Flash Forward

Discussion in 'SciFi & Fantasy' started by madanthonywayne, Sep 13, 2009.

  1. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    I'm not watching it after viewing it once when it started. It never held my attention and the plot didn't appeal to me.
     
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  3. superstring01 Moderator

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    Fair enough. Though, you must know, you are officially clinically insane.

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  5. madanthonywayne Morning in America Registered Senior Member

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    Glad to see that the mole was actually a double agent. It was pretty hard to believe she was a traitor, especially considering how close her she was with many of her fellow FBI agents. I assume she's now going to contact the CIA agent rather than killing agent Benford.
     
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  7. Mr MacGillivray Banned Banned

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    I watched the first episode and thought it was superboring. Never watched it again.
     
  8. Fraggle Rocker Staff Member

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    No, just out of touch with a major component of your culture. The best humor is on TV. As for sci-fi, there's obviously plenty of good stuff in print, but the small-screen fantasy and SF literature (not to be confused with the big-screen productions) is qualitatively different from what's in books and magazines and frequently excels at "sense of wonder." Star Trek TNG, Babylon 5, Farscape, Highlander, Angel, those were some of the best works of speculative fiction ever created.

    I'm not dissing "Flash Forward," which I find very promising. But I reserve judgment until I see how they wrap it up. "Dark Angel" and "Witchblade" were fabulous until they were canceled and left us hanging.
     
  9. Janus58 Valued Senior Member

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    I'll have to disagree here. If anything, the restrictions imposed by television dilutes and weakens the SF quality. The need to appeal to a wide audience results to a dumbing-down of the material. The so-called "lowest common denominator". I have yet to see any book/story adapted to the screen (big or small) that improved on the original source.
     
  10. madanthonywayne Morning in America Registered Senior Member

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    Great episode this week. I must say, I'm pretty disappointed that Binford started drinking. He should have thrown that flask in the garbage and gone home to be with his family. What a simple yet effective way to spit in the face of fate.

    Looking forward to next week's episode.
     
  11. Omega133 Aus der Dunkelheit Valued Senior Member

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    I haven't been watching it lately. When is it on again?
     
  12. madanthonywayne Morning in America Registered Senior Member

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    It's on Thursday night. I think you can also watch it online for free.
     
  13. Omega133 Aus der Dunkelheit Valued Senior Member

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    Do you happen to know what time? (for TV viewing)
     
  14. Danny G "Listen.. you smell something" Registered Senior Member

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    watch this every week, only 1 episode left now (in this series) The Girlfiend and i love it.

    I just hope that if thy do make a second season, that it doesnt start getting all weird like lost did.
     
  15. Danny G "Listen.. you smell something" Registered Senior Member

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    in the UK, its on at 9pm Channel 5.
     
  16. Omega133 Aus der Dunkelheit Valued Senior Member

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    Seconded. I stopped watching Lost after the third season. It got too confusing.
     
  17. Omega133 Aus der Dunkelheit Valued Senior Member

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    Great, now all I have to do is jump over the Atlantic.

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    lol

    I live in Florida.
     
  18. Danny G "Listen.. you smell something" Registered Senior Member

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  19. Janus58 Valued Senior Member

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    The season finale will be the series finale; ABC canceled it.
     
  20. superstring01 Moderator

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    Yeah that sucks.

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  21. glaucon tending tangentially Registered Senior Member

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    Too bad really. Definitely an enjoyable show. Alas, I blame the network for its silly scheduling. What is it with the major US networks and their bizzaro-world broadcast schedules now? Anyone else remember when a TV show ran its entire season run on a continuous weekly basis with no breaks??

    In any case.. read the book.. it's better.
     
  22. Omega133 Aus der Dunkelheit Valued Senior Member

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    Probably M*A*S*H. It ran for eleven seasons.
     

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