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Just Finished Reviewing the DVD 'Sky High'...
... that Lynda Carter had a role in... You probably remember her better as Wonder Woman !! The 'SKY HIGH' movie from 2005 is just another one of those movies trying to cash in on the 'superheroes' craze currently in fashion, but this one had two of my favorite actors, Kurt Russell and Lynda Carter! Which definitely helped make the film viewable for me! As a little background for those that don't know much about Lynda Carter: She first entered a local beauty contest and achieved her first national fame by winning the Miss World USA in 1972 representing her state of Arizona. After taking acting classes in New York acting schools, she started making appearances on TV shows such as Starsky and Hutch, and Cos, plus B-movies including Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw. However, her acting career did not really take off until she landed her starring role in the Wonder Woman television series. Her performance endeared her to fans and the series lasted for three seasons. The series was nudged away from 'sophisticated humour' towards a more conventional action/adventure style when it was brought into the present period. I personally enjoyed the WWII action more in plots, but the show was not picked up timely by ABC, so CBS had the time period change as part of deal when the show went over to CBS. The TV show was based on the original charcter created by William Moulton Marston for National Publications (DC Comics) back in 1942. See example to the left for Wonder Woman comics. Lynda was the best thing going for the 1975 - 1979 TV Show. Besides her beauty she had a great personality and physically was believable as a true Wonder Woman. An earlier attempt with Cathy Lee Crosby just wasn't believable for me.
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