Ep. 02 The Creation of Monitor

Send Questions or Comments Join host Patrick Cadigan as he discusses "The Creation of Monitor," episode 2 of Defenders of the Earth. Patrick covers characters like Flash Gordon, the Phantom, and Lothar, and the introduction Dynak X, a computer with the essence of Flash's dead wife. The episode highlights the quick pace of the storytelling, early 80's ideas involving AI and ecological messaging. So strap in, flash forward (and back) again! Links: The Creation of Monitor Resource ( page ) Toy Collectors Guide - Defenders of the Earth ( link ) Forbidden Planet film - 1956 ( link ) Support the show Visit the Flash Forward Companion site for more information from all over the web. Defenders of the Earth Facebook Group . Defenders of the Earth (Flash Gordon) Wiki . Defenders of the Earth Series Playlist on YouTube from Comics Kingdom . Intro/Outro music by EpicMotionSounds from Pixabay .