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Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

I've seen bad TV shows, and I've seen horrendous TV shows.

I have never seen anything this bad. Not ever.

The next time I want to complain about wretched shows or movies, I'm just going to think about this, and remember how much worse it could be.

Caveat visor. And have something on hand to get the bad taste out of your brain after it's done.

Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :

Why Lisa....WHY?!!!!!

The horror.

It started off so bad, how did it keep getting worse? I wish I had a long brillo pad I could thread through my ears and pull back and forth.

Shudder. [Angst]

For the love of all that is holy, if you haven't clicked on the link...DON'T!!

Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :

Now you've made me really curious. I can't wait to get home to see it! [Big Grin]

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

Oh, it's not that bad.

Until she turns into Wonder Woman.

Then it's awful.

Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :

That was horrifying, and MST3K-worthy.

I feel like I need to take a shower.

Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :

I am still trying to decide if how shy flies off in the end deserves some kind of actual respect for being so...so....speechless.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

So, was that supposed to be Hippolyta, or what? [Confused]

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

I'm sorry... misery loves company, I guess. And... it was so spectactularly awful that I felt the need to share the pain with people who I knew would really feel it.

Posted by C3PO the Dragon Slayer (Member # 10416) on :

Well, I'm not sure it really is the worst. The Star Wars Holiday Special sets quite a precedent.

Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :

Wow. That's just awful.

Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :

The music, oh God, THE MUSIC!

And am I the only one that caught how the narrator mixed up mythology (Mercury's Roman mythology, but I imagine they don't trust their audience to know the Greek counterpart), or how he can't pronounce "Athena"?

And, in order to compensate for that atrocity, Here ya go!

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Threep, I quite enjoy parts of the SWHS... The Julia Child parody is priceless.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

*giggles* That is so not Wonder Woman. Would be funny on SNL, though, vaudville music and all.

Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :

Ok, did anyone notice that the "reflection" in the mirror is moving in the opposite direction than it should?

Not that that's the biggest problem! [ROFL]

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Yes, that was very funny.

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

The reflection is also a different actress.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Precisely.

Posted by Sean Monahan (Member # 9334) on :

That was just so brilliantly awful.

The horrendous dialog made me cringe into my chair. The mirror scene made me cringe even further into my chair. The little flying-away dance, with accompanying sound effects, made me fall out of my chair.

Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :

I thought it was pretty good. [Dont Know]

Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :

I kinda liked it. *shrugs*

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Shawshank:
I thought it was pretty good.

What was good, specifically? [Big Grin]

Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :

The high quality acting, along with the interesting cinematography.

In all seriousness, though, the producers of that show must have felt that the character could be made more realistic by humanizing Wonder Woman. They were brave to go with a different interpretation that the fans were not used to, and I think it just goes to show that rabid fans will destroy anything that isn't just like the way they sentimentalize their favorite books, cartoons, games or whatever.

I think they were being literarily courageous with that interpretation. That's what's good about it.

Posted by Pegasus (Member # 10464) on :

The sound editor deserved an award.

[ROFL]

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Shawshank:
the producers of that show must have felt that the character could be made more realistic by humanizing Wonder Woman.

You think Wonder Woman's traditional secret identity as competent, respected career military woman Diana Prince isn't realistic or humanizing?

Hmmm. I have to disagree. I found replacing it with vile 1960s sitcom stereotypes to be repulsive and alienating. And it has nothing to do with me being a fanboy...I didn't even read the Wonder Woman comic until Gail Simone began her run. [Smile]

They weren't being particularly courageous...TV adaptations have changed super-heroes constantly through the decades. It's a fact. [Big Grin]

Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :

Maybe I was being completely sarcastic.

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

See, I was hoping that was the case.

Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :

Have no fear Lisa. It may not be the worst thing I've ever seen (I've seen quite a few really terrible Youtube videos in my life). I think that would have to be the movie Shockwave.

But that clip was close.

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

I thought she looked hotter in that skirt and glasses.

She also spent more time fawning over herself in the mirror than sitting at the table trying to persuade her mom to stop wasting time.

Also her mother seems to have recovered from that faint at a remarkable pace.