Talk:Flash Gordon

message: At the opening of the strip, Earth was not being bombarded from Mongo; Mongo had arrived in the solar system from outer space and was on a collision course with Earth, threatening the end of the world.  Dr. Zarkov had developed a rocket ship which when crashed into Mongo would deflect that planet.   He went insane and kidnapped Flash and Dale onto his ship, and the three rocketed to Mongo.68.49.36.18 (talk) 22:35, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: The coming of Mongo

message: "A semi-pornographic parody called Flesh Gordon was released in 1972. It became a cult classic and was followed in the 1980s by several sequels."
One would do well to provide the name of said semi-pornographic parody. Hey, it probably merits its own article, but either way, an article refering to it should at least name it. Zvi Alon 20:22, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The name is there: Flesh Gordon. Rick Norwood 22:04, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I have never heard of any sequels to Flesh Gordon. --emb021
Flesh Gordon is available on DVD. Its running commentary on the making of the film is among the best commentaries for any motion picture. (I am not joking.) There was a Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders and a Flesh Gordon 2. The first film is a remarkable picture (especially considering the limited budget), and its troubled production (which included the San Francisco police destroying part of its negative) is worth covering. WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 14:51, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Flesh Gordon

message: One might hope for the name of Flash's writers.  (As usual in dealing with strips they get short shrift.)  Or am I to presume Raymond wrote it, too?  (That contradicts what I've read elsewhere, but I can't credit a writer...)  70.64.128.34 03:40, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Writers

message: The section about the Film Version of Flash Gordon mentions Brian Blessed's cult role as Vultan. The most famous line he uses is: "GORDON'S ALIVE!" (the capitalisation is important – Brian Blessed has a very *booming* voice that sounds very loud). This is famous in many situations in the UK. I'd like to add this quote to this section. Please, if you've heard someone say "GORDON'S ALIVE" lately, add a note here.
:The use of all caps to indicate a booming voice is unnecessary.  An exclamation point will do.  Also, did he perhaps say, "Gordon's alive!"  
:Never heard the phrase myself. Rick Norwood 18:07, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: That's funny that. You'd imaging that a quick google would turn up such a famous quote (as a sound sample), yet I can't find it. IMDB lists this as a quote though. Urban Myth? --Ooblick 18:32, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  GORDON'S ALIVE! 

message: In American English, any noun can be adjectived. Rick Norwood 13:32, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "campy" 

message: I have attempted to re do the "Movies" section with a 3.1, 3.2 etc scheme, but I haven't quite figured it out, could some body touch up that part stylistically?--Dudeman5685 21:53, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I cleaned it up as per your suggestion. Hope that helps. IrishGuy 22:14, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Movie Question

message: The Flash Gordon Motion Picture (1980) is currently out of print on DVD and VHS in the U.S.  However, a Silver Anniversary Edition has been released on DVD in the UK.
:Thanks for the news.  I'll give amazon.uk a try. Rick Norwood 15:01, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  DVD AVAILABILITY 

message: I think the bit about Buster Crabbe representing Flash Gordon may be incorrect.  After all, Crabbe also played Buck Rogers in the 30s serials. -JdSf 19:41, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: But in this case, the character is named "Gordon". Rick Norwood 21:20, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Buck Rogers 

message: The information about the animated series The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, of Filmation, now is in the article of that series.
Now can erase of this article. Is not vandalism.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 200.52.115.60 (talk) 22:30, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  There exists 

message: During late December 2006 and early January 2007, Sci-Fi Channel ran a preview for their 2007 line-up, and under new original features, like movies and mini-series, they showed the title Flash Gordon. Has there been any information besides this minor teaser?--Tenka Muteki 07:56, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Movie/Series? 

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replies: text: The fair use concerns have been addressed however, since Flash Gordon originally appeared in the comic strip, I think a comic strip would be a better choice for the lead image in this article.  Rick Norwood 14:48, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Flash gordoncomic.jpg

