Our look at the history of space opera continues with John Carter's journey from the page to the big screen.
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Force Material Episode LXI: Flash Gordon Part Two
He'll save every one of us! Our deep dive into the history of Flash Gordon continues with the cult classic 1980 movie (and Queen soundtrack), animated adventures, and the future of the franchise!
Force Material Episode LX: Flash Gordon Part One
This week, we begin exploring the most important Star Wars influence of them all — Flash Gordon!
Force Material Episode LIX: Buck Rogers
This week, we explore how Buck Rogers influenced Star Wars — and how Star Wars influenced Buck Rogers!
The ‘70s porn parody that beat George Lucas to the punch
How a group of pornographers and special effects legends brought a Flash Gordon pastiche to the big screen three years before George Lucas.
The Origin of the Crawl
There's more to the opening crawl of Star Wars than just Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. This is the true story of the most iconic text in film...