I thought I’d warn you in the title of this post. The Daily Beast has received some scenes from the Wonder Woman pilot, and after reading it, any Wonder Woman fan should start fearing the worst.
First, some particulars–the pilot is written by David E. Kelley, known for “Doogie Howser, M.D.” and zany legal dramas like “Ally McBeal,” “Boston Legal,” “Boston Public” and the currently running “Harry’s Law.” His propensity for characters with mental issues (Denny Shore developing mild cognitive impairment) surrealist tendencies (Ally McBeal’s dance with her biological clock a.k.a. the Dancing Baby) or oddball settings (the lawfirm/shoe store in “Harry’s Law”) do not mix well in this pilot script for “Wonder Woman”, dated December 16, 2010.
In the descriptions of the script pages, the show sounds more like a mix of “Ally McBeal” and “Sex and the City”, both of which don’t fit Wonder Woman’s personality or M.O. at all. Several descriptions of the script include scenes where she is shopping, considering getting makeovers, making stereotypical “female” comments and battling her career against her personal life, all while having three personas–Diana, chairman of Themyscira Industries (What? She’s not a princess?!), mousy assistant Diana Price (Is she the assistant to herself?!) and Wonder Woman. Top all of that off with several instances of Top 40 hits like “Single Ladies”, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and Katy Perry, as well as scenes including sleepovers, Diana waxing about man troubles, and Steve Trevor as a lawyer in the Justice Department, and you have a thoroughly frightening turn for the iconic superhero. Personally, I think a dancing baby could only make this better.
You left out “Picket Fences.” I find most articles on David Kelly omit the show. It's sloppy research not to include this classic show.
Cast Rayna Isabella as Diana.