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SciFi Wises Up!! Queen’s
1980 FLASH GORDON Theme Graces 2007 Series Teaser!!

Nice use of the theme... show will still suck. by Boondock Devil	Jun 28th, 2007 04:46:42 AM
I really can't get over Swede the Merciless. Props for using Queen even if it is only for a teaser.
sounded like a cover song... by iamnicksaicnsn	Jun 28th, 2007 04:50:05 AM
SO CLOSE TO FIRST, gosh darned it. Any hoo, yeah, didn't sound perfect, but still cool. As for the teaser, it was so freakin short! The show's only 2 months-ish away... They could show more!
Yes but will it have a bearded, over-weight, over-actin by Big_Bubbaloola	Jun 28th, 2007 05:06:59 AM
....old thesp as Voltan!!!! "Oh well, who wants to live forever. DIIIVVVVEEE!!!!" "Flying blind on a rocket cycle??" I could go on all bloody day...god I love that movie!
He'll save with a mighty hand Ev'ry man ev'ry woman ... by peterhengl	Jun 28th, 2007 05:25:11 AM
ev'ry child with a mighty flash! Oh Lord please please please let the showrunners recognize their low budget, cheap-ass sets, stupid premise, crappy make-up, crappy everything and as a result make it CAMPY. That's about the only way this show is not going to suck...
That's pretty damned funny... by Roguewriter	Jun 28th, 2007 05:27:34 AM
...and it made me drag out the old album again. It has moments of extreme cheese, but some of the driving instrumentals kick major ass. One of my favorite LPs as a kid. I'm definitely up for the new series; we'll see if it turns out better than your average Sci-Fi Channel offering (and they've ONLY been getting better lately... PAINKILLER JANE notwithstanding). Flash is an iconic hero of olde; we'll just see if the budget allows for BSG-quality FX. Hope so.
Holy CRAP! That was... by LlGHTST0RMER	Jun 28th, 2007 05:27:52 AM
...short. Very short. And yeah, it sounded like a (rather loyal) remake of Queen's track.
GORDON'S ALIVE! by Grando	Jun 28th, 2007 05:28:20 AM
DIIIIIIIVVEEEEEEE! Blessed FTW!
Another example of the bait and switch... by Shermdawg	Jun 28th, 2007 05:36:10 AM
Rescue Me's promos featured Queen & Bowie's "Under Pressure"...... but I'm not complaining, becauce the Von Bondie's "C'mon C'mon" rules sumthin fierce. Oh, and by the way, last night's show SUCKED!!! It's going downhil fast. :(
"becauce"? Ok, that was weird. by Shermdawg	Jun 28th, 2007 05:38:38 AM
And regarding Flash Gordon, I've got my fingers crossed. Of course don't get too attached, you know damn well it'll be cancelled within four years.
“Flash Gordon” series, which blows in August. by palewook	Jun 28th, 2007 05:55:32 AM
bows or blows.. i think you made a typo herc =)
Enterprise theme was fine until they sped it up by Big Bad Clone	Jun 28th, 2007 06:02:10 AM
and I'm a guy that hates Diane Warren.
Yes! by MachinaMan	Jun 28th, 2007 06:02:39 AM
That so fraggin' works! Instantly recognizable for those that are familiar with the 'original' film, yet intriguing for those that came after or like sci-fi but are unfamiliar with the movie (I suspect). Good work.
Just an excuse to go cheesy by Big Bad Clone	Jun 28th, 2007 06:03:25 AM
I mean, it's from the people behind Chamred and if that wasn't cheesy on purpose, then that's somehow more horrifying a prospect for Flash.
Bring Back His BAWDY! by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Jun 28th, 2007 06:14:53 AM
Too bad this will suuuuuuuuuuuck.
Righteous Brother... by TELF	Jun 28th, 2007 06:21:13 AM
Yup Parin is in it. But he's a generation older than Flash, and is kind of like Theoden in LOTR. They make a character out of his daughter who is a spunky, sexy, possibly bisexual tough girl. Unfortunately it sounds way better than it reads. I was really let down by some of the choices in the pilot script.
