Flash Gordon: Anybody still watching?

Haven't watched the last 2 eps yet, not sure if I'm going to get around to it or not.

I liked the serial with Buster Crabbe a lot better.

I didn't even know the show existed. I was channel surfing a couple weeks back and stumbled across it. I watched it for about 30 minutes before turning channels. The Flash Gordon movie is one of my favorite movies from my childhood. I thought this TV show was lame in comparison.

I watched the pilot and gave up on it then. No Sold!

the only reason I still Tivo it is because of the BSG 2 minute commercial about young Adama.

I wanted to like this show. It had potential. I am speaking in the past tense because I finally gave up on it after the Hawkmen/Dactyl episode. The show does not make me care enough to follow it week after week. Give me the cheesy, campy movie from the early 80's any day. Hopefully, in a few years after people have forgotten this POS, an updated film will be made with modern effects, good actors, and most importantly, a good script.

The Hawkmen episode was bad.

Look like I'm the only one still watching. Guess FG waited to long to get to the meat of the storytelling.

Flash Gordon Revelations was pretty good, but looks like no one's left to enjoy it.

I'm still watching, but I haven't figured out why yet.

mick66 said:

I'm still watching, but I haven't figured out why yet.

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Same here. Just kinda Tivo it and watch it when there is nothing else to watch.

Scaramanga said:

...Hopefully, in a few years after people have forgotten this POS, an updated film will be made with modern effects, good actors, and most importantly, a good script.

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Not to mention spaceships, including an experimental one built by a guy named Zarkoff.

I mean, come on. FLASH GORDON with no spaceships?

"Let's do Star Trek without spaceships too. That'll fly, won't it?"
NBC exec in planning meeting with SciFiChannel head....discussion on how to "Hammer" yet another beloved part of the scifi genre.

Come on. This is the story of the young Flash Gordon and Dr Zarkoff , they have not got around to buliding and flying spaceships with fire works stuck up its rear yet.

my roommate and I watch it - mainly for him as he remembers the old comic books and old flash gordon shows - i probably would have deleted the SP long ago if it werent for the roommate.

jones07 said:

Come on. This is the story of the young Flash Gordon and Dr Zarkoff , they have not got around to buliding and flying spaceships with fire works stuck up its rear yet.

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Well, the original idea is for Flash to be young, and Zarkoff (or is it spelled "Zarkov"?) to be older, and for them to start things out with going in Z's ship to Mongo, isn't it?

SlyLieChunnel once again cuts the heart out of a well-known scifi story.

While it's actually fantasy and not scifi, I'm already cringing over their upcoming Oz reimagining..."Tin Man".

I'm still watching...if this week's ep is in HD, I'll continue to give it a shot...but I'm running out of patience...

right now, I watch it in the background...

We're 2 episodes behind. But my boys like it, so I still watch.

mick66 said:

I'm still watching, but I haven't figured out why yet.

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I'm watching it because of it now being in HD.

not me anymore, I made it to the chameleon episode and gave up.

I've been watching it, but it's at the bottom of the list.

I still watch just for my SciFi fix. but I'd much rather see Flesh Gordon

I got halfway through the second episode and gave up on it. It wasn't horrible (see Moonlight), but there was always something I'd rather be watching or doing.