FlashForward

**PapaGeorgio** · 10-05-2009, 11:45 PM

Never read the book but the show has some very annoying qualities to it. Before I continue, it reminds me of the show Lost. I've seen every episode of Lost but do not recommend it to my friends, nor will I until I see the finale. While week to week I'm entertained with Lost and find it to be a good show, it's also a very annoying show and I wonder if the payoff will infact be worth it.

As for FlashForward, we are 2 episodes into it now and there is a major plot flaw in my book, that being with the FlashForward blackouts themselves. Everyone had a blackout at the same time and date, and people are aware of the time and date. The blackouts are of their future self at that specific time. Based on the FBI guys blackout, we can assume the future self is aware of the blackout happening since he is constructing a case (despite the fact this would create some sort of infinite mobius strip type of time loop). But if we were to assume the future self is aware of the blackout, then how stupid is the entire world. They all saw into the future at a specific time and are aware when that time will be. Not one person was like "oh hey maybe I should send my old self a message, perhaps about winning lottery numbers or something else that could make my life better" Instead you have people looking down the stairs at some guy. If you aren't greedy wouldn't you at least be hovered around a TV or gathered with a group of people wondering if something fucked up was about to happen.

This concludes one of two things in my books, the flashforwards are not real at all and something larger is at play to completely mind fuck with people.

Or, they are real and the future can be changed, which would be disappointing in my books.

Probably gonna go read the spoilers for the book now to answer these questions for myself. Never really care about plot holes in shows, but this one really bothers me. And outside of that I am enjoying the show, but there is either a major flaw in logic and time theory within the show, or with me. Hopefully it is with me as the show seems to be at least trying something different.

10-05-2009, 11:45 PM	#11
PapaGeorgio 2015 TPWW FANTASY CHAMP Posts: 4,861	Never read the book but the show has some very annoying qualities to it. Before I continue, it reminds me of the show Lost. I've seen every episode of Lost but do not recommend it to my friends, nor will I until I see the finale. While week to week I'm entertained with Lost and find it to be a good show, it's also a very annoying show and I wonder if the payoff will infact be worth it. As for FlashForward, we are 2 episodes into it now and there is a major plot flaw in my book, that being with the FlashForward blackouts themselves. Everyone had a blackout at the same time and date, and people are aware of the time and date. The blackouts are of their future self at that specific time. Based on the FBI guys blackout, we can assume the future self is aware of the blackout happening since he is constructing a case (despite the fact this would create some sort of infinite mobius strip type of time loop). But if we were to assume the future self is aware of the blackout, then how stupid is the entire world. They all saw into the future at a specific time and are aware when that time will be. Not one person was like "oh hey maybe I should send my old self a message, perhaps about winning lottery numbers or something else that could make my life better" Instead you have people looking down the stairs at some guy. If you aren't greedy wouldn't you at least be hovered around a TV or gathered with a group of people wondering if something fucked up was about to happen. This concludes one of two things in my books, the flashforwards are not real at all and something larger is at play to completely mind fuck with people. Or, they are real and the future can be changed, which would be disappointing in my books. Probably gonna go read the spoilers for the book now to answer these questions for myself. Never really care about plot holes in shows, but this one really bothers me. And outside of that I am enjoying the show, but there is either a major flaw in logic and time theory within the show, or with me. Hopefully it is with me as the show seems to be at least trying something different. Last edited by PapaGeorgio; 10-05-2009 at 11:49 PM.