I don't know... by Spank	Jun 28th, 2007 06:22:54 AM
The movie's biggest "flaws" were the either over acting (actually part of it's "charm"- acting SO bad it's GREAT)- or just plain not acting at all. I'm hoping they'll have enough sense to go back to the original source material, slightly update it, rewrite it so it flows better, but keep the elegance and charm that Raymond (MUCH more a visualist than a writer), had in it. One of the few things I love about the film is you get to see a LOT of Raymond's look and feel from his original work- but from the stills I've seen with this series that's far from the case. The snipet "teaser" song sounds like the original sunk through a synthisizer btw, probably sets the tone for the whole series (again NOT filling me with a lot of confidence). Finally, the new logo completely BLOWS, nothing wrong with using the original stylish one from the strip unless they're really pulling away from that and just "updating" the movie. But again, if you WANT folks to think Battlestar Galactica more than the original work- they did their job well. So far- not so good.
now i want this new listerine ... by caipirina	Jun 28th, 2007 06:26:19 AM
this is utter crap ... making you watch a 30 sec commercial to watch a 10 sec promo ... which is just another commercial ... in most cases I even get .. AFTER the commercial 'video not available' or 'not available in your country ... which is funny .. since the products that I have to watch the commercials for are also not availble in my country ... if it is not on youtube or apple .. it sucks ..
This is indeed a queer film. by JackPumpkinhead	Jun 28th, 2007 06:27:42 AM
But at least a happy series it shall be. Happy, merry, gay and fun.
They would be stupid not to use the theme by Dazzler69	Jun 28th, 2007 06:35:21 AM
so they won't.
Superman returns anyone?? by theonecalledshoe	Jun 28th, 2007 06:51:57 AM
That's all I got from thinking about the whole recycling business that scifi is doing right now. Original?! right dudes sure.
It was a cover by indyjonez100	Jun 28th, 2007 07:15:20 AM
I was listening to that promo and I swear it was a shitty cover the Queen original. Just use the Queen original already. We already know the show is going to suck HUGE BALLS so why not at least have a cool theme song.
if it is a cover by LtColMcQueen	Jun 28th, 2007 07:28:41 AM
It's certainly a better cover than the abysmal cover of "Princes of the Universe" that unspools with the equally horrific Highlander: The Source
I don't know about the Queen song... by rev_skarekroe	Jun 28th, 2007 07:34:02 AM
...but that Crest theme was fan-tastic!
It is a cover. by Boba Fat	Jun 28th, 2007 08:02:18 AM
It's quicker and Sci-Fi won't pay out for the original.
That wasn't Queen by evilbaby	Jun 28th, 2007 08:09:34 AM
Queen expert here and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that what sci-fi used in that promo was NOT the original Queen song but a cover.
silly herc by Holodigm	Jun 28th, 2007 08:14:33 AM
it was "Faith of the Heart"
yeah, that wasn't queen by LegoKenobi	Jun 28th, 2007 08:32:17 AM
but it was still fun. "what do you mean, 'flash gordon approaching'...?"
"Bring me the borer worms" "NO!! NOT THE BORER WORMS!" by Big_Bubbaloola	Jun 28th, 2007 08:41:25 AM
Classic!!
Adverts upon adverts by GrandpaUlrira	Jun 28th, 2007 08:41:48 AM
caipirina is right... I'm watching ads to see another ad now? What kind of fucked up world are we in?
FLASH AHHH AHHH! by FookU	Jun 28th, 2007 08:43:06 AM
Loved that but yeah the show looks cheap. How long after this tanks will we have to wait for it to be done properly I wonder? Another 20+ years?
Should use BSG 1978 theme instead. by Diagnostic	Jun 28th, 2007 08:46:28 AM
When do we get Buck Rogers back?
Actually... It was Queen by DJJester	Jun 28th, 2007 08:46:35 AM
It was Queen, it was resampled as part of the 2000 Flash Gordon Remix that was done. Its really a good mix, I recognized it right away.
I don't know, I think it was Queen by CherryValance	Jun 28th, 2007 09:01:44 AM
I think they just messed with it. Unless they got somebody who sounds just like Freddie, like that dude who toured with Journey. Anywho, I love the movie. It's my #12 all-time favorite. I don't expect much from SciFi. I've never been one for their programming, but I'm sure it'll find an audience. I'll probably watch half the pilot and hate it. Wait a second. I just checked what the dude playing Flash looks like. Ew. There's no way. I can't even believe he was teenage Tristan Ludlow. And he hadn't even seen the old movie before he was cast?Oh, forget that. See I didn't even have to watch any of the pilot. I already hate it. Dale's pretty though.
Ew, nasty version of the theme... by 11dayempire	Jun 28th, 2007 09:06:34 AM
They should use the ORIGINAL AND BEST one. "Flash, Flash I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!"
Christ. by micturatingbenjamin	Jun 28th, 2007 09:10:09 AM
Sound quality, folks. If you are the official source for a teaser or trailer or fucking commercial, please remember that you look like a moron if your official teaser site sounds like Soundwave's illegitimate baby being drowned in a paint bucket of water. I happen to like the Queen song, but not when it's being played, seemingly, for the benefit of cetaceans. Maybe Flash Gordon is going after that critical baleen whale and porpoise viewership demographic. FLYING BLIND ON A SKY CYCLE?! HAR HAR HAR! Fucking classic....
