And they already ordered 22 eps of this crap.

Painkiller Jane has not had a single good episode, I'm actually surprised and shocked that shit is still on the air.

How the fucking christ in a handbasket did Who Wants to be a Superhero get a 2nd brain raping season

I have to say that Eureka is bad, but it does have some moments of possibility, but very few.

I actually really fucking liked the Dresden Files, but why did it fail, well, lets snort some coke, huff some glue and some dust off, and broadcast Dresden Files on a Sunday Night, against shows like Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, Desperate Housewives. What the fuck did they expect, the show never had a god forsaken chance... Mother fucking sci fi execs.

There are some shows I would actually like to see Sci-Fi make, but i'm scared at how bad the suckfest they might create... But still, I would like shows of Ghostbusters, Tron, Buckaroo Banzai, Back to the Future. I think Sci Fi should only let Ron Moore, or maybe J.J. Abrams even near their shows.

Fuck me in the goat ass, there is only 1 season left of Battlestar Galactica.

The only show left to mention is Stargate Atlatis, that show is ok..... but just ok

oh fucking wait, I forgot ECW, why the fuckity fuck fuck is ECW on Sci-Fi,I don't even want to talk about it.

FUCK

...Until the Fall Season starts.

I WANT it to be good, but it is destined to be only slightly better than Sands of Oblivion

I the reason most of the shows on sci-fi suck is because the team behind the shows in all aspects of production don't take the shows seriously. If you took all the cheesy campy shit out of shows like Stargate, and made them edgier, and kills some main characters off, which Atlantis tried to do this past season, the shows would have more of a following. Take out 90% of the jokes, dim the lights, make the bad guys actually sinister, have more cliff hangers instead of episodic. I don't need 'splosions, I need drama. Most sci-fi shows have the feel of campy saturday morning cartoons, and that is why they suck.

Does sci-fi channel even turn a profit, or is it some kind of giant tax write off for Vivendi Universal?

As for Dresden Files, they fucked the show up by straying too far from the books. What asshole thought up the hockey stick staff and drumstick wand. Or ditching the blonde tough detective for a hispanic with a kid. Smell formula anyone?

Eureka gets better and better. The last episode was probably the best yet. Not only are the characters coherent and act within character but they have started adding the little things that a ubergeek town would have, like Robogeese.

But they sucked the life from the show and added idiot formula ideas. Where was the VW? Why the hockey stick and drum stick? Why trade detectives?

Dresden limped from episode to episode.

2. went with proven property

3. any criticism is due to you scum not appreciating that it's "re-imagining"

Yes it was better than PKJ, but NOT the quality I would have liked seeing.

They diverged too far from the books and it got cancelled.

Pretty simple.

For Scifi Dresden was better than most of the new shows they throw up.

And if you hadn't read the books it wasn't bad.

That's the fucking Charlie Jade plot. With Ming replacing the corporation.

Only for a limited time

Only at Pizza Hut

That ALONE destroys any possibility that this Flash Gordon is, in any way, worth wasting a second watching.

If the creators are too cowardly to even make a character as iconic as Ming LOOK Asian, for fear of "offending" someone, then they don't deserve having any part in a Flash Gordon production.

It would've been better to have Ming DEAD and cast this guy as "Hans, Ming's Swedish — and slightly testy — half-brother" than to insult our intelligence like this.

