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A Letter from a fan 5/26/11

 

 

Here's a sweet email we recieved today: 

"I have been watching Smallville since it’s beginning and have never missed it one time. The final show tonight was as grand as the whole series was, and I was so happy to see Lex Luther and Clarks dad  back. I will really miss my Friday night fix. The acting and writing was superb. Tom Welling has grown from a young lad into a wonderful man. I am 72 years old and I will sorely miss this show. Tom made you feel that maybe there could be a super hero that could save our world like Christopher Reeve did. I was a great fan of his also. God bless to all of the stars and writers of this show. You have made one old lady a very happy person. 

Ann D*****"

Amy Adams is the new Lois Lane in Superman: Man of Steel | latimesevent.com

Amy Adams (Warner Bros)
EXCLUSIVE
This just in — three-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams will play journalist Lois Lane in Hollywood’s revival of “ Superman .”
The 36-year-old star got the news on Sunday from director Zack Snyder , who phoned her from Paris, where he was promoting his just-opened film, “ Sucker Punch .” There had been a crush of Hollywood interest in the lead female role in the Warner Bros. project but Snyder said that after meeting with Adams, she was the clear choice to take on a character that dates back to 1938 and has long represented the strong, professional woman who can hold her own against any man – even if he can leap tall buildings in a single bound.
“There was a big, giant search for Lois,” Snyder said. “For us it was a big thing and obviously a really important role. We did a lot of auditioning but we had this meeting with Amy Adams and after that I just felt she was perfect for it.”
Snyder declined to discuss the precise prominence of Lois in the story or any plot details about the film but he said the role is “a linchpin” to the project and that he considers it essential that Lois — an FDR-era creation – arrives on screen in 2012 with contemporary appeal and spirit.
Lois Lane meets Superman (DC Comics)
“It goes back to what I’ve said about Superman and making him really understandable for today. What’s important to us is making him relevant and real and making him empathetic to today’s audience so that we understand the decisions he makes. That applies to Lois as well. She has to be in the same universe as him [in tone and substance].”
Adams has shown an affinity for finding the plucky but pitch-perfect center of old-school roles; in the cartoonish ” Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian ” she brought a surprising amount of yearning emotion to the role of a simplified Amelia Earhart and she won rave reviews for the role of Giselle in “ Enchanted ” and its sly send-up of Disney princess traditions that date back to “ Snow White ,” which premiered just six months before Lois Lane hit newsstands in the pages of Action Comics No. 1.
Adams is coming off an Academy Award nomination for her work in ” The Fighter ,” the David O. Russell film that took her into far darker territory; she played a bartender named Charlene who is fire-tested and fierce in her love for a down-but-not-out boxer portrayed by Mark Wahlberg . The film earned an Oscar win for Christian Bale , who played Wahlberg’s deliriously drugged-out brother, and he will be in the other big superhero film of 2012, “ The Dark Knight Rises ,” which will see Bale back in the cowl of Batman .
Margot Kidder and the late Christopher Reeve memorably brought romance to Metropolis (Warner Bros)
The big breakthrough for Adams was “ Junebug ,” which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, where Adams won a special jury prize for her performance. The star’s other notable credits include ” Doubt ,” Julie & Julia ,” “ Sunshine Cleaning, “ “ Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ” and “ Charlie Wilson’s War .” Later this year, she will be seen in both “ On the Road ” (an adaptation of the famed Jack Kerouac novel) and in Disney’s new Muppets film.
I asked Snyder how it feels to be making a film where every casting choice is a global news flash. ”It’s an epic thing, no doubt. But this good news is the cast is shaping up to fit that.” In the still-untitled Superman film, Henry Cavill will play Clark Kent and the Man of Steel. Kevin Costner and Diane Lane are set to play the Kents , the adoptive parents of the last son of Krypton.
– Geoff Boucher

More concept art from Tim Burton and Nic Cage's Superman that never was

Holy crap, Nic Cage and Tim Burton's Superman movie would have been one demented discotheque! A new crop of concept art from Superman Lives, the failed superhero collaboration between the two, has surfaced. Showing sparkly new suits, Doomsday and more.