Timothy Dalton should be available, shouldn't he? by uss cygnus	Jun 28th, 2007 09:19:53 AM
Gotta have the Dalton, baby.
Prepare the Earth woman for Our PLEASURE!!!! by Scar Gordon	Jun 28th, 2007 09:21:13 AM
Best fucking line ever uttered in any movie. At least, by von Sydow as Ming. I really think he deserves a special Oscar for "Most Scenery Digested by One Actor" - reference Ming (Flash), Fargo (Dredd), Gaunt (Needful Things), Kynes (Dune), and last but best, King "What Arrogance! I salute you" Osric (Conan).
FREEZE! YA BLOODY BASTARDS... by GilesT	Jun 28th, 2007 09:22:07 AM
Never miss an opportunity to say that. Hopefully this series will be worthy of a cameo from The Daltonator himself!
"The game's over, Ming!" by Meglos	Jun 28th, 2007 09:30:38 AM
One of the horniest movies of the early 80s. Show will suck balls, though.
I always thought it was great by Pandas-R-Us	Jun 28th, 2007 09:39:12 AM
how they used that Queen version of the Wedding March, like as if every planet in the universe independently came up with the same tune to signify a wedding. I guess they realised that and thought "Ah who cares? It sounds great!". Which it does.
ACCORDING TO JIM WAS RENEWED!!!!!!!! by chrth	Jun 28th, 2007 09:48:54 AM
Where's the talkback?!?
so, where's the Penisaurous? by aboriginal	Jun 28th, 2007 10:03:32 AM
Oh, yeah . . . Flesh Gordon's for another network. Could rock, could just suuuuuuuuck. Let's take a look at Sci Fi's track record - or not and hope for the best.
I wish this was good... by RockLobster800	Jun 28th, 2007 10:06:09 AM
but the idea of a network making a DELIBERATLY cheesy over the top piece of camp frippery seems unlikely paricualrly as with this whole "a legend is reborn" malarky....
Chills. I had chills. by SkidMarkedUndies	Jun 28th, 2007 10:07:22 AM
Maybe it was my air-conditioner.
remeber when Smallville.... by RockLobster800	Jun 28th, 2007 10:15:52 AM
used the opening bars from John Williams Superman score? Twas a scene of Clark descending the stairs toward Jor-El for the first time and Im telling ya...I was feeling it here (thumps heart) lads. But look where Smallville hath got us now....
Well that was a whole lot'o'nothin! by Darkcityuk	Jun 28th, 2007 10:16:39 AM
See flash! on earth! see ming! in business suits! See chicks! in clothes! Be bored! Download one or two episodes! get bored! be dissapointed! See sucky CGi! EAT ME!
remeber when Smallville.... by RockLobster800	Jun 28th, 2007 10:17:09 AM
used the opening bars from John Williams Superman score? Twas a scene of Clark descending the stairs toward Jor-El for the first time and Im telling ya...I was feeling it here (thumps heart) lads. But look where Smallville hath got us now....
remeber when Smallville.... by RockLobster800	Jun 28th, 2007 10:17:10 AM
used the opening bars from John Williams Superman score? Twas a scene of Clark descending the stairs toward Jor-El for the first time and Im telling ya...I was feeling it here (thumps heart) lads. But look where Smallville hath got us now....
Chrth, thanks for your efforts in bringing 'Jim' back by Pennsy	Jun 28th, 2007 10:17:11 AM
;) I found out about this yesterday, sent a note to Herc. Hopefully he'll post it today.
remeber when Smallville.... by RockLobster800	Jun 28th, 2007 10:17:16 AM
used the opening bars from John Williams Superman score? Twas a scene of Clark descending the stairs toward Jor-El for the first time and Im telling ya...I was feeling it here (thumps heart) lads. But look where Smallville hath got us now....
And while I'm at it, Herc, WHERE THE (GUNSHOT) IS THE by Pennsy	Jun 28th, 2007 10:19:48 AM
Studio 60 series finale talback, pray tell? I want to see Simon get fired, Jordan survive to smack down 'illiterate', er, alternative programming (reality TV), and NOT for Harriet and Matt to get back together again. Maybe the TV biz has passed Sorkin by. Studio 60 will go down as one of the more head-scratching 'why did this fail?' series of the past decade.
Jesus, if they can revive Jim... by RockLobster800	Jun 28th, 2007 10:20:13 AM
can thay not revive John Belushi? Cos he had more life in him than hat series.....
WHAT? ACCORDING TO JIM IS BACK?!? by SkidMarkedUndies	Jun 28th, 2007 10:24:33 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOO! WHY???!!!!
Ouch! "Faith of the Heart" made my ears bleed.. by Billyeveryteen	Jun 28th, 2007 10:25:31 AM
Expect another bait-and-switch here. God save Queen.
