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He’ll Save Every One Of Us!!
Producers Announced
For 22 Episodes of
SciFi’s FLASH GORDON!!

first by dtpena	Jan 12th, 2007 03:53:54 PM
yep!
No Surprise by RenoNevada2000	Jan 12th, 2007 03:54:24 PM
The Halmi's production company was promoting this as an upcoming project in a VARIETY ad last year...
They better not fuck up Flash Gordon by Doctor_Sin	Jan 12th, 2007 03:59:31 PM
Keep it real to the comic strip and serials. If Ming is reimagined to look less Asian, I'll be pissed.
Does he get chased.. by Fawst	Jan 12th, 2007 04:06:07 PM
by a giant penii-tailed woman's face with lipstick scorpion? I'd like to see that.
This needs to be given to Kerry Conran by Talkbacker with no name	Jan 12th, 2007 04:12:40 PM
Man this could be the perfect flash tv series if Conran was to take it on!
to add to that: Mark Hamill as ming! by Talkbacker with no name	Jan 12th, 2007 04:20:02 PM
The thought alone is making my willy burp!
I hope they consider Brian Blessed for a part. by Yoda's Ball Sack	Jan 12th, 2007 04:20:28 PM
Gordon!!!!!!!!!!!!!Who is this Gordon??????
Get John Deacon to do the soundtrack. by Yoda's Ball Sack	Jan 12th, 2007 04:22:18 PM
He needs something to do.
Flesh Gordon Remake? by Yoda's Ball Sack	Jan 12th, 2007 04:23:43 PM
Anyone?
I say it again: Could be the next Farscape! by DerLanghaarige	Jan 12th, 2007 04:44:10 PM
But maybe it will suck very hard!
Yoda's Ball Sack with a talkback name like that... by Talkbacker with no name	Jan 12th, 2007 04:46:01 PM
Wouldn't Star Whores be more up your street?
Tim Dalton woked for the Halmis... by TELF	Jan 12th, 2007 04:50:30 PM
Twice I think (Julius Caesar and Hercules) so maybe we could get some good old fashioned Barin tri-pod kicking action!
Date? by NudeandAroused	Jan 12th, 2007 04:54:42 PM
Is there an air date for this? I will say it is interesting.
Wow, this has instantly become CRAPTACULAR by Triumph poops!	Jan 12th, 2007 04:55:12 PM
The Halmis are producing?! Wow, We all might as well get the drano and plunger out now and be prepared for the insanely large turd headed our way that will need instant flushing. Seriously, I salute these guys for one thing -- namely sort of living the dream of making a living in Hollywood and all that. But let's be honest. The Halmi productions ALWAYS have (1) truly, truly AWFUL acting courtesy of the absolute most cliched filled and hack-like scripts possible, not to mention the utmost SHITTIEST of effects. Seriously, the average Ninento or Xbox game has better rendering and design work. These guys succeed in pounding it out and collecting their money and that's ALL they have going for them. As a fan of old time sci fi and pulps and old movie serials and all that, I was REALLY hoping a Flash TV show would be tackled with at least SOME effort at making it a good show. But I can already write this piece of shit off now. Well, there's an hour of my life each week I've already gotten back. Although I will say this to be slightly positive. Talkbacker with no Name above actually posed a great notion. Let the Halmis just write a check and get the Hell out of the way and let a true uber geek like Conran who would have a deep rooted love for the property run the show entirely and then maybe...MAYBE...you'd have a salvageable situation.
The Halmis need to open up their books! by epitone	Jan 12th, 2007 04:56:52 PM
Except I don't think that will ever happen, because I'm pretty sure they're both illiterate. See "Kingdom, The Tenth"
Marco Brambilla followed Demolition Man with Dinotopia by Talkbacker with no name	Jan 12th, 2007 05:07:08 PM
I wondered what happened to him.
BOLL IS GOD by DirkD13"	Jan 12th, 2007 05:12:01 PM
Give it to Dr. Uwe!
Talkbacker with no name by DirkD13"	Jan 12th, 2007 05:13:47 PM
So did I. He had pretty decent action chops. He obviously didn't blow whoever Brett Ratner did.
"Knowles, I'm booooorrred... by Nodwick	Jan 12th, 2007 05:14:19 PM
What plaything can you offer me today?" "An obscure talkback in the AICN system, your majesty. The inhabitants call it 'Too Soon Gotta Eat.'"
Nosferatu Jones, that's a terrible idea! by Talkbacker with no name	Jan 12th, 2007 05:14:42 PM
Have you no shame, man! This should be 1930's style all the way.
I hope... by CROATOA	Jan 12th, 2007 06:23:58 PM
That it is of BSG quality but also suitably cheesy. A continuation of the movie would be fantastic!