Back in October, costume and special effects designer Steve Johnson gave us a special insiders look at the failed Superman movie Superman Lives, starring Nic Cage. Recently, Johnson has released even more images, story boards and concept art designs for that film's villain, Doomsday (via facebook). And we have to admit, even though we're not in love with a lot of the ideas, we're completely consumed by Superman's light-up disco ball suit and the villainous art...

 

Speaking of Superman movies that ever got off the ground, IESB has a little run-down of Bryan Singer's Supes sequel. What would have happened between Superman, and his new son? Here's a little plot synopsis from IESB, of what could have been:

Superman: The Man of Steel

TMS started just a few years after the incidents that we saw in Superman Returns. Kal-El is doing what Superman does best, Lois Lane is raising her kid Jason, who of course is Superman's child and the world is getting use to having Superman back.

Now there are storyline threads that go back to Superman Returns, one is the on going plot of Superman's original reason of going back to Krypton. He has always wondered if he truly is the last Son of Krypton.

Remember new Krypton that Lex created with crystals he stole from the Fortress of Solitude and Kryptonite that Supes launched into to space that nearly killed him?

So new Krypton continues to grow in space and has become an almost perfect sphere. It is now the size of a small moon.

Besides giving Humans something to admire at night, Earth new satellite has also brought some unexpected attention from a galaxy far, far away.

A massive spaceship arrives Earth's orbit, Superman flys up to meet the spacecraft and we are introduced to our out of this world visitor.

Superman quickly finds out that our visitor is also a Kryptonian survivor who has been traveling the known galaxies and was able to detect Kryptonian technology thanks to our new green/black satellite that has started to orbit the Earth.

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Why Superman Shouldn't Be Relatable | wordsfinest.com

 

By Aaron Ting

I'm conflicted. DC Comics has published a shiny new hardcover representing a bold path that I've been waiting for DC to embark on for years. It began with Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man, a book series that set out to re-envision Spider-Man's origin story and early days (and an inspiration for the upcoming 2012 reboot movie). The series was an incredible success, taking everything great about the character and presenting it with a fresh, contemporary approach. Best of all, you didn't need to know anything about Spider-Man to read the series - the story ran completely separate from the rest of Spider-Man's forty-year history. I wanted Superman to be that approachable again.

For years, I watched DC characters like Superman slip into greater cultural irrelevance as Marvel enjoyed the fruits of a long string of highly successful film adaptations. Like Spider-Man, I felt Superman would need to be reimagined in comics before he could be successfully reintroduced to film. Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, while a very respectful movie, revealed the danger of dramatically disrespecting Superman's goodness...by making him a creepy stalker and a neglectful father.

Superman Returns had some cool imagery though.

I was thrilled when DC Comics announced the Earth One line - a line of direct-to-bookstore graphic novels that would provide contemporary reimaginings of their most popular characters. Building my anticipation was the news that DC had selected J. Michael Straczynski to write the book. Straczynski is a top-notch science fiction writer whose writing I was most familiar with through his television work and excellent run on Spider-Man. I was psyched.

But having read the book, my enthusiasm has been thoroughly washed away with conflicted apprehension. On the one hand, Superman: Earth One succeeds at retelling the origins of the character in a modern setting. Moreover, it's clear that Straczynski has devoted a great deal of thought to some of the classic ideas in the Superman mythos. Unfortunately, in trying to make Superman relatable to a new generation of readers, I feel Straczynski really failed to capture the point of the character.

To make Superman relatable, Straczynski had to turn him into the type of protagonist that is completely dominating our storytelling right now: a sensitive hipster with a soft personality, great hidden strength, and a relative fear of taking action (see 500 Days, Kick-Ass, and literally every Michael Cera and Jesse Eisenberg movie ever made). The problem is that while this archetype is generally endearing and relatable, it just isn't Superman.

The reason why so many Superman projects fail is because the creators fail to understand the character and the role he serves in human mythology. His personality isn't supposed to be relatable. He's a science fiction messiah sent down from another planet, raised by kind simpletons to be a virtuous, unbending symbol of hope. That isn't relatable.