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message: The relationship between the 1979-80 series and the 1982 film needs to be clarified. It appears to read now that the TV series took scenes from a film that wasn't released until two years after the series was made. The reference to a Hitler subplot makes no sense. Otto4711 22:03, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And yet, that is in fact what happened!  The film was made in 1979, and included a Hitler subplot.  The TV series was made in 1979-80, using considerable footage from the unreleased film.  Then, in 1982, the film was released as a "made for tv movie". Rick Norwood 23:06, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Then that needs to be clarified (with reliable sources) in the article. Otto4711 18:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  TV section 

message: Eh, I don't know much about Flash Gordon, but I think Captain Gordon from Disgaea would qualify as a parody.--Drkirby (talk) 02:47, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Captain Gordon 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Flash Gordon -3.jpg

message: The editied versions of the serials should be addressed more specifically.  For instance, the edit of the first serial was entitled "Rocketship".  It was about an hour, and I think it was a theatrically released (not just some made for video mashup).  Many serials were re editied and show as film ("Buck Rogers" becomes "Planet Outlaws"). I don't know if "Trip to Mars" or "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe"  had alternate titles in the shorter feature form.  (ALPH)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alphaprobe (talk • contribs) 06:42, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rocketship? 

message: Actor Matt Dillon's (The Outsiders, The Flamingo Kid and Crash) Great Uncle was Flash Gordon Creator Alex Raymond.  
Dillon is also related to Jim Raymond who drew drew the comic strip Blondie for about 40  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.51.152.226 (talk) 21:17, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Matt Dillon is great nephew of Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond 

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thread_title:  Image issue(s) 

message: As I was italicizing the rest of the DVD titles and fixing all of the hyphens being used as dashes, I came across "Defenders of the Earth vol 1", etc. under "UK – Delta Music PLC" and at first wasn't sure where to end the italics or whether to capitalize the "vol"s. The problem was that I couldn't find them anywhere on the Internet until I finally decided to search amazon.co.uk. Would it add clarity to specify which episodes are in each volume so people can actually find them without wasting half-an-hour like I did? I ask only because it hasn't been done for any other DVD release and I really don't want to do it for everything even though I think it would really help with these particular releases. Here are the ready-to-go entries for reference sake:
*Defenders of the Earth Vol 1 (episodes "Escape From Mongo", "Creation of Monitor", "Demons in His Pockets")
*Defenders of the Earth Vol 2 (episodes "A House Divided", "Bits and Chips", "Root of Evil")
*Defenders of the Earth Vol 3 (episodes "Cold War", "Sleeper Awakes", "Ming's Thunder Lizards")
--Kitsunegami (talk) 02:21, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Defenders of the Earth

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message: Might want to add "The Peril From Planet Mongo" for completeness.  Description from imdb.com:  An edited version of the 1940 Universal serial "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe," which was released to TV in a syndication package in 1966.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060824/
68.107.116.132 (talk) 16:42, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Peril From Planet Mongo 

message: The article says "reprinted in an oblong format, 6.5 by 10.5 paperback edition".  Are these inches? JIMp talk·cont 01:09, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  6.5 by 10.5 

message: I haven't been able to find any references to this comic strip: "Dash Dixon (1935 to 1939) by H.T. Elmo and Larry Antoinette", so I moved it to Talk until someone finds a reference for it. 176.61.97.121 (talk) 20:50, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: "Dash Dixon"? 

message: I check pages listed in :Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of :Flash Gordon's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "lambiek":
From Rip Kirby: 
From Roberto Raviola: 
From Reed Crandall: Reed Crandall at the Lambiek Comiclopedia
From Le Rayon U: 
From The Katzenjammer Kids: Dirks profile: "Born in Heide, Germany, Rudolph Dirks moved with his parents to Chicago at the age of seven."
From Ric Estrada: 
From Alex Raymond: 
From 1945 in comics: 
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 01:08, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orphaned references in [[:Flash Gordon]] 

message: This article appears to be about the character, which makes sense with all of the various incarnations, but it also covers the original comic strip.  Shouldn't one or the other be split off into either Flash Gordon (character) or Flash Gordon (comic strip)? 98.13.3.175 (talk) 03:25, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: What would this accomplish?Rick Norwood (talk) 11:19, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Clarity.  They are separate, but related, topics and unlike, say, Nancy (comics), there is enough about each topic to have an article.98.13.3.175 (talk) 01:55, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe instead of the character, an article for the franchise.  Same reasoning.98.13.3.175 (talk) 01:56, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Focus of this article 

message: The template has "Flash Gordon (video game)" in section "games", but it is not mentioned in the article. The section "Games" only has role-playing games and pinball. Reason for that? It also has its own article... Flash Gordon (video game) 46.132.75.217 (talk) 12:50, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flash Gordon (video game)