Patrick Sun
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The world blacks out for over 2 minutes, and gets glimpses of their future, much to people's confusion and consternation. It airs on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT.
Haha that's the same thing I consider it to be.Originally Posted by Josh Dial
in what I dub the "what the hell is going on?!" genre.
Well seeing as how it was the boy's father that was in her living room in her flash forward, I assume the boy would know the name of the woman who a) saved him, and b) is dating his father (in the future).Originally Posted by TonyD
Liked it.
But....
the little boy who knew the name of Dr. Penny(Lost) how would he know her, He couldn't have been at her house during the 2:17, could he.
that would be the only way for him to know her?
I had that same thought too, except they don't remember everything that happens up to that 2 minutes, they just remember that 2 minutes, so unless he actually heard her name during that 2 minutes he wouldn't remember that she had previously saved his life. I have a feeling that's something that'll be explained though.Originally Posted by Josh Dial
Well seeing as how it was the boy's father that was in her living room in her flash forward, I assume the boy would know the name of the woman who a) saved him, and b) is dating his father (in the future).
There's a tendency in this genre ("what the hell is going on?!") to have children react/work differently under whatever phenomenon is occuring. My assumption was along these lines.Originally Posted by Joe_H
I have a feeling that's something that'll be explained though.
yes exactly my thinking.Originally Posted by Joe_H
I had that same thought too, except they don't remember everything that happens up to that 2 minutes, they just remember that 2 minutes, so unless he actually heard her name during that 2 minutes he wouldn't remember that she had previously saved his life. I have a feeling that's something that'll be explained though.
very good point.Originally Posted by Josh Dial
There's a tendency in this genre ("what the hell is going on?!") to have children react/work differently under whatever phenomenon is occuring. My assumption was along these lines.
I saw the Oceanic billboard immediately--I was actually actively looking for a LOST homage, given how much the opening disaster scenes mirrored the opening minutes in LOST.Originally Posted by Nelson Au
I thought the pilot was quite well done and is a nice set-up for some kind of conspiracy.
But I can't see this kind of show sustaining itself very long. I imagine they learned something from Lost and have a plan. But it seems like it might be a better show if it's designed to only go 2 or 3 years at most.
By the way, did anyone notice the Oceanic billboard in the background early on when they were at the stake out?
Also, I thought the promo for "V: looked pretty amazing, visual effects wise.
Hey Josh- Thanks! Yes, I didn't intend to imply what you brought up. It was a poor choice of words on my part.Originally Posted by Josh Dial
This isn't directed at you Nelson, I merely quoted you for context (I know you are clear-headed member, who doesn't jump to conclusions on anything).
Hey Josh-
In the feature article about the show in the recent EW, the producers said they plan to compress the 6-month flash forward window into just the first season. So by next May, the timeline of the show will have reached/passed the April 29, 2010, date (so the show is basically taking place in real time).Originally Posted by Joe_H
My only big issue is that by saying the exact date that they flash forward to and having it be so close to now, you'd think they're sort of limiting themselves in how many seasons they can do without a second flash forward.
If you consider Lost as having spun its wheels, I can all but guarantee that this show will make you much more angry. Not to knock Flashforward but I think it's nearly impossible to imagine that it's a more planned out show than Lost is.Originally Posted by Malcolm R
I enjoyed the pilot, though I'm leery of getting wrapped up in another show of this type after suffering through three seasons of "Lost" spinning its wheels before I finally bailed out.
The only reason I'm hopeful is that they are supposed to reach the flash-forward date by the end of this season, so that seems like the promise of at least a little bit of closure before launching some new mystery for the next season(s).Originally Posted by TravisR
If you consider Lost as having spun its wheels, I can all but guarantee that this show will make you much more angry. Not to knock Flashforward but I think it's nearly impossible to imagine that it's a more planned out show than Lost is.