Flash Gordon's Origins - Forgotten Ultimate Sci-fi Superhero - Explained

[@tokendave80]

Flash Gordon is actually the reason why I started reading comics. I also loved the Defenders of The Earth and 1996 animated series so much.

[@tonyvillarreal1812]

For sure. It gave a new look to The Phantom. By jungle law, ghost who walks...

[@dreamguardian8320]

the series was good, one episode I like is when they have to battle some alien cave slugs, but make friends with them in the end.

[@shainewhite2781]

Without Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and John Carter of Mars, we wouldn't have Star Wars.

[@6581punk]

Plus a lot of those old black n white TV serials inspired Indiana Jones too.

[@mattewwoodward4131]

Sorry but ur rong john carter had a cartoon out back in 1936 Flash Gordon dident come out till the 1940s

[@Dragondan1987]

@@mattewwoodward4131 how is what he said wrong? Does a John Carter cartoon being out before flash Gordon negate that the 3 lead to start wars?

[@crazytexan7532]

Can't leave out Star Trek, Lucas himself said he gives credit to Trek for paving the way

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

Hi Shiane.🤘😜🤘

[@ThurstonWhore1]

Just for the clips of Bryan Blessed alone this movie was an 80s classic! Pure Nostalgia.

[@dinomonzon7493]

Thanks for this one! I first to know Flash Gordon via the old King Comics series. Personally, I liked the 1980 Flash Gordon movie. It was fun, with Timothy Dalton as Prince Barin, Brian Blessed as King Vultan, and Max Von Sydow perfectly cast as Ming the Merciless. The updating of Flash as a Jets football player aside (the comic strip states he was a renowned polo player), the film got the look of the comics right. Plus, Queen’s theme song’s one of the best for a movie theme.

[@TheEyeofTerror]

I want Jeff Goldblum to be Ming the Merciless. I just think it would be funny to hear him say pulpy over the top villain lines like "Yes my minions, lay waste to all who oppose me! Let none survive my onslaught!"

[@imaginariumartchannel3988]

I can hear this in my head😎

[@hemidas]

Uhm, yes, my minions, uhm, go and lay waste to uhm, all who oppose me, yeah. Let none survive, uhm, my, uhm, onslaught. Uhm yeah, you do that.

[@teddyrocker]

And just before his demise to hear him saying: "I´m dissapointed!"

[@shainewhite2781]

Foolish Earthlings, who will save you now? 🎵FLASH AHH, SAVIOR OF THE UNIVERSE, FLASH, AHH, KING OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, FLASH, AHH, HE'LL SAVE EVERYONE OF US🎵

[@JesusProtects]

People can dislike it all they want, but at least the art design is amazing.

[@wolfbane7497]

I hope this never gets remade in the modern age

[@HockeyBB]

I LOVED the Flash Gordon movie. Ever since I was a little kid. It's ones of those movies no one understands why I like it so much. And I have to admit I don't know why I love it. Maybe the soundtrack? Maybe it's so bad, it good. 🤷🏻‍♀️. But I always seem to like those cheesy movies. The movies that was a flop and that the critic hates with a passion. I don't know why even after over 30yrs of saying I love that movie I still pull it out and watch it again.

[@logibear453]

Something about the perfect time and age for this movie makes me love it. Still want that gold mask he has on for my wall lol.

[@keirfarnum6811]

Same story. I loved this as a kid too.

[@willpeony5534]

Pauline Kael loved it too.

[@SSGTStryker]

In a word…”Nostalgia.” Yes, a true cult classic. I love it for all the same reasons. My soon-to-be-exwife hates this movie, I think she’s crazy. Like Star Wars, it’s an indelible part of my youth.

[@Strideo1]

Probably because the movie rules!

[@BOBimusRex]

I was thinking just last night how cool a modern Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon reboot could be. Personally I think Captain Proton was totally badass. I just want more.

[@iamthedarkmagician475]

Well hello there fellow Trekkie!!🖖🏾

[@RustyR3volva]

Saw Flash at a Convention in Brisbane, I should have gotten a selfie with him.

