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Other mistake: When Wonder Woman and Marcia are fighting, Marcia's high heel platform shoes change into different shoes, minus the platforms.
The New Original Wonder Woman - S1-E1
Revealing mistake: When the elderly woman fires the submachine gun at Wonder Woman, the sparks created by her bracelets are bigger and brighter than usual, and we can see the wires under both of her arms to help create those special effects. We can even see the wires' shadows on the wall behind her.
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Visible crew/equipment: To break the deadlock during the Tournament of Athletic Games, the last event is bullets and bracelets, and when Diana fires and hits her opponent, VIII, the wired remote that controls her bracelet sparks is visible in VIII's right hand.
The New Original Wonder Woman - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: The plane that the German is flying is an American plane, and there are obviously two different model of planes being used through the scene.
The New Original Wonder Woman - S1-E1
Other mistake: Watch when Diana is looking at the newspaper. The headline reads "Steve Trevor Recovering Well, Now Able to Speak", but the story is something about a US Envoy and has nothing at all to do with Steve Trevor.
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Other mistake: After Von Blasko has given Drangel his orders Von Blasko wishes him "good hunting," and when it cuts to the shot of the aircraft taking off, we see the backwards number "5" revealing it's a flipped shot.
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Factual error: When Wonder Woman drops Steve off at the hospital, the nurse (a first lieutenant) is wearing her silver bar vertically on her collar. It should be horizontal.
The New Original Wonder Woman - S1-E1
Other mistake: The newspaper reads "Major Steve Trevor Dies in Crash", followed by a single paragraph, then the story is about something completely unrelated.
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Visible crew/equipment: After Diana, who's wearing a nurses uniform, whispers to Steve that she'll be watching over him, when it cuts to Ashley Norman telling Wonder Woman about the booking and front page story, the shadow of the boom mic is moving on the wall at the right side of the screen.
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Continuity mistake: When Wonder Woman pushes a woman against a glass door, its design changes completely between shots.
The New Original Wonder Woman - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: When Wonder Woman checks in at the hospital holding Trevor, his head swaps between leaning against her head or not.
The New Original Wonder Woman - S1-E1
Revealing mistake: When Wonder Woman is pushed against a wall, the wall shakes, revealing it's made of cardboard. (01:32:30)
The New Original Wonder Woman - S1-E1
Revealing mistake: When Wonder Woman rushes to the hospital holding Trevor, one can easily see he's been replaced by a mannequin.
The New Original Wonder Woman - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: When the parachutist on the left is shot, he places his right hand on his chest. A shot later, it's raised.
The New Original Wonder Woman - S1-E1
Revealing mistake: When the two Germans are falling on their parachutes, their ankles disappear due to the blue screen.
Answer: The first actress, Cloris Leachman appeared in the TV movie which ended up being the pilot for the series. At the time, Leachman was already starring in her own TV series "Phyllis" (a spin off her role in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"). This was actually the 2nd TV movie meant to be a pilot and the first one wasn't picked up. It's likely she thought the show would be picked up. After season 1, in which Carolyn Jones played the role, ABC was slow to make a decision to pick up the series for season 2 and CBS picked up the series. When CBS picked up the series, they changed the time setting of the show and replaced all the actors, with the exception of Carter and Waggoner (with Waggoner playing a different role technically), resulting in Beatrice Straight being cast.
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