So, i thought i would create flash and ming in motu style and write my own crossover story. Filmation produced the series in 1979, partly as a reaction to the mammoth success of star wars episode iv. I was asked to make a model based on the flash gordon ship from the filmation cartoon series. And by far, the best version of flash gordon, save the comic strips. Ming the merciless voice was provided by the famed voice actor alan oppenheimer. Peeples,who was also behind the scenes for filmation s animated star trek series six years earlier. Perhaps best described as a childrens version of a sketchy rock album cover come to life, with lionmen instead of ligers. Flash gordon will also be tagged in the national television campaign for shera. The movie was written by star trek writer samuel a. Finally, in 1982, the original flash gordon animated movie was released but it did not get a wide circulation. Mar 11, 20 i was asked to make a model based on the flash gordon ship from the filmation cartoon series. Filmations flash gordon from 1979 to 1980 the animation studios of filmation produced a flash gordon cartoon with the idea of creating a quality animated franchise which would be for boys what.
Rick norwood, publisher of comics revue, happily discusses the original strip and its creator alex raymond, as well as previous attempts to adapt the property. More of an homage to the original cartoon than an actual updated 70s version, the series featured all of the original characters, including flash girlfriend dale. Filmation produced the series in 1979, partly as a reaction to the mammoth success of star wars in 1977. Ctva us scifi flash gordon 193640 buster crabbe 1954. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. Flash gordon 1954 television series simple english. The best animated series based on comics playbuzz ver mais. The new adventures of flash gordon episode guide filmation beginning life as a comic strip character in 1934, american astronaut flash gordon proved to be so popular that in 1936, universal pictures produced a 15episode serial about the intrepid space traveler. Flash gordon is a science fiction television series. The new adventures of flash gordon 1x01 a planet in peril.
Flash gordon blasts off to the planet mongo with girlfriend dale arden and scientist hans zarkov to prevent evil dictator ming the. The series was an homage to the original flash gordon comic strip and featured most of the original characters, including flashs girlfriend dale arden, and the scientist dr. The new adventures of flash gordon, also known as the adventures of flash gordon, is an animated television series. In the series, he was known as a brilliant scientist and ruthless warlord who had a robot army to his disposal. As a result, the movie being on its way, filmation decided to rework yet again the animated feature, turning it into a saturday morning cartoon series, airing in 1979 and paving the way for the live action movie. The series captured both the look of the strip and it remained faithfully adapted to the adventures.
Flash gordon filmation version by cerberus333 thingiverse. Dec 02, 2017 tarzan, space sentinels, the new adventures of batman, flash gordon, bravestarr and more, as we salute filmation. Filmation also created the heman and the masters of the universe series. The film was heavily reedited to play as a weekly serial and many additional episodes were ordered. Ming at the end of the first season, as the real ming flees.
The new adventures of flash gordon episode guide filmation, page 2 by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. They obviously used some of the same voice actors mingskeletor, princess aurashera. Filmation had a reputation for exploiting the technique of limited animation to produce a number of animated series with a distinct look. Flash steve holland, dale arden irene champlin and dr. It made heavy use of rotoscoping in later years beginning with its tarzan and flash gordon series. After the series was canceled, the original version of the film which included a lengthy prologue and other scenes that were never seen in the series aired under the title flash gordon. Of course, a few like star trek and the lone ranger had opening narrations carried over from their live action versions. Filmation, the company behind the movie, was then asked by the network to produce a saturday morning series. The movie was produced before the 1979 flash gordon cartoon series, but wasnt aired until 1982. When nbc saw the finished work, it was decided to turn the concept into a. The flash gordonthe complete series dvd set will launch in july at the san diego comiccon, and be supported by an online and print marketing campaign, including toyfare magazine and wizard magazine.
The new version of flash gordon went beyond what the theatrical version did not to mention bringing a more updated style of the comic strip with some of the best animators and writers aroundone of the writers for this series was that of samuel a. Filmation produced the animated series the adventures of flash gordon. It is based on the characters in the flash gordon comic strip created by alex raymond. Produced by filmation productions,the new installment of flash gordon is richly realized,beautifully animated and at the time this came out was a highpoint for television especially in the animation department. During world war ii, flash gordon is on a mission in warsaw, which is suffering heavy bombing. This is my rendition for fff printers at a low resolution. The new adventures of flash gordon tv series 19791982.
