Wonder Woman: The Complete Third Season (DVD)

I was a bit skeptical when I bought this (and season one) based on scant memory and reviews....I am pleasantly surprised at how GOOD this series was (so much so I'm going to buy season 2). First off: the theme song, how can anyone NOT like the main theme? "Wonder Woman, the whole world's waiting for you..." putting "satin tights" in the lyrics was brilliant! second: there was obvious dynamic chemeistry between Diana Prince (Lynda Carter) and Steve Trevor (Lyle Waggoner)... The cheesy campiness of the 70's...love it!! the "spin" of Diana Prince to make her into Wonder Woman...the tight fitting outfits (each season coming out with a new one made me smile even more. I don't know which I loved more, the original outfit, the Swimsuit Wonder Woman outfit, or the one with her full cape and regalia). I love one scene where she needs to chase criminals down on a motorcycle, Prince changes into Wonder Woman and actually has on a helmet, safety elbow pads (HAHAHAHAHA, since when did Wonder Woman need safety gear?. the "special effect" noises of her "leaps"....hehehehe. In all seriousness the dialogue in season three is far crisper with lines like: Diana Prince talking to Steve and another male IADC agent "Believe me, you are very female." Diana's quip: "I was the last time I checked, at birth." classic humor! The transformation of Wonder Woman's powers to this particular series was a smooth transaction and quite believable. The acting by everyone, in partciular, Lynda Carter made Wonder Woman/Diana Prince far more respectable, realistic than Adam West's Batman. They added a good bit of humor, campiness with the serious tone of the show to make it more than watchable. Even the plots and plot devices were sometimes amazingly intelligent. Villains would use decoys, "real" traps or even try and KILL Diana Prince without all the usual stupidity involved. Episode guide: 1: My teenage Idol is Missing 2: Hot Wheel 3: The Deadly Sting 4: The Fine Art of Crime 5: Disco Devil (ok, this was a tad cheesy) 6: Formicida 7: Time Bomb 8: Skateboard Wiz (the only bad episode in the group) 9: The Deadly Dolphin 10: Stolen Faces (Well done!, worth getting this episode alone) 11: Pot of Gold 12: Gault's Brain 13: Going, Going Gone 14: Spaced Out 15: The Starships are coming 16: Amazon Hot Walk 17: The Richest Man in the World 18: A date with Doomsday 19: The Girl with a Gift for Disaster 20: The Boy Who knew her Secret Part 1 (finally, you would think a superhero would be revealed someitme) 21: The boy who knew her secret Part 2 22: the man who could not die** 23: the phantom menace part 1 24: the phantom menace part 2 ** there seemed to be transitional plot issues in this episode, but I won't spoil it for viewers.** The interviews with Lynda Carter is a nice touch, and she's a classic beauty whom no one can replace. Lynda is right, I liked Wonder Woman now and then because she's not like the other "superheroes": she's not ridiculous with her powers, and she's human/mortal enough to be humble. I hope the new Wonder Woman will get some slack, you cannot compare this one with the new version--though inevitable comparisons will arise. thanks to this, I have a renewed interest in superheroes and pray that the new Wonder Woman will be half as good as this one is! Any fan of superheroes and heroines will definitely want to buy this set!

While "Wonder Woman - The Complete Third Season", the final episodes of the popular series, offers many of the pleasures of the earlier seasons (particularly Lynda Carter's definitive portrayal of the Amazon Princess), it is far more contemporary than the earlier seasons, with a revved-up theme song, and episodes involving Disco, skateboarding, rock stars, even an episode highlighting Carter's terrific singing voice (she subsequently had a successful musical career). There is even an episode suggesting that had the series been picked up for a fourth season, Lyle Waggoner's 'Steve Trevor' character would have been dropped, as 'Diana Prince' was being reassigned to California (a wise move, as many of the earlier episodes, shot in California, but 'set' in Europe, or the Washington, D.C. area, had been a bit unconvincing!) Sadly, the show was cancelled (not because of ratings, as "Wonder Woman" had remained a solid, if not 'Top Twenty' series), but because CBS, with new 'Top Brass', wanted to revamp the network's weekly schedule with sitcoms, to compete with NBC. This season, along with the previous ones, has become legendary, not only as a very successful interpretation of the DC Comics' heroine, but as a very positive statement of feminism and the empowerment of all women, as one of the most 'family-friendly' yet sexy series ever produced, and best of all, as a showcase for the extraordinary Lynda Carter and her remarkable skills. It remains quite 'fresh' and timely, after thirty years, and I very highly recommend buying all three seasons...Your kids will thank you, and you'll enjoy it, yourself!

