As great as the pilot "Wonder Woman" is there were in fact TWO versions of THE NEW ORIGINAL WONDER WOMAN. The first version which is NOT available on DVD is the tele-film made in 1975 which actually has the complete title at the beginning of the credits of the film. A tank explodes a wall in the 'old news reel'and then the complete title appears. In the animated sequence Wonder Woman deflects bullets off her bracelets and punches the bad guy. This animated sequence was replaced in 1976 with the lasso toss instead. This is due to the fact that 'punching' was too violent in the 1970s. Other notable differences were different camera points of view but the story is essentially the same. When the first season of additional 11 episodes were planned in 1976, the pilot was re-cut, complete with campy overtones and the animated introduction is what we see today which is available on DVD. Unfortunately the REAL New Original Wonder Woman film has yet to be released.
Review of The New Original Wonder Woman
