Editing Flash Gordon (section)

==Television==

===''Flash Gordon'' (1954–55 live-action)===
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[[Steve Holland (actor)|Steve Holland]] starred in a 1954–55 live-action [[Flash Gordon (1954 TV series)|television series]] which ran for 39 episodes.<ref name="mc" /> The first 26 episodes had the distinction of being filmed in [[West Berlin]], [[Germany]], less than a decade after the end of [[World War II]]. This is notable, given that some episodes show the real-life destruction still evident in Germany several years after the war. The final 13 episodes were filmed in [[Marseille]], [[France]].

In this series, Flash, Dale ([[Irene Champlin]]) and Dr. Zarkov (Joseph Nash) worked for the Galactic Bureau of Investigation in the year 3203. The actual timeline was established in one episode, "Deadline at Noon", in which Flash, Dale and Dr. Zarkov went back in time to Berlin in the year 1953. The GBI agents traveled in the Skyflash and Skyflash II spaceships.

The series was syndicated, appearing on stations affiliated with the long-defunct [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont Network]], and many other independent stations in the United States. It was recut into a movie in 1957.

===''Flash Gordon'' animated (1979–82)===
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In 1979, [[Filmation]] produced an [[animated series]], often referred to as ''[[The New Adventures of Flash Gordon]]'', though it is actually titled ''Flash Gordon''. The expanded title was used to distinguish it from previous versions. The project was originally designed as a television film but NBC decided to change it into an animated series.<ref name="mc" />

===''Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All'' (1981)===
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[[Filmation]] produced this successful animated television movie, written by ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' writer [[Samuel A. Peeples]], before they began their Saturday morning series, but the television movie did not actually air until the early 1980s (December 1981 in the UK, and August 1982 in the US). 

[[File:As Aventuras de Flash Gordon - Flash Gordon, The Greatest Adventure of All.jpg|thumb|right|As Aventuras de Flash Gordon ]]

This movie has yet to be commercially released in the United States, although some sources indicate that off-air bootlegs are prevalent. The only known commercial releases were by VAP Video in Japan (catalog #67019-128), in 1983, in both laserdisc and NTSC VHS videotape formats; and in Bulgaria, where it was released on VHS "Van Chris" and "Drakar". The movie also aired numerous times on "Diema" Channel in the late 1990s. In the Japanese release, it is presented uncut with the original English voice track, with Japanese subtitles added for its intended audience. At the movie's ending is a trailer for the [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group|De Laurentiis]] live-action movie, as well as trailers for other titles from the VAP Video library at the time. The covers for both versions feature comic-strip panels, using stills taken from the movie. 

The movie was also released theatrically in some European Countries, as evidenced by this portuguese lobby card.

===''Defenders of the Earth'' (1986)===
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In the 1986 cartoon ''[[Defenders of the Earth]]'', Flash teamed up with fellow [[King Features]] heroes [[Phantom (comics)|The Phantom]] and [[Mandrake the Magician]] in 65 episodes. This series took extreme liberties with all the characters, revealing that Flash and Dale Arden had conceived a son, Rick Gordon, who is in his mid-teens when the series begins. Dale has her mind torn from her body by Ming in the first episode and is preserved in a crystal, which Rick is able to recover and give to his father. Dale is reborn on Earth as Dynak-X, the strategic super-computer based in the Defenders' Headquarters.

===''Flash Gordon'' (1996)===
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In 1996, Hearst Entertainment premiered an animated ''[[Flash Gordon (1996 TV series)|Flash Gordon]]'' television series. In this version, Alex "Flash" Gordon and Dale Arden are [[hoverboard]]ing teenagers, who become trapped on Mongo after stopping Ming's attempt to invade Earth.<ref>Marsha Ann Tate,''Canadian Television Programming Made for the United States Market: A History with Production and Broadcast Data''. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2007. {{ISBN|9780786427451}} (p.189)</ref>

===''Flash Gordon'' (2007–08 live-action)===
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A live-action series, comprising 22 one-hour episodes, was produced in Canada in early 2007. Under an agreement with [[King Features Syndicate]], the series was produced by [[Reunion Pictures]] of Vancouver with [[Robert Halmi Sr.]] and [[Robert Halmi Jr.]] of [[RHI Entertainment]] serving as Executive Producers.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

[[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]] premiered its new ''[[Flash Gordon (2007 TV series)|Flash Gordon]]'' series in the [[United States]] on August 10, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959086/ |title=Flash Gordon: A Modern Space Opera |publisher=IMDb Inc |website=IMDB |access-date=29 May 2022 |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710134402/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959086/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The traditional primary supporting characters of Ming, Dale Arden, and Dr. Hans Zarkov were drastically altered. [[Eric Johnson (actor)|Eric Johnson]], best known for his earlier work on the WB's ''[[Smallville]]'', played the title character of Steven "Flash" Gordon. [[Gina Holden]] played [[Dale Arden]], Jody Racicot played [[Hans Zarkov|Dr. Hans Zarkov]], and [[John Ralston (actor)|John Ralston]] portrayed the arch-villain, Ming.<ref>{{Citation|title=Flash Gordon|date=2007-08-10|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959086/?ref_=tt_ch|type=Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi|others=Eric Johnson, Gina Holden, Karen Cliche, Jody Racicot|publisher=Flash Films, Reunion Pictures|access-date=2021-05-16|archive-date=2024-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611021233/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959086/?ref_=tt_ch|url-status=live}}</ref>