Flash Gordon In General

[N4H]

Has anybody checked this out yet?

I took a while to get to it, but I've seen 3 now. It kind of sucked me in, and I went into it almost looking forward to getting a good hate on for the whole concept of the rehash.

I expected this lame, banal, garish repeat of the original, but that isn't what you get. What you do get shouldn't work either, but it kind of does.

What they do is, they still borrow. They borrow from almost everything in Science fiction. The only thing they don't rip off in fact is the original Flash Gordon. Well, they do take the names of people and places, from FG but that's about it. You get Dale Arden as Lois Lane, and they throw in the generic black buddy, helping Flash who lives kind of a Smallville existence with his mother. They travel through what they call "rifts" (think Sliders), looking for Flash's lost father (that old chestnut), who disappeared on the planet Mongo. Mongo is this planet where water is rationed kind of like in Dune.

It's shameless what they do, but you know what? It's fun. It's easy to watch, and almost addictive. That's what I thought anyway. I'm going to find some more.

[Black King]

I watched a few episodes but its really not anything great. Its a really basic show they don't do anything to set themselves out from better shows that have been or are coming on.

[Vilandra]

I watch it, but I don't love it. I am entertained by it, but it hasn't hooked me. :)

[prydain]

I'm debating on whether or not to watch it.

So far cable sci-fi has been sucking pretty bad. The pilot for Painkiller Jane was excruciating, Blood Ties is cheap Canadian cheese, Blade: The Series was awful (mainly due to the lead actor), and Flash Gordon looks kinda bleh. Plus the reviews were HORRIBLE.

I'll probably watch it sooner or later. If a lot of my new network shows get axed pretty fast, I'll probably definitely watch it then. *sigh*

[Vilandra]

You'll probably hate it pry lol - it's kind of a show to watch if nothing else is on. Painkiller Jane got better after the pilot though :)

[prydain]

Well I want it to be a fun and campy and silly show, but in a "good way". It's just that most reviews basically imply that it tries so hard to be campy that it just fails, or at least it's not campy in a good way. *shrug* I guess I'll just have to see for myself.

BTW why is Sci Fi advertising the final ep of PJ as a "season finale" when they announced its cancellation last month?

[Vilandra]

They always do that - I think it's so that people still watch it, and don't just say "Oh it's cancelled, why bother?"

One thing I'll say for FG is that it was better than I thought it was going to be. I mean, I enjoy it for purely entertainment value, but I don't go away saying "Man I can't wait until next week."

[N4H]

Well I want it to be a fun and campy and silly show, but in a "good way". It's just that most reviews basically imply that it tries so hard to be campy that it just fails, or at least it's not campy in a good way. *shrug* I guess I'll just have to see for myself.

* Snap * that was the word I was looking for - campy. No. They took out the camp. That's why you're not getting what you expect. After that just click off your brain, and enjoy the ride.