1990 Flash actor John Wesley Shipp, who later played Henry Allen and Jay Garrick and reprised his original role in crossovers, is currently rewatching his classic series as it was recently released to Blu-ray.
Some very exciting news came today courtesy of the Warner Archive… the 1990 Flash TV series starring John Wesley Shipp is coming to Blu-ray!
“Watching series straight through for first time in 34 years,” the actor posted on Twitter/X. “Now in blu-ray – Man! I can see so much more. It’s cool, like watching somebody else, discovering things I didn’t know were there.”
The six-disc set was released on June 14 from the Warner Archive Collection and it featured the entire first season with new 2024 1080p HD masters from 4K scans of the original camera negatives. Here’s how the set is described; the box art can be seen below. Hopefully, this means we’ll get remasters on other classic series in the future.
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Who-o-o-o-osh! The origins and exploits of the crimefighting DC Comics superhero come your way in this 22-episode live-action series, from the 1990-91 television season. John Wesley Shipp portrays Barry Allen, a police crime technologist endowed with sudden talents after a fluke lab accident. He pledges to use his new powers for good, powers that include ultra-speed reflexes and the ability to vibrate his molecules so rapidly he can pass through solid walls. Amanda Pays is medical researcher Tina McGee, who monitors Allen’s accelerated metabolism and guards his secret identity. The Tricksters, Captain Cold, the Ghost, mad inventors: Central City is rife with criminals. Now there’s a hero to keep pace with them. He’s called The Flash. And in our era of instant communications, he’s more in step with the times than ever.
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zurvivalist
March 26, 2014 at 1:07 pm
Sweet! my birthday is may 15th!
Wally West
March 26, 2014 at 2:46 pm
Awesome.
Jon
March 26, 2014 at 2:52 pm
I do not see any reason why CW would pass on this, especially if they cancel Beauty and the Beast and Tomorrow People (if rumors are true). I think with the rising success of Arrow, there’s little doubt that the team would stumble early in Flash, knowing what they know post-Arrow.
It will last one season for sure, baring a ratings bomb (doubtful), but the only real roadblock is its seasonal budget. I would imagine The Flash would be more expensive than Arrow, effects heavy, too, which eats budget dollars. Even the villains are FX heavy, so the success of the show has to be there rather instantly if it’ll survive. CW already has a few FX heavy shows on air, so any bad continuous ratings will lead it to cancellation.