Flash Forward

[pboi]

Better than Lost Premiere?


Yes.

Great start imo

http://eztv.it/ep/16406/flashforward-1x01-hdtv-2hd/

 

[dlx1]

CnP bump tonight

FlashForward


Monday 28 September
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Five
1/22 - No More Good Days

Watching the opening few minutes of this is like sitting in front of a pile of jigsaw pieces and thinking: "How on earth does this all fit together?" Yet it does, brilliantly. FlashForward is baffling at first, then quickly becomes bold and thrilling, with some rattlingly good set pieces and a post-apocalyptic plot that barely pauses for breath. This new US series is being spoken of in the same breath as Lost, and it's easy to see why. There's a tremendous opening sequence that's reminiscent of Lost's first few shattering moments, before the sci-fi/supernatural elements kick in. British actor Joseph Fiennes, with a smart American accent, is the muscular action hero, FBI agent Mark Benford who, simultaneously with the rest of the world, loses consciousness for two minutes. In those missing moments, everyone sees a glimpse of their future. It's preposterous, of course, but suspend your disbelief from the nearest, tallest crane, and you'll have a whale of a time.

meant to be as good as lost fingers crossed

Promo

 

[D'wards]

Looks ruddy good, this, and mind of reminds me of a Woody Allen stand-up sketch

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

How long is this one? Is it going to run on forever or is it finite?

 

[D'wards]

How long is this one? Is it going to run on forever or is it finite?

22 episodes this series it say in paper

Dunno if they've thought of the ending, or will just wing it lost style

 

[spacemonkey]

*cough*

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=302519

 

[PacificOcean]

Dunno if they've thought of the ending, or will just wing it lost style

So, another six years where fuck all happens?

I really enjoyed Lost at the start, but my attention span (and giving a fuck span) reached it's limit about half way through season three of Lost.

I am more of a person who likes everything to be wrapped up in an hour, like CSI or The "new" Bill.

 

[Barking_Mad]

Heard Simon Mayo on Radio 5 this afternoon. His guests said that they thought it was very good, and the ending of the first episode was superb. Very much like Lost, one comented he didnt feel much for the characters though...

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

I hope it doesnt follow the same script pattern as lost did:

1-5mins Catch up on last week
5-10 mins revaltion!!!
10-55mins nothing happens
55-60mins HUGE REVALTION.

Repeat ad. nauseum.

I'll be watching tonight. But I don't hold up high hopes for the series.

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

So, another six years where fuck all happens?

I really enjoyed Lost at the start, but my attention span (and giving a fuck span) reached it's limit about half way through season three of Lost.

Me too.

I lasted until the 2nd week ofthe 2nd series of lost where I realised sweet fuck all was ever going to happen. And that there would be no clever thought out plot twists, just shit the writers thought up on the spot that they thought would be cool.

 

[Barking_Mad]

I loved Lost, then lost interest when it was dragged out. That and the change from Ch4 to Sky.

 

[PacificOcean]

I loved Lost, then lost interest when it was dragged out. That and the change from Ch4 to Sky.

I have Sky and gave up on it.

Especially as it changed from spooky things about numbers and smoke monsters to some ridiculous nonsense about time travel.

It's like they suddenly changed the writing staff

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

22 episodes this series it say in paper

Dunno if they've thought of the ending, or will just wing it lost style

I fucking hope it's not another Lost/heros/battlestar galactia great show but ruined later by some made up as it goes along fail.


EDIT
Heros was shit anyway, but could have been good. Nice idea.

 

[Balbi]

Being disappointed about Flash Forward not being Lost is like already having Ebola and then being upset that you don't get Hantavirus

 

[Awesome Wells]

I hope the regular episodes live up to the weird premise, but if it just boils down to something mundane about not wanting to be an alchoholic or whatever each person's shtick is then fuck it.

 

[PacificOcean]

I hope the regular episodes live up to the weird premise

I have yet to hear or see of an American series that can deliver 26 episodes a year for several series that can maintain such a level of suspense.

 

[marty21]

i'll give it a go

 

[D'wards]

So, another six years where fuck all happens?

I really enjoyed Lost at the start, but my attention span (and giving a fuck span) reached it's limit about half way through season three of Lost.
.

Thats exactly what happened to me, when it moved from Channel 4 it became a chore to download and burn and that, and after 6 episodes i decided it was not worth the hassle.

I'm looking forward to it now, expecting lots of car crashes, train crashes perhaps (tho dead mans handle should prevent that), maybe the odd plain falling from the sky, (tho autopilot should prevent that). People falling off bikes at the very least

 

[Stoat Boy]

Watching it now mainly because of the sort of PA'ish theme.

Its tosh, obviously, but seems well put together tosh that should help wile away Monday evenings.

Also, if my facts are right, this has only just started airing in the US and I wonder if this might be the pattern from now on due to the availability of torrents and so on ?

