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ACH! The ridiculous German accents are hard to listen to!
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Fitst let me state that I really want to be a Wonder Woman fan. I'm trying hard to get through the entire Season 1 DVD.

I vaguely recall watching this series on TV during it's first run in the late 70's, when I was but a mere infant. I love the concept of the show, and I love the vision of Lynda Carter in her WW costume. Those HUGE golden boobs are just AMAZING, and she is such a natural beauty that I love the idea of watching her strutting around in costume in this show.

However, after watching the pilot episode and the first 2 episodes, I have the worst headache from "ze" ridiculous German accents!

The acting is bad enough in this show to be campy, yet it quickly goes far beyond the camp factor and becomes deeply annoying in a relatively short time. The MAJOR problem is all the ridiculous fake German accents! (Were they trying to make this show another "Hogan's Heroes? Wasn't ONE show with ridiculous fake German accents enough?)

Anyone who seenks zat ze Germans talk zis way iz a dumbkopf! Zis iz ze worzt portrayal of ze German language zat I have ever heard!

I think that the German language being so mercilessly murdered on this show is reason enough to understand why ABC dropped the show after just one season. Fortunately, CBS picked it up for Season 2, and they moved the setting forward 35 years into the "disco decade". I honestly think they did it only to get rid of the Nazis and their horrendous accents as portrayed by the actors in the first season.

Enough is enough! I don't think I can finish the rest of the episodes on the Season 1 DVD. I think I'll just skip ahead to Season 2 where the acting can be cheezy and campy without all the German accents!

Thank goodness the US won WWII, ozzerwize we'd have to hear ze dreaded Nazi dialect for the remaining 2 seasons of zis show!

WONDER WOMAN!!! WONDER WOMAN!!! All the world is waiting for you! (But NOT wiz a German accent!!!)

TECHNICAL NOTES ON THE DVD PACKAGE:
Picture transfer is WONDERful! The sound is mono, and has that tinny 1970's TV show sound, which can't be avoided, because that's what this is.
The mini-documentary is highly enjoyable. I laughed out loud when Lynda Carter started talking about her big gold boobs in the Season 1 costume.

I only wish the directors had realized how utterly annoying the fake accents sounded and asked the actors to speak normally.

LOVE the costume, and OH! Stella Stevens is FABULOUS in the series pilot, as is Cloris Leachman. Cloris works the role for all it's worth, and then some. She puts in so many little bits of business that you can't take your eyes off her whenever she's on the screen. Watch for the part where she adjusts her really bad hairpiece and tiara, it's hysterical!

WONDER WOMAN! WONDER WOMAN! ALL THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR YOU!

P.S. I notice that this review is receiving negative feedback from Amazon readers. Interesting. I guess the general viewing public is pretty stupid and isn't bothered by the ridiculous German accents. That in itself tells a lot about the reviewers and their mentalities. I guess people of lower intelligence aren't bothered by this. Hmmm...

YOUR A WONDER ,WONDER WOMAN!!!!!!
Thank Hera !!!! The gods have finally sent us WONDER WOMAN on dvd. I have been waiting years for this. When I was a young buck the family would go out to dinner but gave it up because Wonder Woman was on Sat night. There were no vcr's at that point. My very constant concern that any yummy part of the show which might be missed ,would throw me in a big freak out mode. Even at 33 years old it still makes me tingle down to my inner core to see the fireball and new outfit. A must have . In fact get 2 copies in case one gets hurt. Lynda Carter would make a gay guy go straight. Ba DA Bing !!!!

Help me, Wonder Woman! I'm trapped by your beauty!
Former Miss USA Lynda Carter is, was and ever will be "Wonder Woman". YEOW! She is so hot in that costume, I fell off my couch! The faux-German accents will make you cringe, her naiveness will make you slap your head, but if you focus on L. Carter in that outfit, you'll forget all about it!

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