It's like going through the Bible and trying to relate to Jesus - there are certain ideas and archetypes that you're not supposed to be able to relate to - and that's why they exist. As a character, Superman is meant to inspire because both his moral and physical qualities are so completely extraordinary that we could only hope to be like him in our wildest imaginations - which is why children grasp the idea of the character much more easily than adults.

You can relate with Clark Kent, the bumbling oaf who just can't get the pretty girl's attention. You can relate with Lois Lane, the skeptical reporter who is completely awe-struck by the arrival of someone so powerful and pure of heart that she sets out to learn everything about him. You can relate with Jimmy Olsen, the nerdy photographer whose biggest thrill is that the world's greatest hero knows his name.

But you can't relate with Superman. And more importantly, you can't set out to make Superman relatable, because Superman: Earth One is exactly what will happen. At best, you'll have an expertly-told story about a character who at no point ever feels like the hero he could and should be. A hero who is so incredibly powerful, but so unnecessarily insecure about himself that he can't just step up and do the right thing when people need him...and instead, spends several comic panels brooding across Metropolis, complaining about how difficult his life has become.

Again, I truly wanted to love Superman: Earth One. I still have a profound respect for the writer and I'm terribly impressed with the risk that DC was willing to take to put this hardcover on the shelves. It's a well-told story, but it isn't the Superman story. Superman is a touchstone of American mythology, and while myths will be retold and reimagined over and over again, successful retellings only work if they are able to capture the idea of the character - in this case, the messiah-like symbol of hope. Earth One just doesn't do that.

If you want to know the difference - if you want to know how an out-of-date ideal like Superman can be successfully reborn in a modern world, read Geoff Johns' Superman: Secret Origin when it hits bookstores in hardcover this December. It tells the story of an uncertain man moving to a hostile city and trying to realize his mission in life. It beautifully captures the heroic value of Superman and shows why his cornball goodness is more important than ever (it also gives a respectful nod to Christopher Reeve's portrayal). As I fearfully await Zach Snyder's rebooted Superman films, I desperately hope he looks at Secret Origin and leaves Earth One on the shelf.

Bottom line, Superman writers need to stop worrying about making Superman relatable and just focus on telling a good, fun Superman story. It's not about leaving your mark on the character - it's about respectfully servicing a legend for a new generation.

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Smallville Season 10: "Ambush" CW Promo

 

 

Spoiler! If you pause the video at 0:14 you can clearly see who it is that is kissing Clark in the barn! HINT: its not Lois...

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Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season (Blu-ray) Blu-ray and DVD Review - ComingSoon.net

 

via www.comingsoon.net

Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season (Blu-ray)
Reviewed by: Scott Chitwood
Movie Rating: 6 out of 10
Extras Rating: 7 out of 10

Rating: Not Rated

Starring:
Tom Welling as Clark Kent
Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan
Erica Durance as Lois Lane
Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen
Cassidy Freeman as Tess Mercer
Sam Witwer as Davis Bloome
Justin Hartley as Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
Alaina Huffman as Dinah Lance / Black Canary
Kyle Gallner as Bart Allen / Impulse
Ari Cohen as Regan Matthews
Ryan Kennedy as Rokk Krinn / Cosmic Boy
Mike Dopud as Security Guard George
Dario Delacio as Doomsday

Special Features:
Cast/Creator Commentaries
Unaired Scenes
In the Director's Chair: Behind the Lens and Calling the Shots with Allison Mack
Smallville's Doomsday: The Making of a Monster

Other Info:
Widescreen (1.78:1)
Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
Running Time: 1012 Minutes

The Details:
The following is the official description of the series:

"There's a new reporter at the Daily Planet: Clark Kent, who shares a workspace with Lois Lane. There's a new hero in Metropolis, too. No one knows who he is. But Jimmy Olsen was on the scene of one of the do-gooder's exploits, and he snapped a blurred photo of the hero in superspeed action - a hero everyone now calls the Red-Blue Blur.