This is the best Wonder woman so far even better than the movies yes is campy it's fun it's entertaining the song is timeless.. A fact that you may not know? Linda Carter herself introduced the spin to transform Diane Prince into Wonder woman it was not scripted it's something they were trying to figure out how they could get Diana Prince into the costume quickly and efficiently Linda Carter thought of this and it worked.. they actually put the spin into the comic books as well during that time.. I really love this TV series it was wonderful when I grew up as a child and now my nieces and nephews can enjoy this wonderful show as well it's in HD and it's excellent love it love it love it

Grew up watching Wonder Woman. Love it!

A great series of the wonder of the woman, I give it 4 stars just because a scratched disc arrived, specifically the number of disc 1, on both sides. The others are perfect. The scratching of the disk must be an error in the packaging of the disk since it was released. In short, a great series that is a pleasure to see again and reminds me of my youth when I saw it on television in the unique and beautiful Lynda Carter.

How about that? 2 weeks after my copy of Season 2 (or the first contemporary season for literalists) arrives in my mailbox, I get to place my pre-order for the final season and at the same price to boot. There are some who say that this season's villains are not as comic strip like, but it's a toughie to call. Some of the things you notice in this final collection. 1) Charles Fox's music has been "jazzed up" a tad for during both the opening and closing credits, leaving Norman Gimbel's lyrics from both previous sets just a memory of the recent past. 2) Steve Trevor Jr's unexplained rank of "Major" (his father's rank from the war series) said to him first by Andros in the next to last segment of part 2 of "Mind Stealers" just as inexplicably becomes "Colonel". As Diana says in, "Flight To Oblivion" "Congratulations you finally got a promotion". 3) Some of the clips from the Opening Credits are different than in the last set (1 even includes the Rover). The clips with Lyle Waggoner are the same just showed in reverse of the way they were shown in set 2. They are completely removed in "The Man Who Couldn't Die" since he didn't appear in it (I still believe this was the finale despite the order these episodes will appear on disc), and replaced with clips from that episode (which were used in a previous episode as well). 4) The opening segments before the credits on some of these episodes are longer than on when they started using this format with "Man Who Made Volcanoes" in set 2 (the longest timewise I think is on "Deadly Sting" (which I still feel was the season premiere, listen to the music on the ending credits on this episode vis a vis any other in the collection and you'll hear why). 5) For the first time in the contemporary series, an actor reprises a role (in the war series Carolyn Jones played the Queen and Debra Winger plays Drusilla in both "Feminum Mystique" and "In Hollywood" making the only reprisal of a character by the same actor in the war series). Here Ed Begley Jr returns as Harold Farnum (the smitten college student in "Diana's Disappearing Act") in "Fine Art of Crime". However, for literalists, his famous father has gone from being a "Congressman" (referencing the House of Representatives) to a "Senator". In this same episode you also see Rover is not as pesty as you think when you first meet him, when he locks Harold in a closet when he tries to secretly get to see Ira after Steve says no. Rover also comes in useful in "Formicida", a bravura "speaking job" by the then popular husband/wife "mime" team of Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell". Ok enough disecting this final DVD set of 1 of my favorites tv shows. BUY IT AND COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION (or if you haven't started already, order all 3 together). NOW!