The guy's name is MING, idiots!!! He's ASIAN, not Canadian!!! >:O

McGillion Talks Atlantis Return Paul McGillion, who will be returning to Stargate Atlantis in the role of Dr. Carson Beckett for a two-episode arc during the upcoming fourth season, told SCI FI Wire that it feels great to be back on the show after nearly a year away. "Honestly, it feels like coming home," McGillion said in an interview on the phone from the set in Vancouver, Canada. "And everyone's been so terrific to me. The crew gave me a little round of applause when I came back on the set. And that was really sweet. That felt really nice. And everyone's been really gracious towards me, and it's just been really nice. I love the character, and the chance to reprise Beckett is my pleasure." McGillion's character perished in an explosion near the end of the third season, causing an outcry among fans, who began a Save Carson Beckett campaign in an attempt to bring him back. McGillion said he's been encouraged by the all fan support, but was still somewhat surprised when he got the call to come back. "When the fellas told me that they were going to be making some changes with the cast and stuff, they said, 'No one ever dies in sci-fi,'" McGillion said. "I was kind of surprised, but having heard a lot of the fan reaction and stuff, I think it was a big thing when my character died, and I think that has a lot to do with the writing they gave the character and the opportunity to play such a fun character and a well-loved character. A lot of people have called him the heart of Atlantis. And I think the fans really stood behind that and rallied behind the character a lot. So I was flattered and obviously thrilled to come back." The details of the episodes are being kept under wraps, but McGillion assured fans that they would be satisfied with his role in the story. "They gave me a really great storyline," he said. "I think the fans will appreciate it. Beckett has a lot to do in the storyline that they've given the character. So I'm really happy with it. I think it's a really great way to bring Beckett back. Without going into any details, because I really can't, he's heavily, heavily based in the episodes. They'll see a lot of Beckett." The future of the character beyond the two episodes remains unclear, but McGillion is open to the possibility of coming back on a more permanent basis. "We'll see what happens," he said." I don't know what their plans are for the character or where I'm going to be, but it's always a pleasure to come back and work on the show, that's for sure. So I'm not ruling anything out." In addition to McGillion's return, Atlantis viewers can also look forward to guest appearances by Torri Higginson (Dr. Elizabeth Weir) and Stargate SG-1's Christopher Judge (Teal'c) in the upcoming fourth season. Stargate: Atlantis will return on Sept. 28 in a new timeslot on Fridays at 10 p.m. PT/ET. —Cindy White

Which, I suppose, could mean that "we Westerners" haven't gotten beyond being as racist, chauvinistic and ethnocentric as some of us would like to think. Star Wars prequels, anyone? Personally, I think it's just part of being human.

Unfortunately, Sci-Fi didn't choose that route, instead giving us this limp, watered-down, politically-correct garbage consisting of a white, blond, handsome, Canadian "Ming the Slightly-Annoyed"!

Sorry, but give me a politically-INCORRECT Ming anyday over this! I don't care if the character WAS created during the "Yellow Scare" era, he's iconic and been around for 70 years. Just like Shiwan Khan, Charlie Chan or Dr. Fu Manchu. Either use him as a recognizable figure, or for heaven's sake, don't use him at all!!!

By NOT doing so and trying to be PC, the Sci-Fi Channel simply cut the show's throat before it even aired, by castrating it's most recognizable character — and main villian — and making him look and act like a milksop, simply so SOMEONE, somewhere wouldn't be offended.

Judging from the reviews, it didn't work. I'm SHOCKED...

It's not like they intended it to be Knight Rider or The Incredible Hulk. It was a light-hearted action series, which was really a LOT of fun! I think you're remembering it as intending to be more serious than it ever really was.

www.mingthemerciless .com/

You need to loosen up more... watch some Automan. :)

Those were cheap shows that at least had some cool writing. Hell, I'd settle for Invisible Man on DVD at least. Why doesn't sci-fi want my money? At least this Flash News has encouraged my to add the 80s version to my Netflix queue. I haven't seen that in a while. But I won't be checking out this show.

I'm all but done with Sci-Fi. I may still watch Atlantis to see what comes of the shakeup, but I've never thought much of that show. And I guess I'll stick with BSG since it's the last season (if they do renew it for a 5th, I'm done now). It seems like I'm quickly getting to the point where Sci-Fi will no longer hold a place in my lineup. It's pretty sad when a channel supposedly dedicated to science fiction can't even hold on to science fiction fans. It's not like we have anywhere else to go, but I'll go watch paint dry instead. Bonner Hammer's name is starting to get up there with Berman and Bragga. She obviously bribed, fucked or blackmailed somebody for the job. Fucking Hollywood nepotism. A true free market would eat her alive.

Karen Cliche being involved means I'll only see part of it once. I mean Jewel Straite can't even get me to watch Stargate: Atlantis.

...finds no inspiration.

FLASH! A-AAAAAAAAAAA He'll bore everyone of us....

"Some music has been changed for this home entertainment version" and "Some episodes may be edited from their original network versions."

The music rights cost plague rears its ugly head again, but wtf with the edited episodes?

[/sarcasm] ;)

Way to completely ruin one of the coolest villians in science fiction, SciFi Channel! Next up: Darth Vader wearing a beige jumpsuit and flip-flops...

Or Dale Arden can be Flash's homosexual buddy.

Aura can be a foreign exchange student.

Zarkov can be Flash's uncool nerd buddy who hacks the school computer.

You just know this could be a dynamic concept, if only the network will greenlight it.

BTW, I'm fukn jokn.

That Tremors series doesn't sem so bad now. Neither does Mansquito.

...on second thought, don't bother. It'd just confuse them.

http://www.archive.org /details/flash_gordon_ep1

Like Rambo, TV is expendable.

Crappy plot...check

Horrid dialog...check

Lousy costumes and sets...check