Hey now...chubby guy; hot wife. by Pennsy	Jun 28th, 2007 10:28:11 AM
Bash 'Jim' if you will, but they did manage to knock Armed and Famous off the air, so they did serve a useful purpose. ;)
Dude, that poster rocks! by superninja	Jun 28th, 2007 10:32:21 AM
And I don't even like Sam Jones.
ABC knows just how GAWD-ALMIGHTY BAD 'Cavemen' is. by Pennsy	Jun 28th, 2007 10:33:30 AM
Which is why ATJ survived, IMO.
is Sam Jones.... by RockLobster800	Jun 28th, 2007 10:37:55 AM
related to that token black kid from Smallville? Cos he was Sam Jones the 3rd wasnt he? Actually it seems silly that an aryan white guy would be a close realtion to a pretty much black kid-question withdrawn....
Yes they will not use the Queen theme on the by superninja	Jun 28th, 2007 10:38:48 AM
actually show. This is like showing Optimus at the convention and then unveiling Optimus, now newer and better with tons of moving parts and flames.
is Sam Jones.... by RockLobster800	Jun 28th, 2007 10:39:31 AM
related to that token black kid from Smallville? Cos he was Sam Jones the 3rd wasnt he? Actually it seems silly that an aryan white guy would be a close realtion to a pretty much black kid-question withdrawn....
is Sam Jones.... by RockLobster800	Jun 28th, 2007 10:39:32 AM
related to that token black kid from Smallville? Cos he was Sam Jones the 3rd wasnt he? Actually it seems silly that an aryan white guy would be a close realtion to a pretty much black kid-question withdrawn....
is Sam Jones.... by RockLobster800	Jun 28th, 2007 10:39:32 AM
related to that token black kid from Smallville? Cos he was Sam Jones the 3rd wasnt he? Actually it seems silly that an aryan white guy would be a close realtion to a pretty much black kid-question withdrawn....
FFS... the original Enterprise theme was perfect by ejcarter9	Jun 28th, 2007 10:41:01 AM
I still don't understand why you people think it sucked. It was a perfect "inbetween" theme that bridged the present with the future, and was an inspiring song with some good musical cues that lined up with the visuals. I got pissed off when they changed it, and I blame you freaks.
It is indeed Queen by Fat Chooch	Jun 28th, 2007 10:59:33 AM
It's just been washed through a flanger in the studio post production of the ad.
I love that film by Lost Prophet	Jun 28th, 2007 11:07:21 AM
just perfect in every way. the wedding sequence must be the best scripted in history: Zogi, the High Priest: Do you, Ming the Merciless, Ruler of the Universe, take this Earthling Dale Arden, to be your Empress of the Hour? The Emperor Ming: Of the hour, yes. Zogi, the High Priest: Do you promise to use her as you will? The Emperor Ming: Certainly! Zogi, the High Priest: Not to blast her into space? [Ming glares at Zogi] Zogi, the High Priest: Uh, until such time as you grow weary of her. The Emperor Ming: I do. Dale Arden: I do NOT! Always makes me smile (cut and paste courtesy of imdb)
arse. Missed a break. by Lost Prophet	Jun 28th, 2007 11:07:55 AM
Never mind
Enterprise theme good? by superninja	Jun 28th, 2007 11:08:20 AM
Sorry, I gotta disagree. I kept wondering if I had timewarped back to the 80s. It could only have been worse if they had Steve Winwood sing it.
Timothy Dalton would have made a great Ming by TimBenzedrine	Jun 28th, 2007 11:35:25 AM
In the REAL Ming makeup, of course.
If I recall the Flash Gordon move was by CrichtonAstronut	Jun 28th, 2007 11:39:47 AM
about an all America guy getting stuk on the other side of the universe, battles all sorts of bizzar aliens, makes all sorts of bizzar allies and runs across many hot chicks including his true love. It's kind of surprising theScifi cannel hasn't done a serries like that before. Of, wait! THAT'S JUST LIKE FARSCAPE! Well, at least as much as the new Galactica is like the old Galatica Guess that's what they needed to do to get another season call it a reimagining of an established movie or series. Guess originality is only forgivable if you pretend it's not orgininal. Oh, What price hath originality without apology wrought.
No no no no no by berserkrl	Jun 28th, 2007 11:43:59 AM
A good move? Gotta disagree. The movie was a parody of Flash Gordon. The theme was fun and catchy, but it's part and parcel of the parody. Any decent version of Flash Gordon should stay miles away from it, and from anything else connected with that movie. What I'd like to see is a show that tries to capture the spirit of the original serials but with modern production values, not a retread of a 1980s comedy.
