Amen to that. Not to mention the yummy Gabreilla Union.
Also Mr.Voiceover himself Seth MacFarlane. That show can't possibly last.
Way too many famous folks in one show.
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I enjoyed the premiere episode but I don't think I am going to invest in
> DVRing the whole season (I have "Lost" fatigue). I did enjoy seeing
> Courtney B. Vance, Barry Shabaka Henley and Lee Thompson Young ("The Famous
> Jett Jackson") all working in the same scenes, though. I am all for black
> men working.
>
> ~rave!
>
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote:
> >
> > I saw Flashforward last night and thought it was pretty good. It was a
> > Fringe/XFiles combo. If they throw in a little Lost in the mix it would
> > probably be a hit. The Lost moment during the show was the kangaroo
> hopping
> > down the street. Also the guy in his underwear. Was he in a building or
> > doing something weird?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@...>
> > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 1:57:21 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada
> Eastern
> > > Subject: [scifinoir2] FlashForward on Thursday Anyone??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Is anyone planning on checking out FlashForward on Thursday? Anyone
> read
> > > the book?
> > >
> > > http://scifiwire.com/2009/06/we-saw-the-pilot-heres-wh.php
> > >
> > > *We saw the pilot, and here's why we think you're going to like
> > > FlashForward*
> > >
> > > We got an early look at ABC's upcoming sci-fi series *FlashForward* on
> > > Wednesday night at Disney/ABC's mothership in beautiful downtown
> Burbank,
> > > and while we can't give you a proper review, we can tell you this:
> > >
> > > Watch it.
> > >
> > > We were asked not to divulge any spoilery details or to tell you much
> about
> > > what we sawâ€"which was the one-hour pilot episodeâ€"but we can tell
> you what
> > > it's not.
> > >
> > > It's not *Lost*, though it has elements of that show: a high-concept
> > > sci-fi premise, told intimately through the lives (present and future)
> of
> > > about 10 main characters, as well as a deep, abiding mystery that will
> be
> > > unraveled over the course of the first season and subsequent seasons
> right
> > > up to the last minute.
> > >
> > > It's not *The X-Files*, though it has an FBI agent (Joseph Fiennes) at
> its
> > > heart and a procedural element to its storylines, with potential
> criminals
> > > and other bad guys and creepy weirdness here and there.
> > >
> > > It's not *ER, Fringe, Heroes* or any other hit drama, though it shares
> > > elements with all of those shows, including a main character who's a
> > > surgeon, weird science and people who may or may not have access to
> strange
> > > visions.
> > >
> > > No, it's that rare thing in television: something completely new. And,
> at
> > > least judging by the big-screen Blu-ray version we saw, it will look
> > > absolutely gorgeous, not to say epic, for a TV show.
> > >
> > > Based on the novel by Canadian SF author Robert J. Sawyer,
> *FlashForward*(not
> > > *Flash Forward*) begins when every person on Earth blacks out for 2
> > > minutes and 17 seconds, during which time each has a vision of his or
> her
> > > future six months from now.
> > >
> > > "There have been comparisons to *Lost*, ... [that the show is] a
> *Lost*replacement," executive producer David S. Goyer told an audience on
> > > Wednesday. "[But] it was written as a spec and originally was even
> > > anticipated to be an HBO show. So it wasn't written at all for ABC or
> to be
> > > a *Lost* replacement. And I think the comparisons are accurate in that
> we
> > > also have a very large cast and are telling a very big, cinematic,
> ambitious
> > > story, but I think once you see the pilot ... that's where the
> similarities
> > > end."
> > >
> > > Goyer and show runner Marc Guggenheim are big TV fans themselves and
> > > promised that they have a plan for the show that will play out in
> season one
> > > and then in subsequent seasons in a way that is deliberate and not
> vamping.
> > > Seriously.
> > >
> > > For one thingâ€"and this is a spoiler we can revealâ€"the first season
> is
> > > designed to reach a kind of climax on the very real date of April 29,
> 2010.
> > > There's no getting around it.
> > >
> > > So what happens if the show does get picked up for a second season?
> > >
> > > "Well, obviously, we're not going to tell you that right now," Goyer
> says
> > > with mock exasperation. "You know? But I will say that at the end of
> the
> > > first season, the promise of the first season is all the glimpses of
> the
> > > future that you've seen of our series regulars, that we've teased, we
> will
> > > know whether those particular futures have come to pass or not.
> > >
> > > "In terms of what happens next, we're not going to tell you; that's
> part of
> > > the fun," Goyer added. "And part of the fun in the breaking of the
> stories
> > > is also subverting expectations. Because you plant this big flag
> saying,
> > > 'OK, April 29, six months from now.' I think it's natural for the
> audience
> > > to assume that we're just going to vamp until episodes 20 and 21, and
> then a
> > > bunch of s--t's going to happen. Butâ€"f--k you guysâ€"by the end, it
> will
> > > become evident. ... We've already ... finished the first seven
> episodes, and
> > > it will become crystal clear by the end of those seven episodes that
> that's
> > > not what we're doing. And ... we're never going to lie to the audience.
> > > We're going to play by the rules. ... But what we'll tell you in the
> pilot
> > > is, you haven't seen all the chess pieces yet, and you don't know what
> all
> > > the rules are."
> > >
> > > *FlashForward* debuts Sept. 24 and will air Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
> > > Goyer and Guggenheim also promise they'll preview the show at this
> year's
> > > Comic-Con International in San Diego.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer
> > >
> > > The Green Economy Post
> > >
> > > http://greeneconomypost.com
> > >
> > > tra...@...
> > >
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