Flash Gordon 1970's
 

The Filmation Flash Gordon series has finally been released on DVD, and it's about time. In many ways a precursor to He-Man's use of recylced animation and Filmation's direction with the franchisem, this series is the most faithful adaptation of Flash Gordon, and whilst I greatly enjoy Defenders of the Earth and beleive it to be a definitive expansion of Gordon's story, it does'nt go into detail of his initial encounters with Ming, this however more than made up for it several years before Defenders added it's own peices to the mythology.

Every episode ended on a thrilling cliffhanger, building more and more into a tremendous finale that captivated the true spirit of the Gordon strips, then the second season saw a drastic change in tone, becoming more self-contained, included a flying pink dragon called Gremlin, and generally was far lighter. There's a reason this season rarely saw a domestic release in the states or otherwise, but the first season is pretty much the most well known and the most traceable

I've never watched the cartoon.

Is it worth buying though?

If you like Flash Gordon and are a fan of Filmation, yeah it's great.