Flash Gordon comes to Sci-Fi

COMICON.com PULSE : "Flash a-ah, he's for every one of us!" But will today's audience be interested in the adventures of one of sci-fi's oldest space-faring hero? The Sci-Fi Channel hopes so as they've ordered 22 episodes of an updated Flash Gordon series, set to make its debut this August. Former Smallville resident Eric Johnson is set to play the lead.

According to USA Today, "The 22-hour series is set to debut in August with Gordon, backed by his classic cohorts Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov, trying to safeguard Earth against attack by the cruel intergalactic predator, Ming."