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Flash Gordon

In 1934, in the wake of Buck Rogers' success, a new science fiction superhero sprang into action. The Flash Gordon comic strip appeared in the daily newspapers, leading the forces of Earth against evil machinations of Emperor Ming of the planet Mongo.

The comic strip begat a famous movie serial that launched in 1936, starring Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon. But there was more Flash in store, from television's The New Animated Adventures of Flash Gordon in 1979 to the cult classic movie of 1980, scored by the rock band Queen. Other animated TV series followed, including Defenders of the Earth in 1986, and a decade later, Flash Gordon (1996).

It's a new century, and an updated Flash is about to arrive on the scene. A live-action SCI FI Channel original series starring Eric Johnson (Smallville) as Flash Gordon is slated for an August 2007 premiere. Johnson will play space-traveling adventurer Gordon, who is joined by companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov. Ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, they find themselves as Earth's last line of defense against the forces of the merciless dictator Ming.

Will it be campy? Will it be campy enough? I don't know, but I certainly have hopes.

Regards,

Candy Thursdae
Editor, SCIFIpedia

Cashanundudyub 17:25, 17 April 2007 (EDT)

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