My Two Cents: Wonder Woman's New Show

You may have not realized this by now (or if you haven't read this or this), but I'm a pretty big Wonder Woman fan.  I've read as many of the comics as I can get my hands on, and I'm enjoying (with some reservations) the new relaunch of the comic.

However, when I heard about NBC creating a new Wonder Woman show, I have to admit, I was worried.  Instead of a long rant, I'll try to keep my points succinct.

• David E. Kelley. 
• Pros: He has a long history of really high rated (Ally McBeal) and really high quality (Boston Public) shows.  Plus he helmed Doogie Howser.
• Cons: He's never done an action show before.
• NBC
• Pros: They're now under the leadership of Bob Greenblatt who helped Showtime topple HBO with shows like United States of Tara, Weeds, and Dexter.
• Cons: It's a network show, so no big budget.  The network is currently struggling with low viewership. And they're notorious for canceling shows before giving them a chance.
• Smallville (Just go with me on this one)
• Pros: The show has gotten quite a following during the last few years (even if it's a bit of a cult following), so people might be more open to another superhero show.
• Cons: The style of Smallville was more whiney teen-angsty (then young adult-angsty) than action show.  So that's what people will want from their superhero shows.
• Adrianne Palicki
• Pros: She looks like she could kick some ass, plus she apparently reads comic books.
• Cons: I've only seen her in Legion, which was an awful movie.  (Note to self: check out Friday Night Lights)
• The Costume (Here's a great debate over sexy vs slutty in regards to the costume)
• Pros: I like that there are definite nods to the traditional costume and the new costume in the comics.  I actually like that she's wearing pants.
• Cons: Way too shiny.  But I have a sneaky suspicion that it will look better in the context of defeating the bad guy.  Putting her in front of a white background with pretty harsh lighting is about the worst thing that could be done.

I'm still going to give the show a chance.  And if it's like Smallville, I'll grin and bear it through multiple seasons, too (if it gets the chance).

Updates and Why I love David Bowie

Just a couple of quick updates before I totally geek out on you today.

First:

I've reached the halfway point with NaNo!  I'm really excited as this is the most (by 150%) I've ever written on anything.  I've actually gone beyond my personal goal I've set, and I think I might even be able to win!  Three words on how I've done it:

Planning, planning, planning.

Second:

Small Packages posting day is tomorrow! It's not too late to sign up.  Just in case you forgot the awesome prompt, here it is again:

In honor of Thanksgiving, and the beginning of a long line of colonists screwing over Native Americans, post about a time that you took advantage of someone. Or if you don't want to be that revealing about your darker side, write about a time that someone took advantage of you.

Looking forward to seeing what everyone has to say!



And now let the geek out commence:

I love this man.

And this weekend, I got to relive exactly what made me fall in love with David Bowie in the first place.  Our local Geek Mecca had a sing/quote a long screening of Labyrinth.  I'm young enough that I never actually got to see it in the theaters, so it was a special treat.

So here are the top five reasons I love David Bowie and Labyrinth:

1. David Bowie was my first crush.  Really, re-watch the movie, he's pretty much liquid sex through the whole thing.

You thought I was joking, huh?

2. The music.  Most of the music is pretty corny, but it's fun.  There are some genuinely good songs though. "As the World Falls Down" and "Within You" are Classic creepy/sexy/sweet/dark Bowie at his best.



3. Jim Henson's puppets. Anything Jim Henson touched during his lifetime is gold to me.  Give me a creepy puppet any day over a slickly done CGI creature. It doesn't matter how real it looks, Avatar is still just pixels to me.  Ludo is really there.

4. Sara as a Mary Jane.  Yeah, looking back, she's lost a lot of the luster she had for me, and she's a whiny spoiled brat, but when I first saw Labyrinth I was a whiny spoiled brat.  I loved to play dress up and pretend, I thought life wasn't fair, and I was a brunette, too.  Sara was the perfect placeholder for me.

5. I would say something touching here about how the movie reminds me of simpler times, a happy childhood, etc. etc. But I'll be honest.  I love it because it's over the top, campy, pretty terribly acted, and has great 80s music.  It's the movie equivalent to a huge slice of cake: terrible for you, but loads of fun.