 The show was forced to kick off with the original "Flash Gordon" serials because of a delay in the shipment of "The Space Giants" from distributor Lakeside Television, but soon eased into its format with episodes of "Ultraman", "Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot", "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons", "Spectreman", "Star Blazers" and "".Programming in the first year was also supplemented by serialized versions of Japanese monster movies such as "Dogora, the Space Monster" and "Godzilla vs.The Thing", cut into five parts and run Monday through Friday.