#Brian Blessed

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Flash Gordon - art by John Bolton (1980)

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The always entertaining Brian Blessed as Prince Vultan, leader of the Hawkmen (no, NOT them guys from Thanagar) in the 1980 film Flash Gordon.

Blessed's over-the-top performance, and the overall costume design, were the few bright spots in this otherwise dreadful film.

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Brian Blessed Vs. James Earl Jones

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Brian Blessed - (I Claudius) - I mean, he's a legend! And in I Claudius he gets to show he does in fact have some great range as an actor beyond just being delightfully hammy (and he also gets to be delightfully hammy)

James Earl Jones - (Paris, Gabriel’s Fire, Pros and Cons) - No text propaganda

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Brian Blessed:

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I, Claudius Episode 2 Family Affairs

"The Senate today have voted to make me a god in Palmyra. They'll put a little statue to me in the temple, and people will bring offerings to me, asking me to bring rain or cure their father's gout. Tell me, Livia: if I'm a god, even in Palmyra, how do I cure gout?!"

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THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

QUALIFYING ROUND: 116th Tilt

James Douglas, Outlaw King (2018) VS. King Richard IV Plantagenet, The Black Adder (1982)

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James Douglas, Outlaw King (2018) Portrayed by: Aaron Taylor-Johnson

*Cracks knuckles* *Rolls shoulders* *SCREAMS LIKE A MANIAC* just getting into the spirit of the character. "Mair fell than wes ony devill in hell." That is how poet John Barbour described James, “The Blak Dowglas” as he came to be known to the English. And Aaron Taylor-Johnson matched that energy 200% in this movie. This man is BAT CRAP LOONY TUNES. He’s feral. Berserkers wish they were as berserk as this crazy Scotsman. I personally find using a mail coif as a weapon to be very sexy. He’ll try to seduce your daughter and when you threaten to cut his balls of, he’ll kiss you full on the mouth and then go and flirt with your OTHER daughter. He just wants his family’s lands back, and by God he will get them, and he will be screaming DOUGLAS!!!!!!! all the way home. (Cont. below the cut)

King Richard IV, The Black Adder (1982) Portrayed by: Brian Blessed

"His voice. Omg his voice. It makes me think I could be attracted to men."

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For James Douglas:

"I submit also these choice quotes from this Pajiba article, because Roxana Hadidi put it better than I can. [“In Appreciation of Aaron Taylor Johnson Going Full Beastmode in Outlaw King”]:

… it’s Taylor-Johnson’s feral qualities that add verve to these action scenes; he’s the character the film relies on to clue us into the English’s cruelty. While the rest of the Scottish camp is eating and socializing, he’s practicing sword moves in the woods, preparing himself for whatever threat is coming their way. While Pine has to be the believable kingly figure, Taylor-Johnson is over here attacking dudes with their own chainmail and slitting throats in church on Palm Sunday (it’s so bloody and over the top and great). He takes back his family castle, throws the invading English soldiers down a well, and then invites the castle staff to eat the feast they had been forced to prepare for the invaders—and then he encourages them all to join him in supporting Robert the Bruce before burning his own castle down so the English can’t come back and claim it. […] [He] is the live wire the movie needs, not only to demonstrate how [Robert] sets himself apart while performing his royal role but also because the action scenes are so essential to telling this story effectively, to demonstrating the brutality and the bloodiness of this time.’

For Richard IV:

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Freddie as F.R.O.7. (American Cut) Director: Jon Acevski Studio: J&M | UK, 1992

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One Dress a Day Challenge

August: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Flash Gordon / Brian Blessed as Prince Vultan

You've got to hand it to Brian Blessed and the other Hawkmen actors: this is the sort of costume that can't be worn timidly. It must be worn with gusto or else it will utterly defeat its wearer. And they pull it off, wings and all. Interestingly, they're actually wearing slightly more than their comic counterparts (see below).

Prince Vultan's costume has some extra features that denote his rank. He has a fancy helmet with the badge of the hawkmen, showing crossed wings inside a star, and two tall horns? lightning bolts? stylized feathers? He also has a more substantial breastplate with another variation on the badge (crossed wings in front of a beaming sun). The breastplate appears to be made of leather, with overlapping scales in gold and deep brown.

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just a fun video breakdown of film technique using a great series from my childhood with some of my favorite actors (Derek Jacobi, Patrick Stewart, Brian Blessed)

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By "roles" I mean playing a different character, and in a different piece of media; someone playing one character across a franchise only counts as one thing for the purposes of this poll, as does playing multiple characters in one franchise/piece of media

Below are some of this actor's roles. Please only check after voting!

Flash Gordon as Vultan

Tarzan 1999 as Clayton (voice role)

I, Claudius as Augustus

Much Ado About Nothing 1993 as Antonio

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The Three Musketeers - BBC - November 13, 1966 - January 15, 1967

Drama (10 episodes)

Running Time: 30 minutes

Stars:

Jeremy Brett as D'Artagnan

Brian Blessed as Porthos

Jeremy Young as Athos

Gary Watson as Aramis

Mary Peach as Milady de Winter

Patrick Holt as Lord de Winter

Richard Pasco as Cardinal Richelieu

Edward Brayshaw as Rochefort

Billy Hamon as Planchet

Milton Johns as Grimaud

Kathleen Breck as Madame Constance Bonacieux

Michael Miller as M. de Treville

Simon Oates as Duke of Buckingham

Carole Potter as Anne of Austria

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Flash Gordon (1980)

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Magnificent Musketeer Tournament

Porthos Poll 1 - Round 1

Porthos - Brian Blessed The Three Musketeers - TV 1966-1967

Honestly Brian Blesseds booming voice is just perfect for Porthos, larger than life just like he should be!

Porthos - Ray Stevenson The Three Musketeers 2011

he isn’t just treated as kind of the shabby lame “lol he eats a lot” or “he’s really vain” one note musketeer. this porthos is hot in like a musky bear kind of way? And he’s vain AND rough AND a brawler and he looks GREAT in leather.

The complete list of entrants can be found here.

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Brian Blessed:

Ray Stevenson:

he's got the energy, he's got the beef, he's got the fancy doublet

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Brian Blessed!

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Have you slept with my daughter?

I, Claudius ◆ Favourite scenes

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Just watched the first episode of Arthur of the Britons and have belatedly discovered a youngish Brian Blessed as King Mark of Cornwall, flaunting his bare arms at me. MUSCULAR BARE ARMS. Hnggg. I just thought you should know.

This is indeed very important information and you have provided a great service to the community by spreading the word.

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Happy 25th Anniversary "THE PHANTOM MENACE"!