{"id":120,"date":"2008-07-31T09:29:04","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T13:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=120"},"modified":"2008-11-07T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-07T04:01:00","slug":"flash-the-fastest-man-alive-in-moving-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/31\/flash-the-fastest-man-alive-in-moving-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash: The Fastest Man Alive in Moving Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">FLASH WEEK continues here at ONCE UPON A GEEK&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today I decided to highlight some of Flash&#8217;s exploits captured for television.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This first clip is probably the best TV Flash moment ever! It stars the Wally West Flash from the Justice League Unlimited episode &#8220;Divided We Fall&#8221;. The voice was provided by Michael Rosenbaum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><code><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/53OyPYa7SEI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><\/object><\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This next one is from &#8220;Justice League: New Frontier&#8221; starring the Barry Allen Flash.\u00a0 The voice was provided by Neil Patrick Harris.\u00a0 Yup, that&#8217;s Doogie playing the fastest man alive!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><code><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/sPvkpflsqkw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><\/object><\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This next one is the opening of the 1960&#8217;s animated series.\u00a0 If you play this one, be aware that the first few seconds are just a black screen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><code><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/4-2EeqD3rbs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><\/object><\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The opening &amp; closing credits from the 1990 live action &#8220;Flash&#8221; TV series starring John Wesley Shipp.\u00a0 Love that Danny Elfman theme!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><code><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/br2hXBhgLVY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><\/object><\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is a nice clip of Impulse on Smallville played by Kyle Gallner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><code><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Bzt-DRvh9HA&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Normally I don&#8217;t go in for the fake music videos on YouTube, however, the following is a good one that showcase&#8217;s Kid Flash on the recent &#8220;Teen Titans&#8221; cartoon. The voice for Kid Flash was done by Michael Rosenbaum, the same guy who did the voice of the Flash on the Justice League cartoons.\u00a0 By the way, an added bonus to\u00a0watching this music video is that\u00a0I didn&#8217;t have to suffer through an actual episode of &#8220;Teen Titans&#8221;.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><code><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DQuhXPXxpQU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><\/object><\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And I&#8217;d be remiss if I didn&#8217;t include a clip from the totally camp 1979 &#8220;Legend of the Superheroes&#8221;.\u00a0 Wow, this is really terrible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><code><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/i5Zoiq2sBFc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><\/object><\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sorry that I&#8217;m missing a few clips of the Flash, however, I have my reasons:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/jla_tv.JPG\" alt=\"Flash in the JLA unaired pilot\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/>I couldn&#8217;t find any decent video recordings to post that highlighted\u00a0the Flash character in the &#8220;Justice League&#8221; live-action failed pilot from 1997.\u00a0 However, here is an image of Kenny Johnston in\u00a0costume from the show.\u00a0 Be thankful this pilot failed.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was surprised that I wasn&#8217;t able to find any\u00a0decent scenes starring the Flash from the Super Friends cartoons.\u00a0 Very disappointed in that.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">I didn&#8217;t include the Flash appearance from\u00a0&#8220;Superman: The Animated Series&#8221; and\/or &#8220;The Batman&#8221; cartoon.\u00a0 I felt he was too similar to the Justice League version to merit posting a video of it here.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enjoy!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-120\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/31\/flash-the-fastest-man-alive-in-moving-pictures\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-120\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/31\/flash-the-fastest-man-alive-in-moving-pictures\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/31\/flash-the-fastest-man-alive-in-moving-pictures\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/31\/flash-the-fastest-man-alive-in-moving-pictures\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-120\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/31\/flash-the-fastest-man-alive-in-moving-pictures\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FLASH WEEK continues here at ONCE UPON A GEEK&#8230; 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