Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman (1976)

4 mistakes in Formula 407

★★★★☆

(8 votes)

Starring: Lynda Carter

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-fi

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Formula 407 - S1-E12

Other mistake: At the start, the episode's textbox reads, "Fort Frazier Ordnance Testing Facility" with correct spelling, but in the next shot the base's sign reads, "Fort Frazier Ordinance Testing Facility" when it should actually be "Ordnance."

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Formula 407 - S1-E12

Revealing mistake: After Major Keller leaves in the car with Steve and the formula, when Wonder Woman rushes in front of Maria to protect her when she's being shot at, the wired remote that controls her bracelet sparks is visible in her left hand, as she moves her arms to deflect the bullets.

Super Grover ★

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Formula 407 - S1-E12

Visible crew/equipment: While Lydia is being held at the shack, when Steve is with Professor Moreno he looks out the window at three Nazis on the street down below, and in the overhead shot of those three walking away from the car, their three T-marks are visible on the ground.

Super Grover ★

Formula 407 - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: After Diana sidesteps Antonio's advances, when Wonder Woman rushes off to save Steve she's grabbed by one of the Nazis who holds a chloroformed handkerchief to her face with his right hand, but in the closeup it's in his left hand, and then it's back in his right hand.

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Answer: The transformation twirling was invented for the 1970s TV series only, to explain her quick change from Diana Prince to Wonder Woman. However, it would have been nice to do a little spin homage in the movie.

Answer: She does. However, if she were to use any of her abilities as Diana Prince, everybody, including her enemies would be able to make the connection that Diana Prince and Wonder Woman are the same person which could be used to get revenge on her. By not using her abilities in her civilian disguise, nobody would suspect anything at all and she could keep herself and her friends safe.

So it was more a choice that she decided an Ice Skating move was less conspicuous than say, ducking in a phone booth like Superman? If Clark Kent enters a a phone booth, and Superman comes out, don't you think even the dull of mind would get the connection?

That's because Clark Kent has super speed so he can easily run into a phone booth quickly and leave as Superman as quickly too or whenever Clark does need to change into Superman out in the open, there's never around to see him change. It's a plot device that's really effective.

Could one man or gal. We're supposed to just believe almost everyone these two are around can't figure out of the obvious. Characters like Spider-Man and Batman can do this because of their masks, so these excuses just don't pass with me.

Rob245

Answer: As Diana Prince she didn't have the super powers that Wonder Woman has, although as an Amazon princess she does have greater strength than normal humans. Diana's mom taught her how to transform her ordinary clothes into her Wonder Woman outfit (as opposed to just doing a quick change like Clark Kent does). Her outfit, which her mother gives her when she leaves includes the "golden girdle of Gaea." The girdle provides enhanced strength and heightens her other abilities. As to why she spins, it was a stylized choice to add something extra to the show and hadn't been done in the comics. Although they did change it up a bit due to budget and time. Later, Wonder Woman comic writers would include the spin into the comics, but by then it was generally to put her into her secret identity, not to give her her powers. But as to why Diana Prince doesn't have super powers in the 70's show, as opposed to other incarnations of her; the original TV movie pilot had Diana powerless like the character was during the Bronze Age of Wonder Woman (late 60's) when Diana decided to stay on Earth and became mortal. That series was not picked up, but a 2nd attempt at it, starring Lynda Carter, was and the series loosely based Diana on the first pilot but through magic could transform into the superhero Wonder Woman.

Bishop73

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