[@jasonarreaga759]

Keep making more videos of pulp heroes. Near the end of each video add in how these heroes can make a come back in new comic series or other mediums.

[@dravenvandross8281]

Man 1980 Flash Gordon was an amazing flick for its time and who can forget that awesome theme song from Queen definitely that movie was phenomenal they need to bring back Flash Gordon I really want a remake but also with that Queen theme song.

[@teddyrocker]

The only one who would deserve to replace Queen on such an iconic soundtrack as Flash Gordon´s would be John Williams, too bad he's already retired.

[@alesaenz]

Savior of the universe! 👍🎬😎

[@Homeschoolsw6]

7:57...Mongo has a lighter gravity than Earths, Flash is super strong there.

[@dsanchez9703]

Them new Flash Hordon and Phantom figures from Neca look frkn Cool

[@6581punk]

I remember the 1940s black n white TV series (Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe) being on the TV when I was young. This was in the 80s.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

Same here!

[@ObiClon]

First time I ever saw the movie was during the weeks I was home recovering fron chickenpox and it came on one weekend. It will always hold a special place in my heart since that day.

[@williamjackson6705]

Thanks for acknowledging Philip Wylie. His novels Gladiator & The Savage Gentleman were also big influences on Pulps & Comics.

[@Razlo5000]

The shadow was the first superhero. No, no wait, Doc Savage was the first superhero. No no no no, Flash Gordon was the first superhero.

[@andrewlaidlaw7975]

Shame that there wasn't a sequel to the 1980's film

[@allenlovell1604]

Yes, that would have been cool to 👀! Unfortunately, some of the original actors and actresses who were in the original movie have passed on. So they'd have to find replacements for Vultan and Barin for one ; that won't be easy.

[@craiga2002]

When seeing this movie for the first time, my reaction was that someone took buckets of paint and just threw them at the screen. Wow.

[@NS-ks5qc]

Loved Brian Blessed, the part seemed written for him. Even when watching the Buster Crabbe version which came before the 1980 version. Defenders of the Earth which features the character Flash Gordon and the new adventures of Flash Gordon airs on Pluto TV.

[@herbaldragonX]

Aight you did Flash gordon, thats cute. time to adult up and do FLESH Gordon, POWER PASTIES FTW

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

None if they don't wanna get shut down lol

[@herbaldragonX]

@@Fatherofheroesandheroinesyoutube would never the new generation know of power pasties tis sad but true

[@dinomonzon7493]

Flash Gordon actor Steve Holland was the model for James Bama’s Doc Savage covers for Bantam Books’ reprint novel series.

[@cabdragon333]

This fuggin guy right here. Spent years correcting people of the difference between the The Flash and Flash Gordon

[@thepoeticbutcher3370]

….. yep, as a comics fan, that was annoying. Add in The Logo, then you gotta explain Shazam, too.

[@johnmaddin8533]

@@thepoeticbutcher3370 No, not "Shazam". Call him by his real name, Captain Marvel. And Marvel Comics and their bullshit copyright crap can go screw themselves. Captain Marvel, The World's Mightiest Mortal!

[@jeromyjohnson6073]

Gordon’s Alive!!!😎🤘

[@elmono6299]

I mostly remember Flash Gordon from the Seth Mcfarlane movie, Ted. 🧸⚡

[@matthewrosenthal753]

He missed a series. In 2007 there was a CW series called Flash Gordon it stared Eric Johnson (Whitney on Smallville) it lasted only one season.

[@Voodoomaria]

I have all three of the early 30's Flasg Gordon movie serials Starring Buster Crabbe. Great stuff, very entertaining.

[@multi-voiceentertainment7013]

And sooner or later I'm going to make an audio crossover of Flash Gordon meets Buck Rogers. They've been Rivals for so long they deserve crossover. But one thing I'm going to make it more interesting I'm going to make Flash Gordon be a Star Wars fan and Buck Rogers a Trekkie.

