The characters are so dull I actually couldn't tell you the names of any of them, even the lead guy. And they lack chemistry with each other. So yeah, at the moment the concept is the only saving grace of the show. But they've really gotta start moving that along or I'm out. Episode one was great; so much going on. Then they dick about a whole episode with the German guy for one small clue, and then again an episode is wasted so people can find out the lead guy was drunk when he had his flash forwards, which the audience already knew.
I really want this show to succeed, and I know it's only been a handful of episodes so far, but it's like trying to love a woman who keeps ramming her knee into your groin.

 

I'm loving this show. Some say it is too slow, but I disagree. I'm sick of being told everything as if I am unable to think for myself. I am invested in the characters. What happened last night was a good swerve, one that I was hoping they would try when I first heard of the concept. It will be interesting to see where it takes things.

 

I think when people say it is too slow they are referring to the lack of interesting back-plot of the characters and disappointment at the story moving at an absolute snail's pace. It's not that it was moving too slow, it was not moving at all, in my view. The last couple of episodes have been a little better in doing that and in getting more in depth character-wise.

I'm all for building up plots methodically, but you've got to throw some nuggets out to viewers every once in awhile.

 

I would think last night was a pretty big nugget. Now the concept of this being an inevitable future with no way to change it has been altered.

The concept is so unique that I don't mind the pace at all. Each small reveal makes me contemplate the theory of how time works within their universe, and if the FlashForward creates self-fulfilling prophecies. The stuff on his big board? How much of that is on there simply because he saw it? It may have no relevance whatsoever.

What happens if somebody does something completely radical to avoid what happens? Can it be avoided without resorting to killing yourself?

Unfortunately I missed the previous week's episode due to my media center flaking out, I'll have to check it out on Hulu.

 

I don't know how far behind I am to others. We had the Halloween episode last Monday. I'm assuming we're probably about equal then as I can't imagine them having a Halloween epsiode a couple of weeks before or after the real Halloween.

One thing I don't like in shows is when they leave you with a big tease to bring you back next time and then the next epsiode they don't start with that and in fact ignore it all the way through the episode and then use it as a tease again. Like the father of that kid being revealed as something to do with the blackout and then the whole next episode doesn't touch on it at all and then at the end it does it again to tease. A bit like in Defying Gravity (if anyone happens to have seen that show) where the guy opened the door to that thing at the end and then the next episode he ran away and it took him the whole epsiode before he went back and opened it again at the end. I'm sure it doesn't bother everybody, but it's just a personal bug of mine.

I can think for myself and I don't want to be told everything right away, but I also don't want to have to endure slow burn or cheap tease repeat. It's nice that the main guy and his wife have had their story move on a bit, but everthing still seems to crawl painfully slow, like it can't do character and concept at the same time and sort of alternates between the two each other episode.

 

Episode transmits on Thursday in the US then we get it the following Monday

 

Thought it was something like that.

I think I'd like to see more balls in the air with this show. If you're going to have a decently-sized cast then you need to make sure as many of them as possible are doing something interesting each episode that also pushes the story forwards.

Anyways, I'm not going to drag this thread down any more with my feelings about the pace of the show.

 

Last episode was good. I like game changers.

 

UK gets to see this episode tonight a week earlier than the US !  

 

Better. But I still think they could've told all this story so far in at least a couple less episodes.

And if anyone couldn't see that kidnapping coming a mile off then they need new eyes.
And funnily enough I only mentioned to my mother last week I bet the guy who didn't have a flashforwards (I still can't remember the names of the characters) would probably be killed by his partner. Or at least it be suggested.

Anyways, I'm putting forwards the likelihood that no-one saw into the future of our universe but actually the future of a universe in a parallel dimension. Maybe it's six months ahead of ours and they were connected to it for those couple minutes. It could explain how that guy could jump off the building and kill himself and yet other flashforwards may still happen as seen. In fact, the guy jumping off the building could even be the single difference between that universe and ours and everyone assuming a flashforwards can be changed are wrong.
The fact they brought up the multiple universe theory a couple of times just seemed a bit too pointed and obvious to me.

Of course then things get a bit Fringe-y in basic concept.

 

Looks like I need new eyes...

I love Simon ! He's a great character.

 

I started off watching this show, and found it to be good. Then I just stopped, as I had no need to watch it. And when I heard it was cancelled I was glad I hadn't got to into it.

But the first 2 episodes I thought were great. It was just everything after that I didn't like.

 

It's been cancelled?

Those ambulance guys just seemed shifty to me right from the off.

 

No, they took a break from filming so that might be why people are thinking that or maybe because of the Xmas break ? But ABC has said it'll be a 25 episode season.

 

Cool. I thought maybe it was confusion over the mid season finale (does the concept of a mid season finale even make sense?).

Just one season? This is based off a book isn't it? Surely only so much story there before having to go off in a new direction and the show becomes something else. Of course these showmakers do so love to take an idea and painfully stretch it to as many episodes as possible.

 

No, I was just saying that this season is 25 episodes long, and I'm sure the producers or something said they had another couple of seasons planned.

 

ABC have confirmed FlashForward will not return until 4th March 2010 so they do not have to air repeats during the Winter Olympics

 

March? Friggin' hell. I wonder how many people will have lost interest by then? The show had barely got going so I can't imagine too many people are going to be too excited after five months away. Kidnapping was okay, but not enough proper cliffhanger to definitely bring me back come March.

 

To any UKers that are still interested, Flashforwards returns to Five tonight at 9pm for a double episode.

 

New episodes returned back on March 18th, has anyone here been watching the new episodes?