History Series / WonderWoman2011Pilot

** Worse, matters legal get ''significant'' attention in this series (it is DavidEKelley writing it, after all). It all serves to keep before us ''exactly'' how illegal every single thing Diana does is, even as the plot treats her like everything she does is right. She ''literally'' commits more crimes than her enemies.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wonder Woman probably has good intentions as far as her warped mind is concerned, stopping harmful drugs from getting on the street and saving ghetto kids from dying from freaky steroid use.

* ThereAreNoGoodExecutives: Veronica Cale is a CorruptCorporateExecutive who is willing to do illegal experiments on people brought in via human trafficking, distributes the unsafe product to ghetto kids for testing, and uses her pull with government officials to intimidate her enemies, all for profit. Wonder Woman's toady wants to exploit Wonder Woman's body to make profits. Wonder Woman herself isn't too concerned about money and power, being totally willing to screw her company's bottom line because she doesn't want her body to be exploited (or so she says; he's understandably bewildered by this since it's her design and she approved the prototype), making her not a CorruptCorporateExecutive as per the trope definition. Of course, her use of brutal vigilantism, torture, condemnation of due process, breaking and entering, and outright murder simply makes her a superpowered psychopath who happens to be a businesswoman.

''Wonder Woman'' is a never-aired television pilot produced by Creator/WarnerBros Television and DC Entertainment for NBC, based on the Creator/DCComics [[Franchise/WonderWoman character of the same name]]. Creator/DavidEKelley wrote the pilot and Jeffrey Reiner directed it. Creator/AdriannePalicki starred as the main character, Creator/ElizabethHurley plays the villainess, and Creator/PedroPascal appears as Diana's [[TheCommissionerGordon contact with the police]].

''Wonder Woman'' is a never-aired television pilot produced by Creator/WarnerBros Television and DC Entertainment for NBC, based on the Creator/DCComics [[Franchise/WonderWoman character of the same name]]. Creator/DavidEKelley wrote the pilot and Jeffrey Reiner directed it. Creator/AdriannePalicki starred as the main character.

* ThereAreNoGoodExecutives: Veronica Cale is a CorruptCorporateExecutive who is willing to do illegal experiments on people brought in via human trafficking, distributes the unsafe product to ghetto kids for testing, and uses her pull with government officials to intimidate her enemies, all for profit. Wonder Woman's toady wants to exploit Wonder Woman's body to make profits. Wonder Woman herself isn't too concerned about money and power, being totally willing to screw her company's bottom line because she doesn't want her body to be exploited, making her not a CorruptCorporateExecutive as per the trope definition. Of course, her use of brutal vigilantism, torture, condemnation of due process, breaking and entering, and outright murder simply makes her a superpowered psychopath who happens to be a businesswoman.

** Wonder Woman herself. Despite being a "good guy" in the loosest definition of the term. She tries to act nice and polite. But after the one and only try doesn't get her the results she wants she instantly turns to angry rants or threats of murder.

The ''Wonder Woman'' pilot was expected to air in 2011, but NBC opted not to buy the series. Although it was never distributed officially, copies got out (though an incomplete version that had yet to have a final musical score and special effects added). One of Diana's uniforms ended up being [[PropRecycling recycled]] on ''Series/HarrysLaw'' by ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' alum Erica Durance, playing a [[NapoleonDelusion delusional client]] who believes she's the real Wonder Woman.

* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Flashbacks of her last date with Steve Trevor show her explaining this to him. Though this is done extremely poor on her account since she has a "secret identity" and does literally nothing with it, and because she's got a public identity, all of her employees were as vulnerable to retaliation as Steve would have been.

* MythologyGag: Her company is called Themyscira Industries after the island she grew up on in the comics, and Greek vases are shown inside her board's discussion room.
* NoBadgeNoProblem: One of the more blatant examples, what with Wonder Woman torturing a suspect in police custody with the only problem being that the police can't use the information, or Wonder Woman breaking into a place to make it a crime scene with no consequences even though the reason it's a crime scene is because Wonder Woman is breaking and entering (and murdering people).

* PoliceAreUseless: A very interesting take on the trope. The police are actually not useless in any sense of the word. They do their jobs, uphold due process, arrest criminals, and none are seen to be dirty. However the show itself tries to make them appear useless for doing all just stated above. As if stating the cops need to start arresting and shooting everyone that even appears guiltily and ignore their constitutional rights (like our Hero) to be effective.

