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David E. Kelley's Wonder Woman. What Went Wrong

The world may have given up on David E. Kelley's Wonder Woman series, but that doesn't mean he's done with it. He still thinks a Wonder Woman show could work—and he's figured out what went wrong with his first try.

Yeah, The CW might be developing its own Wonder Woman-esque series with Amazon, but Kelley (The Practice, Boston Legal) technically tried it first.

The TV legend filmed a pilot starring Adrianne Palicki (Red Dawn, Friday Night Lights) in the title role, but it was universally panned and never even made it to air. Leaked photos showing the pretty ridiculous costume didn't help, so NBC axed the show after checking out the pilot.

Therein lies the rub. Kelley blames a condensed schedule for all the problems, as he didn't have enough time to develop his concept in the pilot stage. If they'd been able to make a few more episodes, he believes the project would have eventually found its footing.

He told The Hollywood Reporter:

"I still believe it's viable for a television series. I think it's ripe to do it. We made mistakes with ours. My only regret is we were never given a chance to correct them. We had a lot that was right about it and a great cast. In time, we could have fixed what we had done wrong, we just didn't get that chance. All my series have been a work in progress to a certain extent where you figure them out by episodes three, four or five. This one actually gelled sooner than any that I have had in the past. We would have gotten there and I wish we were afforded a little more time... We produced it at warp speed and it's a special effects show and it took more time than we were able to give it. We were able to give it more time and extended it had we been picked up. Just learning the storytelling -- the genre was very different for me and I had a lot to learn; my learning curve probably would have gotten better. I'm sad we didn't get to do it but I do believe it can work for the CW. They're smart to try it."

It's not uncommon for shows to change between the pilot stage and a full series order, but it seems like Kelley didn't really know what he wanted to actually do with the franchise. You always want to play things loose enough to leave room to change course, but that pilot makes you wonder if Kelley ever had a solid plan to begin with.

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