FlashForward: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 24, 2009

Starring: Courtney B. Vance, Peyton List, Dominic Monaghan

Summary: For 2 minutes and 17 seconds, everyone see their future in this loose adaptation of Robert J. Sawyer's novel of the same name.

Creator: Brannon Braga and David S. Goyer and David S. Goyer

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E21. Future Shock
Air Date: May 27, 2010
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S1:E20. Countdown
Air Date: May 20, 2010
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S1:E19. The Negotiation
Air Date: May 13, 2010

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Verne Gay

It's evocative, smartly structured, well acted and insists that the strange ride you are about to take will be worth every minute. Read full review

Kris King

If FlashForward can keep the momentum it set in its premiere episode, the show's apocalyptic tone and fate-bending intrigue should prove deeply fascinating. Read full review

Barry Garron

Well-cast and full of expensive-looking special effects, FlashForward should hook a respectable number of viewers with its combination of surprise and suspense. Read full review

Michael Starr

Whether ABC's new series, FlashForward, will catch on is anyone's guess. I can tell you, though, that it has a compelling concept and a solid cast. Read full review

Heather Havrilesky

With such a knockout concept at its core, Flash Forward may still be on our minds six months from now--that is, if we're not too busy piecing together global mysteries or cheating on our husbands to notice. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

It's a decent but not brilliant beginning. Read full review

Troy Patterson

Fantasy plots require fantastic details, but the show, rolling steadily downhill from a compelling premise, is utterly casual about the particulars of its speculative time-tripping and post-catastrophe atmospherics. Read full review

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JDaveM

Jun 1, 2011

All of you have got to be kidding me! This show was great! I just finished the whole first season on Netflix and i cant wait to see the second, and then i learn that the show was canceled?!?!?! So i read the reviews and people were complaining about the characters the plot and a whole bunchAll of you have got to be kidding me! This show was great! I just finished the whole first season on Netflix and i cant wait to see the second, and then i learn that the show was canceled?!?!?! So i read the reviews and people were complaining about the characters the plot and a whole bunch of other moronic stuff. So for anyone reading this let me explain why these people who gave this show a bad rating were wrong. First of all the characters were complex and changed through out the entire show, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't enjoy that, nowadays people like the plain, boring and/or idiotic characters like the ones from "Jersey Shore." The plot was great, the show tried to give an answer to an age old philosophical question "Fate vs. Free-Will", but i now see that people have completely forgotten what makes a good show good. Its NOT just some steroid filled idiots arguing all day and fist pumping, a good show is one that helps people learn or at least helps them to think about things outside of their miniature world.… Expand

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ChrisD

Mar 21, 2010

Great show, very interesting, a lot of great acting especially on Joseph Fiennes and Dominic Monaghan's part. I disagree thaty there are to many storylines, I, for one, can keep track with all of them.

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Scott-LeeN

Oct 31, 2009

Gripping, suspense, mystery and WOW factor. This show is brilliant and so far I have tried to work out whats behind the blackouts.... still no wiser!!! Long may it be on TV!!!!

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hugoboy

Aug 4, 2011

a brilliant story of originality,suspense and thriller.This show interacts with it's veiwers about the issue of fate and free will while thrilling them with exciting episodes which is brilliant. Watching the characters struggle to live in the present was quite thought provoking. so if youa brilliant story of originality,suspense and thriller.This show interacts with it's veiwers about the issue of fate and free will while thrilling them with exciting episodes which is brilliant. Watching the characters struggle to live in the present was quite thought provoking. so if you like heavy complex plot, fill with suspense and thought provoking concept, then this is the show you. Love this show alot and without a doubt i can say it is a great show. a brilliant story of originality,suspense and thriller.This show interacts with it's viewers about the issue of fate and free will while thrilling them with exciting episodes which is brilliant. Watching the characters struggle to live in the present was quite thought provoking. so if you like heavy complex plot, fill with suspense and thought provoking concept, then this is the show for you. Love this show alot and without a doubt i can say it is a great show… Expand

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Sep 26, 2009

I found the show very interesting but a bit frustrating. After such a catastrophic event the characters are still intent on telling lies to one another. Joseph Fiennes seems out of place on tv but I think he's an amazing actor and will watch again to see how the show develops.

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DelR

Nov 15, 2009

This show moves too slowly and is somewhat contrived. I don't care about the characters, except for the guy who's daughter came back. Fascinating premised, though... But without some development, it could get old and is starting to after 8 episodes.

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Jay

Jan 11, 2010

Poorly written, poorly acted, poorly thought out. The premise was an interesting one, however the show is destroyed by the writers' inability to do anything interesting with it, or to avoid awful cliche ridden dialogue. Truly without any merit at all, avoid it like the plague.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2009
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2009
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  S1:E21. Future Shock
  Air Date: May 27, 2010
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  S1:E20. Countdown
  Air Date: May 20, 2010
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  S1:E19. The Negotiation
  Air Date: May 13, 2010
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  S1:E18. Course Correction
  Air Date: May 6, 2010
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  S1:E17. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  Air Date: April 29, 2010
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  S1:E16. The Garden of Forking Paths
  Air Date: April 22, 2010
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  S1:E15. Let No Man Put Asunder
  Air Date: April 15, 2010
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  S1:E14. Queen Sacrifice
  Air Date: April 8, 2010
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  S1:E13. Better Angels
  Air Date: April 1, 2010
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  S1:E12. Blowback
  Air Date: March 25, 2010
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  S1:E12. Revelation Zero, Part 2
  Air Date: March 18, 2010
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  S1:E11. Revelation Zero
  Air Date: March 18, 2010
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  S1:E10. A561984
  Air Date: December 3, 2009
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  S1:E9. Believe
  Air Date: November 19, 2009
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  S1:E8. Playing Cards with Coyote
  Air Date: November 12, 2009
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  S1:E7. The Gift
  Air Date: November 5, 2009
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  S1:E6. Scary Monsters and Super Creeps
  Air Date: October 29, 2009
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  S1:E5. Gimme Some Truth
  Air Date: October 22, 2009
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  S1:E4. Black Swan
  Air Date: October 15, 2009
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  S1:E3. 137 Sekunden
  Air Date: October 8, 2009
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  S1:E2. White To Play
  Air Date: October 1, 2009
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  S1:E1. No More Good Days
  Air Date: September 24, 2009
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  S1:E0. FlashForward: What Did You See?
  Air Date: March 16, 2010