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Wonder Woman engages in brutal take-downs of suspects, takes evidence illegally, is resentful toward due process, publicly slanders her opponents without evidence while fully admitting she doesn't have evidence, will approve her toys before having a complete 180 on them thus screwing over production, flies a plane in the middle of a city, tortures an unarmed prisoner in a hospital bed for information, breaks into a facility without a warrant so she can turn the place into a crime scene so the police can move in even though logically by breaking in she's the one who should be arrested, assaults and murders the people on the scene, and uses excessive force to subdue her rival. And the only people who complain about this kind of excessive behavior are her obviously strawman opponents, her obviously unworthy corporate stooge, and Dr Phil. The only reason this isn't also MoralDissonance is because she does get [[WhatTheHellHero called out]] for her behavior; it's just that the people doing it are so slimy they should be ignored.

* RecycledSoundtrack: As an unfinished pilot, it uses temp music, a lot of it from ''Series/{{Lost}}''.

** Veronica Cale personally confronts Wonder Woman mid-murderous rampage to tell her how she has just irreversibly incriminated herself despite being unpowered and defenseless. Unfortunately she did not count on the fact that the government, the media and the public were happy to ignore the whole "multiple murder" thing.

* WhatTheHellHero: Wonder Woman gets called out for her brutal and excessive behavior… by slimy jerks so we know we should ignore them.

** Wonder Woman herself. Despite being a "good guy" in the looses definition of the term. She tries to act nice and polite. But after the one and only try doesn't get her the results she wants she instantly turns to angry rants or threats of murder.

* MerchandiseDriven: In-universe, Themyscira Industries is funded by merchandise and toy sales. [[AsYouKnow Etta Candy even notes]] that Diana designed her outfit to look like an action figure for this reason.

Since getting out, the pilot has been reviewed by numerous online critics, including a combined review by [[http://channelawesome.com/wonder-woman-2011-a-review/ Linkara, Film Brain, and Nash]], as well as [[http://sfdebris.com/videos/tv/wonderwoman.php Chuck Sonnenburg]] of ''Website/SFDebris'' and [[http://blip.tv/the-idiots-lantern/the-idiot-s-lantern-wonder-woman-2011-pilot-5587816 The Wire]] of ''WebVideo/TheIdiotsLantern''. They were all quite horrified. The full pilot can be seen [[http://www.epicgeekdom.com/2014/05/22/wonder-woman-unaired-pilot/ HERE]].

-->'''Website/SFDebris''': Wonder Woman in this universe, literally, can do no wrong. She lives in a world where she could throw babies at war amputees and be called a hero.

-->'''SF Debris:''' You go there to your damn cat, watch a chick flick, and you mess about on Facebook. You don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend there, no kids, no elderly relatives, no job, no causes, no time with friends. That's not a normal life. It's a ''fucking treehouse''.

-->'''[[WebVideo/WhatTheFuckIsWrongWithYou Nash]]''': See, kids? Corruption and mendacity are okay if they work in ''your'' favor.
-->'''Website/SFDebris''': Ah. So when the government official connected to the bad guy upholds the law, that's bad. When the government official connected to the good guy ignores the law, that's good.

** WebSite/SFDebris explains in his review why this trope works for someone like Batman but not Wonder Woman:
--->'''[=SFDebris=]''': Batman exists in a world where crime is so rampant that ordinary people live in fear and the judicial system is powerless to curtail it. Wonder Woman's world is so squeaky clean, her number-one concern is somebody testing ''drugs'' with harmful side effects.

-->'''SF Debris:''' Obviously, if you're against being objectified, step one… is to have your likeness captured in an object.

-->'''Nash!Wonder Woman''': Laws are for poor people.

* TortureAlwaysWorks: How Wonder Woman learns the location of the Cale's lab. The Wire, in her review of the pilot, points out one of the key problems with this.
-->'''The Wire''': Another reason authorities cannot act on information extracted by torture is that it's famously unreliable. I'll let [[Series/BurnNotice Michael Westen]] explain…
-->'''Michael Westen''': Torture just gets you the fastest lie to make the pain stop.

-->'''[[WebVideo/WhatTheFuckIsWrongWithYou Nash]]''': You're trying to discuss the rule of law with a woman who just tortured a man in a hospital bed? The hospital bed '''she put him in'''? You might as well explain the Fibonacci sequence to a '''BULLFROG'''!!!

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After reading about this mess, [[OhCrap have your pants]] [[BringMyBrownPants been darkened yet]]?

