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I watched this today. Immediately afterwards, my TiVo jumped off the tv stand, ran across the living room and punched me in the face 4 or 5 times.
Ugh.
Ugh.
Flash Gordon Pilot 8/11/2007
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I didn't think it was so bad. It was reasonably entertaining, had some pretty girls (especially the one who plays Aura) and a good enough storyline. Yeah, I had low expectations, but at least they were met. SP stays. 
The only thing I really disliked was that Ming was so bland.
The only thing I really disliked was that Ming was so bland.
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-I'm not liking the whole back and forth between Earth and Mongo.
-I didn't think Whitney could be any worse than he was in Smallville, but I was wrong.
-Using an RV for surveillance???
-IMEX? Come on hold out the clues a little longer!!
-Why does he even have a mom in the show, she is worthless and he wooden acting only got better when being controlled by the alien.
-Where are they going to take this show?? Search for father will get boring quickly.
-Ming the Merciless??? Are you kidding me!!!
-Alien bounty hunter who will probably become his ally? Haven't seen that before!!
I know there is plenty more, but why waste time with a show that will not be on long enough to care about it. They could throw on reruns of SG-1 and I would watch before this waste of time.
-I didn't think Whitney could be any worse than he was in Smallville, but I was wrong.
-Using an RV for surveillance???
-IMEX? Come on hold out the clues a little longer!!
-Why does he even have a mom in the show, she is worthless and he wooden acting only got better when being controlled by the alien.
-Where are they going to take this show?? Search for father will get boring quickly.
-Ming the Merciless??? Are you kidding me!!!
-Alien bounty hunter who will probably become his ally? Haven't seen that before!!
I know there is plenty more, but why waste time with a show that will not be on long enough to care about it. They could throw on reruns of SG-1 and I would watch before this waste of time.
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I read somewhere today that Sci-Fi chose this drek over Caprica.
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Okay.
Um...pretty damn bad. At an hour and a half, I think I would have rather rewatched the 80's movie.
A pilot should hook us...but this...this was wooden, stilted, and well...a bit boring. I haven't watched the old serials or read the comics so I don't know if this storyline goes back to something original or if this is all new revision for the characters. If it is, the update is rough. I get the feeling that this pilot was never meant to air. The actors seem motivation-free.
And yes, what the heck did they do to Ming. He's some minor despot instead of a bigger than life devil. Where are the spaceship and the conquered worlds?
Way disappointed.
I'm afraid this is fated for canceldom...but I will give it another episode before fully canceling on this timewaster.
This had potential...like Battlestar Galactica...to be a wholly new and updated idea of the classic...but instead we got Sliders without Jerry O'Connell.
Um...pretty damn bad. At an hour and a half, I think I would have rather rewatched the 80's movie.
A pilot should hook us...but this...this was wooden, stilted, and well...a bit boring. I haven't watched the old serials or read the comics so I don't know if this storyline goes back to something original or if this is all new revision for the characters. If it is, the update is rough. I get the feeling that this pilot was never meant to air. The actors seem motivation-free.
And yes, what the heck did they do to Ming. He's some minor despot instead of a bigger than life devil. Where are the spaceship and the conquered worlds?
Way disappointed.
I'm afraid this is fated for canceldom...but I will give it another episode before fully canceling on this timewaster.
This had potential...like Battlestar Galactica...to be a wholly new and updated idea of the classic...but instead we got Sliders without Jerry O'Connell.
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Thanks for the iTunes tip!
I just watched it. OK, I'll join the minority and say it wasn't THAT bad. It's certainly the weakest "Flash Gordon" ever made though. The 1980 movie was A LOT more enjoyable.
Here's what I didn't like about it:
1) YES, the guy that plays Ming is HORRIBLY miscast. He should have been older and BALD. Max Von Sydow was the quintessential Ming. This guy isn't even close. He kept reminding me of "Joachim" from "The Wrath of Khan."
2) The whole rift idea is HORRIBLE. That's all I say because I know everyone agrees on this point.
