"the flash" and "flash gordon" are the exact same thing. what are you missing ?
[#52751]
Written by: breedyboy1 [25/08/2007, 12:19]
flash isnt bad but its not good. been watching painkiller jane mainly because
there isnt much else and it has been quite disappointing.
[#52768]
Written by: Awesome [25/08/2007, 15:03]
yes, they canceled stargate and brought you this instead. can i get a refund?
i really loved the flash gordon movie from many years back with queen doing the
sound track. that was pretty true to the original. this is way to off track. the
characters aren't even close. and yeah the ming guy is a real disappointment.
his empire could be brought to its knees by a bottled water company. the next
time a rift opens up just push a truck load of water through it and his empire
will collapse, end of show. i am beginning to think that its only canadians who
know how to make decent scifi anymore cause all the american writers don't even
understand basic science.
[#52772]
Written by: admiralnlson [25/08/2007, 15:14]
liking this show. already watched the 3 episodes twice
i'd never seen anything related to flash gordon before, maybe that's why.
adaptations always disappoint fans at some level, whether they are good or not,
anyways.
[#52783]
Written by: StoneRyno [25/08/2007, 17:41]
like all of the super hero stuff they are doing in todays film industry they
have to spend 1/2 the time introducing the characters and the story. then they
can get into the meat of the plots. i mean just look at the hulk movie and the
1st spiderman movie. they spent 3/4 of the film just getting to the fact that
the hulk is the hulk and spiderman is spiderman. so when you put this in tv
series format thet got to spend like 10 episodes just introducing the characters
and basic story setup. its like the you don't have to know anything about the
comics to watch the thing approach. where back in the day with like the 90s
animated marvel comic series they went into it from the point of the people
watching the show know the background and characters so you don't have to spend
way too much time doing that and can get to the meat of the plots.
[#52792]
Written by: crazyivan [25/08/2007, 19:54]
damn essays.
this version of flash has one special power: he can disappear.
can you imagine the budget meetings at sci-fi last year when
they gutted bsg so they could pay for this drek?
[#52801]
Written by: shitfritter [25/08/2007, 21:13]
i find it hard to believe that anyone even finds this ok. it makes me wonder
what shows they think are bad.
to me this is unintentionally funny. never mind the comic nerds who'll label
this as inaccurate; this show simply has some of the worst acting and plot-lines
ever.
my money is with some sci-fi investor pushing this for some son, daughter,
person-favour-owed-to. in no conceivable reality could you produce this and feel
confident with it. this must be embarrassing for all involved.
funny none-the-less.
[#52804]
Written by: entnow [25/08/2007, 22:04]
yep this is a disappointment watched first 2 eps its garbage
[#52807]
Written by: Arklite [25/08/2007, 23:03]
kinda enjoyed this episode, though i hated the first and disliked the second.
lowered expectations kicking in i guess, huh?
[#52816]
Written by: Brajja [26/08/2007, 01:17]
my god this show must be have been done by preteens for preteens....
i even get upset cuz i had to waste 5min downloading it....
i've flushed it down the same toilett as painkiller jane
[#52828]
Written by: Jodeboire [26/08/2007, 03:35]
yeah, well roll on bionic woman - cos this is lousy.
[#52837]
Written by: Loengard [26/08/2007, 05:28]
hey, this is not so bad -- ok stories, acting, directing, and pretty girls in skimpy costumes. ming could be
more merciless, though.
but then, i liked cleopatra 2525, so you know my standards.
[#52849]
Written by: wrecche [26/08/2007, 09:11]
Quote by dornedec
hi
pkj isn't the worst series at all but flash seems to suck from 90% or more of
the guys & gals here. i don't wanna waste my time d/ling something that's being
slated from the get go.
i haven't seen any flash eps so i can't & won't comment on that show but i will
say that it sounds like a dead duck in terms of viewer appeal here.
pkj is a 'good' show but like all the 'good' shows nowadays it's canned...& we
get this tripe....
oh well.....
regards,
hmm, well i didnt download any because of the reviews here, and people comparing
it to pkj, which im of the opinion was utter bollocks from the beginning.
but then thought sod it, and got the 3 eps of this.
im glad everyone here reviewed it as bad as they did.. because it's no where
near as bad as i was expecting and therefore was actually not too bad - when you
expect dung and get a cold meat pie, you dont mind it as much.
whoever compared it to smallville is a moron (yeah it has a blok in it, uhh..).
whoever compared it to pkj is retarded (yeah, and lost is like coronation
street). whoever compared it to stargate sg1 is just beyond believable (if you
are going to use alternate worlds as a comparison, use sliders at the very
least, sheesh) because there are absolutely no similarities between any of these.
shit, even the active was better than i had read here. and im not saying it's
any good. just.. well, i was expecting something that would make me cringe...
you know, like painkiller jane did.
it's purposely offbeat in some places (if you ever watch the new dr who or
torchwood, they are 100% offbeat wank by comparison) but with a decent amount of
guff to keep the story moving. and yes the point of the old flash gordon was
campiness, so im not complaining about the style of humor used.
sure ming doesnt have mingness to him.. but so what, if you want the old show,
get your videos out of the closet and play them. im still to decide if i like
him however, as an evil overlord tyrant type. so far, i am content.
i think people expect too much, because it's not going to win any awards thats
for sure, but compare it to that utter tripe masters of sci fi. my god - that
should be euthanized on the spot.
having said that, i've not seen ep 3 yet.
but my verdict, this is watchable, not anywhere near as bad as people have been
making out and unless it developes into a complete nonsensical conglomerate of
garbage, i'll keep getting it.
plus, seeing a semi naked shick using a spatula and olive oil to wash herself on
a deck chair, you cant go wrong !
[#52850]
Written by: wrecche [26/08/2007, 09:13]
Quote by shitfritter
i find it hard to believe that anyone even finds this ok. it
makes me wonder
what shows they think are bad.
to me this is unintentionally funny. never mind the comic nerds who'll label
this as inaccurate; this show simply has some of the worst acting and plot-lines
ever.
my money is with some sci-fi investor pushing this for some son, daughter,
person-favour-owed-to. in no conceivable reality could you produce this and feel
confident with it. this must be embarrassing for all involved.
funny none-the-less.
go on say it shit, you think the chicks thighs are too fat, right ?
*sigh*
[#52856]
Written by: crash1 [26/08/2007, 11:35]
this show sucks. why is it so hard to get a decent scifi show together. even if
they just remade the movie into a tv series, it still would be better than this
crap they have put together. and to think i had such high hopes for this show.
