The Reasonably Amazing Adventures of Flash Episode 7

05/04/24 • 28 min

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Comedy - Flash now leads a valiant—if misguided—charge against the Hawkmen. Fortunately, Dr. Zarkov has whipped up a snazzy ice barrier to keep the bewinged ones reasonably safe from interplanetary faceplants. Naturally, because no plan is too ill-conceived for our heroes, Zarkov and the Hawkmen end up clashing mightily with Flash and Queen Azura, most likely in a flurry of confusion, swirling capes, and the occasional flamboyant war cry.

Meanwhile, Zarkov, Dale, and the ever-patient Thune decide that perhaps a little subterfuge would help reduce the alarming frequency of catastrophic battles. Enter Captain Mar, who is dispatched to spy on Azura’s operations. Will he blend in seamlessly among the swirling magical glows and over-the-top regalia, or does “Captain Mar” scream “Espionage In Progress” in every known cosmic language? Strap in for another deliriously misguided standoff, where everyone tries to keep Flash from demolishing the galaxy—and where an ice barrier may or may not be the oddest line of defense you’ve ever seen.

Produced by Kurtis Bedford and Tom Konkle
Starring Tom Konkle as Flash Gordon / HawkMan,
Stephanie Stearns Dulli as Dale Arden / Azura,
Kurtis Bedford as Old Soldier, Announcer,
David Beeler as Marr and Dr. Zarkov,
Pete Lutz as Saul / Dim Guard and Gino C. Vianelli as Thune.
Written by Tom Konkle and Kurtis Bedford.
Original music by Bryan Arata.
Directed and edited by Tom Konkle
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Comedy - Having decided that rescuing Flash from Queen Azura’s mind-bending clutches sounds slightly more appealing than returning overdue library books, Dr. Zarkov rounds up the ever-chirpy Hawkmen for a daring infiltration of Azura’s lair. Saul, Queen Azura's in house magician plots against them all.

Meanwhile, thanks to Azura’s mild obsession with enthralled Earthlings, Flash—still woozy from that pesky drugging—finds himself leading the defense against the Hawkmen. It’s all a bit awkward, what with him not quite remembering who’s friend, who’s foe, or how to tie his own bootlaces in zero gravity. Will Zarkov and the Hawkmen persuade Flash that he’s supposed to be rescuing them, not incinerating them? Or will everyone end up needing an emergency cloud-based towel? The fate of polite interstellar relations hangs in the billowy balance.

Flash Gordon was played by Tom Konkle, starring Stephanie Stearns Dulli as Dale Arden, Gino C. Vianelli as Captain Thune, Bob Clendenin as Dr. Zarkov, Stephanie Stearns Dulli as the Witch Queen Azora, Pete Lutz as Saul. (Pete Lutz heads the Narada Radio Company) Kurtis Bedford as Vultan and starring David Beeler as the announcer and the Lieutenant . The original radio series broke with the strip continuity in the last two episodes, when Flash, Dale and Zarkov returned to Earth. We broke it completely.
Edit and Sound effects by Tom Konkle. Directed by Tom Konkle. Music by Bryan Arata and Tom Konkle. The show comedy version script by Tom Konkle and Kurtis Bedford. Producers Kurtis Bedford and Tom Konkle started the Mindstream Players.

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A silly take on the original radio series Flash Gordon which is now in public domain. #FlashGordon #vintageradio comic the strip was adapted into The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon, a 26-episode weekly radio serial. The series followed the strip very closely, amounting to a week-by-week adaptation of the Sunday strip for most of its run.

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Comedy - A Cool Way To Win! Lord General Magician General Saul, who makes a gallant attempt at assassinating Flash—only to be met with a cheery “No worries, old chap!” from our misguided hero, who graciously forgives him. With that inconvenience swiftly brushed aside, Flash demonstrates that his sense of friendly fire is alive and well by lobbing an “ice torpedo” at poor Dr. Zarkov, presumably under the impression that a friend covered in frosty weaponry is better than one free of bullet holes.

Unsurprisingly, Flash continues to lead the thoroughly disorganized charge against the Hawkmen, and once again Zarkov spares them from a very chilly demise with his signature ice barrier (the man does love a good cold snap). Rubbing his hands in glee—or possibly just to stay warm—Saul then suggests Queen Azura demote Flash and promote himself, because being a double General plus a Magician obviously makes you the best candidate to boss everybody about. Whether Flash can maintain his precarious hold on authority while also apologizing for flinging random projectiles at his allies remains to be seen. But in this cosmic circus, stranger things have certainly happened.

Written and Produced by Kurtis Bedford and Tom Konkle. Starring Tom Konkle as Flash Gordon and Hawkman, Stephanie Stearns Dulli as Dale Arden, Kurtis Bedford as Announcer and Old Man, Gino C. Vianelli as Thune and David Beeler as Marr and Dr Zarkov Music by Bryan Arata. Directed and edited by Tom Konkle.

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Radio Reborn - The Reasonably Amazing Adventures of Flash Episode 7

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Reasonably Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon Ep 7
By Tom Konkle
Narrator - Kurtis
Flash - Tom
Azura and Dale : Stephanie
Old Soldier - Kurtis B
Hawkman - Tom
Marr - Dave B
Dr. Zarkov -David B
Thune - Gino
Saul - Pete L
Guard: - Pete
Dramatic music and under.
Narrator: The listeners who were listening to our previous adventures of Flash Gordon will remember the adventures that Flash Gordon had previously. For the rest of you, let me refresh your memo