Digital Spy Asks, Is Flash Forward the Next Lost?

The website Digital Spy Tube Talk has a great new article up that explores whether Flash Forward will indeed turn out to be the next Lost.  Below is an excerpt from the article, but visit the site for the full story.

What’s it all about?
Simplified, Flash Forward focuses on the choas which ensues after everyone on the planet blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds. The blackout itself causes mass disaster: airplanes fall from the sky, cars are involved in collisions, etc. In total, 40 million or so people don’t survive the mysterious event.

So, people are unconscious for the entire time?
Not quite. Here’s where it gets interesting: during the blackout, survivors experience a flash forward in time, revealing a snippet of their own future or fate during the time loss. And the moment they witness is not random (as you might have guessed) – it’s five months in the future, at 8pm on April 20, 2010.

Why that specific date?
Good question! And that very question is one of the pilot’s central mysteries – along with what caused the blackout, of course. Was it a natural disaster? A man-made event? Or something much more sinister?

What happens to the survivors?
Naturally, they’re somewhat disturbed by the experience. The FBI and other agencies begin to investigate the visions, attempting to link stories together by similar visions. The plot will then follow and explore the lives of the survivors.

Who came up with the idea for the show?
It’s written by David S. Groyer, the man behind Batman Begins and Blade, and Brannon Braga (Enterprise, Threshold). Flash Forward is also loosely based on Robert J. Sawyer’s 1999 novel of the same name.

Who’s in it?
Sonya Walger, who has a key recurring role on Lost as Penny Widmore, will take the female lead. Christine Woods, Jack Davenport and Law & Order: CI’s Courtney B. Vance have also been given roles.

Why should I watch it?
Billed as the new Lost (have we made that point already?), Flash Forward should fill any sci-fi drama shaped holes you may have in your life. Who wouldn’t be at least a little intrigued by a show tackling fate vs. free will and destiny vs. chaos?

Source: Digital Spy