[@smozone]

Amusingly enough, in one of the first episodes of the 1979-80 Buck Rogers series, Buck is aided in the climatic space battle by Brigadier Gordon. The inside joke is that Gordon was played by Buster Crabbe. The brief dialog between them is priceless for those of us who had watched BG Flash Gordon reruns. Someone has captured the exchanges: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pau7fI2KZ5ykepI

[@dranimations7902]

There was also Dan Dare and The Mekon.

[@TheHardlove4u]

Following after the 2nd world war; British, with fabulous (post Art Deco) futuristic illustrations, Story lines inclusive of gender, races, alien lifeforms and their cultures as equals.

[@soylentpozole6673]

...Star Wars was inspired in a greater degree by Asimov's "Foundation"

[@aaronstepien2363]

We need Flash Gordon toys, especially Ming’s Henchmen

[@coywarrior71]

We have Flash Gordon figures neca makes them

[@brokenbridge6316]

I've actually seen the Flash Gordon movie from the early 80's. And although I get why people would ridicule it. I didn't. I liked it fairly well. It's too bad that some of the first ever superhero's are unknown today. I keep getting the impression that they don't deserve to be forgotten.

[@ErisGal30]

Flash Gordon is everything.

[@Doughy_in_the_Middle]

Andy Serkis actually looks a LOT like Zarkov.

[@allenlovell1604]

I remember watching this movie 🎬 when I was in the military 🪖. That was almost 45 years ago 😳 and I think I saw it 15 times at the military movie 🎦! It was free , so what the heck . The movie was okay for its time ; looking back though it was pure camp, flashy, and a bit silly 😜! If memory serves me right, the movie was produced my Dino De Laurentiis, who also did King Kong! The one with Jessica Lang and the movie poster has Kong standing astride the Twin Towers in NYC. But back to the movie, I loved the Soundtrack by Queen - what tunes !

[@mattewwoodward4131]

What mean forgotten the movie is played every bloody year in UK if not on normal TV on some digital movie channel

[@coywarrior71]

This comment makes 0 sense!

[@jubeimakeshi]

Mings daughter was fine as hell.

[@jodyjonas5263]

Hell yeah; campy,goofy,cringey:PERFECT. I can proudly proclaim that 1000 years ago,as a dumb kid I watched it like 5 times in the theater.

[@SloopADoopy]

Gordon’s alive!?

[@johnryder1713]

Mings costume in the movie weighed 70 pounds and he could only stand a few minutes at a time. All the major actors signed on for several sequels but it done badly and none were made, however Sam Jones nearly walked out several times, hence, he eventually gave up acting and became a Bodyguard for Americans Visiting Mexico

[@teddyrocker]

Sam Jones not only nearly walked out, but because of a fight with De Laurentis that nearly ended in punches, he left the production before it was finished, so his voice had to be dubbed by another actor.

[@johnryder1713]

@@teddyrocker But you only get one chance to draw against the Highwayman.

[@dgontar]

6:32 Not a polo player or Yale alumnus in this one. Just a football player.

[@caringfamily8132]

Supposedly George Lucas began working on Star Wars because he was unable to secure film rights for Flash Gordon. Crazy how that set back decades ago led to the creation of a global icon - Star Wars - bigger than FG would ever be.

[@shainewhite2781]

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉

[@ianjacka469]

I've got the soundtrack by Queen on original 1st pressing vinyl.

[@dez7726]

the only problem of a remake is who is going to do the music. I just see this a a Queen's video like Highlander. But please get Rami Malek as Ming

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

I love learning about Gordon...ahhhaaaah!

[@romandos1972]

What about the two „Flesh Gorden“ Movies (1974 and 1990)?

[@blueknight10]

Now I've gotta go find the flash theme by queen as I've been humming it since the start of the video

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

Do you know that Flash Gordens voice was dubbed over by someone else

[@johnmitchelljr]

Thank you.

