Stars and shorts

As we found out last week, the new Wonder Woman TV series wasn't picked up by NBC. Based on how bad the pilot supposedly is, no one seemed to really care one way or the other...until this photo was tweeted a couple of days ago.

After nerds took to the internet to decry the original costume, NBC's apparent reaction was to chop half of it off. Now those same nerds seem either really glad the show wasn't picked up or really upset it wasn't picked up.

I forget where I read it, but someone said this outfit made Lynda Carter's old costume look like granny panties. That's a gross understatement. It makes a lot of Victoria's Secret underwear look like granny panties. Especially when you consider that Adrianne Palicki would presumably have to actually run around and kick people while wearing it, not just pose for photos. Also: Hello, chaffing.

And while, as a comic book reader, it's tempting to look at that photo and say, "This thing would have been a train wreck and thank God it's never going to air," I kind of hate to admit it, but I have to give the producers credit for staying faithful to the comics, despite all common sense and probably the costuming department warning against it. Over six Batman films, Hollywood hasn't once tried to faithfully recreate a Bat-suit, preferring instead to make them look more like suits of armor. The less said about the upcoming CGI-ed Green Lantern costume, the better. That weird belt buckle she's wearing aside, this costume is almost too faithful.

Here's what really bugs me, though. In the context of the show, what possible reason would Wonder Woman have for wearing this costume, as opposed to the other one? I mean, in the comics, she just has the one outfit, so it's not an issue. But on the show, she'd presumably spend most of her time in the less revealing costume and only break this one out occasionally. But why, exactly? If, unlike her comic book counterpart, she actually owns a pair of pants, what would make her forego them for...well, no pants? Is that her costume for really hot days? To land an endorsement deal with Nair? When she's trying especially hard to get laid?

At least Palicki comes out ahead. Sure, the loss of a regular paycheck sucks. But I don't even want to think about all the salads and gym time it would take to fit into that thing.