Tag: Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon, Season 1 (1979-1980)

Flash Gordon, Season 1

(NBC, 1979-1980)

DVD cover: "Flash Gordon, The Complete Series"; review of “Flash Gordon, Season 1” (NBC, 1979-1980)

Insufferably trite, 16-episode peril-per-minute space opera adventure serial, notable for: less-than-cut-price animation; objectified though strong-willed, powerful women; zero changes of wardrobe; and the endless gung-ho optimism of thick-necked, bull-at-the-gate hero Flash Gordon. Worthwhile only for its memorable SF backdrops and vehicle designs.

Hood’s Army: Earth Invaded

Hood’s Army: Earth Invaded

by Nathan Elliott (Dragon Books, 1986)

Elliott_Earth Invaded

Uncomplicated and fast-moving, this first book of Elliott’s middle-grade SF trilogy recalls the action machismo of Flash Gordon (with touches of Robin Hood). There’s nothing subtle about the invasion narrative or male-minded response. The robot AMOS, however, offers a point of uniqueness.

 

 

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