** Wonder Woman is concerned that her boyfriend might get targeted by her enemies if she were to have him in her life. Ignoring her SecretIdentity, she has a public identity as Diana Themiscira who is openly acknowledged as Wonder Woman, meaning that all her employees are public targets.

Since getting out, the pilot has been reviewed by numerous online critics, including a combined review by [[http://channelawesome.com/wonder-woman-2011-a-review/ Linkara, Film Brain, and Nash]], as well as [[http://sfdebris.com/videos/tv/wonderwoman.php Chuck Sonnenburg]] of ''Website/SFDebris'' and [[http://blip.tv/the-idiots-lantern/the-idiot-s-lantern-wonder-woman-2011-pilot-5587816 The Wire]] of ''WebVideo/TheIdiotsLantern''. They were all quite horrified. The full pilot can be seen [[http://www.the-medium-is-not-enough.com/2011/07/lost_gems_wonder_woman_2011.php HERE]].

** Claiming someone engages in illegal activities without proof is called slander and could easily get someone sued. Wonder Woman calls a press conference to announce this, fully acknowledging her lack of proof, and yet suffers no consequences. She also admitted to the entire world that she has broken the law to stop a crime she can't even prove was committed.

** One of Wonder Woman's many flaws in this show. She [[SoBeautifulItsACurse admonishes the fact she is being objectified]] then [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful tries to use her looks to get past a guard]]. She claims that Veronica's actions which risk her business is beyond reckless, all the while she accuses her on national TV without evidence (which is called Slander and she could sue Wonder Woman which is risking her corporation). She threatens to kill someone if that person does not do what she says then states she hates it when people threaten her. She is disgusted that the villain is using a person with political power for her own gain, then does it herself. What's worse is that [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality Wonder Woman is continually lauded for her behavior]], instead of treating it like it's a negative quality.

* [[PaintedOnPants Painted-on Pants (To Be Darkened)]]: The costume Wonder Woman wears in the opening has skin-tight blue pants, but in the final action scene she instead wears the classic version without them.[[note]]The "To Be Darkened" meme originates from an on-screen notice in the unfinished pilot indicating that Wonder Woman's pants were to be darkened in post-production, a possible response to negative reaction to early photos of the character's modified costume.[[/note]]

-->'''The Wire''': Another reason authorities cannot act on information extracted by torture is that it's famously unreliable. Let's let [[Series/BurnNotice Michael Westen]] explain…

* ChainmailBikini: Diana rejects an action figure designed like this, complete with GagBoobs. Though her own costume isn't all that modest...

* ClarkKenting: "Diana Prince" is completely different from Diana Themyscira because she puts on a pair of glasses and puts her hair in a ponytail. She then goes home and farts around on {{Website/Facebook}} with her cat while watching ''Film/TheNotebook.''

** Wonder Woman tells her business toady about how exploitative the doll made to look like her is and he protests. Now, Wonder Woman's refusal to be objectified wouldn't be a problem... if the doll wasn't a month away from shipping and she hadn't already given oral consent.

** However, even in her most RonTheDeathEater[[invoked]] interpretation, Wonder Woman averts this trope. Her business dealings aren't that shady and she's even willing to have her bottom line take a hit on moral concerns (though she seems more insane than corrupt since she approved of the designed then changed it at the drop of a hat after their company already sunk a lot of money into development). In a way, her corporate dealings are ''more'' on the level than some other superheroes, because unlike characters like Batman, she doesn't secretly appropriate company funds for her superheroing, her business openly does this. She's just a brutal, psychopathic, superpowered AntiHero who happens to be a corporate executive... [[NoBadgeNoProblem and doesn't ever have to face any sort of legal repercussions]] (just in ways that don't involve her leveraging her corporate power).

** Wonder Woman's first scene has her lasso a crook by the neck, slam her boot on him, inject a syringe for his blood, and then snarl at a cop at the idea of him getting a lawyer and trial. [[SarcasmMode Our Hero Everybody!]]

-->'''[[WebVideo/WhatTheFuckIsWrongWithYou Nash]]''': See kids, corruption and mendacity are ok if they work in ''your'' favor.

--->'''[=SFDebris=]''': Batman exists in a world where crime is so rampant that ordinary people live in fear and the judicial system is powerless to curtail it. Wonder Woman's world is so squeaky clean, her number one concern is somebody testing ''drugs'' with harmful side effects.

