After watching tonight's premiere episode of FlashForward, I think the show has a lot of promise. The preview for the rest of the season is enticing and the first episode left me wanting more. I had no expectations and am impressed. In my opinion, this is one of the best new shows I have watched so far this season. That said, here is a recap of the premise in case there are people who would like to pick the show up without watching the pilot.
Worldwide, everyone blacked out for two minutes 17 seconds, which caused mass destruction by means of car crashes, plane crashes, head trauma from falling, etcetera. People are trying to figure out why it happened and also if it will happen again. Then people start discussing what happened during the blackout and people realize that it was a glimpse of their future. And, not just any future, but a specific time and date - April 29, 2010 at 10 p.m. Everyone's conciousness jumped forward six months for those two minutes. They are so positive about this because people in each other's blackout had the same "memory." Meanwhile, some people decide they want their futures to come true, while other will do anything to make sure they do not. As the episode ended, one of the FBI agents working on the case found video surveillance of a man at a baseball game who, while everyone else was "asleep," was walking around the stadium. So not EVERYONE blacked out.
After the show I spoke with a friend who also watched. When I admitted that I really enjoyed the show, he said he was hooked when they showed the one person not affected, the person who didn't black out. I agree that this piece of otherness makes the show worth watching. I can't wait to see what happens next. Did you watch? Do you agree that your interest is peaked? Will you continue watching?
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