<![CDATA[io9: Mongo]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Mongo]]> http://io9.com/tag/mongo http://io9.com/tag/mongo <![CDATA[Only Flash Gordon Can Save Us In Iraq]]> He may have saved everyone of us and stand for every one of us, but can Flash Gordon survive a new incarnation that attempts to make his adventures on the unfortunately-named planet of Mongo into a political allegory for the Iraq war? That's just one of the aims of the new Flash Gordon comic book, coming this summer from new publisher Ardden Entertainment. Find out more and look at some preview art under the jump. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5015955&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Top Ten Most Realistic Planets in Science Fiction]]> One of the worst examples of unrealistic science in movies is the overly simple alien planet. Oftentimes, our heroes will visit the desert planet, or the Irish planet. But the best extraterrestrial worlds in science fiction are the ones with variety and a realistic ecosystem. They have cities as well as countryside, and a range of environments. Here's our guide to the most realistic — and interesting — planets in science fiction. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5015534&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Can Flash Gordon Be Saved?]]> So the SciFi Channel just wound up the first season of Flash Gordon on Friday, and it's clear they're ramping up for a second season. No announcements that the show has been canceled, plus we ended on a serious cliffhanger. There was a lot to complain about in this episode, though we were mollified slightly by the random appearance of a green warrior lady who hits on Ming and makes him her bitch. This show has been our guilty pleasure for months, but one cannot thrive on guilt alone. If SciFi is going to keep Flash going, things need to change. Here are our recommendations for five ways this show could be saved. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=355686&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA["All Mongo All The Time"]]> Flash Gordon producer Peter Hume says he's heard the millions of complaints about his show, and plans to set things right. In a recent press conference, he said:
The two big complaints were Ming isn't strong enough or mean enough, and that it's not enough Mongo. We're all Mongo all the time now.
He also played the "pity us for our tiny budget" card, whining that Flash Gordon only has one-fifth the budget of its SciFi Channel sister show Battlestar Galactica. Then he ranted incoherently about Chuck, one of the only science fiction shows whose ratings have been going steadily up this season. More »
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