C: Until V premieres in November (and by the way, the promo for it tonight got me even more excited; M: me too!!!) there’s nothing the Quibbling Siblings have been anticipating with such excitement as FlashForward, ABC’s new Lostian suspense drama in which everyone all over the globe blacks out for 2 minutes and 17 seconds and has a “memory” of the future. These memories leave people hopeful, fearful, confused or flat-out devastated – the ones who survived that whole “blacking out” bit, anyway.
On a somewhat random note, I’ve just learned that one of this show’s two creators is a former writer and producer on various Star Trek series (showrunner of the lackluster Enterprise). His name is Brannon Braga. Writing sci fi was clearly that man’s second-best life career option, after being warlord of a fantasy kingdom. Awesome.
M: And the other co-creator is David Goyer, the writer of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight (as well as Blade, and the less well known but very cool Dark City). Good signs!
C: Behind the cut you’ll find commentary on and reactions to the pilot episode, “No More Good Days.” It’s airing again tonight (Friday) at 8:00 if anyone missed it, or presumably you can catch it online. But first, here’s my impression of the pilot in four words: it’s got my attention.
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