Sci Fi's newest television series, Flash Gordon, has finally hit the half-way mark in its first season.

Since the show's strong opening, Flash has seen its ups and downs in the ratings (thanks in part to baseball), but the viewership of the series has definitely been growing and getting stronger—good news to fans of the show recently scared by cancellation rumors (totally untrue by the way).

So far this season, we have been introduced to Flash, his circle of friends and enemies. We have joined him in his quest every week to find his father, each episode shedding more and more light on the individual character stories, revealing intricacies not evident in the pilot. For certain, this storyline gets better and better every week. According to Hume, it is only going to outdo itself with each upcoming show.

"You'll learn a lot more about the Planet Mongo and how it got to be the way it is and how Ming is. I like this new Ming, and that he's a really horrible guy but he's—in a weird way—he's doing things that have to be done to save the planet.

"He really gets better and better and his character really gets more complex. He's a guy that you just think, God, he's just the most horrible person in the world. And then at the end you'll go oooooh, but maybe he had to do it that way.

"He's just sort of the Saddam Hussein kind of tyrant, but ruling a planet that may need a tyrant to be in charge. And I think the relationship with him and his daughter, and the development of Aura, that's a weird twisted relationship. I like where that's going.

"But just as we kind of break down and get more—a little bit more off earth and more onto Mongo—and start discovering the layers and the intricacies and the politics of that planet...it's just been easier for us as writers because this show was developed quite quickly, and we've been building it and discovering it and it's getting more intricate and more complex.

"I think, because as writers, we've been able to go deeper and build this world, I think you'll see in the second half of the season a really compelling and complex, sort of fascinating world," says Hume. "We're getting into Tesoro and what happened there and it gets really cool," he adds.

Be on the lookout for a few more effects in future episodes as well. "We've gotten a little bit more money freed up to do some more effects. With our budget it's been a bit of a challenge to do that, but we've got some more and they're going to get a lot better.

"Also, in terms of the characters, I think they're growing and getting more complex as we as writers learn about them as they, you know, learn about what their characters are.

"As you build those relationships, there's a lot more twisty turny stuff. There's a lot more depth that you'll see coming out. And there's a lot more agendas and secrets, and I think that'll...you'll see a lot of growth and depth emerging as the series goes on," Hume suggests.

Some of the romantic relationships may take some interesting turns in the upcoming shows as well. Hume explains, "There's a weird dynamic with her (Aura) and Flash. There's a weird...you know...there's stuff with Barin.

"There's a lot of complex triangles going on and Aura will really come into her own and sort of go from being a spoiled little girl, and at the end of the season will really have to grow up and make some really hard decisions. And there'll be some big huge twist with her at the end."

From the sound of it, Flash Gordon will only be getting better during its second half of this season. So far, it has not disappointed—engaging characters, twisting plot points and some great acting by the cast, particularly Eric Johnson who perfectly embodies Flash's persona.

We managed to visit the set of the show not too long ago—check out some photos from the studio below!

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90014   |2007-11-10 19:56:08 Thanks for the article. Flash Gordon is a show I hate to love, but as you can see I have searched out and read this piece. I hope Mr. Hume and his gang can keep going with this show, I'd like to see where it takes me. Reply 0   0

Oxide Fizzlebang   |2007-10-29 06:22:29 Wow! Are you sure that you're watching the SciFi's Flash Gordon? It's a terrible show and if they waited to the second half of the season to show us what they really can do, they're in trouble. Reply 0   0

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