Nosferatu Jones, yeah you are right by Talkbacker with no name	Jan 12th, 2007 07:02:33 PM
I'm sure that is the way they will go. Shame is all i can say really. This is who should do the soundtrack! AWESOME: It's comforting to know that no matter what you do in life it will never be as awesome as this picture. http://farm1.static.flickr.com /97/229141692_b979fe3c45.jpg
The Darkness? by CROATOA	Jan 12th, 2007 07:15:50 PM
Why not use the Queen theme? If not Queen then maybe something completely diffenerent, maybe instrumental.
And... by CROATOA	Jan 12th, 2007 07:16:52 PM
Excuse my abuse of the English language different!
I'm actually intrigued by Purgatori	Jan 12th, 2007 07:26:38 PM
I loved the Filmation cartoon, which was just recently released on DVD. The Darkness or that band (I think they are called Muse) that had that Knights of Cydonia video. Any band that can combine Buck Rogers, Spaghetti Westerns, and Kung Fu rule.
Purgatori... by CROATOA	Jan 12th, 2007 07:28:10 PM
Buck Rogers, Spaghetti Westerns and Kung Fu? Any SERIES that can combine those will definitely rule! Good call.
PRINCE VULTAN IS COOKIN THE BOOKS! by DOGSOUP	Jan 12th, 2007 08:54:29 PM
"Diiiiiiiiiiiive!"
But will it be a Hard R? by Pound Sand	Jan 12th, 2007 09:05:36 PM

I am still waiting for the FLESH Gordon Series!!! by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 12th, 2007 09:08:31 PM
....Hey if Galactica got cancelled, it could happen. It's a crazy world.
"Gordon's alive!?!" by Billyeveryteen	Jan 12th, 2007 09:08:52 PM
More half-nekkid space-chicks pleeese.
"Flash...Ahhh-aaahh-ahhhh!"-- Queen's theme song! by Bob Cryptonight	Jan 12th, 2007 09:26:49 PM
Ick.
"Every Man, Every Women, Every Child..." by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 12th, 2007 09:54:32 PM
Should complain if Galactica gets canned.
Just Bring Back Brian Bested by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 12th, 2007 10:11:37 PM
He needs work after SW: Ep.1
As cheesy as the 80's movie is, I love it! by Orionsangels	Jan 12th, 2007 10:14:18 PM
So many great oneliners I say to this day. "What do you mean Flash Gordon approching!" "It won't turn over! It won't turn over!" Which after a while starts to sound like, It won't chernobyl! "Aw well, who wants to live forever!" "But why do you attack us, we mean you no harm." Why not pathetic earthlings!, hurling your bodies into the void" "Show us this loyalty, throw yourself on to your sword." "Long Live Flash, you've saved your Earth" I always think it's gonna say, long live flash, you saved your ass! Does Max von sydow do the voice of that flying robot as well? I always wondered.
The Best Part was the Football Match in Court by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 12th, 2007 10:21:04 PM
That music was pro. And that chick reporter who suddenly started to channel Dallas Cheerleader was classic also.
Bring Back Defenders of the Earth Also.... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 12th, 2007 10:21:52 PM
.....Enemies crumble in fear and confusion....
"...And I'm told you refused your last meal," by Rendell	Jan 12th, 2007 10:43:57 PM
"The chef will be upset!"
Ah, if he can save every one of us . . . by SkidMarkedUndies	Jan 12th, 2007 10:51:33 PM
why must BSG die in order for him to live? HUH? He can't save EVERYONE.
MAX VON SYDOW, YOUR ROLE AWAITS by Frietag	Jan 12th, 2007 11:54:32 PM
Who wanted Mark Hamill as Ming? AAARRRRRGGGGHHH
SORRY, MARK by Frietag	Jan 12th, 2007 11:55:34 PM
Hamill's Joker does rock. Got to give Luke props for that one.
Darfur? You mean Football Fight? by Orionsangels	Jan 13th, 2007 12:02:01 AM
That's the name of the song. By Queen. Queen does the entire soundtrack for that movie. People forget that. They think that they just throw Queen rock songs in there. No, they do the entire score. Every bit of music in that movie is done by the members of Queen. One of the few bands to ever do that for a movie. Oh and the reporter chick is played by Melody Anderson. I had such a crush on her as a kid. Still do, although she's lookin old these days, but damn was she sexy. I like when she removes her shoes and does cartwheels to avoid getting shot and zaps those screaming guards. Real weird, for a reporter she's real spunky. Anyway, since I have the entire Queen catalog. Here ya go, enjoy it and relive those Flash Gordon memories - http://tinyurl.com/yeun6a
Still waiting for Flash Gordon 2 Disc Special Edition! by Orionsangels	Jan 13th, 2007 12:17:25 AM
When is this film gonna get the treatment it deserves? New Interviews with the cast. Queen, perhaps an old making of special, deleted scenes? Anamorphic. Deep Roy, my life as a pet. It's taken so long that it might have to be HI-DEF DVD. Yeah I know there's been Flash DVDs before and one released in the UK with some Audio Commentary and some photo slideshow, some generic stuff. I want a full treatment. Screw the haters. This cheeseball is part of my youth and I loves me cheese!
