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The new FLASH GORDON series
is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen on television. Honestly. I hate blanket dismissals, so I tried really hard to find something likable about it — just one positive thing, you know? Was it well-structured? How was the lighting? Anything.
There’s literally nothing good about it. I was embarrassed for everyone involved.
Peh.
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August 12th, 2007 at 2:41 am
Ooooh, that’s too bad. I’ll have to warn my boyfriend who was rather excited about it.
August 15th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Nothing says “no budget” like “Ming invades Earth instead.”
August 15th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
And speaking of Ming, while I recognize that the “classic” portrayal was racially stereotypical and would be unacceptable by modern standards, don’t you think re-imagining him as a five-foot-seven-inch white dude with blond hair might be over-correcting the wheel a little bit? Are they seriously trying to avoid racist portrayals by employing an all-white cast? Who here thinks that’s a smart idea? Show of hands.
I mean, for real. The character’s named Ming the Merciless, for crissakes. If I was an Asian actor looking for work in Vancouver I’d be mightily pissed off right now.