Ah, LYNDA CARTER - now
she's what I call a woman. Isn't she
wonderful?! Now where'd I put my
trusty drool cup? It's needed.
Sunday, 4 September 2016
4 comments:
ALL ANONYMOUS COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED UNREAD unless accompanied by a regularly-used and recognized
name. For those without a Google account, use the 'Name/URL' option. All comments are subject to moderation and will
appear only if approved. Remember - no guts, no glory.
I reserve the right to edit comments to remove swearing or blasphemy, and in instances where I consider certain words or
phraseology may cause offence or upset to other commenters.
I think Lynda Carter nailed it because she was sexy, but wholesome. Wonder Woman is supposed to be a NICE character, wise and gentle as well as strong. She's not a cross between a porn star and a sadistic bully - or rather she often is these days, but shouldn't be.
ReplyDeleteSadly, Joe, the days of soperheroes being nice people seems to be a thing of the past. And comics don't sell as many now, which makes you wonder if there's a connection.
ReplyDeleteI remember William Smith, Neville Brand, and Peter Brown as Texas Rangers on Laredo. It was, as I recall, a pretty good, tongue-in-cheek Western series. Smith also was in several "motorcycle gang" movies. He may be best known for playing the bad guy Falconetti on the Rich Man, Poor Man mini-series.
ReplyDeleteLynda Carter was perfect for the semi-tongue-in-cheek Wonder Woman TV show. She looked like the character had jumped off the printed page and magically sprung to life.
Unfortunately, DC and Marvel both seem to have adopted a party line that all superhero comics have to be grimdark, with moral relativism making it hard to tell the heroes from the villains. While some characters (Batman, Punisher, Spectre, Ghost Rider) are well suited to grimdark, others (including Wonder Woman and the original [Shazam] Captain Marvel) work better with a more optimistic tone. Today's comics are too silly for adults, but too grim and violent for kids. And when I find myself cheering for the Red Skull against Captain America, it's time to swear off the medium for good.
I'm not sure whether Laredo was ever aired in Britain, TC, and I never watched Rich Man, Poor Man. I'm sure I'd recognize his face if I saw him 'though.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the relentless grimdark approach gets tedious after a while, doesn't it? I've been reading the original X-Men stories in the Epic Collection volume recently, and it's immensely entertaining. If only more stories were like that today.