[@Stuffandstuff974]

Great film

[@Dethmeister]

13:41 You say they used an expanded name for the 1979 animated series but you didn't say what it was. It was The New Adventures of Flash Gordon. It was originally going to be a tv movie but they decided to change it up and make it a series. The 1982 animated tv movie Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All was parts of the series mixed with parts from the original movie that had been cut out.

[@davidkirchin8940]

Funny in a silly way but entertaining

[@lokeshgupta6898]

Please make a video on top 20 Poliziotteschi movies.

[@EvilFookaire]

1. No love for Brian Blessed??? 2. Not a word about a certain category of live "action" spoofs (mainly from the 1970's, though the 80's saw some action too) such as "Flesh Gordon"? ("Flesh Gordon" had William Dennis Hunt performing as Wang the Perverted; the sequel would have him performing as the being "Evil Presence".) 3. There have been many knock-offs (live action movies, animated movies, TV shows, comics) and while most were garbage, some were actually pretty decent... shame some of those didn't get any mentions.

[@mrwookie72]

i dont think C.hemsworth is willing to work with T.Wiatiti again after his direction of the last 2 thor films!!!

[@funkybottoms1975]

Hawkmen DIVE!!!!

[@langbo9999]

And an epic battle begins.

[@funkybottoms1975]

@@langbo9999 Queen knocked it out of the park with this one...🎸

[@dreamguardian8320]

Maybe the plot to the Flash Gordon movie and the character acting was not perfect, but the music and battle were great.

[@mayhemcbs]

The Jets haven't won anything since Flash saved everyone of us

[@saumitragautam6579]

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[@nooctip]

Flash had a ray gun not another day gun. Space was Flash as he.

[@jimlassiter749]

Gordons aliive....?

[@ericpowell4350]

Queen made this movie.

[@victorkempe5661]

GORDONS ALIVE

[@bradrankin844]

I love old timey superhero movies! Because they're so awful they're good. Because in it they always have to explain their ultimate Plan before they do it, which is so corny.

[@projp9057]

Wow

[@tedstarnes8842]

How about a origin of Doc Savage video

[@saumitragautam6579]

I Saumitra Gautam am Flash Gordon thanks.

[@mattbranham1105]

The OG Chad

[@Iomhar]

You talk about the comic strips but show virtually none.

[@omkhedkar5052]

Please can you make tiger mask 1969

[@Stroheim333]

Flash Gordon (1934) was absolutely not the first comic Sci-Fi hero, it was Buck Rogers who debuted in comic strips 1929 (and in novellas the year before). Flash Gordon was a rip-off of Buck Rogers, although a successful rip-off.

[@keirfarnum6811]

Isn’t that what the video said?

[@jermainebee5600]

Who remember the movie Ted 😂😂😂

[@discord..iyuhu69]

Why is it remind so much of he man

[@LewisCraggs]

Chi-na

[@theunironicboomerang]

Please... No Tessa Thompson

[@BurnRoddy]

This is why I don't like Star Wars. Lucas ripped off one of my favorite comicbook lores.

[@jfbeast]

Thor Ragnarok was heavily inspired by Flash Gordon for its fun and campiness. Taika Waititi did made a great job on making Thor, a very serious character in the comics into the most fun and likeable characters in the modern Superhero movie genre.

[@JesusProtects]

Correction. Non fans love it while fans are once again disappointed at how different his favourite characters are. And a worse version of them I have to say.

[@devmag52]

Yeah, if Waititi gets his hands on it, Flash will be either black, gay, or relegated to second class behind Dale. And no, Tessa Thompson would not be a good Dale. She is always so deadpan in everything action oriented that she is just boring

[@erikt3672]

DON’T REMIND THEM OF FLASH! Or they will REBOOT him as a WOMAN! 😂😳. Coming soon to theatres and DISNEY+ near you 😂😂

[@afngary]

I agree, but they'll also put in diverse actors and some other leftist themes.

[@stevefisher2553]

You lost TRAITOR loser

[@stevefisher2553]

​@afngary how did that trumpism work out for ya traitor

[@thesolidsnakealpha]

The narration on these videos is terrible.

[@saumitragautam6579]

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