FlashForward

DD · 10-11-2009, 11:11 AM

Anyone watching this show?

I had 3 episodes saved up on my DVR at home and both my wife and I were like "Meh" when the thought of starting yet another new show this fall.

Well, we were bored and decided to try it last night.................IT'S ABSOLUTELY RIVETING!!!

Seriously, watch this show. It's quite badass. It has a LOST type feeling where it seems like it was written years ahead of time and they are simply working their way backwards.

Honestly, I can't recommend this show enough.

Anyone seen it? What are your thoughts?

For those who have seen it............

I almost shit myself when that guy was looking around all creepy like at the end of episode 1. Also really like alot of the characters. There isn't a couple of characters where you are like "I dont care".

Also, notice they didn't show the doctor who was ready to commit suicides flashforward? Something is sinister about him, either that or he is supergood.

I also think Penny's new lover guy (that's her name until I can figure out everyones name) is DEFINETLY shady.

Please watch this show. I think its the new LOST.

Mikk · 10-11-2009, 11:16 AM

I'm still not fully behind it yet and is definatly going to need the 3rd episode to get into it fully.

Also, i'm interested to see if they use the book as the explanation as to why everyone blacked out or if it will be something different as to why everyone blacked out.

The Half Boy · 10-11-2009, 11:17 AM

My brother was telling me last night that the first few episodes were really great. I think I avoided it, because in England they're over-hyping it, so it made it seem like it actually wasn't so good, and couldn't survive on it's own merits.

PeaceSells · 10-11-2009, 11:21 AM

I've saw the first two episodes just so far. I really love it.

I never got into Lost, but I'm really digging the characters on this. I think it's going to be similiar to Lost in that they have plans to tie everything up, which keeps me interested.

I'd strongly recommend it also.

Jayman · 10-12-2009, 09:36 AM

So far this show has some promise. I'll continue to watch a few more and hope it keeps on getting better.

My one issue is that the day they are all flashforwarding to is April 29, 2010 (A Thursday -- when the show airs). So, my thought is that will be the season 1 finale...are they going to wrap everything up by then and explain the significance of this date? Because if season 2 starts up, the day they flashforwarded to will have already passed..what events will keep the show fresh and continue the mystery element? Are they going to have ANOTHER flashfoward event? (That would be stale)

I'm curious to see the events leading up to the end of this season, but have doubts if they can continue the suspense into further seasons.

Necro · 10-13-2009, 01:03 AM

ABC Picks Up FlashForward for Full Season
Source:ABC
October 12, 2009

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The ABC Television Network announced full season pick-up orders for new drama "FlashForward" and comedies "Cougar Town," "The Middle" and "Modern Family." Here are descriptions of each:

"Cougar Town" (Wednesdays from 9:30-10:00 p.m., ET)

Courteney Cox stars as Jules, a recently divorced single mother exploring the honest truths about dating and aging in our beauty and youth obsessed culture. While most women in their twenties go through life experiencing the challenges and often humorous pitfalls of meeting men, Jules took on the responsibilities of marriage and raising a son. Now in her forties, she embarks on a journey to self-discovery whilst surrounded by fellow divorcees and singletons eager to live or re-live a time gone by.

"Cougar Town" stars Courteney Cox as Jules, Christa Miller as Ellie, Busy Philipps as Laurie, Dan Byrd as Travis, Josh Hopkins as Grayson, Ian Gomez as Andy and Brian Van Holt as Bobby.

Bill Lawrence ("Scrubs," "Spin City") serves as executive producer/writer/director, Kevin Biegel ("Scrubs") as writer/co-executive producer, and Courteney Cox and David Arquette are executive producers. The pilot for "Cougar Town was directed by Bill Lawrence and the series is produced by ABC Studios.

Exhibiting impressive compatibility, ABC's "Cougar Town" holds 100% retention of its "Modern Family" lead-in in Adults 18-49. "Cougar Town" ranks a strong No. 2 in its half-hour in Adults 18-49, just two-tenths of a ratings point behind and tied in audience share with first-place CBS's veteran drama, "Criminal Minds." The new show leads its time period among Men 18-34. The freshman comedy is also improving the time period for ABC year to year, boosting the Net's results over the comparable year-ago nights in Total Viewers (+19%) and Adults 18-49 (+23%).

"FlashForward" (Thursdays from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET)

What would you do if you were given a glimpse of the future? Would you accept what you saw and live life to its fullest, or would you do everything in your power to change your destiny? When the world's population is given a glimpse of their future, it forces everyone to come to grips with whether their destinies can be fulfilled or avoided, in ABC's drama, "FlashForward."

Knowing their fate will alter each person's life in one way or another, and poses the questions: Can destiny be changed? And by changing just one destiny, what effect would that have on those of others?

"FlashForward" stars Joseph Fiennes as Mark Benford, John Cho as Demetri Noh, Jack Davenport as Lloyd Simcoe, Zachary Knighton as Bryce Varley, Peyton List as Nicole Kirby, Dominic Monaghan as Simon, Bran F. O'Byrne as Aaron Stark, Courtney B. Vance as Stanford Wedeck, Sonya Walger as Olivia Benford and Christine Woods as Janis Hawk.

The series executive producers are David S. Goyer (co-writer of "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight"), Brannon Braga ("24," "Star Trek"), Marc Guggenheim ("Brothers & Sisters," "Eli Stone") and Jessika Borsiczky ("Revelations"). The pilot for "FlashForward" was directed by David Goyer. The series, which premiered on September 24, 2009, is from ABC Studios.