No no no no no - Part Deux by berserkrl	Jun 28th, 2007 11:51:12 AM
Analogy: Do I like the "na na na na, na na na na, BAAAAT-maaan!" theme from the Adam West tv show? Of course. Do I want to hear that theme in one of the Christian Bale Batman movies? Dear god no.
Scar Gordon: Von Sydow is the bomb, yo. by MC Vamp	Jun 28th, 2007 12:02:18 PM
"THIS MING...IS A PSYCHO." I'll watch the guy in anything. I just watched CITIZEN X the other day, where he plays the humble psychiatrist who finally makes the killer crack in the interrogation room. Good stuff. Underrated movie.
The rights to the Queen song... by Abin Sur	Jun 28th, 2007 12:06:19 PM
...that's where the money for a 5th season of BSG went. Frak! Oh, does FRAK require a GUNSHOT?
Enterprise theme worst theme ever by oisin5199	Jun 28th, 2007 12:09:03 PM
worse than many 80s show themes.
Von Sydow... by Cellar Door	Jun 28th, 2007 12:25:30 PM
Excellent in everything...no question. The Exorcist, Victory, Dreamscape, Conan, Citizen X, etc.And is it just me or is Dreamscape ripe for a remake? I usually gripe about 'remakes gone berserk' but Dreamscape was a fun movie with a great concept suffering from bad effects.
DC Comics is so going to sue over the FLASH GORDON logo by SpyGuy	Jun 28th, 2007 12:27:48 PM
The "o" in Gordon is an exact copy of the DC Comics's Flash logo used by their Barry Allen, Wally West and (until last week) Bart Allen characters. Plus, it's been merchandised out on t-shirts, stuff from the old Warner Bros. stores (Sniff I still miss 'em) and DC Direct products. Expect a logo change before August. Also, I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one pissed off that The Calling's "Wherever You Will Go" was dumped for that piece of shit "Faith of the Heart" from a fully-loaded baby diaper. The Berman and Braga couldn't even get their fucking theme song right, so you knew the series was ultimately doomed to fail as well.
First right thing SciFi has done in years by ATARI	Jun 28th, 2007 12:45:07 PM

Why is anyone talking Enterprise here?? by picardsucks	Jun 28th, 2007 12:54:40 PM
Star Trek without Kirk or Spock (or Sisko) is not Star Trek and sucks hard. Enterprise, Voyager and 99% of TNG sucked hard. Flash Gordon 1980 fucking awesome , could watch it once a month and be happy. Max Von Sydow - Perfect Villian!!! Brian Blessed - Perfect Superhero!!! Queen soundtrack might be the coolest music ever produced for a sci fi movie. White,Non threatening politically correct Ming is both lame and gay. Flash without the Queen theme also quite lame.
Don't ever call Queen's music cheesy! i'll hunt u down! by Orionsangels	Jun 28th, 2007 01:25:54 PM
Best band ever!!!
When are they remaking Highlander? by Stalin vs Predator	Jun 28th, 2007 01:37:59 PM
That's another movie with Queen's music written for it, and it STILL hasn't been remade! That's sickening, leaving a movie from the 80s alone rather than remaking it...!
Is is me by Meglos	Jun 28th, 2007 01:40:17 PM
or does Sam Jones resemble a blonde-haired Ashton Kutcher?
Was that even a remix? by Harry Weinstein	Jun 28th, 2007 01:42:52 PM
That sounded more like one of those songs that's supposed to sound like something famous, but they changed enough notes so they don't get sued. The best remix of the FLASH GORDON theme is the one by Mr. Lawnge from the Black Sheep. And of course, it would be remiss not to mention Public Enemy's "Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic".
Hey, that link goes to a Rick Astley video! by KazamaSmokers	Jun 28th, 2007 01:52:59 PM
Never Gonna Give Never Gonna Give
More Max Love by Scar Gordon	Jun 28th, 2007 02:01:05 PM
While we're careening way off topic here, I just want to say that I think von Sydow should have been considered for the post-Harris Dumbledore. Not that I don't like Gough, but so many times in Mr. von Sydow's performances I've seen both the twinkle in his eye and the towering presence JKR ascribes to DD. Ah well, maybe we can hold out hope for a cameo as Ming Sr. in the new series.
that was queen! by robzilla	Jun 28th, 2007 02:17:37 PM
still don't think they're gonna use it. peace
Just claiming this board now, if and when... by DanielKurland	Jun 28th, 2007 02:25:30 PM
a Studio 60 talkback fails to appear. Like it or hate it, it's the last episode, and deserves some sort of discussion.
They have the theme song from the 1980 movie??? by Kid Z	Jun 28th, 2007 02:26:08 PM
... That PROVES it won't suck! I just hope they use those non-movable, gold-painted, plastic bird wings for the hawkmen or I'll be sorely disappointed. Also, Prince Baron's forest moon SHOULD look like a stale breadbowl filled with leftover parsley...
