Another Flash in the pan?

It's been announced that Columbia Pictures may begin development on a new and re-booted version of the classic Alex Rayond comic strip from the earlier part of the last century. Director Breck Eisner has been attached to direct and Neal Moritz to produce.

Now whether or not this happens and if it does, if it's gonna' be a very cool thing or another in a long line of fantastic opportunities missed and screwed up remains to be seen.

Flash Gordon has been around since the 1930s appearing in comic strips, books, movie serials starring Buster Crabbe, a black and white TV series, a 1980 film starring Sam Jones, a cartoon series and, most recently a new SciFi Channel original program starring Eric Johnson as Flash.

No writers have been announced to adapt the proposed movie. This has gotta' change but quick. I mean, writers? Hello? How many great opportunities are missed because too much time was spent planning, casting and creating cool special effects all the while forgetting that a story might just work well in there someplace?

This could be very cool. Next up: Lets see Buck Rogers, Conan, Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Shadow, The Phantom and that long discussed but never materializing Green Hornet. Except lets see them done well. Once these are made, I'll begin my next list of wanna'sees. The Lone Ranger, Zorro ...