Red-jacketed, blue-shirted Clark Kent draws closer to his Superman destiny in the exciting 22-episode, 4-disc Season 8 set brimming with high-definition excitement. Another Kryptonian destiny also takes shape. Davis Bloome begins to realize he is Doomsday. His mission on Earth: kill Clark Kent. So many new events (will Jimmy and Chloe's marriage last?), so many new faces (Tess Mercer, Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy among them!), so many state-of-the-art effects - so don't miss a single thrill-packed moment! "

"Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season" is not rated.

Mini-Review:
I haven't watched "Smallville" in quite some time, so it was interesting to catch up with the series. After all, I'm a big Superman fan so I should be following this show more than I have.

First off, they should start calling this show "Metropolis" rather than "Smallville." The show is almost entirely set in the big city with Lois and Clark both working at the Daily Planet. The story also hops around the globe quite a bit and extends well beyond the tiny town's borders. The few times they do return to Smallville, it seems a bit forced into the story.

Second, each episode of the show looks more like a theatrical motion picture rather than a TV series episodes. The cinematography, sets, and effects look better than a lot more expensive shows on TV. I was definitely impressed.

I'm also amazed by how many characters from the comics have crept into the TV show. A few of them have appeared before, but they seem a lot more prominent now. We get numerous cameos by Green Arrow, Flash, Black Canary, and Aquaman. We also see Zatanna, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Martian Manhunter, and others. Brainiac and General Zod's wife come into play, too. But if that's not enough to blow your mind, they tackle Doomsday in this season, too. They took some liberties with the character, but they seem justified. Doomsday is not simply an enormous, mindless beast that kills Superman. He's more of an anti-Superman that has a human side. By day he's an EMT, at night a creature that looks fairly close to what's in the comic books. I think it was definitely a challenge to translate, but they pulled it off.

This season also marks the departure of Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor. In his place is Cassidy Freeman as Tess Mercer, Lex's replacement. While you can't blame him for wanting to go and do other things, he's an incredibly tough act to follow.

This season also did something extremely odd in the season finale with Jimmy Olsen. I can't discuss it here without getting into spoilers, but it's probably the biggest departure from the Superman mythos they've done to date. Watch the show and you'll see what I mean.

If you're like me and you're a comic fan who hasn't watched "Smallville" in a while, this season may be where you want to jump back on board. The show is still continuing on strong and is more tied to the DC comics than ever.

The bonus features are a tad light this time around. There's a featurette on the development of Doomsday and another on Allison Mack's turn in the directing chair. You'll also find a couple of commentaries and deleted scenes.

First Look: 'Smallville' Season 9

via blogs.nypost.com

After falling out of favor with my Tivo for a few seasons, "Smallville" made a rip snorting comeback last season with its Chloe-heavy Doomsday-plot. And now that the Superman-series will be moving to Fridays this fall, no longer going head-to-head with "Survivor," I am super excited to season nine takes us.

EW.com's Michael Ausiello is giving fans their first look today at what the Zod-centric season will look like. It's embedded below and fantastic! All I can say is, the words "Kneel before Zod" are said in the promo, so I'm a happy camper!

Smallville Vets Take on Melrose Place

August 4, 2009 - 1990s guilty pleasure Melrose Place is returning this fall via a revival on the CW and today the producers and cast spoke to the press about the series. The series is run by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer, both former Smallville writer/producers. Said Slavkin, "We've been on Smallville for seven seasons. That show means a great deal to us, but this was an opportunity we couldn't pass up."

The series features two original cast members, Laura Leighton ("Sydney Andrews") and Thomas Calabro ("Michael Mancini"), back in prominent roles. Leighton said, "they incorporated my character in a very unique way. I had no expectation going in. Playing Sydney the first time was so much fun. There was no downside to playing her again." Calabro said he was "interested in the ideas that they had bringing the show forward," and was, "Very excited to learn [Michael] had even more money than before and even more power. If he continues to be an evildoer that bodes well."

Slavkin said they saw the new Melrose Place as "A tribute to the old show, but we really want to create our own show." As for reaching a new generation with the show, Slavkin noted the original series was a "huge international franchise," and pointed out that it only ended ten years ago, meaning there were plenty of young fans they could reclaim – "If you're 25, you were 15 when Melrose Place was on."

