Wonder Woman (1974)

THE VERDICT

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The 1974 Wonder Woman TV movie is a largely forgotten entry in the character's live-action history — a pre-Carter version that reimagines Diana as a blonde, contemporary secret agent played by Cathy Lee Crosby, stripped of the mythological origin and the period setting that defined the character. It is more interesting as a document of how uncertain the industry was about the character's potential than as a production in its own right, and Crosby's performance is functional within a script that gives her limited material. The contrast with the Lynda Carter pilot that followed two years later defines what the character required and what this version did not attempt.

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Wonder Woman (1974) sits within DC's broader screen legacy, outside the main modern connected continuities. It connects a specific character or comic-book lane with the long history of DC adaptations before shared universes became the default model. Its placement helps viewers understand this title as part of the wider DC xVERSE archive rather than a direct step in the DCEU or DCU timeline.

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Wonder Woman TV Movie (Opening Theme)

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Cathy Lee Crosby, the original Wonder Woman