3) What city is this supposed to be in? Is it *supposed* to be Canada? If not, is it too much to ask to have the actors pronounce "out" instead of "oat" and "about" instead of "aboat?" I'm really tired of producers or whomever tells the actors to NOT worry about it thinking that we "Yanks" don't notice. I do. It's an ear sore!
4) Some of the effects were actually pretty good. Some (such as the matte composites of the city during "crowd" scenes) were horrible.
5) Speaking of crowd scenes, every scene that didn't involve solely the main cast looked terribly amateur. In other words, they didn't wrangle extras very well at all.
6) Does anyone care about marathons anymore?
7) My biggest beef is this seems to be a remake of the movie version of "Masters of the Universe." Instead of looking for the cosmic key, they're looking for the "Imex." Where's the sense of danger?? Come on, take over the Earth or something!!!
Other than those things (some of them splitting hairs, I'll admit), it was a modest diversion from reality on a Sunday afternoon and I'll keep watching for a few more episodes.
On the positive side, I think they cast it pretty well....in terms of people "looking" the part. Although Eric Johnson isn't the greatest actor, he definitely looks like a Flash Gordon. And hey, he DOES act better than Sam J. Jones in my opinion.
Question: is Dale Arden's co-worker related to Lexa Doig?
Anyway, it'll get better if they at least shave Ming and drop the rift idea.
BONUS: Aura is INDEED quite attractive! She was my favorite character actually. I liked her acting style. She was fun to watch.
I just watched it. OK, I'll join the minority and say it wasn't THAT bad. It's certainly the weakest "Flash Gordon" ever made though. The 1980 movie was A LOT more enjoyable.
Here's what I didn't like about it:
1) YES, the guy that plays Ming is HORRIBLY miscast. He should have been older and BALD. Max Von Sydow was the quintessential Ming. This guy isn't even close. He kept reminding me of "Joachim" from "The Wrath of Khan."
2) The whole rift idea is HORRIBLE. That's all I say because I know everyone agrees on this point.
3) What city is this supposed to be in? Is it *supposed* to be Canada? If not, is it too much to ask to have the actors pronounce "out" instead of "oat" and "about" instead of "aboat?" I'm really tired of producers or whomever tells the actors to NOT worry about it thinking that we "Yanks" don't notice. I do. It's an ear sore!
4) Some of the effects were actually pretty good. Some (such as the matte composites of the city during "crowd" scenes) were horrible.
5) Speaking of crowd scenes, every scene that didn't involve solely the main cast looked terribly amateur. In other words, they didn't wrangle extras very well at all.
6) Does anyone care about marathons anymore?
7) My biggest beef is this seems to be a remake of the movie version of "Masters of the Universe." Instead of looking for the cosmic key, they're looking for the "Imex." Where's the sense of danger?? Come on, take over the Earth or something!!!
Other than those things (some of them splitting hairs, I'll admit), it was a modest diversion from reality on a Sunday afternoon and I'll keep watching for a few more episodes.
On the positive side, I think they cast it pretty well....in terms of people "looking" the part. Although Eric Johnson isn't the greatest actor, he definitely looks like a Flash Gordon. And hey, he DOES act better than Sam J. Jones in my opinion.
Question: is Dale Arden's co-worker related to Lexa Doig?
Anyway, it'll get better if they at least shave Ming and drop the rift idea.
BONUS: Aura is INDEED quite attractive! She was my favorite character actually. I liked her acting style. She was fun to watch.
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Being a SciFi channel production I had very low expectations and as such was actually pleasantly surprised. It was actually watchable. I don't like the wormhole idea, and all in all the show was pretty mediocre, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected
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Well it wasn't that bad, but not great either.
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I think the casting couch got a serious workout for this show.
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My expectations were pretty low, and I didn't think it was that bad. Much better than painkiller jane, not as good as dresden files, slightly better than stargate: atcrapis. Put me squarely in the "will probably continue to watch it if I have nothing better to do" column.
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