Anecdote about Dalton as Barin that made me laugh by Triumph poops!	Jan 13th, 2007 02:05:24 AM
I found this online while checking out something about Timothy Dalton -- who by the way, since I don't think he's doing much of late, really would make for a kick-ass Dr Who if David Tennant does leave after next season (hint, hint to the BBC or at least more fan geek wishful casting). Anyway, this is from an interview with the co-writer and producer of HOT FUZZ, the new Simon Pegg comedy that Dalton has a role in. Conversation with Edgar Wright and Nick Frost by Chris Carle, Total Film Magazine... Q: What have been the highlights of filming and was there anyone you really liked working with? Wright: It's got such a crazy, amazing cast. It's weird when you get people you've admired for years and stuff, and suddenly you're working with them. Wright: It would be like a thing, especially with some of the people like Timothy Dalton or Edward Woodward or Jim Broadbent. You'd be doing a scene with them and just talking with them, and then you think, "F* me, I can't believe the Equalizer is standing over there." It was a running joke. Timothy Dalton was such a trip. We loved working with him. He's one of those people where I'm almost more impressed by the fact that he was Prince Baron than the fact he was Bond. Me and Simon always had a running joke that whenever he would walk past, I'd say, "You know who that was? That's f*ing Prince Baron!"
Neil Stephenson's Diamond Age by Sithlord_999	Jan 13th, 2007 04:48:24 AM
Did you guys read the link? They're going to make the book into a miniseries? They'd better NOT mess with SNOW CRASH!!! (Didn't care for Diamond Age- though I think the very, very watered down).
Ming gotta eat... by dr_buggerlugs	Jan 13th, 2007 07:10:59 AM
...mercilessly.
Damn... by dr_buggerlugs	Jan 13th, 2007 07:11:26 AM
...someone already said that.
No Ben Browder. by Bald Evil	Jan 13th, 2007 08:50:28 AM
I'll be happy as long as they don't cast Ben Browder as Flash. Or in any role in the series, at all. He's ruined enough shows already with his tired smart-aleck space-jockey shtick.
Diamond Age Rocks, Fuck That! by DOGSOUP	Jan 13th, 2007 02:13:24 PM
Post-Cyberpunk Brilliance!
Neal McDonough for Flash... by Bones	Jan 14th, 2007 01:11:04 AM
...or at least Cap when they make a Captain America movie. I always thought it would be funny as hell to see Matthew McConaughey as Flash when they were talking about it in the nineties. Now, if only it would open with air race between Flash and William Anthony Rogers, before Rogers has to go into orbit and save the world (of course being frozen for 500 years)...
Flash Gordon should be the fun alternative to BSG by Lavaman	Jan 14th, 2007 12:55:16 PM
I hope it lights a fire under Lucas's ass to get the Star Wars Live Action Series going.
Faithful Adaptation by Bunyon Snipe	Jan 14th, 2007 03:57:39 PM
Please let in not be set in the 21st century, every fucking show is set in the modern world, make Flash stand out, set it in the 1930s... NO FUCKING NEW YORK JETS, EITHER! He's a polo player, you Douche! Discuss...
Showrunner? by EyeofPolyphemus	Jan 14th, 2007 06:30:35 PM
How about Tracy Torme? Marc Scott Zicree? JMS?
Steven Moffat for showrunner... by lynxpro	Jan 14th, 2007 09:37:32 PM
That guy is the best writer on Doctor Who, and a Hugo Award Winner at that. Cherry pick him and Paul Cornell and you'll have two great writers already.
hmmm...music.... by lynxpro	Jan 14th, 2007 09:41:01 PM
Just from a beat perspective - and no rap lyrics - what about The RZA? The beats at the credits of Blade3 were great.
as for trippy visuals... by lynxpro	Jan 14th, 2007 09:45:03 PM
Get the mad Welshman Jeff Minter to design some crazy visuals for any computer screens on the show. He's obsessed with llamas and his Virtual Light Machine from the Jaguar CD-Rom kicked all sorts of ass. Not to mention Tempest2000.
Moffat by EyeofPolyphemus	Jan 15th, 2007 02:13:15 AM
I am still holding out for Moffat to take over DOCTOR WHO intead of Matt Jones.
Yeah, I'm hoping Moffat takes over DOCTOR WHO as well by SpyGuy	Jan 15th, 2007 09:31:32 AM
What about Rockne O'Bannon, though? After FARSCAPE, the dude has this formula down cold!

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