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This is the new Ming!? You’ve got to be kidding me.

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  • Werewolf
    Inhuman
    • Jul 14, 2003
    • 14623

    #16
    Flash now Steve Gordon of the Herman Munster forehead gets sucked into a rift, like Stargate, and ends up on Mongo. Well a place called Mongo anyway.

    Blond Aura dressed in a off the rack red bustier looking like a cheap Victoria Secrets model knock off.

    Ming is no longer the Merciless and looks like a blond wuss in a black band leader outfit.

    Dale is also blonde and uninteresting.

    Zarkov is no longer the scientific genius that builds the rocket that takes them to Mongo. He is now merely the nerd assistance of Steve’s dad. All he is missing is the tape on the glasses to make his Revenge of the Nerds look complete.

    There will be no space ships. The series instead borrows heavily from Stargate and will travel back and forth between the worlds through portals. Most of the series will be taking place on Earth anyways.

    Anytime I hear someone say they are re-imagining something it immediately sends me a BIG warning sign. I have become to loath that word with a burning passion.

    Translation of the word re-imagining: I do not have the talent to create something on my own so I am going to trash someone else’s work.
    You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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    • Earth 2 Chris
      Verbose Member
      • Mar 7, 2004
      • 32531

      #17
      Ugh. I'll give it a shot, but it doesn't look good.

      Are they at least using the Queen theme? Please?

      Chris
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      • palitoy
        live. laugh. lisa needs braces
        • Jun 16, 2001
        • 59236

        #18
        I was being sort of "wait and see" until I heard "No Spaceships", that's like having a "No Time Machine" rule with Doctor Who. This is too influenced by Stargate for it's own good.
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        • DocDrako
          Formerly Doc Drako
          • Nov 11, 2004
          • 2813

          #19
          Lame.

          Ming should at least look scary or imposing or something. I thought of the new Battlestar Galactica's Adama right away as well. The least they could do is make Ming bald. But then this guy would just look like a Lex Luthor knock-off.

          Re-imagined Ming? Lame.
          Dorky looking Zarkov? Lame.
          No space ships in Flash Gordon? Lame.
          Portals? Lame.
          Happening mostly on Earth? Lame.

          I have a feeling this show is going to be lame. Only time will tell.

          "I prefer to remain an enigma."

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          • ctc
            Fear the monkeybat!
            • Aug 16, 2001
            • 11183

            #20
            Hmmmm....

            As my buddy Rob said:

            You know, there's something ironic about the "hawt female bounty hunter" character being played by an actress named "Karen Cliche".

            He's got a point.

            Don C.

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            • Earth 2 Chris
              Verbose Member
              • Mar 7, 2004
              • 32531

              #21
              This kind of reminds me of the MOTU movie. The whole point of MOTU is that it takes place on this sword and sorrcery meets sci-fi world, and what does the movie do; it has 90% of it take place on Earth.

              So if this show is to Flash Gordon what the MOTU movie was to MOTU, then it is gonna suck.

              Chris
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              • Mikey
                Verbose Member
                • Aug 9, 2001
                • 47243

                #22
                I think the reason the Sam Jones movie did well with Sci Fi fans is they based the whole thing on the Buster Crabb movie-series --- but updated it in a wink-wink but low profile fashon.
                We see 30's era ships flying with backround music by Queen.
                In other words, to us viewers, it was classic but cool.

                This new series....
                To me, it doesn't wreak of cool.
                It wreaks of a boardroom decision as to how to make another Battlestar Galactic in disguise.

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                • Steeler80
                  Mayor of Strunk
                  • Jun 29, 2001
                  • 5684

                  #23
                  I'll probably give it a try, just to see. But if the casting is any indication, I won't be watching long.

                  Then again, I was put off by the Galatica casting and that's turned out to be a great show, so who knows?

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                  • jemboy2004
                    Persistent Member
                    • Aug 14, 2005
                    • 1703

                    #24
                    I agree with most the ming look here isn't at all like it should be but the rest don't really bother me all that much. I'll watch it to see what I think of it.

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                    • EMCE Hammer
                      Moderation Engineer
                      • Aug 14, 2003
                      • 25680

                      #25
                      Why not just bring back Firefly already. This looks horrible. It's like some ******* combination of every canceled sci fi channel show.

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                      • Mikey
                        Verbose Member
                        • Aug 9, 2001
                        • 47243

                        #26
                        It's bad when you consider the entire cast of Flesh Gordon-- including Emperor Wang himself looked 100% better than this.

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                        • Captain
                          Fighting the good fight!
                          • Jun 17, 2001
                          • 6031

                          #27
                          This really looks.....BAD. I was hoping for Alex Raymond action and adventure...this looks like another long winded rehash by somebody who just didnt get the source material.
                          You cant just call it Flash Gordon and expect the masses to come running....it has to be FLASH GORDON! This is like thinking you've caught Santa claus in a sack on Christmas Eve, and then finding out it's only the Tooth Fairy! AAARRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
                          "Crayons taste like purple!"

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                          • phil
                            Persistent Member
                            • May 11, 2007
                            • 2078

                            #28
                            If you listen carefully you can hear Alex Raymond, Buster Crabbe and Charles
                            Middleton all turning in their graves!!

                            This is such a load of crap! The buy the rights to Flash Gordon, change everything but keep the name for marketing reasons. Totally cynical.

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                            • The Bat
                              Batman Fanatic
                              • Jul 14, 2002
                              • 13412

                              #29
                              Here's the first review's Guy's...not good!

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                              • batmanmc
                                mego batman collector
                                • Jun 22, 2004
                                • 6227

                                #30
                                count me in as not watching it. by the sounds of it nobody will watch it due to the bad casting.

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