The only bad comment that I can make about this release is that it is the final season for Wonder Woman. First of all, it is such a thrill to finally have the complete series available. The previous Columbia House release omitted 5 episodes, and 3 of them were from Season 3. On this release, Lynda encounters time travelers, would-be Martians, a true super villainess, a leprechaun, an amusement park monster, and a boy who discovers her secret identity, just to name a few of the highlights. Oh yeah, and Lynda sings 2 songs in "Amazon Hot Wax". That along makes the DVD a must have. However, most fans won't be disappointed with this set. The episodes look fantastic, and we are also treated to 2 bonuses. A third documentary which features interviews with Lynda and several authors of WW books. Lynda also provides commentary on the first episode, "My Teenage Idol Is Missing". Although some of the commentary is more general to the series, it is still great to hear Lynda think back on her classic role. It is really great to hear her speculate about what is about to happen. Apparently she hasn't watched these episodes as many times as we have! All in all this a terrific set, and you must have it to complete the collection. A true gem!!

I like this series. Lynda was really great. The stories are a bit silly, as befits a film version of a cartoon strip. I especially like how attractive Wonder Woman is, and the stories are pretty entertaining. The costars are also good. The special effects are not as dramatic as they are now, but that is also good. The ones they have now are getting old for me, too violent and too much throwing people across rooms and into billboards. I have all of the episodes and enjoy them. Some appeal more than others, but I have watched many episodes several times, mainly because of Lynda Carter. But why not, they are not Shakespeare or Tennessee Williams. And in a way there are so corny they are good, sort of spoofs of a cartoon strip.

I bought all of the New Adventures of Wonder Woman as the price was very tempting. To say I have enjoyed them is an understatement. Yes, the show is all glitz, glamour and unashamedly full of 1970's nostalgia, but there is fantastic, escapist action and sheer fun which really up the enjoyment factor. Lynda Carter really was/is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful women the 1970s and she is so lovable as Diana Price/Wonder Woman. Carter showcases feminity, beauty, warmth, justice and intelligence in sheer escapism which will be enjoyed by todays youngsters as it was when it was first made.

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Very good television series.

Großartig. Habe mir auch die dritte Staffel von WW gekauft und die Folgen genoßen. Hier schon deutliche tricktechnische Verbessereungen und bessere Tonspur als bei den ersten beiden Staffeln. zwar immer noch alles in Amerikanischem Englisch , aber durchaus gut zu verstehen. Leider gibt es hier kein Ende der Geschichte , sodaß man nie erfahren wird ob Steve Trevor je das Geheimnis von Diana Prince erfahren hätte. Ich bedauere außerdem das dies letzten mir bewußten Folgen der Heldinnen Saga ist. Schade Ich finde Linda Carter eine großartige Besetzung und bedauere Sie nirgendwo sonst in Filem oder Serien wiederzufinden. Sie ist trotz arriviertem Alter eine sehr sehenswerte Frau, die nun ihrer zweiten Passion , dem Singen nachkommt.( Den Stil muß man mögen - Die Stimme ist interessannt). Für alle Liebhaber von Superhelden / Heldinnen ein Muß - wie ich finde.

Mit Season 3 ist ein grandioser Abschied dieser charmanten 70-ziger jahre Serie gelungen, 24 spannende Folgen geben ein Rundesbild dieser einmaligen Sci Fi -Serie, mit einer Charmanten Hauptdarstellerin! Trotz dass es die Serie bloß als UK-Import zu haben gibt, was ja nicht unbedingt stört, ist es wirklich lohnend sich die Serie anzuschauen und nocheinmal den Charm der 70-ziger jahre zu geniessen. Wer auf Comic-Helden steht, sollte sich diese Serie nicht entgehen lassen! Highlight -Folgen Season 3: My Teenage Idol is missing Disco Devil The fine Art of Crime Time Bomb Stolen Faces Gault's Brain Amazon hot wax