A lot of Mongo things are getting stuck on Earth. Baylin and her wacky bondmate, (who was clearly representative of the SciFi Channel view of sci-fi geeks: rabid, unshowered, poor social skills). The happy butterflies of death. And now a brain drain device that attaches to the head with glowing blue ear bud tentacle thingies [...]

At about the twenty minute point, I started feeling nauseous and feverish and wasn’t sure if it was because of the Maryland crab cakes from dinner or from Flash Gordon. Let’s backtrack. Maryland Crab Cakes: made fresh by Baltimore Tommy at Frankie’s. Filled with chunky crabmeat, Old Bay seasoning and hot Maryland love. Flash Gordon: [...]

Ming is supposed to be merciless! That’s why he’s MING THE MERCILESS! He doesn’t need a reason for his actions! He attacks planets because he’s bored! He’s so evil, he has a patented Ming Console of Evil Deeds with buttons like “Hot Hail”, ” Tidal Wave” and “Earth Quake”. He doesn’t even know what Earth [...]

John and I got to talking about the recent reviews of Flash Gordon and the string of “re-imaginings” and otherwise lousy shows on the SciFi Channel while waiting for our coffee at Starbucks. I lost my temper. “I just think it should be a job requirement. If you’re going to run the SciFi Channel, you [...]

Today Entertainment Weekly posted an exclusive interview with Eric Johnson, star of the SciFi Channel’s new series, Flash Gordon. Some stills from the show are below: From the interview: Who do you think the show will appeal to the most? I think it’s going to appeal to a lot of people. It’s been amazing, in [...]