Nice alliterative title, eh? It took me ages with my nose in a Thesaurus!
So, you’ve heard the craaaazy news, right? It’s all over the place! Yes, friends, Wonder Woman is changing her look, and it is serious business! There are stories in the Washington Post, The Boston Herald, and the L.A. Times to name a few! What? It’s not like there’s anything more important to be talking about. Which is why I’m going to blather on about it here!!
Folks are up in arms about the costume change. Some say, why mess with success. Others say what’s the big deal? Some think it will reinvigorate the series. Others say it’s awfully cold fighting crime in a silk teddy. So what does this new hero look like?

80s Wonder Woman? No..it's 80s REVIVAL Wonder Woman
So, there it is. The amazing Amazonian warrior princess is scrapping her old digs for some new threads. She’s ditching the bustiér that barely contains her considerable cleavage, and trading up for some too-tight black pants, and a jacket with the sleeves pushed up. It’s a daring new look! Except for that it isn’t new at all. That’s really my only beef with it. It’s 1982 all over again. Seriously people…costume changes are fine, but do we need to buy the costume at American Apparel?!? I hate the 80s fashion revival!! Continue reading »
Okay, I’ll confess…I don’t usually watch a lot of TV. Broadcast TV, that is; I’m certainly a TV on DVD junkie. I’ve been this way for some time, mostly because I’m a cheap bastard and I don’t want to pay for cable. Partly, though, I’ve found myself becoming more and more averse to the broadcast and cable television format. You know: the shallow programming, the veneer of caring for the customer, the shameless self-promotion. And let’s not forget the condescending and manipulative advertising! Suffice it to say, I’ve been content to avoid TV for some time. Well, sure enough, separation breeds detachment, and visiting TV periodically found me more and more amazed by what I saw.
Recently I’ve been finding some fairly fun (read “free”) content on Hulu, and as a result have found myself subject to the whims of advertisers once more. It’s not so terribly bad, I mean, the commercials aren’t as frequent as on regular TV. They show about four 30 second commercials per show, spaced at normal intervals…and it’s often the same ad over and over. So that’s fine, but I’m finding myself studying the weird world of Madison Avenue once again. What are they saying about their viewers? Is it a reflection of societies views about itself? Are we as ugly as we portray ourselves? Or are we being manipulated?
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