What is your favorite incarnation of Flash Gordon?

[Gorn Captain]

Buster all the way, though Von Sydow made a great Ming...

[palitoy]

I have two volumes of this and have never watched it out of fear of how bad it might be (I guess it's a prejudice against TV or something equally irrational), but now I think I'll check it out, based on your recommendation.

Oh yeah, it's a kick. It's actually not a bad (if REALLY low budget) attempt at a series. It's just so fun to hear actors going "Hallo Flyshe Gorton!"

[megoapesnut]

1980 flick, hands down.

[samurainoir]

The first version of Flash Gordon I ever encountered was this one...


Kurtzman and Wood at the top of their game.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Buster Crabbe and the Filmation version are the ones I like the best.

[Brue]

I love love the Sam Jones version! However without teh Buster Crabbe version the 80's one wouldn't exist or if it did it wouldn't matter. I loved reading him in the newspaper also but I only did that because f Buster Crabbe also so...

Buster Crabbe serial (the sequels were good but not great)

even Star Wars borrows for the serials.

[MIB41]

I would love to just see new Flash Gordon product. Thanks to Castaway, that will be coming soon!

[Mikey]

My fav is Buster Crabbe, follow by the Sam Jones movie

I never seen any other incarnations --- not including Flesh Gordon

[fallensaviour]

Has to be Buster Crabbe.

Second would be the 1980's movie with Sam Jones ... Go Flash Go !!!

Same here

[raider5gt]

My fav is Buster Crabbe, follow by the Sam Jones movie

I never seen any other incarnations --- not including Flesh Gordon

Same here Mike,i grew up watching Buster Crabbe on saturday mornings but i have seen Flesh Gordon when i was a kid,got it off a friends older brother its quite funny in places

[Earth 2 Chris]

I have a soft spot for the Jones movie, and love the Queen score. But Crabbe is so dead-on perfect for Flash it's hard not to give him the nod. I guess I like them both equally.

I barely recall the Filmation series. I need to check that out.

Chris

[Werewolf]

Flimation and 1980s movie.

[MIB41]

Is there a good comprehensive DVD set of the Buster Crabbe series available?

[kennermike]

I would love to just see new Flash Gordon product. Thanks to Castaway, that will be coming soon!

I wish castaway would have done the 1980 Film Flash Gordon better.Bif Bang Pow were just okay

[LordMudd]

1980 movie. Flash is a suspension of disbelief, much like Wizard of Oz. The bright color and fantastic sets and props accomplish that. Brian Blessed is a gem as Vultan, having grown up with the serials, getting this role was a dream come true for him and it shows in his performance. Dalton is a bit stiff. Von Sydow is dead on as Ming. Flash is a bit 2 dimensional, but then most football players are. Melody Anderson is not quite belevable as the business woman turned cheerleader, and Topol's Zarkov was like he was trying to catch up with everyone else with his lines. He should have channelled a bit of Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof. I think there could have been a better choice for the role.
The BBC version from scifi was a disaster before it aired. No effort to suspend disbelief at all! DO NOT LET THE BBC GET THEIR HANDS ON THIS EVER AGAIN! They need to stick to Robin Hood.

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