I know that I tend to watch stuff that I like such as the new series of Mad Men via this method rather than waiting for them to hit UK tv and when they do I dont bother which might hit ratings and thus advertising revenue ? So they start running the TV shows pretty close to how they air in the US so that people like me sit through the ad breaks ? Just speculation on my part but would be interested to hear from anybody in the telly world to see if it might be so.

 

[Barking_Mad]

Ohhh awake people!

 

[belboid]

nice shot of the house of commons on fire

 

[Stoat Boy]

nice shot of the house of commons on fire

Maybe.

Taking LA as being 8 hours behind London then I guess we would have had this whole 'blackout' thing at 6.00pm. Height of the rush hour. I suppose one of the traffic spotting planes or Helicopters might have crashed into the HoP but the odds of it being on fire like that must be pretty small.

Now the flight paths into both Gatwich and Heathrow, well that would be murderous and I would also guess that given the rush hour timing, the main railway stations absolute carnage (although the whole 'dead man' braking system might avoid that)

Roads might be different in that they would be so slow anyway that only minor collision damage.

And yes, I do think about this sort of thing to much.

 

[PacificOcean]

Maybe.

Taking LA as being 8 hours behind London then I guess we would have had this whole 'blackout' thing at 6.00pm. Height of the rush hour. I suppose one of the traffic spotting planes or Helicopters might have crashed into the HoP but the odds of it being on fire like that must be pretty small.

Now the flight paths into both Gatwich and Heathrow, well that would be murderous and I would also guess that given the rush hour timing, the main railway stations absolute carnage (although the whole 'dead man' braking system might avoid that)

Roads might be different in that they would be so slow anyway that only minor collision damage.

And yes, I do think about this sort of thing to much.

Keep reminding yourself.

IT IS NOT REAL!

 

[PacificOcean]

Also, if my facts are right, this has only just started airing in the US and I wonder if this might be the pattern from now on due to the availability of torrents and so on ?

Trouble is with this method, is that you have a HUGE break come Christmas time and spend months with no new episodes.

Least with the Channel 4 method of starting everything in January, means that you get to see the whole thing in one chunk.

 

[El Jefe]

it was OK - it'll need to get better to keep me with it, and I can already see the signs of it lapsing into turgid soap opera with weird backstories

 

[Gromit]

Are we just going to have had the one event, with different people turning up each week to disclose their clues?

I can see it getting a bit old after a while. Hope I'm wrong as i did enjoy the first episode.

 

[The Octagon]

22 episodes this series it say in paper

Dunno if they've thought of the ending, or will just wing it lost style

So, another six years where fuck all happens?

I really enjoyed Lost at the start, but my attention span (and giving a fuck span) reached it's limit about half way through season three of Lost.

I am more of a person who likes everything to be wrapped up in an hour, like CSI or The "new" Bill.

I hope it doesnt follow the same script pattern as lost did:

1-5mins Catch up on last week
5-10 mins revaltion!!!
10-55mins nothing happens
55-60mins HUGE REVALTION.

Repeat ad. nauseum.

I'll be watching tonight. But I don't hold up high hopes for the series.

Me too.

I lasted until the 2nd week ofthe 2nd series of lost where I realised sweet fuck all was ever going to happen. And that there would be no clever thought out plot twists, just shit the writers thought up on the spot that they thought would be cool.

I loved Lost, then lost interest when it was dragged out. That and the change from Ch4 to Sky.

I fucking hope it's not another Lost/heros/battlestar galactia great show but ruined later by some made up as it goes along fail.


EDIT
Heros was shit anyway, but could have been good. Nice idea.

Being disappointed about Flash Forward not being Lost is like already having Ebola and then being upset that you don't get Hantavirus

You do realise the last 2 seasons of Lost have been nothing short of brilliant right?

And that the ending has been planned since (at the latest) mid-way through Season 2, which the most recent episodes have shown explicitly?

Kids and their attention spans these days *grumble*

Back on topic, I thought it was a very impressive pilot episode, looking forward to seeing where they go with it.

Also seeing Seth Macfarlane as an FBI agent makes me

 

[El Jefe]

anyone know what the really fidgetty hip hop track was that was used near the beginning, when they're doing the stakeout?

 

[Awesome Wells]

That was interesting, though it felt 15 minutes too long. Hope the characterisation improves. I have a feeling they will have to shoehorn in a bunch of weird crap to sustain this for even one entire season. Difficult to really comment to be fair, though it did start to drag. Actually the idea of some people being awake during the 'ff' struck me as a copout really, don't know why.

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

You do realise the last 2 seasons of Lost have been nothing short of brilliant right?

NO! Becuase I the rest of it was so dragged out and pony

Also seeing Seth Macfarlane as an FBI agent makes me

Was that HIM??? LOL! I remember thinking that agent looks incredibly like Seth Macfarlane.