Overall review of product
The first, and somewhat arguably, the most true to the comic, season of Wonder Woman, puts the series with the character's origin in World War II, slightly adapted for the script. Lynda Carter grows as an actress quickly after the pilot, in her triple role of Princess Diana/Diana Prince, Yeoman First Class/Wonder Woman. The pilot is well-filmed, with guest stars Cloris Leachman (chewing the scenery in her very short appearances), Stella Stevens, and Red Buttons. The next two entries are adapted from actual comic book plots in 1942. The series then deviates from some expensive special effects (notably change sequences and bullets and bracelets) to less expense, but still interesting plots involving Nazi sabotage, an assasination attempt on General Eisenhower, counterfeiting by Nazis, cattle-rustling of government beef, kidnapping of American war heroes in Hollywood, evil Nazi plots in Argentina,and the first jet experiments, as well as less plausible stories involving a gorilla and a potential nuclear meltdown. Guest stars abound, including Linda Day George, Robert Reed, Christine Belford, Anne Francis, Dick Van Patten, Hayden Rorke, Jonathan Hillerman, Caroline Jones (as Queen Hipplolyte), and introduces Debra Winger as Princess Druscilla/Dru Prince/Wonder Girl. The original stories retain much of the camp from the comic book, although some dateline changes, and alteration of strengths and weaknesses, to allow for exciting capture sequences, are used. The guest stars and the "comic book" feel, while it remains dramatic, make this the best of the three seasons. Sadly, much of the interesting points of the character, and round personalities for both YN1 Diana Prince and Wonder Woman are lost in the later, heavy hitting "spy" era, when Diana basically becomes Wonder Woman to complete secret agent work she can't accomplish under her own power. Worth a watch, especially to see comic sidekick Etta Candy, played by Beatrice Colen.Read full review