Among the new cast members -- which include Stephanie Jacobsen ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) and Michael Rady (Swingtown) -- Ashlee Simpson-Wentz said of her new-in-town character, "The really innocent girl is probably not so innocent. She's got a dark side." The character played by Katie Cassidy (Supernatural / Harper's Island) meanwhile is seen seducing men and women alike in the pilot, and Slavkin said, "We call her tri-sexual, which is she'll try anything."

- The CW

Katie Cassidy as Melrose Place's "tri-sexual"

Big Spoilers for the pilot of the new Melrose Place follow.

It's impossible to discuss portions of what was asked at the panel without going into the events of the pilot, and the big plot point that occurs just a few minutes in... (one last Spoiler Warning!)

...which is the discovery of Sydney's floating corpse in the famous Melrose Place pool. This sets up an underlying murder mystery element, as all the other leads become suspects. Meanwhile, Leighton will continue to appear in the series via flashbacks, with Slavkin saying he and Swimmer are "Huge fans of noir," and even listing Sunset Blvd as an inspiration. Said Slavkin, "It's a very interesting idea with Sydney. We tell her story in the past and how it affects the characters. She's involved in all the characters in very deep ways."

Swimmer noted, "The murder won't be milked out for an entire season, but it will go over several episodes." He also added that even when Sydney's murder is solved, "mystery, suspense and intrigue are very much part of the overall tone of the show. They'll still be plenty of mystery and suspense and crime elements and stuff like that that will continue to be through the series." The producers also noted there was "no reason" Sydney couldn't appear in more flashbacks after her murder is solved.

- The CW

Welcome back, Sydney and Michael! Laura Leighton and Thomas Calabro return to Melrose Place

As for other original Melrose cast members returning, Slavkin noted, "Josie Bissett is shooting as we speak," noting it was pretty natural to have Sydney's sister Jane come back, given the set up. Going forward, he said that all decisions on bringing previous cast members back go hand in hand with asking, "Does it feel organic? Does it not feel contrived?" He also noted that, "Jo Reynolds will be back with a vengeance," referring to Daphne Zuniga's character and that "Last night I talked to Grant Show ("Jake Hanson") and I was very excited. So stuff's brewing."

As for the original's most talked about star, Slavkin said, "The door is always open for Heather Locklear. We're huge fans of hers and have a great way to have her come into the show."

via tv.ign.com

Smallville Season 9 - Up To Speed

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VERY COOL!!! Can't wait for Season 9

Brian Austin Green as Metallo in SMALLVILLE

Take a first look at a picture of a very Iron Man looking Brian Austin Green as Metallo in SMALLVILLE, that TV Guide recently released.

Brian Austin Green's character starts out as John Corben, a new Daily Planet reporter, who becomes Metallo when an accident leaves him with a heart made of kryptonite. Now that could be a problem for Clark, couldn't it?!

Smallville returns for its ninth season on September 25, 2009.

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WB has till 2011 to make a new SUPERMAN MOVIE, or else it loses its rights.

IESB Exclusive: Superman Rumblings Begin Now!

Written by Robert Sanchez    Thursday, 30 July 2009 13:53

A couple of interesting tidbits coming from the Superman camp that I feel I must share with our readers. Currently, Superman is a hot property over at Warner Bros. Studios, this is known. But how do you move from Bryan Singer's recent attempt at rebooting the character in Superman Returns into something more action packed? Word out of WB is that Singer's film willl simply be seen as a "book-end" to the Richard Donner legacy, to complete the saga. The next films will be a completely new take on the character and the story. And as everyone knows by now, Bryan Singer is no longer involved in the Superman franchise. Hence, the billion dollar question is...who is? For the better part of the last month, I've been hearing a few names pop up in regards to who just might be involved in the reboot of the Superman franchise. And from the recent lawsuit we all know that the new Superman film must be in production by 2011 and IESB has learned that it has indeed been put on the proverbial "fast track". So what names are we hearing? This past weekend at San Diego Comic Con, I ran into plenty of DC and WB folks who turned pale when I started asking about the man in blue. There is one thing we know for sure, there is currently a very short list of potential directors to bring Supes back to the big screen. First are the Wachowski Brothers, yep, Andy and Larry. The other name I am hearing is James McTeigue. Here's where things get fuzzy, because I am also hearing the Wachowski's may come in to produce with James McTeigue as the actual director. Part of me wonders why WB would allow the Wachowski's anywhere near Superman after the amount of money they cost the studio after the disaster that was Speed Racer. But, then again, they did make WB plenty of dough on the Matrix trilogy plus Jeff Robinov loves these guys. To me, it makes more sense to have Andy and Larry Wachowski serve as producers with James McTeigue to direct after the awesomeness that is his film Ninja Assassin because the one absolute mandate WB and DC have for the new Superman film is for it to be action packed, something Superman Returns was sorely lacking. And there is no doubt that the Wachowski's and McTeigue can be relied on for action. One thing is for sure, Superman is moving faster than a speeding bullet and we can expect some major announcments coming from the Burbank studio in the very near future. Stay tuned to the IESB as this story develops!