A complete checklist of the flash gordon bif bang pow. May 15, 2016 hey, im trying to track down sound tracks for the various shows and movies, and while ive found some for the original series, ive never seen any for the animated series. Although the shows never crossed over, their main villains both ming and skeletor were played by the same voice actor. I was watching some of the filmation flash gordon cartoons and was taken back by the similarities between this series and masters. With the animated series being the short and, i think, often forgotten show that it is, i wouldnt be surprised if there was never a soundtrack released for it. Closely adhering to the style and storyline of alex raymonds classic 1930s comic strip the series followed the intergalactic adventures of flash gordon as he his girlfriend dale arden and their scientific companion dr. Although its onscreen title is simply flash gordon, the series was also promoted under the names the new adventures of flash gordon and the new animated adventures of flash gordon. Though it only aired for one season the 1979 cartoon series the new adventures of flash gordon is fondly remembered for its innovative use of rotoscoping a form of animation that involves tracing over liveaction footage for a remarkably kinetic effect. The new adventures of flash gordon the complete series. I think the filmation 1979 flash gordon production designs of mings aerial navy imperial flyers was far superior to the the ones seen in the liveaction flash gordon 1980 film mings ajax rocketship. The science fiction films and television series of the seventies flash gordon see more. Achetez new adventures of flash gordon a petit prix. The filmation version of flash gordon brought me untold joy for many years.
Then in 1996 we are given a new take on flash gordon. Flash gordon by frank cho color flash gordon types of science fiction art by frank cho. It also reused the same animated sequences over and over, many times, to the point where the filmation. Flash gordon also known as the adventures of flash gordon and even the new adventures of flash gordon was an adaptation of the comic strip flash gordon made in the 1970s by filmation, the people who did star trek. Filmation produced the series in 1979, partly as a reaction to the mammoth success of star. The series was an homage to the original flash gordon comic strip and featured most of the original characters, including flashs girlfriend dale arden, and the scientist hans zarkov. In a move often seen, someone decided that flash gordon, as well as most of the cast, except zarkov and ming, are teenagers. The filmation animated series provides examples of. While filmations tvseries has become available on dvd, the tvmovie has never become commercially available even to this day, except from occasional. Jan 16, 2016 like you, i agree that it is filmation animation series at its best along with star trek. I tried to make the panels print noticeably at a small scale.
Filmations flash gordon 1979 blasting off on a desperate mission to save earth from the evil plottings of the tyrannical space lord ming the merciless. The greatest adventure of all is a 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a. Flash gordon blasts off to the planet mongo with girlfriend dale arden. The series is actually called flash gordon but the expanded title is used in official records to distinguish it from previous versions. Han zarkov fought to save the universe from the evil plotting of tyrannical space lord ming the merciless.
Was there ever a sound track released for the animated series. Ming the merciless in filmation s flash gordon in 1979, filmation produced an animated series based on the comic strip. Flash gordon 1979 cartoon flash gordon wiki fandom. Filmation s flash gordon from 1979 to 1980 the animation studios of filmation produced a flash gordon cartoon with the idea of creating a quality animated franchise which would be for boys what. A few years back, when bci entertainment first released the complete filmation saturday morning. The second series that brought gordon to our screens was one of those immortal 1980s epics, defenders of the earth, the first episode of which can be found as an extra on the filmation series box set, which saw gordon share the spotlight with four other kings features characters, stars of numerous old american newspaper strips. The greatest adventure of all is an animated tvmovie produced by filmation. Princess aura was created by alex raymond for his comic book series flash gordon.
The new adventures of flash gordon episode guide filmation. The basic story follows flash and his companions as. Filmation liked opening narrations or occasionally expository theme tunes and used them in a lot of their shows heman, flash gordon, fat albert, zorro, and many others. Tarzan, space sentinels, the new adventures of batman, flash gordon, bravestarr and more, as we salute filmation. Animated feature produced by filmation for broadcast by nbc television in 1979, but not broadcast until august 21, 1982. Beginning life as a comic strip character in 1934, american astronaut flash gordon proved to be so popular that in 1936, universal pictures produced a 15episode serial about the intrepid space traveler. The new adventures of flash gordon 1x02 the monsters of mongo duration. He arrives too late and his contact, who is near death, says he has a message for doctor zarkov. The new adventures of flash gordon the complete series dvd. The new adventures of flash gordon episode guide filmation 1979 1980.
1133 336 1166 88 801 828 1406 193 953 1132 52 962 1516 25 777 439 437 662 190 1180 981 301 272 210 1161 180 262 188 641 1057 408 249 1398 523 608 316 1172 1221 269 76 1454 1086 824 363