The "thunderclap" was added to mask the join between the two segments, allowing each segment to be shot independently, without need for a locked off camera, at more convenient points in the shooting schedule. A camera would need to be 'locked off' (secured in place), and Carter's costume, make up and hair altered between shooting the two segments which made up the sequence. But this sequence was too expensive, in time and money, to maintain. A twirling Diana would gradually dissolve into Wonder Woman. In the first episodes, this sequence was performed by fading between two synchronized shots, both filmed with an over-cranked camera to create a slow motion effect.
This magical sequence, which appeared at least once in most episodes, has been incorporated into both the comic book and animated versions of the character. The most memorable change, indeed what became the 'signature moment' of the show, was the introduction of an explosion effect to the twirling transformation, to change Diana Prince into her super-heroic counterpart. The specials scored high enough ratings that ABC added 11 more episodes to their 1976-77 Prime-Time season.įew changes were made between the pilot episodes and the continuing series, titled Wonder Woman. The movie was a ratings success, and the network quickly authorized the production of two one-hour specials, "Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther," and "Fausta: The Nazi Wonder Woman," respectively, which aired the following April. It starred newcomer, Lynda Carter in the title role as an Amazon princess from a mysterious island who rescues an American pilot ( Lyle Waggoner) and returns with him to the Unites States to fight alongside the Allies against Nazi Germany in 1942. The New, Original Wonder Woman is a made-for-TV movie that aired Novemon the American Broadcasting Network (ABC).
See: Episode Guide see: Characters TV Movie Wonder Woman is a television series that aired on the ABC and CBS networks from 1975 to 1979.
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