Entertainment: Wonder Woman Cancelled

Last year, it was reported that Warner Bros. Television had plans on developing a Wonder Woman TV series (to fill the void left by Smallville ending its 10 year run), teaming up with writer/producer David E. Kelly to pitch to major TV networks. Virtually all of the major networks turned down the series, but NBC, the final network to initially pass on the project, announced that they had ordered a pilot on January 21, 2011. The plot is described as "a reinvention of the iconic DC Comics title, in which Wonder Woman – aka Diana Prince – is a vigilante crime fighter in L.A. but also a successful corporate executive and a modern woman trying to balance all of the elements of her extraordinary life."

On Februrary 16, 2011, it was announced that actress Adrienne Palicki (pictured right) was cast as the title character, with Elizabeth Hurley as a potentially recurring villain, Veronica Cole.

Despite fan disappointment over the modernization of the costume, all seemed to be ready to roll out for a Fall 2011 launch.

And then, the bottom fell out. NBC pulled the plug.

NBC chairman, Robert Greenblatt, explained why they dropped the ball on the series: "I hate to disappoint anybody. I know there are legions of fans of the original show. I don’t know if it’s cursed or what. I just have this one experience. They made a really fine pilot and Adrianne Palicki did a fantastic job. You look at what you have, what you need, and it just didn’t seem to fit in with what we were doing. We did what was best for the schedule. It does give one pause. You’re almost damned if you and damned if you don’t. It’s tricky."

He had more to say about the fanboy furor over the costume: "I was surprised there was such an uproar. But that didn’t have anything to do with whether the show got picked up. I love that it got so much attention. All that engagement from people whether it was positive or negative was good. And she did ultimately have these little hot pants…"

Hot pants or no, unless another network picks up the series, Wonder Woman will end up like the pilot for the ill-fated Aquaman series: on the cutting room floor.