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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 388330" data-attributes="member: 23">I've stumbled upon <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327418245_Casting_a_Wider_Lasso_An_Analysis_of_the_Cultural_Dismissal_of_Wonder_Woman_Through_Her_1975-1979_Television_Series" target="_blank">this great paper written on the series</a> which is worth a look.A few choice quotes.On the (d)evolution of Wonder Woman and Diana Prince in the series:On criticism of the series:And a little bit that made me smile:Of particular interest to me was some information on how the series originally aired in the States, its surrounding shows and competition:I was surprised that it mentioned the second and third seasons having "very poor ratings" since I got the sense the series was pretty much a phenomenon all the way through. It was certainly very popular with me and among my contemporaries at primary school.The 8 or 8:30pm time slot also surprised me. That seems very late considering the series was at times rather juvenile in tone. Here in the UK I remember the BBC aired on a Saturday teatime slot, around 5pm*: ostensibly aimed at younger children (as I was), but also at a time when older audiences who appreciated it for... different reasons would also be watching. Conveniently, it immediately followed sports/results scheduling that was then prevalent on a Saturday afternoon, and I remember my uncles were more than happy to stay on and watch Wonder Woman.* Sky One aired the series in an almost identical slot during the Nineties, if I remember correctly. And in between the two, I remember repeats of early Season Two episodes on the Beeb airing on weekdays at 10 or 11am during school holidays. </blockquote>

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