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SCI FI Channel has greenlit production on "Flash Gordon," based on the popular comic strip franchise, it was announced today at the Television Critic's Association tour. Production on the 22 one-hour episodes begins in Canada in early 2007. The series, produced by Reunion Pictures, is slated to debut on SCI FI in July of '07, with a broadcast syndication window to follow.

 

Under an agreement with property owner King Features Syndicate, the new series is being produced by RHI's Robert Halmi, Sr. and Robert Halmi, Jr., who previously produced SCI FI's popular miniseries event "Legend of Earthsea."

 

Ming, Dale Arden, and Dr. Hans Zarkov are among the many beloved characters returning to television in this contemporary retelling of the intergalactic exploits of "Flash Gordon." Stellar adventures and heroic battles mark this inventive new take on the perennial science fiction classic. The "Flash Gordon" comic strip was created in 1934 by legendary comic-strip artist Alex Raymond and is still distributed internationally today by King Features Syndicate

 

 

I just hope it turns out to be good.

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Your thinking of Flesh Gordon.

 

Like fuck I am.

 

we typically get tights or the Flash Gordon man panties. Though he has worn actual pants on several occasions.

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a sci fi channell original?

and ye hope it's good?

 

Well yeah, they do pretty good with shows. I mean did you see Farscape and Battlestar Galactica?

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I mean did you see Farscape and Battlestar Galactica?

no

Yeah, its their movies that kinda (almost intentionally) suck. But in a "so bad they're almost good" way.

ah, that must be it, i have only seen movies on the sci fi channell

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Yeah, aside from Battlestar and Farscape there was The Invisible Man, The Chronicle, Eureka, Tremors the Series (Stargate doesn't count cause they stole it)

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Anyone know if Flash Gordon's getting a second season? It was a guilty pleasure of mine....

Well, according to Wikipedia

On April 3, 2008, it was announced that Flash Gordon was cancelled.

Can't say I'm too surprised. It was a bit cheeseball and fans of SciFi original shows have come to expect better.

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Can't say I'm too surprised. It was a bit cheeseball and fans of SciFi original shows have come to expect better.

 

They have? Did they SEE the movie?

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