnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-50796555246337161932016-12-28T02:15:07.752-05:002016-12-28T02:15:07.752-05:00Little late, but:
. . .first season of The New Ad...Little late, but:<br /><br /><i>. . .first season of The New Adventures of Wonder Woman. . .</i><br /><br />It wasn't called <i>The New Adventures of Wonder Woman </i> until the 2nd season, when it moved to CBS. So that was pretty confusing for a couple of nanoseconds. =]Fallguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01859287176116185272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-15208300600556701812011-03-12T17:34:10.458-05:002011-03-12T17:34:10.458-05:00Even I had a crush on Lyle Waggoner and I'm a ...Even I had a crush on Lyle Waggoner and I'm a straight guy.notinthefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537680561821564347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-22490217689496585162011-03-09T18:37:12.094-05:002011-03-09T18:37:12.094-05:00Man, I haven't watched these in ages. But I d...Man, I haven't watched these in ages. But I do remember having a terrible crush on Lyle Waggoner.<br /><br />It was a cheesy show, it was silly, and ridiculous and all of those things, and I loved it madly.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-44004945253215330062011-03-09T17:23:06.381-05:002011-03-09T17:23:06.381-05:00Yeah, that really helped with the culture thing. ...Yeah, that really helped with the culture thing. She seemed like she came from a society where anyone might dress in a star-spangled bathing suit and not seem odd.<br /><br />You're right about Steve too, I'm being unfair to him there. He was just as protective of male characters like Blankenship, that Secret Service agent, and the other war heroes in the Hollywood ep.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-8175213843401059422011-03-09T17:04:33.634-05:002011-03-09T17:04:33.634-05:00Lynda Carter shared Christopher Reeve's abilit...Lynda Carter shared Christopher Reeve's ability to make an impossible character convincing through sheer <i>sincerity</i>. one element you didn't mention was her ability to wear that costume so comfortably. She never seemed self-conscious or even unusually exposed.<br /><br /><i>...a bit sexist but it manifests in the well-meaning chivalry side (like when he tries to shield her from an explosion)...</i><br /><br />I don't think even <i>that</i> counts as sexism -- I have no doubt that Steve Trevor, particularly the Waggoner incarnation, would have tried to shield <i>anyone</i> he was standing next to, male or female. He's totally the throw-himself-on-the-grenade type.Your Obedient Serpenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133256640355844314noreply@blogger.com