Flash Forward

Tonight saw the first in a new series by the name of Flash Forward, it comes from the genre power team of Braga & Goyer and at first glance appears very similar to Lost sharing as it does a central concept which is fantastical combined with non-linear storytelling.

Plot wise so far basically we have the entire population of the planet blacking out at the same time for two minutes and seventeen seconds during which time everyone sees a flashforward of their lives six months in the future. So what happened and why did it happen?

The first episode introduced the key cast and laid down a few interesting threads about what's ahead. The central character's flash involved him distressed and in mortal danger over something he's found in an investigation into the blackout, elsewhere his wife has seen herself having an affair with a man she has not yet met and someone else fears for his life having seen nothing at all.

Even in the present day we are given a few threads and questions, who where they chasing at the beginning and what exactly were they planning? Who is the man who seems not to have been affected?

The premise is promising (after all the excellent Minority Report is built an similar conceit) and with the whole thing being based on an existing novel and the show runners saying it all fits into a three season arc there is a full story planned out here.

In truth it was a low-key start but showed enough to give the impression that things well build up and interconnect in an interesting ways.

The other one has thoughts too over at http://squidfromspace.blogspot.com/