Exclusive COMIC CON San Diego Smallville PODCAST 7/26/09

New Podcast live from the Comic Con San Diego Smallville panel recorded on July 26th 2009.

Listen now as your host Jesus Heredia talks to SMALLVILLETALK fans Rachelle and Brandon (aka ChevryMan) about what they heard on what's about to come our way this season 9!

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BLUE Review by J.D. Moores

Hey Guys, I know it's been a while since a new episode of Smallville has aired, so I have a special treat.  A fan from the site wrote to us back on December 13th, 2007 giving us a review on BLUE.  If you seen the episode it's worth the read if you haven't then please becareful from SPOILERS!!!

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Super zero: ‘Flash Gordon’ likely to pass quicker than speed of light

Here's a review on the Eric Johnson's FLASH GORDON series on Sci-Fi.
SOURCE:
Boston Herald TV Critic

Thursday, August  9, 2007

When the Sci Fi Channel decided to update the ’70s schlock fest “Battlestar Galactica,” the network spun the premise on its head and found a riveting allegory for our war-torn times.

    For its remake of “Flash Gordon,” Sci Fi is stuck in a time warp, awash in the camp of the 1980 box-office bomb.

    For starters, our hero lives at home with his mother.

    In the 90-minute pilot (tomorrow at 9 p.m.), Flash (Eric Johnson, “Smallville”) investigates a mystery involving his late physicist father, who may not be as late as believed, rifts in space that lead to another dimension and a mysterious device known as the Imex.

    Shortly after winning a marathon, Flash realizes he is being followed by a mysterious guy - in an RV. That’s stealthy.

    Meanwhile, aliens are popping up in the town’s bowling alley and the minimart, prompting reporter Dale Arden (Gina Holden) to rant, “What is this, alien homecoming week?”

    Dale and Flash have a Ross and Rachel kind of relationship. They even argue about who broke up with whom.

    Johnson is wooden as Flash, and he and Dale have zero chemistry. Not so for Karen Cliche, best known from the last season of “Mutant X.” As alien bounty hunter Baylin, she radiates chemistry with even the props.

    As Ming the Merciless, Flash’s eternal nemesis, John Ralston is as terrifying as a granola bar. Sci Fi needed an actor who could project even camp menace. This guy looks as if he got lost on the way to Dunkin’ Donuts.

    Most of the special effects were not finished in the review copy, so it’s impossible to gauge whether they’ll be an improvement over Sci Fi’s typical strobe-light show.

    By the look of Flash’s wardrobe, however, the series is sparing every expense. Flash wears what looks like a cross between a track outfit and a Member’s Only jacket.

    The dialogue aims for cuteness and gets stuck in silly. In a seeming life-and-death struggle with an alien in his kitchen, Flash battles with a frying pan. Dale searches for a weapon.

    “Not the blender - my mom will kill me,” Flash says.

    Later, when they bring back a sexy alien to Earth, Dale doubts the woman’s calling.

    “If she’s an abbot, I’m Costello,” she says.

    Ba dum bum.

    Thank you, Sci Fi will be airing this program for 11 weeks.

   

“FLASH GORDON”

    Series premiere tomorrow at 9 p.m. on Sci Fi Channel.
    Grade: C+