-->'''SF Debris:''' Obviously, if you're against being objectified, step one...is to have your likeness captured in an object.

* SteppingOutForAQuickCupOfCoffee: Wonder Woman asks Ed to let her visit a crook's hospital room for ten minutes. He gives her five. As soon as he leaves, [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique he hears the crook screaming]]...

-->'''The Wire''': Another reason authorities cannot act on information extracted by torture is that it's famously unreliable. I'll let [[Series/BurnNotice Michael Westen]] explain...

* TrialByFriendlyFire: Random security mook with a gun sees Wonder Woman barreling down the hall opens fire on her, while several of the roided guys are in melee with her. One actually ends up taking a bullet due to his stray shots. However, it's for naught and he ends up being impaled in the throat.

* WhatTheHellHero: Wonder Woman gets called out for her brutal and excessive behavior...by slimy jerks so we know we should ignore them.
* ZeroEffortBoss: Veronica openly admits she takes Performance Enhancers as to claim they are not bad. However when she goes up against Wonder Woman in the end she gets knocked out very quickly (suggesting she was lying about taking them).

Since getting out, the pilot has been reviewed by numerous online critics, including a combined review by [[http://channelawesome.com/wonder-woman-2011-a-review/ Linkara, Film Brain, and Nash]], as well as [[http://sfdebris.com/videos/other/wonderwoman.php Chuck Sonnenburg]] of ''Website/SFDebris'' and [[http://blip.tv/the-idiots-lantern/the-idiot-s-lantern-wonder-woman-2011-pilot-5587816 The Wire]] of ''WebVideo/TheIdiotsLantern''. They were all quite horrified. The full pilot can be seen [[http://www.the-medium-is-not-enough.com/2011/07/lost_gems_wonder_woman_2011.php HERE]].

* BrokenAesop: Wonder Woman goes on a long, and in many ways, unnecessary rant opposing her image being objectified... and then later attempts to use IHaveBoobsYouMustObey on a security guard. Kinda misses the point of being objectified if you're willing to do it to yourself... and that's ''without'' getting into the point that she actually approved of the doll responsible for objectifying her before she apparently had a last-minute change of opinion because she wasn't paying attention to it when she first approved it.

''Wonder Woman'' is a never-aired television pilot produced by Creator/WarnerBros Television and DC Entertainment for NBC, based on the Creator/DCComics [[Franchise/WonderWoman character of the same name]]. Creator/DavidEKelley wrote the pilot and Jeffrey Reiner directed it. Creator/AdriannePalicki starred as the main character. The ''Wonder Woman'' pilot was expected to air in 2011, but NBC opted not to buy the series. Although it was never distributed officially, copies got out (though an incomplete version that had yet to have a final musical score and special effects added). One of Diana's uniforms ended up being [[PropRecycling recycled]] on ''Series/HarrysLaw'' by ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' alum Erica Durance, playing a [[NapoleonDelusion delusional client]] who believes she's the real Wonder Woman.

''Wonder Woman'' is a never-aired television pilot produced by Creator/WarnerBros Television and DC Entertainment for NBC, based on the Creator/DCComics [[Franchise/WonderWoman character of the same name]]. Creator/DavidEKelley wrote the pilot, which was directed by Jeffrey Reiner. Creator/AdriannePalicki starred as the main character. The ''Wonder Woman'' pilot was expected to debut in 2011, but NBC opted not to buy the series.
Although it was never distributed officially, copies got out (though admittedly an incomplete version that had yet to have a final musical score and special effects added). One of Diana's uniforms ended up being [[PropRecycling recycled]] on ''Series/HarrysLaw'' by ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' alum Erica Durance, playing a [[NapoleonDelusion delusional client]] who believes she's the real Diana of Themyscira.

* SeriousBusiness: Part of the reason why Wonder Woman is loathed by the viewership for actions that would not be out of place with a Batman comic is because Wonder Woman treats her crusade against Veronica Cale's harmful performance-enhancing drugs with the same zeal as you would expect Batman would pursuing a psychotic wielding a doomsday device.

* SeriousBusiness: As Website/SFDebris points out in his review of why Batman can get away with what Wonder Woman does in this show is because Wonder Woman seems to treat her mission of taking down these illegal drugs with harmful side effects as if she was trying to find a doomsday weapon wielded by a psychotic.

** Then there is the security guard she blatantly murders with a pipe to the throat who most likely was the only honest worker at the lab while she non-lethally takes down all of the henchmen.