The chances of the Amazon super-heroine '
Wonder Woman' being the next D.C. character to be introduced to the big screen post next summer's 'Green Lantern' have diminished greatly
with the news that Warner Bros. are pitching a high-profile t.v. series to the networks. 'Ally McBeal' and 'Boston Legal' creator
David E. Kelley would write and produce the show that is likely to transport the World War II-era heroine to modern day America. It's unknown what specific powers, including her Lasso of Truth, that she would retain. One would think
the recent shake-up of the character at DC might be an influence. Just like the studio did ten years ago when they pitched '
Smallville' to CW after dozens of failed attempts to get Superman back on the big screen, WB are likewise admitting tentpole defeat here and see the small screen as the best medium for the feminist character's future. So it's back to the small screen for 'Wonder Woman', the medium where she became a pop culture of the 70's after
Lynda Carter's starring role in '
The New Adventures of Wonder Woman', which began as a made for t.v. movie, that followed a three season run (1975-1979). This is WB's first major attempt to resurrect a 'Wonder Woman' t.v. series in a decade after a previous attempt from 'Lois & Clark' writer Deborah Joy LeVine, failed. Since then, WB have always thought of 'Wonder Woman' for the big screen, with 'Buffy' and future 'Avengers' director
Joss Whedon the most high profile of the writer/director attachments. This new t.v. series is not to say there won't be a 'Wonder Woman' movie down the road, but it certainly won't be a 2012/2013 tentpole. 'Superman Returns', which re-introduced the man from Krypton back on the big screen opened five years after 'Smallville' premiered.