My Journey Through 1970s TV: Friday Nights, 1978

For what I believe is only the second time since I’ve started these reviews of the 1970s prime time schedules, we come to an evening with not a single series ranked in the top 30. But that doesn’t mean some of the offerings weren’t good or are not worth remembering. CBSThe New Adventures of Wonder WomanThe Incredible HulkFlying HighIt’s the third and final season for Wonder Woman, a valiant but flawed attempt to bring one of our most iconic superheroes to life. As I’ve said in previous posts, Lynda Carter was perfect casting, but nothing else measured up to her standard. Pairing Wonder Woman with another comic book superhero probably seemed like a good idea, though this version of the Hulk bore little resemblance to the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby a decade earlier.Series creator Kenneth Johnson made several changes, believing it would make the show more believable, and because he disliked the comics. So here it’s David Banner, not Bruce, and the Hulk as played by…

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