Well, it's certainly shiny. And hey...boobs!

When one starts a blog, one obviously wants to dive right in and discuss matters of grave national importance. As such, one of my first blog posts, written almost exactly five years ago, concerned rumors about Lindsay Lohan wanting to play Wonder Woman in what was, at the time, going to be a film with Joss Whedon writing and directing.

Currently, of course, it's doubtful that Lindsay Lohan could even get a job as an extra in a movie. But in 2006, the idea sounded horribly plausible in a studio-executives-are-fucking-idiots kind of way.

Lohan's fortunes aren't the only thing that's changed since then. Whedon switched comic book universes and is directing The Avengers. Wonder Woman got pants. And the Wonder Woman movie became the Wonder Woman TV show with Adrianne Palicki in the lead. I thought it was pretty lousy casting at first, knowing her just from Friday Night Lights. But now having seen her in the costume (and new hair color), I have to admit, she definitely pulls off the look.

And let's talk about the costume.

When I heard about the plot of the new TV show--business executive by day, crime fighter by night, or whatever--I assumed there wouldn't even be a costume. Or if there was one, it'd be like something from the X-Men films: Black leather, bland, and having nothing to do with the costume that--regardless of how you may feel about the merits (or lack thereof) of a woman fighting crime in a swimsuit and high-heel boots--is one of the most iconic in all of comics.

So on one hand, from the comic book fan perspective, this is a nice surprise in that it shows respect for the source material. And the bustier certainly doesn't shy away from emphasizing Palicki 's greatest...er...heroic assets.

But on the other hand, let's be honest...it looks fucking ridiculous.

What the hell is David E. Kelley thinking? This is a million times worse than the outfit that Lynda Carter wore in the old TV show. And that only worked because the show was intentionally campy. The disconnect between this costume and what the TV show seems to be shooting for, couldn't be bigger.

Not that I've read a ton of Wonder Woman comics over the years, but when it comes to the ones I have read, there have been only two writers who I thought ever really made the character interesting. George Perez, who went heavy on the Greek mythology aspects, and Greg Rucka, who turned the book into a political drama. (Picture The West Wing, if President Bartlet was a chick with super powers.) Kelley's concept for the show doesn't sound anywhere near as good, so the margin for error when it comes to stuff like getting the costume right is a lot smaller.

Best case scenario: The show's a goofy guilty pleasure, kind of a cross between Ally McBeal and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Worst case scenario: It's exactly what you think of when you look at that costume: One of those awful mid-'90s syndicated action shows, only with a larger budget. My money's on the latter.