Episode 13: Flash Gordon Part 1

Podcast: Accidental Legends · Dirk Smith & Matthew Brent

Opublikowano: 2026-03-17

In this opening installment of our special two-part series, Accidental Legends dives into the neon-soaked, high-flying chaos of a 1980s space opera that was never supposed to be this weird—or this beloved. We explore how a legendary hero from the 1930s comic strips almost became the foundation for the most famous galaxy far, far away, only for a series of high-stakes rejections and creative pivots to set him on a much more flamboyant path. Matt and Dirk dissect the "perfect storm" of the post-Star Wars era, where a powerhouse producer with a taste for the extravagant decided to...