From 8:00-9:00 p.m. on Thursday, ABC's "FlashForward" ranks No. 1 in Adults 18-49, leading CBS' time-period veteran "Survivor: Samoa." On its series debut telecast, the new ABC drama became the first regular program since "Friends" in 2004 to beat "Survivor" in the key young adult sales demo. The ABC freshman is an exceptionally strong draw among Adults 18-34, dominating its time period and qualifying as TV's No. 1 new drama series this season. The new series is greatly improving its time period year to year for ABC, boosting the hour by 1.8 million viewers and by 32% in Adults 18-49 over the same nights last year. Based on DVR playback during season-premiere week, "FlashForward" finished as TV's biggest freshman gainer, as its numbers jumped by 2.0 million viewers (12.5 million to 14.5 million) and 8-tenths of an Adult 18-49 rating point (4.1 rating to 4.9 rating) from the initially reported next-day numbers to DVR finals.

"The Middle" (Wednesdays from 8:30-9:00 p.m., ET)

Emmy-winner Patricia Heaton stars in this warm and witty single-camera comedy about raising a family and lowering your expectations.

Frankie Heck is a superhero. Well, no, not an actual superhero not unless you count getting her kids out the door for school every morning as a superfeat. Middle-aged, middle class and living in the middle of the country, this harried wife and working mother of three uses her wry wit and sense of humor to try to get her family through each day intact. Frankie has a job selling cars at the town's only surviving car dealer; her husband, Mike, is a manager at the local quarry.

"The Middle" stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Charlie McDermott as Axl, Eden Sher as Sue, Atticus Shaffer as Brick and Chris Kattan as Bob.

"The Middle" is created and executive-produced by Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline, and is a production of Warner Bros. Television.

Building on its lead-in at 8:30 p.m. among viewers (+4%) and young adults (+26%), ABC's "The Middle" qualifies as the most-watched TV show in its time period and a ranks a strong No. 2 in the half-hour to Fox's time-period regular "So You Think You Can Dance" among Adults 18-49. The new ABC comedy also holds the No. 1 position in its half-hour with Adults 25-54 and Men 18-49. On average, "The Middle" is boosting ABC's numbers in half-hour year-to-year by 2.1 million viewers and by 20% in Adults 18-49, over the same nights last season.

"Modern Family" (Wednesdays from 9:00-9:30 p.m., ET)

Today's American families come in all shapes and sizes. The cookie cutter mold of man + wife + 2.5 kids is a thing of the past, as it becomes quickly apparent in the bird's eye view of ABC's new half-hour comedy, "Modern Family," which takes an honest and often hilarious look at the composition and complexity of family life in 2009.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofa Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex and Rico Rodriguez as Manny.

The series is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television in association with Levitan Lloyd Productions. Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd are executive producers/creators. The pilot was directed by Jason Winer, who also serves as co-executive producer on the series.

Standing as TV's most-watched new comedy this season, ABC's "Modern Family" ranks No. 1 in its half-hour among Adults 18-49. "Modern Family" is also No. 1 in its slot among Women 18-49 and Men 18-34. On average, the freshman comedy is improving the time period year to year for ABC, growing its half-hour over the same nights last year by 3.0 million viewers and by 36% in Adults 18-49.

Good news for you fans.

Twist of lEMOn · 10-14-2009, 02:49 AM

Rewatching the first episodes, the second and third episodes will follow.

Still can't get over how they basicly toke LOST's first episode and basicly mirrored the first 15 minutes right down to the Oil truck exploding like the Jet Engine and pulling people out of a wreck ala John Locke. Even the opening/flashback/expanded opening reaks of LOST. Incredibly lame, hopefully it gets better.

James Deuce · 10-14-2009, 03:05 AM

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So far this show has some promise. I'll continue to watch a few more and hope it keeps on getting better.

My one issue is that the day they are all flashforwarding to is April 29, 2010 (A Thursday -- when the show airs). So, my thought is that will be the season 1 finale...are they going to wrap everything up by then and explain the significance of this date? Because if season 2 starts up, the day they flashforwarded to will have already passed..what events will keep the show fresh and continue the mystery element? Are they going to have ANOTHER flashfoward event? (That would be stale)

I'm curious to see the events leading up to the end of this season, but have doubts if they can continue the suspense into further seasons.

Haha, when I was watching, I thought the exact same thing. The only way I see season 2 being a success is for them not to finish stuff up in season 1. Assuming it does end on the day it airs, a lot of stuff is going to happen to a lot of people. Perhaps something huge will happen. Maybe the guy walking around at the stadium will do something to warrant a 2nd season. I dunno.

The only character I don't really care about is the guy trying to find his daughter that supposedly died overseas. He found out that she was dead...but obviously there is more to it, however I just don't care about that storyline. I'm sure it will wrap into everything else though. I watched all 3 episodes, it was good, the endings to all the episodes made me want to see what happens next, but I feel it's lacking something in the middle of the episode...if you know what I mean. Kinda feels like a void of action or something, can't explain it. Overall it's pretty good, I'll start DVRing the series and keep up with it. Hopefully it picks up the pace a little.

I was thinking, maybe the nazi guy is the "bad man" the little girl is talking about. He said he lived in America before being jailed up. He could have easily went under a fake name, with the last name she was referencing. So when he gets back to America, he picks that name back up and hurts the autistic boy...or something.

Twist of lEMOn · 10-14-2009, 09:23 AM

Just finished all three episodes, its okay buy way over sold by DD, by far no where near as good of a start that LOST had.

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