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Program Summary for Flash Forward
Dubbed ABC's companion series to Lost, FlashForward is loosely based on the underlying themes of Robert J. Sawyer's sci-fi novel of the same name. The plot centers around an eerie, chaotic vision of the future after a mysterious event makes everyone on Earth lose consciousness. Later, as people start waking up, the world starts changing because people know their future. Starring Joseph Fiennes and John Cho as Mark Benford and Demetri Noh, two FBI agents assigned to investigating the unknown cause of the two minute blackout.
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Episode Title: | No More Good Days |
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Original Air Date: | September 24th 2009 (Thursday) |
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Original Air Time: | 8:00 PM (ET) |
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Episode ID: | 01x01 -- Season: 1, Episode: 1 |
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Program Network: | ABC - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | A mysterious global event causes everyone to black out simultaneously for two minutes and seventeen seconds during which each person sees a glimpse of their lives six months from now, as of April 29, 2010. As the story begins, a character is saved from suicide and others have to face confusing situations. We also begin to learn some things about the mysterious "Mosaic Collective". |
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Episode Title: | White to Play |
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Original Air Date: | October 1st 2009 (Thursday) |
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Original Air Time: | 8:00 PM (ET) |
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Episode ID: | 01x02 -- Season: 1, Episode: 2 |
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Program Network: | ABC - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Mark and Demetri go to Utah to investigate a lead on a suspect who might have a connection to the global blackout. Olivia sees the man from her flashforward, while her daughter Charlie is having trouble dealing with hers. |
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Episode Title: | 137 Sekunden |
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Original Air Date: | October 8th 2009 (Thursday) |
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Original Air Time: | 8:00 PM (ET) |
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Episode ID: | 01x03 -- Season: 1, Episode: 3 |
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Program Network: | ABC - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Mark and Janis arrive in Germany to discuss the past events regarding the blackouts. Demetri fears about his future. Meanwhile, Aaron tries to get Mark to help him with an appeal. |
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Episode Title: | Black Swan |
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Original Air Date: | October 15th 2009 (Thursday) |
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Original Air Time: | 8:00 PM (ET) |
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Episode ID: | 01x04 -- Season: 1, Episode: 4 |
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Program Network: | ABC - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Olivia finds it difficult to take advice from Bryce. Mark and Demetri come to disagree with each other. While Nicole goes back to work and has a shocking premonition. |
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Episode Title: | Give Me Some Truth |
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Original Air Date: | October 22nd 2009 (Thursday) |
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Original Air Time: | 8:00 PM (ET) |
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Episode ID: | 01x05 -- Season: 1, Episode: 5 |
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Program Network: | ABC - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Mark is questioned about his flashforward during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Janis ponders on how the future will make an impact on her current romantic relationship. Meanwhile, Olivia gets a tip about Mark's flashforward. |
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Episode Title: | Scary Monsters and Super Creeps |
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Original Air Date: | October 29th 2009 (Thursday) |
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Original Air Time: | 8:00 PM (ET) |
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Episode ID: | 01x06 -- Season: 1, Episode: 6 |
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Program Network: | ABC - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Mark, Demetri and Wedeck try to determine the links between all the attacks involving themselves. Demetri and Gough find a clue that was missing from Mark's flashforward. Lloyd is heartbroken when his son goes missing from the hospital. |
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Episode Title: | The Gift |
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Original Air Date: | November 5th 2009 (Thursday) |
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Original Air Time: | 8:00 PM (ET) |
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Episode ID: | 01x07 -- Season: 1, Episode: 7 |
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Program Network: | ABC - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Mark, Demetri, Gough and MI6 agent Fiona Banks investigate a Blue Hand club. A surprise visit sends Aaron back to square one about his late daughter. Demetri finally tells the truth to Zoey. Nicole volunteers at the hospital and decides to help Bryce with his flashforward. |
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Episode Title: | Rules of the Game |
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Original Air Date: | November 12th 2009 (Thursday) |
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Original Air Time: | 8:00 PM (ET) |
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Episode ID: | 01x08 -- Season: 1, Episode: 8 |
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Program Network: | ABC - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | Mark gets a lead on the tattooed assassin that he saw in his flashforward. Simon and Lloyd play a game of poker to settle old scores. Aaron uncovers the harsh truth behind Tracy's death. Janis has second thoughts about her career. |
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Episode Title: | A561984 |
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Original Air Date: | December 3rd 2009 (Thursday) |
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Original Air Time: | 8:00 PM (ET) |
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Episode ID: | 01x10 -- Season: 1, Episode: 10 |
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Program Network: | ABC - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | While Mark and Demetri travel to Hong Kong to find Demetri's mysterious prophetess, Zoey realizes what her vision really means and Lloyd's organization goes public with their involvement in the Blackout. |
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Episode Title: | Buddha in the Ruins |
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Original Air Date: | March 4th 2010 (Thursday) |
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Original Air Time: | NA (ET) |
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Episode ID: | 01x11 -- Season: 1, Episode: 11 |
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Program Network: | ABC - 60 minutes |
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Episode Summary: | I certainly will not be the first to admit it: Flashforward has disappointed me quite a lot this year. I was really looking forward to finding a show that could replace the massive gaping hole that Lost will leave in my television schedule, but after the premiere, it became difficult to stay interested and I soon stopped watching about seven episodes into the show. However, during the hiatus, I rewatched the entire first half of the season and actually found myself interested again. Who's Suspect Zero? Who are the big players in this thing? Where the hell is D. Gibbons? I was finally ready to invest some time into the show, even if it was severely flawed. The spring premiere of this show is much better, much faster and answers a lot of lingering questions from earlier in the season. Unfortunately, I'm afraid it's too little too late, as the ratings have continued to plummet and the fanbase is dwindling. However, I'm compelled enough to stick around for the duration of the season.
Two important things occured in this episode: the writers thankfully poured more of their focus onto under-developed characters and focused a lot less on the marital dramas of Mark and Olivia. It was interesting when they first revealed it, but it's been beaten to death over the first ten episodes, so seeing Mark on his own, following his own investigation and seeing the new memories he remembered made every single one of his scenes much more interesting. Secondly, in the second hour of the episode, we learn quite a lot about Simon, a character who has seemed to have no purpose up until these two hours. I really hadn't grown on to him at all, but the premiere (especially the second hour) really made me see him as a clever, somewhat annoying, but ultimately good guy who is trying to find the people using his technology for evil. It was interesting to see his flashforward play out the way it did, and it shows the writers are capable of misleading the audience without really irritating them. And the final scene? Superb acting all around.
I'm interested in Nicole and Bryce's relationship, and how this whole "Sanctuary" deal will turn out. Since when has a cult religious group ever lead to any good? I'm assuming she'll get invested in it as this window washer turned religious nut gets more famous.
Overall, this was a really good way to return to TV for Flashforward. They needed a shot of adrenaline, and even if it wasn't the most perfect episode in television history, it was able to accomplish what they spent ten episodes last winter trying to do. Hopefully they can learn from their mistakes and keep the pace moving and not letting it grow stagnant. |
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