The Man Who Could Not Die (28 Aug. 1979)

Director:

John Newland

Writers:

William M. Marston (characters), Stanley Ralph Ross (developer),

Stars:

Lynda Carter, John Durren, Robert Sampson

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Lynda Carter	...	Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
John Durren	...	Dale Hawthorn
Robert Sampson	...	Dr. Akers
Bob Seagren	...	Bret Cassiday
John Aprea	...	Dupris
Hal Frederick	...	The Professor
Brian Davies	...	Joseph Reichman
James Bond III	...	T. Burton Phipps III
Sherry Miles	...	Admissions Clerk
Douglas Broyles	...	Mover

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

amazon woman | magic | superheroine | name in title | undercover | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 1979 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites - 404 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bruce Lansbury Productions, Douglas S. Cramer Company, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Goofs

Bryce's left coat and shirt sleeves are torn off in a dog attack. In subsequent shots the sleeves are back, then they finally vanish permanently.

User Reviews

Thank god they didn't go with this

The Man who could not Die So bad it's not true. A complete reboot for the series with Steve Trevor obviously being written out and Diana moving to Los Angeles. The idea of the man who couldn't die is stupid although maybe with this formula we could have some more villains who are capable of taking on and possibly even defeating WW. The super-monkey and the annoying hustler kid who just seems to be allowed to walk around the top secret IADC headquarters at will are stupid beyond belief (I remember the actor though, James Bond the Third who would later go on to star in classic kids TV series 'The Red Hand Gang'). Diana only gets involved in the whole scheme at all though the Jessica Fletcher effect, that is the hero/heroine constantly stumbling over clues to dark going-ons without even looking for them. Diana in her fedora hat again which does look good. Reputedly by this stage Lyle Waggoner was pretty fed up with the series, I understand why, he's this classic handsome leading man and yet he's constantly relegated to being nothing more than the damsel in distress, constantly helpless and needing to be rescued. Interesting name for the villain, 'Reichman', very Nazi overtones and he's a true Reanimator style baddie. For once amazingly WW's lasso doesn't work, the serum makes Bryce immune. Interesting how modern technology is beginning to overtake ancient magic.You get the idea that maybe with Bryce they were looking to do a Bionic Woman style spin off in reverse? (reputedly The Girl for Ilandia and Wonder Girl were also attempts at a spin off targeting the youth market). Of course whilst he was making the series Lyle was also the Mayor of a town in Claifornia (as Clint Eastwood/Sonny Bono would also later be) so maybe he just didn't have the time to spend on the set? 1/10