Flash Gordon

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Season 1
  • Network: SyFy
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 10, 2007
Metascore
35

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 7 out of 13
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Critic Reviews

  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Gloria Goodale
    58
    For all the comic-book fans who can't get enough of grown-ups carrying ray guns and discussing the destruction of planet Earth, pretty lame effects and super-stiff acting keep this from being really great camp.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Richmond
    40
    The whole story is over the top, but it's mitigated by the sense of humor it has about its own broad elements. The acting is serviceable enough and--to Rosenthal's credit in the pilot--surprisingly consistent. What the plotting lacks in cohesion and suspense, the production often compensates for in visual appeal.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    40
    The show, approximately the zillionth attempt to put Flash and his friends on the big or small screen, isn’t bad, particularly; it’s just not very, excuse me, flashy.
  5. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    40
    This contemporary remake is cheerfully B-movie cheesy--watch an alien attack a bowling alley--but also stubbornly flat, settling for cute when sublime camp would be preferred.
  6. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    40
    As light summer fare, most of it done with a campy wink at the camera, Flash Gordon is by no means unbearable. But the fonder one's memories of the original, the more likely the viewer will want to send this Flash back.

Awards & Rankings

89
#89 Best TV Season of 2007
47
#47 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
34
#34 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

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User Score
2.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 57
  3. Negative: 44 out of 57
  1. PeterF.
    Oct 25, 2007
    0
    The show is abysmally bad. I'll sit through most sci-fi shows but this is horrible. Bad acting, rubbish stories and cheap production. The show is abysmally bad. I'll sit through most sci-fi shows but this is horrible. Bad acting, rubbish stories and cheap production. Sci Fi needs to extend the next season to at least 20 episodes for Eureka and bring back the Dresden Files if it hopes to keep it's audience.… Full Review »
  2. EddieW.
    Sep 28, 2007
    10
    I love this show and I do not want it cancelled, please keep it on the air!
  3. BrandonS.
    Sep 18, 2007
    7
    While the series premiere was pretty poor, I gave it another chance, and I actually think it's gotten to be a pretty good show. While the series premiere was pretty poor, I gave it another chance, and I actually think it's gotten to be a pretty good show. It's certainly not on the level of Battlestar Galactica or Eureka, but the show has heart and a growing sense of humor. I think this show merits a little patience. Hopefully, since SciFi doesn't depend on huge ratings, Flash Gordon will be given the chance it deserves.… Full Review »
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