Doesn't mean SciFi has 'wised up' by Gorrister	Jun 28th, 2007 02:30:14 PM
If Bonnie Hammer is still running the show, then SciFi is just as brain-dead as it has been for the past ten years or so. Seriously, what sort of brainiac decids to ditch the ORIGINAL Star Trek series and replace it with Enterprise? And thats just the tip of the iceberg of bad decisions they have made under her leadership.
When are they going to remake Blade Runner? by Gorrister	Jun 28th, 2007 02:30:57 PM
Oh wait, they already did. They just call it Battlestar Galactica. LOL
KazmaSmokers by OlafStapledon	Jun 28th, 2007 02:32:11 PM
Get back to Fark! We were talking about Worcester. -TiltedKilt
WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO REMAKE SUPERTRAIN??? by Pennsy	Jun 28th, 2007 02:41:41 PM

LMFAO at this Studio 60 stuff... by Pennsy	Jun 28th, 2007 02:45:31 PM
From another message board; one person asked when he found out about the S60 DVD which will be coming out in October (?) what the commentary from Sorkin and Tommy Schlamme would be. Here's another's novel reply: SORKIN:BOW BEFORE ME YOU IGNORANT KNAVES FOR I AM YOUR GOD!!! SCHLAMME: Thank Christ I only directed the first two episodes and one of the later ones. I get to leave with my reputation intact. SORKIN: COME ON! SKETCHES THAT AREN'T FUNNY AND CRAM POINTS DOWN YOUR THROAT ARE WHAT AMERICA NEEDS TO HEAR, EVEN IF IT'S NOT WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR! I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE takes hit of crack THE LIGHT MOTHERF*CKERS! SCHLAMME: Maybe Marc Cherry needs somebody. His show is basically a "Home for Lost Writers /Directors" as it is... SORKIN: AND OF COURSE YOU PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT ROMANCE IS! AFTER ALL, ISN'T STALKING A WOMAN AND THEN HAVING HER INEXPLICABLY DECIDE TO BECOME YOUR GIRLFRIEND/FIANCEE ROMANCE? ISN'T BEING A TURD TO YOUR EX, AND CONSTANTLY WRITING THE CHARACTER WHO IS BASED ON YOUR REAL LIFE EX AS DUMB AS DIRT, THE ONLY ROMANTIC THING TO DO? YOU'VE ALL GOTTEN CYNICAL! SCHLAMME: Damn Judd Hirsch had the right idea: Get out in the first five minutes. SORKIN: BE RIGHT BACK. I'M OFF TO STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF AFGHANISTAN! Me: Yikes... :D
Still doesnt change that a blond headed is playing Ming by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jun 28th, 2007 03:13:01 PM
This series is going to be the suck. They got it all wrong from everything I've read. At least Universal is FINALLY putting this out again on DVD in a better release. I have the original DVD release. The question is will it get the HD-DVD format?
A blonde playing Ming (Flash Gordon)... by Kid Z	Jun 28th, 2007 03:36:23 PM
... a caucasian playing a Japanese warrior (Heroes), a crazy-ass, serial third-world child-purchasing white chick playing an African-Dutch woman (A Mighty Heart)... guess with the new, fascist majority in the Supreme Court, Hollywood's rolling out the minstral shows again. Hope when they do "The Clarence Thomas Story", they get Tom Cruise... that'll make that Oreo choke on his Wonder Bread and mayonaisse sandwich!
Flash Gordon Special edition with Brian Blessed by picardsucks	Jun 28th, 2007 03:40:06 PM
If you have a region free dvd player. There is an excellent remastered special ed, anamorphic version of Flash that has been out for about two years. i believe it is only available in the UK, Amazon UK has it. It is a very sharp print and has Brian Blessed commentary and yes he sounds exactly like you would expect Brian Blessed to sound. For those interested there are many sites that have codes to program your dvd player to play region free.
RE: Don't ever call Queen's music cheesy! by mrmgp	Jun 28th, 2007 03:49:01 PM
I like Queen. But how can you call songs like "Fat Bottom Girls" or "Bicycle Race" anything other than cheesy?
I don't think that was Queen by Halferic	Jun 28th, 2007 04:26:33 PM
The Emporer would shoot you for interupting his wedding with this news. Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body.
I'm with you, berserkrl by Drath	Jun 28th, 2007 05:52:17 PM
I also think the Queen song and the movie are the equivalent to the 60's Batman series, but the more I hear about this series the more it sounds like it won't even be the breath of fresh air that the 89 Batman movie was at the time (even though we needed a new breath of fresh air from that not 20 years later). The sad thing is that most of the Talkbackers and Herc are only interested in this if it has the Queen song. That's all that anyone has talked about for this fucking series, except maybe to briefly acknowledge how shitty a blonde Ming and Earth-bound setting are.
