It seems that most of the critics had some harsh words for the new Flash Gordon Series from Sci-Fi. Here are some quotes:...
I want to say that the producers just tried too hard, and in the process missed their mark. Instead, however, it may be that the producers didn't try hard enough, and instead of bringing viewers a smart remake, they simply delivered "Cleopatra 2525." - SyFyPortal's Michael Hinman
Remember the operatic strains of Queen's rock anthem for 'Flash Gordon'? Flash! Aaaaa aaaahhh! Well, for the new SciFi series remake of the pulp science-fiction comic strip, it's more like Flash! Ooooohhh Nooo! - Salt Lake Tribune's Vince Horiuchu
If you need a symbol for everything that's wrong with 'Flash,' John Ralston's lifeless Ming will serve. Obviously, the traditional, insensitive quasi-Asian take on Ming would be a hard sell these days, but that doesn't explain the transformation of Mongo's once grandly flamboyant emperor into a penny-ante deluded dictator, and a dull one to boot. Offending viewers is always a mistake, but so is putting them to sleep. - USA Today's Robert Bianco
It has a nice air of self-deprecation that assures us it's in on the joke, that this is less about threats to our planet than subtly cheeky good fun. Yet the 90-minute kickoff and a subsequent hour of the SciFi Channel series still somehow feel forced and somewhat empty, perhaps for teh very reason that it wants things both ways. It's tough to get a sci-fi project to work as both effective drama and light-hearted fantasy, and 'Flash' can't quite effectively bridge that gap. - The Hollywood Reporter's Ray Richmond
'Flash Gordon' is loaded with potential, but it's still too early to call. My fellow Mongo citizens, let's hope we'll see a few Hawkmen, Treemen, swamp moons and forest moons along the way. - UGO's Troy Rogers
Sadly I didn't like it, but i am willing to watch more.
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