Wonder Woman

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So, Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights) has been cast in NBC’s Wonder Woman pilot, putting us in an awkward position. Palicki is good casting: not only tall and attractive enough, but also someone who has proven that she can act, on a critically-beloved show yet. It’s hard not to root for such a project, whether you’re an FNL fan, a comics fan or a fan of Palicki in the costume. And then there’s the fact that the show itself is still, last we heard, working from a truly absurd script by David E. Kelley. How can anyone root for that, no matter how good the star is?