I just got a tip ... by Hercules	Jun 28th, 2007 06:25:38 PM
... that Queen's theme will be the new series' title theme, but it will be performed by another, little-know band. Seeking confirmation from SciFi now ...
Can't afford to use the original? by Neo Zeed	Jun 28th, 2007 06:49:23 PM
Weak.
If they had balls, they would use the GENTLE BEN theme. by Uncle Stan	Jun 28th, 2007 07:16:25 PM
Art is blue.
Why oh why do people like the movie? by Doc_Strange	Jun 28th, 2007 08:22:45 PM
It has some of the shittiest FX ever seen in a movie. Cmon, the hawkmen flying, getting picked off in the air. It looked cool when I was 4 or 5 or whenever the hell it premiered but the film just doesn't stand the test of time like it should have being the influence for Star Wars. I will admit, Queen's song was pretty good and is actually better than the movie if you can believe that.
dump the movie by johnnysunshine	Jun 28th, 2007 08:28:13 PM
the movie's fun and all, but i think the best thing they can do is not take anything from it and just go back to the original comics for their source material. a theme more along the lines of scifi's battlestar galactica might be better
The Queen theme RULES YOUR ASSES!!!!!! by J-Dizzle	Jun 28th, 2007 09:14:08 PM
Bring in Sam J. Jones, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed for cameos! Bring it on! Flash... Flaaaaaaaash, DUN DUN, Savior of the universe!!!!!!!
Sam Jones film had another score that rocked.... by Monkey_King	Jun 28th, 2007 09:37:47 PM
check www.buysoundtrax.com for clips and more.
"I AM OF AGE GREEN FATHER" by DoctorWho?	Jun 28th, 2007 09:55:39 PM
I Love This Movie. High camp at its best. Glorious costumes. Bad Acting. Opreratic score. Art direction on acid. Silly. Pulp. Brash. Innocent. It's not the fuckin Matrix people. God knows if they did remake it ...it would be filled with anguished, brooding leather-clad, goth rockers wearing sunglasses and doing spin kicks to NIN backing tracks. But hey...Im biased. I saw it when I was 11 and it spun my imagination around like half a dozen other movies did in that era (Tron, The Thing, Raiders etc.) It's simply burned into my brain. Like the old Batman & Robin TV show...it's all ridiculous camp, but when your 7-8 yrs old...that's heavy fucking DRAMA! It's definetly a unique film. I read one critic called it "strangely entertaining"...that about sums it up.
Oh, and Kid Z by DoctorWho?	Jun 28th, 2007 09:57:53 PM
Fuck your racist ass.
defintely a cover version but still cool by Rupee88	Jun 28th, 2007 10:56:37 PM
And I love that Flash Gordon movie...I probably watched it 20 times on cable when I was a 13 or 14 year old. It is cheesy but fun and the Queen music really helps with the cool mood of the film.
The Calling are just as bad Herc! by Paul T. Ryan	Jun 28th, 2007 10:58:40 PM
Seriously Herc, they're as awful as anything Diane Warren hacked up...
And Flash Gordon was there in silver underwear by Gorrister	Jun 28th, 2007 11:22:37 PM
Should just make "Science Fiction Double Feature" the theme song. It's slightly less silly than the Queen theme. (And this is coming from a Queen fan)
A-ha! I thought it was one of the prime numbers . . . by kevinwillis.net	Jun 28th, 2007 11:34:11 PM
. . . of the Zeeman series. I haven't changed!" Flash Gordon is my favorite movie of all time. The series can't possibly live up to it. Unless . . . "We are going to empty your memory, as we might empty your pockets... doctor." That might do it.
Klytus! Are your men on the right pills? by kevinwillis.net	Jun 28th, 2007 11:36:01 PM
Maybe you should execute their trainer.
Flash! Flash! Flash, I love you! by kevinwillis.net	Jun 28th, 2007 11:37:42 PM
"But we only have 14 hours to save the Earth!" Possibly the greatest line ever in American cinema.
That must be some planet you come from! by kevinwillis.net	Jun 28th, 2007 11:40:22 PM
Not too bad.
Look! Water is leaking from her eyes. by kevinwillis.net	Jun 28th, 2007 11:41:42 PM
It's what they call tears, it's a sign of their weakness.
But my father has never kept a vow in his life! by kevinwillis.net	Jun 28th, 2007 11:43:06 PM
I can't help that, Aura. Keeping our word is one of the things that make us... better than you.
