Flash Gordon - The Series

*Raph's Girl* · 01-09-2007, 01:28 PM

Flash Gordon has been around for over 70 years and it appears as if he might be back on the boob tube if the Sci-Fi Channel can get all their ray guns in a row.

ImageFlash was created back in 1935 to compete with Buck Rogers which first appeared in print seven years earlier in 1928. Word on the street is that Sci-Fi channel had both of these properties in mind as a potential new series but Flash is the one that the network has decided to move forward with.

The belief is that Sci-Fi will greenlight a 3 to 4 episode mini-series event that will serve as a back door pilot for the potential new series. So while no show runner has been brought aboard, negotiations are currently taking place with names such as TV vet David Livingston from Star Trek fame being mentioned in inner circles and with David Nutter as the potential director for the pilot mini series.

The cable network has been struggling with the fact that Battlestar Galactica has not been able to maintain high ratings regardless how well it has been critically received. The hope is that a Flash Gordon series will be able to attract Stargate fans considering that new series will most likely have a very similar style of writing with the light comedy aspects.

Director/Producer Stephen Sommers has held the theatrical rights to the franchise since 2004 and has been in active development for a feature film with Sci-Fi Channel’s sister company Universal Pictures set up for distribution. No word if The Sommers Company will also be involved with the TV Series.

Flash Gordon is a science fiction comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, first published on January 7, 1935.

ImageThe comic strip followed the adventures of the eponymous Flash Gordon and his companions Dr. Hans Zarkov and Dale Arden. The story begins with Dr. Zarkov's invention of a rocket ship, in which the three of them make a journey to the planet Mongo, where they are stranded. Mongo is inhabited by a number of different cultures, some quite technologically advanced, that have been falling one by one under the domination of the vicious tyrant Ming the Merciless.

Each region of Mongo is analogous to regions on Earth. Arboria ruled by Barin and his Tree Men, is a lush forest region. Frigia is a frozen polar region. Tropica is logically a tropic region. There are undersea kingdoms and a flying city ruled by Prince Vultan of the Hawk Men. There are many sentient species on Mongo including lion-men represented by Prince Thun and Shark-men ruled by King Kala.

The three Earth people are befriended shortly after their arrival by Prince Barin, rightful heir to the throne that Ming has taken. Ming banishes Prince Barin and his followers — including Ming's own daughter, Princess Aura, Barin's bride — to the forest realm of Arboria, and the three join in Barin's quest to topple Ming.

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01-09-2007, 01:28 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Flash Gordon - The Series Flash Gordon has been around for over 70 years and it appears as if he might be back on the boob tube if the Sci-Fi Channel can get all their ray guns in a row. ImageFlash was created back in 1935 to compete with Buck Rogers which first appeared in print seven years earlier in 1928. Word on the street is that Sci-Fi channel had both of these properties in mind as a potential new series but Flash is the one that the network has decided to move forward with. The belief is that Sci-Fi will greenlight a 3 to 4 episode mini-series event that will serve as a back door pilot for the potential new series. So while no show runner has been brought aboard, negotiations are currently taking place with names such as TV vet David Livingston from Star Trek fame being mentioned in inner circles and with David Nutter as the potential director for the pilot mini series. The cable network has been struggling with the fact that Battlestar Galactica has not been able to maintain high ratings regardless how well it has been critically received. The hope is that a Flash Gordon series will be able to attract Stargate fans considering that new series will most likely have a very similar style of writing with the light comedy aspects. Director/Producer Stephen Sommers has held the theatrical rights to the franchise since 2004 and has been in active development for a feature film with Sci-Fi Channel’s sister company Universal Pictures set up for distribution. No word if The Sommers Company will also be involved with the TV Series. Flash Gordon is a science fiction comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, first published on January 7, 1935. ImageThe comic strip followed the adventures of the eponymous Flash Gordon and his companions Dr. Hans Zarkov and Dale Arden. The story begins with Dr. Zarkov's invention of a rocket ship, in which the three of them make a journey to the planet Mongo, where they are stranded. Mongo is inhabited by a number of different cultures, some quite technologically advanced, that have been falling one by one under the domination of the vicious tyrant Ming the Merciless. Each region of Mongo is analogous to regions on Earth. Arboria ruled by Barin and his Tree Men, is a lush forest region. Frigia is a frozen polar region. Tropica is logically a tropic region. There are undersea kingdoms and a flying city ruled by Prince Vultan of the Hawk Men. There are many sentient species on Mongo including lion-men represented by Prince Thun and Shark-men ruled by King Kala. The three Earth people are befriended shortly after their arrival by Prince Barin, rightful heir to the throne that Ming has taken. Ming banishes Prince Barin and his followers — including Ming's own daughter, Princess Aura, Barin's bride — to the forest realm of Arboria, and the three join in Barin's quest to topple Ming. http://www.comics2film.com/FanFrame.php?f_id=23930 __________________