just because something is made available free doesn't mean it's
automatically good.
think of herpes, for example.
hahaha!!! now there is a review worth reading
pathomancer
Posted at 13/08/2007, 23:47
i was very disappointed. i didn't know it had been so dissed on the net.
i was expecting flash gordon. other than using the names of the original
characters there are no other similarities.
the first episode was poorly written and not credible. the characters lack
empathy and lack of good acting only exacerbates this.
at least the original ming was supposed to be an alien. i get it that there were
unacceptable racial overtones the first time around. this ming is ridiculous
just an average white guy, what can white guys say, who lacks any exotic
qualities and doesn't even exude the the power or sinister qualities of the
original ming. remember he was the merciless. this ming basically to qualify has
girls 'drugged' so he can bed them....and his lack of prowess makes him a joke
in the harem. say what you want about the original ming he was a bad guy but not
pathetic.
i have no idea why they would pay to use the flash gordon name it doesn't
resonate with children like superman, batman, spidey et al. and the level of
story telling doesn't really seem to render it watchable to any other demographic.
very cartoony but in the worst way.
zulu01
Posted at 14/08/2007, 01:08
i like most post's here think this was awfull,plot ,acting,.... terrible.
why do they have to sanitise everything ?, like emperor ming, just a normal
bloke now!.
mind you the pilot for "painkiller jane" was great, but the eps are crap,
maybe the reverse will happen with this! who knows.
does make me laugh though, they pull "firefly" after 14 eps,which was great,
and keep churning out rubbish ,probably money going under the table!.
montiff
Posted at 14/08/2007, 01:54
i agree that the show sucked...
but what was that promo show commercial, that came up for about 5 seconds? (it
had that classic song playing.)
that show looked kinda cool.
realdiamond
Posted at 14/08/2007, 03:01
dont get use to the hdtv tag as universal hd isn't listing it. and nor are the epg yet.
death734
Posted at 14/08/2007, 03:02
oh come on, i cant be the only one that liked it...
however i do like sci-fi stuff (although never heard of flash before, never got
into bsg or stargate (just never watched them much)
in regard to the file. as expected better video/audio quality. they did
undercrop on the bottom by a few pixels on accident but i could care less.
bork3
Posted at 14/08/2007, 03:17
holy crap. thanks for all the reviews, you guys saved me from something truly
horrid it seems. "flash gordon" caught my attention and i might have downloaded
it if i had seen the file before the forum post.
and this is scifi channel doing it? what idiots. i hope they tank and another
network snaps up their shows. maybe then we can get dresden/farscape/etc/etc back.
guitarkus
Posted at 14/08/2007, 03:26
it is sooooo true. this show stinks so bad i could actually see wavy lines
coming off my monitor while i was watching it. i only got about 20 minutes in
but was so annoyed by the simplicity of the plot and the idiotic dialogue that i
could not subject myself to any more.
bork3, i completely agree, the dresden files may have been a lightweight program
and all but at least it was enjoyable and this piece of crap effectively stole
it's funding!!!
i usually don't want any program to fail as i know how many people's time, hope
and energy goes into them but sci fi channel, you really made a big mistake...
benellidraco
Posted at 14/08/2007, 04:29
Quote by rondutt
i actually thought it was a pretty awesome show and has great
potential. its a
bit like sliders but the alternate (and true version of flash gordon) is far
worse. in case people don't know, heres an excerpt from wikipedia:
"the comic strip followed the adventures of flash gordon and his companions dale
arden and dr. hans zarkov. the story begins with earth bombarded by fiery
meteors. dr. zarkov believes the meteors are from outer space, and invents a
rocket ship to locate their place of origin. half mad, he kidnaps flash and
dale, and the three travel to the planet mongo, where they discover that the
meteors are weapons devised by ming the merciless, evil ruler of mongo."
so you see, they actually made things a *tiny* bit better by not making flash be
half mad, or make him "kidnap" people the rocket ship would've been cool
though :d
you idiot can't you read it says that the dr kidnaps flash and not the other
way around!!!!! so stupid!!!!
theclaw
Posted at 14/08/2007, 04:30
it was shown to a room full of 200 people in the uk who all when asked what
they thought booed it!! later on people could be heard describing it as a
disaster.
all i can say is episode 2 had better be good and that'll teach ole eric
(flash) for saying its the best comic book series since smallville! what a
tool!
benellidraco
Posted at 14/08/2007, 04:32
Quote by fredcatcheur
to put it bluntly, this show is roughly as good as
smallville is. so if you like
smallville, chances are you'll like this one.
however, if for you, flash gordon is synonymous with intergalactic adventures,
evil bearded emperor, lotsa sfx, and compelling (or at least charismatic)
actors, forget about this.
this flash gordon is all about canadian forests, cheap sfx, a bad cylon/borg
clone straight out of power rangers, awful lead actors, and a ming so
transparent it's not even funny. and it's so slow you just want to hang
yourself.
oooh, and i almost forgot the dude with the segway under his huge robe....
another great failure for sci-fi.
what are you talking about smallville is one of the best shows out there
together with lost and prison break and so was stargate. i bet you like one
tree hill and big love......... lol
tinman
Posted at 14/08/2007, 05:33
this show is so bad my wife and i were sqweming in our seats. it just wasn't
even remotely interesting.
i'm a fan of flash gordon but this just had no spirit. i don't care if it's
reinvented to sell but come on the lead character is terrible, the story was
lame and terribly boring. there just doesn't seem to be any substance to it.
oh and flash got his name by his quick running, but apparently his a 3 times
marathon runner, who gets this, has only won in his home town. his not even a
professional.
i don't think it's worth looking at.
nocoolname
Posted at 14/08/2007, 05:34
i think that the eztv crowd has spoken....
i was really looking forward to this... it had some good press and filmed in
vancouver (usually good sci-fi stuff) but flash gordon is a stinker...
dont compare this show to smallville for the simple fact that smallville was
good enough to be picked up for 5 / 6 seasons...
this new flash gordon is pathetic... poor plot, sloppy writing, bad acting...
as i was watching it i thought about those few episodes of star trek: voyager
where they re-created the serial shorts from the 1930s in black and white,
including flash gordon... those episodes were far better then this crap, at
least more creative....
Ayii
Posted at 14/08/2007, 06:05
yes, it's crap.
the story is boring, the design and look of the show is cheap (what kind of an
outfit are the soldiers wearing? looks like an old shitty "riot gear" outfit
pieced together as opposed to designed). i think they time traveled to the year
1990 to do the fx work on a video toaster. just brutal. you can find better fx
work on youtube by high school students (that's not a slam against high school
students, they should hire some for the show to bring up the production value).
so, if you want to watch a show about space adventures, what's on tv now that
matches that? firefly canceled, farscape canceled, battlestar on its last
season, hell, not even star trek.
maybe they'll remake buck rogers, minus the "space vampires" episode
(thewellers.com/twiki/vorvon3.jpg).
crapshoot
Posted at 14/08/2007, 10:08
Quote by akbar56
what is sad is that scifi ordered a full 22 episode season of
this show already so more than likely we will see all of it.
omg, if this is true it means the end of civilization as we know it.
the rocket ship would've been cool