Do you want to live forever? by kevinwillis.net	Jun 28th, 2007 11:43:47 PM
Hawkmen... DIIIIIIVVE!
In the Space Capsule by BrandLoyalist	Jun 29th, 2007 12:07:47 AM
Awesome. That and the Battle Theme on fixtures on my mp3 player. If you can't love the 80s Flash movie, you're just a big sourpuss. PS, everything about Enterprise sucked, starting with that shaving cream jingle of a theme -- except the Doctor, the endless sexgel rubdowns, the Vulcan Sex Massage w/ optional "logical ending", and the attacks on Earth.
FLASH AAAAAAAH by Gotta Eat Mancats	Jun 29th, 2007 02:08:36 AM
SAVIOR OF THE UNIVERSE
Special Effects by Pandas-R-Us	Jun 29th, 2007 06:22:55 AM
There's something about those effects that really appealled to me as an 8 year old (I saw it on my birthday). Yeah, they're dated, but I still love them. The ink-tank skies are great and the model ships too. I can remember trying to make them out of lego. Good times.
gaaaaaah! noooooooooooo! by Yeti	Jun 29th, 2007 06:56:38 AM
Do they really have to ressurect this song? Ugh.
Bam ! by TimMighty	Jun 29th, 2007 07:15:52 AM
"Thats for taking the Kid from the Boat"
It was Queen by bradlm	Jun 29th, 2007 07:37:10 AM
OK posers, that little snippet was Queen. I've been a Queen fan for 30 years and know the sound. Was there opening day for "FLASH" back in 80 and still can remember the theater. Can't wait to get a look at the new one..could this mean we get Klytus again?
Band or parasite? by Lost Prophet	Jun 29th, 2007 08:11:29 AM
zing! crikey, I got to use that quote twice in a week. Won't do it again.
Bad Acting? Not everyone.... by Wazoo	Jun 29th, 2007 08:15:33 AM
Not all of the acting in the 80s movie was bad. Sure Jones and Anderson were bad as the leads, but Max Von Sydow, Brian Blessed, Ornella Muti, Topol and Timothy Dalton were all very good in their roles, and delivered their lines with gusto! And nobody can kick over a tripod like Dalton!
The thing people don't get about the film. . . by Mutant Leader	Jun 29th, 2007 09:08:38 AM
. . .is that it ISN'T 100% camp from start to finish. Take the Zarkov brain-drain, for example. I vividly remember what a total mindfuck that scene was (no pun intended). . .flashing thru Zarkov's life with his wife drowning and everything. You know what? I don't mean to complain but I was DEEPLY TRAUMATIZED by that scene for a long time after that in fact. So it definitely has some serious shit in it IMO.
This or Painkiller Jane? by PVIII	Jun 29th, 2007 10:13:39 AM
Which will suck more? Place your bets.
Doctor Who... by Kid Z	Jun 29th, 2007 10:57:31 AM
... it's you Refuckicans like Clarence (Justice Tom) Thomas who're the racists, and his case, a traitor to his own people. Heard he never even asks questions during court proceedings... guess his jaw's gone all Kobayashi from all the knob-shining he does for Justice Scalia.
FLASH GORDON and politics by thegreatwhatzit	Jun 29th, 2007 11:11:36 AM
Sci-Fi Channel, huh? You don't have to be Criswell to predict that (1.) the series will suck, (2.) Lorenzo Lamas or a Baldwin brother will own recurrent role, (3.) It'll be embellished with apprenticing CGI shlock. As for politics, the only think equally annoying as a propaganda-spewing right winger is a propaganda-spewing left winger.
most definately a cover.. by beefywhore	Jun 29th, 2007 11:45:09 AM
But still kinda neat that they used it... made me feel like a 7 yr old again for a sec...
Just Say No To Queen Covers.... by RevSick	Jun 29th, 2007 11:55:02 AM
...They have to pay the rights anyway they may as well just use the original music for fuck sake. I hate it when they go out of their way to buy the rights to a song to use in an ad or movie or tv show and then just do a hack cover of it. If Sci-Fi is smart they'll just use the original. Besides Queen is just one of those bands you just don't cover, like the Beatles or Pink Floyd it just don't work out well.
Ever watch the old black and whites? by krushjudgement	Jun 29th, 2007 05:07:43 PM
They are pretty cool. You can see the Star Wars influence big time.
Wazoo! Tripod kicking! by TELF	Jun 29th, 2007 06:22:41 PM
So good. Flash was the first film i ever saw in the cinema, so it is always going to be a fave. I made my buddies sit through it just to see the unmotivated tripod kick. No one believed it would be as wierd or blatant as I described, but it was!!! Very funny. Also "That must be one hell of a planet you people come from..." "Yeah. Not that bad." Awesome, makes me proud to be human.

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