Flash! Ahh-ahhh!
That’s right, we’re only days away from Scifi Channel’s reimagining of Flash Gordon. If you had no idea, that’s okay. Scifi has released next to nothing (including only a teaser website and a 30 sec trailer).
That hair is amazingly well-styled for a man who makes his living sprinting.
This newest incarnation, if we can tell anything from the trailer, seems to have emerged from the Battlestar Galactica school of production. It’s sleek and updated (Ming doesn’t look like he’s cashing in on those fun stereotypes: see below) while gesturing back to some of the cooler aspects of the canon (the teaser trailer is set to the 80s awesomeness of Queen’s theme for the 1980 film).
Old Ming:
New Ming:
Scifi claims to have prepared a 22 episode season. Given that the photos show the series to be an visual clone of the new Battlestar, the concept seems like a no-brainer to me. I’d give it a better than average chance of being good. It can’t possibly be worse than the Dresden Files.
By the way, while you’re waiting for the Aug 10th premiere, Scifi wants you to amuse/embarass yourself with their “Sing the Flash Anthem!” promo. Here’s a link to that.
14-year-olds everywhere are preparing videos that they’ll later regret…
Oh hey, it’s that Edmonton actor what’s his name…Eric something or other. He used to be on Smallville. Gosh, he hasn’t aged gracefully. Landing the gig of Flash Gordon, eh? Well now. Thanks for the post! If you hadn’t said anything I don’t think I would have known this was going to be on.