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Flash Gordon

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Performer:
Eric Johnson (Sci Fi Channel)
Buster Crabbe (serials)
Sam J. Jones (movie)

This page is about the character Flash Gordon. For other uses, see Flash Gordon (disambiguation).

Flash Gordon is the title character in the Flash Gordon series -- brave and handsome, but otherwise a regular contemporary man, who's thrust by circumstance into a science-fiction adventure.

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Sci Fi Channel Series

The star of the new Flash Gordon series, Steven Gordon got the nickname "Flash" from his father, because he's always been fast on his feet. Flash is a marathon winner, who just won his third Tri-City Marathon.

Flash lives in his hometown of Kendal, Maryland. Flash's scientist father died in a fire when he was 13; his mother is traveling abroad.

Flash's girlfriend in high school was Dale Arden. She's been close to Flash for a long time, at least since Flash was 13. [1]

Dale and Flash broke up when Dale went off to Yale, while Flash stayed home with his grieving mother, Norah. Now in his early 20s, Flash works with his friend Nick Gilmore, rebuilding classic cars.

Actor Eric Johnson says that he appreciates the "regular guy" aspect of Flash's character:

What I really like about Flash is he's such a unique comic hero in that he has no superpowers. He's a guy caught in extraordinary circumstances. That's what I really responded to in this. He doesn't have a trump card he can fall back on. Through sheer willpower and determination, he has to try and succeed. He becomes like the sports hero -- the quarterback on the football field. You want that guy out there. [2]

Johnson also says that the Flash of 2007 is smarter than his previous incarnations:

That's a big change; even going back to the original serials he used his brawn to win battles. I think that now, the foes are so capable, and he has to talk his way out of as many situations as fight his way out. That's really refreshing too, because he's not a simpleton. His father was an incredible scientist. He may be an average guy, but he knows that the best way out of a fight sometimes is to talk your way out instead of fight your way out. [3]

Flash drives a '67 convertible Firebird, which Johnson refers to as "the Flashmobile".

Flash through the years

First words

  • Comic strip: "What's the idea? Put up that gun! We're friends."
  • Radio serial: "Don't be frightened, Dale. The plane has crashed, but we're safe."
  • 1936 serial: "Proximity of the wild planet, disturbing the atmosphere."
  • 1979 cartoon: "Hang on! We're going to crash!"
  • Movie: "Any problem, fellas?"
  • Sci Fi Channel: "Thanks for being here with me today, guys. It's a perfect day!"

References

  1. ↑ "Assassin": Dale says that when Flash's father died, she held him close, wanting to hug all his sadness away.
  2. ↑ Annie Barrett, "First Look: Flash Gordon". Entertainment Weekly (ew.com). May 22, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Flash Honors Old, New", Sci Fi Wire, Patrick Lee. July 16, 2007.
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