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New Sulu Joins Cast Of ABC Sci-Fi Pilot FLASH FORWARD!!
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Joseph Fiennes (“Shakespeare in Love,” “Enemy At The Gates”) and John Cho (J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek,” the “Harold & Kumar” franchise) have been added to the cast of ABC’s sci-fi pilot “Flash Forward,” joining Courtney B. Vance (“Law & Order: Criminal Intent”) and Jack Davenport (“Swingtown”).
David S. Goyer (“Blade: The Series”) and Brannon Braga (“Star Trek: Enterprise”) – who earlier collaborated on CBS’ short-lived alien-invasion drama “Threshold” – scripted “Flash Forward,” based on the sci-fi novel by Robert J. Sawyer.
The book is about what happens when physicists, conducting a super-high-energy experiment, accidentally cause everyone on Earth to experience two minutes and 17 seconds of his or her own future 21 years hence. A lot of people were driving cars when their consciousnesses left their bodies for more than two minutes, so the experience is memorable for many reasons.
The Hollywood Reporter describes:
The project centers on Mark Banford (Fiennes), an FBI agent who is patching up his life and his marriage after winning a long struggle with the bottle. Disturbed by the harrowing premonition during his blackout, he races to unravel the mystery, fearful of the murky future that might spell disaster for himself and his loved ones.
Cho will play Dominic Witten, a dedicated FBI agent who is Mark's partner and friend. His experience while unconscious was an absolute blank, which doesn't bode well for his own future as he realizes he might be murdered.
Goyer, who wrote and directed “Blade: Trinity,” will direct the pilot.
Read all of the Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.
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Cho will play Dominic Witten, a dedicated FBI agent who is Mark's partner and friend. His experience while unconscious was an absolute blank, which doesn't bode well for his own future as he realizes he might be murdered.
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For whatever reason, you have to trick people to watch sci-fi on the big four networks. Try to some die-hard people that 'Lost' is sci-fi and they get pissed. Mystery first, then toss in the sci-fi element when they're hooked on the flimsy open-ended premise. It's gold, Jerry! Gold!
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not that I care to learn any more about it. doesn't sound particularly interesting to me, especially with goyer and bragga involved. I'm just tired of reading the same stupid synopsis over and over again.
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Like old Sulu in the orginal Trek?
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especially Fiennes, who has been criminally underused since Shakespeare in Love.
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You're right he has been underused but he did a really excellent job as Martin Luther in the recent Luther movie from a couple of years ago
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A show in which FBI partners race against time to solve mysteries...how do they think these things up? These TV execs really do earn their money! Looking forward to the next hospital drama and police procedural as well! Well used formulas are great!
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But the should wait till LOST is over to premiere this one.
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He might be our greatest living Sci-Fi writer and his books are perfect templates for smart, thoughtful yet action filled movies. I hope they hit this one out of the park so more producers will take notice.
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All your base belong to X-Files.
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The book is great...good, thoughtful sci-fi with a healthy dose of philosophy thrown in for good measure. This, on the other hand, sounds lame. Read the book--it has nothing to do with this FBI crap.
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all that bad. I dont really know anything about Robert Sawyer but this idea sounds pretty cool to me. Lets wait till we see it to bash it, eh?
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sux2bu.
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Half his books contain self-promotion crap.
He is less a writer than a one-man marketing agency for his only client, himself.
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you fast forward 21 years for 2 minutes only to find yourself jacking off to 3d robot porn?
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POLICE cops.
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Okay, everyone gets a glimpse forward, and then what? This type of plot is done so often. Something big and mysterious happens, everyone runs around figuring it out, and by the end of season 1 it's done.
Or it's Voyager, and they spend 7 years resolving the event of the pilot, which gets old real fast.
If they do it like Lost, where the mystery keeps growing then it could have legs. But I hate time travel stories. They never turn out well. -
Classic!
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21 years and 2 minutes from now?At least 3D robot porn would be something different. What if you were to see yourself 21 years and 2 minutes from now whacking off to the exact same porn you're using now? "It's the only website left that doesn't require a credit card"
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just another in the long list
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for the better Fiennes brother. Really, why does Ralph get all the good roles when Joseph is a much better actor?
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Dec 05, 2008 1:51:32 PM CST
The future battle will be HD3D Roboporn VS BlueRay Roboporn
by kravmaguffin
I flashed forward 21 years into the future and I was about to be murdered while taking a shit on my holotoilet watching 3d roboporn. John's Travolta's toupee was president and a talking pie was 1st lady.
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not something I'd be interested in seeing
No big surprise it has Brannon Braga and his obsession with time travel attached to it -
He's splayed on a couch, his gigantic frame peppered with the crumbs of cheetos and ring-dings.
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Does he pronounce it "Jafe" Fiennes?
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Could make for some good suspense.
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Solid cast. Bad writing.
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involved winding up on the toilet taking a run of the mill, though probably less productive, shit. You've got to feel gyped.
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He goes all that way into the future and sees they are still churning out Harold and Kumar sequels.
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Dec 05, 2008 8:38:46 PM CST
Love the book, Love Robert J Sawyer's writings, but this series.
by regicidal_maniac
WILL alomst certainly suck balls. UNLESS it is a limited series. HOWEVER, since it is an American show it will drag on until cancellation. WHICH will happen about one & a half seasons AFTER it has overstayed its welcome. TOO BAD, because it's a good story.
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for a green light. Then after the first few eps, they reconceptualize to single-mother-in-jeopardy.
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I wonder if that was in the casting call.
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Dec 06, 2008 7:54:10 AM CST
Chances are if I flashed forward to any moment in my life...
by i hope you die
I'd be jacking off. At least 3D robot porn would add some variety.
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I don't know what author you think you're reading but you're sure as hell not reading Sawyer; read the name on the cover carefully and get back to me.Seriously Hologidm, I'm still laughing.
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Like who is the President? Who is in jail? Who is no longer married, who is famous ect..... I love hard SF like this. Hopefully they don't muddle it up or make it bland like Star Trek.
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... if people will try to *prevent* a predicted event from occurring, but by doing that, actually *cause* the event to happen?
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But come on. Besides maybe Primer, when was the last time you saw a new angle on this?
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cuz this show would suck if theyre right.
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Dec 06, 2008 3:30:45 PM CST
Too cerebral= Ends in 1-2 seasons. Sorry but you know it's true.
by damien chowder
If it isn't Lost or the OC then you are lucky to go beyond 2 seasons.
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"ABC wants another LOST"
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