Flash Forward

Jobydrone · October 09, 2009, 06:25:37 PM

Never mind I figured it out. Kim Dickens played Kate, who I absolutely adored as Joanie Stubbs in one of my favorite all time shows, Deadwood.

Rico · October 09, 2009, 07:47:13 PM

Good episode this week again. Enjoying the way this show continues to progress. Some interesting new things came up. Really liking this series.

sheldor · October 09, 2009, 07:55:26 PM

I have to think they will be able to change what happens. The one guy knows the date he will die - just sleep in that day. I never would have given that nazi (hate those guys) a get-out-of-jail free card.

jedijeff · October 09, 2009, 08:17:29 PM

Things are starting to get very interesting. Very Lost like

[spoiler]The stuff with the Crows is interesting, and an event happening in Somalia which was similar. Interested to see where that story leads to. Interesting dilemma they faced in letting the Nazi go free, and being played with Information at the time that did not seem very important.[/spoiler]

Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on October 09, 2009, 06:25:37 PM
Never mind I figured it out. Kim Dickens played Kate, who I absolutely adored as Joanie Stubbs in one of my favorite all time shows, Deadwood.

The actress also appeared on Lost, she was involved with Sawyer in his flashbacks, and Kate met up with her when she got back from the Island.

Ktrek · October 09, 2009, 10:41:36 PM

This is an interesting show. I have to believe that the events of the future can be changed but the frustrating thing is that several of the events that have been forseen could have been changed by present actions. So why don't the people involved do something that immediately affects how the future will play out. The character John Cho plays (Demetri Noh) could have married that woman right then instead of waiting until D-Day. Then her vision would not have been true. There were several instances which I thought... "all they need to do is this". I don't know if that's by design or if it's a plot oversight. Anyway, I'm intrigued enough to follow it for a while.

Kevin

Kevin

X · October 10, 2009, 07:47:16 AM

Quote from: Ktrek on October 09, 2009, 10:41:36 PM
This is an interesting show. I have to believe that the events of the future can be changed but the frustrating thing is that several of the events that have been forseen could have been changed by present actions. So why don't the people involved do something that immediately affects how the future will play out. The character John Cho plays (Demetri Noh) could have married that woman right then instead of waiting until D-Day. Then her vision would not have been true. There were several instances which I thought... "all they need to do is this". I don't know if that's by design or if it's a plot oversight. Anyway, I'm intrigued enough to follow it for a while.

Kevin

Kevin

A simple answer to that is even if he did marry her on that day, there is nothing saying that he wouldn't marry her in a second ceremony on the scheduled date. What if someone important couldn't make the quick ceremony and the second is needed?

Jobydrone · October 10, 2009, 01:11:43 PM

Quote from: jedijeff on October 09, 2009, 08:17:29 PM
The actress also appeared on Lost, she was involved with Sawyer in his flashbacks, and Kate met up with her when she got back from the Island.

Yeah I never put it together because she was so convincing as Joanie in Deadwood. Don't you hate when that happens though? It was bugging me the whole day, where I knew her from.

jedijeff · October 11, 2009, 07:12:33 AM

Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on October 10, 2009, 01:11:43 PM
Quote from: jedijeff on October 09, 2009, 08:17:29 PM
The actress also appeared on Lost, she was involved with Sawyer in his flashbacks, and Kate met up with her when she got back from the Island.
Yeah I never put it together because she was so convincing as Joanie in Deadwood. Don't you hate when that happens though? It was bugging me the whole day, where I knew her from.

Yes, sometimes I will go to a movie or watch TV and see some character actor, and it will nag at me all day, or at least until I can get to IMDB :) . A friend and I when we go to movies, always spend the first part of the movie, pointing people out to each other, but there are always a few that we know we have seen somewhere but can't place.

Feathers · October 14, 2009, 02:07:56 AM

Interesting play with the end of this week's episode though what will come of it, I can't imagine. I'm sure it will all be down to the US government at the end ;)

It's an interesting mix of a show with small sci-fi elements embedded in a procedural investigation. I'm sure it will lean towards one genre more than the other by the end but I doubt I can predict which way it will lean.

Nice to see Gina Torres in something other than Firefly. I'm not sure I've seen here anywhere else.

(It's also nice to see this at the same time as the US - at least I can make relevant comments without you guys having seen all the answers months ago!)

My one problem with it (and it could be a biggie) is the fact that Mark is simply building up his board based on what the board had on it in his vision. There's no real investigative work here, he's simply following leads because those were the leads he followed to get to the Flash Forward. To me, that just means he's stuck in a time loop, assembling the evidence because that was the evidence he had seen.

If it were me, I'd be asking a lot more questions about each bit and trying to find out if it were any use rather than simply sticking it on the board because I'd seen it on the board.

It's not the best explanation ever, but does that make sense?

ori-STUDFARM · October 15, 2009, 12:40:48 PM

I'm gonna go with a prediction. I don't think Demetri saw nothing. I think he was awake through the whole 137 seconds. They seemed to make a point of showing him further away from the vehicle than he should have been....maybe he gets exposed to something in the future that effected his ability to "Flash Forward".

I have a few other theories and possibilities popping into my head. Most will prove to be untrue....this is so much like Lost was to me, it's scary! And great!

Feathers · October 15, 2009, 02:09:38 PM

Quote from: ori-STUDFARM on October 15, 2009, 12:40:48 PM
I'm gonna go with a prediction. I don't think Demetri saw nothing. I think he was awake through the whole 137 seconds. They seemed to make a point of showing him further away from the vehicle than he should have been....maybe he gets exposed to something in the future that effected his ability to "Flash Forward".

Thank you! That was my original idea but I moved away from it after the first episode's conclusion.

sheldor · October 16, 2009, 11:59:50 AM

Just watched 10/15 episode. [spoiler]Looks like they are going with the "you can't change the future" direction but I wonder if they can intentionally "tempt fate" again. Interesting that Simco is somehow involved in this. I wonder if it has something to do with his son? Guess we have to wait and find out[/spoiler]

Jobydrone · October 19, 2009, 07:16:50 AM

Realized I haven't put my two cents in this thread yet. It's nice to be in on the "ground floor" of a new series for a change, I usually have to play catch up for one or two seasons like I did with Chuck last year.

I thought the first episode of this series was VERY strong, with a great hook and cool story. I feel like things are rapidly bogging down though, and I am not really sure how long I will retain my patience for the "story of the week" kind of feeling I am starting to get now. Part of the problem is there aren't any characters I have really become attached to or interested in. You've really got to care about the people in this kind of series to remain interested long term. I've got this recording on my DVR and will commit for a while but there's so much vying for my attention right now this will have to ramp things up again or I might have to let it drop.

sheldor · October 22, 2009, 08:16:17 PM

10/22 episode
[spoiler]I really hate when politics barges in on a perfectly good idea. Nothing extreme just your typical one-hand washes the other sillyness. Some very interesting developments - they seem to be zeroing in on the culprits and of course they are not pleased. Wonder if the bad guys tried this on themselves first so they know who to target? When are we going to see Charley again?[/spoiler]

Rico · October 23, 2009, 05:04:47 PM

Interesting episode this week. Don't uncover below unless you have seen the 10/22 episode.

[spoiler]One thing all along I've been wondering is when will we see if all or some or even none of the Flash Forward visions come true? With the shooting at the end of this week's episode we may have an answer with Janis looking like she may die and not be around months from now and pregnant. Although, I still think she may pull through. We'll see. But once people start realizing not everything will come true and maybe only some of what they saw it will change the dynamic of the show and how people are dealing with what they saw.[/spoiler]