New Wonder Woman actress finally chosen

[NewJeffCT]

The Alabama flag is actually a Red St. Andrews Cross. Sorry for the nitpik.

No problem - somebody above had pointed that out as well. The flag of the city of Birmingham, Alabama is the one that has the red star on it.

 

[El Mahdi]

...The Alabama flag is actually a Red St. Andrews Cross. Sorry for the nitpik.

True, but Umbran was pointing out the flag of Birmingham, Alabama. Which does have a red star.



Oops...ninja'd by Jeff.

 

[Fast Learner]

As an aside (but I hope at least an interesting aside), the inspiration for Wonder Womans Golden Lasso was two fold. One, the creator of Wonder Woman, William Moulton Marston, wanted a strong female super-hero that was the equal of other contemporary hero's (such as Super Man), but could fight evil without having to always resort to fists (like all of the male super heroes). Secondly and most importantly though, William Moulton Marston was also the inventor of the polygraph.

I love that last fact; when I first learned of it I actually let out a geek squeal.

I'll also add the likely influence of the popularity of light bondage in semi-glamor and pornographic photography at the time. Comic books, the written pulps, and porn were quite closely related, with only written pulp beginning to get a bit of respectability. It would stun me to learn that Moulton hadn't seen images of scantily-clad women lassoing and tying up men and other women. Not that such influence is something you'd talk about until the last couple of decades.

 

[Klaus]

I love that last fact; when I first learned of it I actually let out a geek squeal.

I'll also add the likely influence of the popularity of light bondage in semi-glamor and pornographic photography at the time. Comic books, the written pulps, and porn were quite closely related, with only written pulp beginning to get a bit of respectability. It would stun me to learn that Moulton hadn't seen images of scantily-clad women lassoing and tying up men and other women. Not that such influence is something you'd talk about until the last couple of decades.

Seen? Marston, his wife and his mistress were big into "loving submission", as they called it back then. Early WW comics were full of such themes.

 

[Mark CMG]

I wonder if Miss Palicki's management team is aware of these odd details?

 

[Mallus]

Seen? Marston, his wife and his mistress were big into "loving submission", as they called it back then. Early WW comics were full of such themes.

So Wonder Woman has always fought for America, freedom, and light bondage... awesome!

 

[El Mahdi]

...I'll also add the likely influence of the popularity of light bondage in semi-glamor and pornographic photography at the time. Comic books, the written pulps, and porn were quite closely related, with only written pulp beginning to get a bit of respectability. It would stun me to learn that Moulton hadn't seen images of scantily-clad women lassoing and tying up men and other women. Not that such influence is something you'd talk about until the last couple of decades.

Well, the name for Wonder Woman was originally Suprema...

I don't know if he indulged in bondage or not, but he did alude to his views that he thought society would be better if it was matriarchal - and was part of a long term polygamous relationship with him, his wife Elizabeth, and a woman named Olive Byrne (he had 4 children, 2 with each)...

 

[Fast Learner]

Seen? Marston, his wife and his mistress were big into "loving submission", as they called it back then. Early WW comics were full of such themes.

Ah, good to know, and no surprise.

 

[Goodsport]

• "Adrianne Palicki Filming Wonder Woman in Costume" (Wednesday, 3/30/11)

-G

 

[NewJeffCT]

like the costume - thanks for the picture. Hopefully, David E Kelley won't turn her (and the rest of the cast) into neurotic messes.