ABC Thursday 8pm
debuts Thursday, September 24, 8pm
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What would you do if you were given a glimpse of the future? Would you accept what you saw and live life to its fullest, or would you do everything in your power to change your destiny? When the world's population is given a glimpse of their future, it forces everyone to come to grips with whether their destinies can be fulfilled or avoided, on the premiere of FlashForward, Thursday, September 24 (8-9pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network.

On the season premiere episode, "No More Good Days," it's just another normal day in Los Angeles. FBI agent Mark Benford and his partner, Demetri Noh, are in the middle of a car chase monitored by their boss, Stanford Wedeck, and colleague Janis Hawk; Mark's wife, Dr. Olivia Benford, is in the middle of surgery; Dr. Bryce Varley is weighing a potentially life-ending decision; Mark's friend, Aaron Stark, is working high above the ground on power lines; and Nicole Kirby -- baby-sitter to Mark and Olivia's daughter, Charlie -- is in the throes of passion with her boyfriend when suddenly, and without warning, every person on Earth blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds and sees a series of events from their own future, taking place on April 29, 2010 at 10pm, Pacific Time. For some the future will be joyous and hopeful; for others, shockingly unexpected; and for a few, it simply doesn't seem to exist. 
stars Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love), John Cho (Star Trek, Harold and Kumar...), Jack Davenport, Zachary Knighton, Peyton List, Dominic Monaghan (Lost), Brian F. O'Byrne, Courtney B. Vance, Sonya Walger (Lost), Christine Woods
producers David S. Goyer, Brannon Braga, Marc Guggenheim and Jessika Borsiczky
studio ABC Studios
my take
Two minutes, seventeen seconds. The entire world has a collective blackout and gets to see, ostensibly, six months in the future. Possible death, destruction, infidelity and pregnancy are just a few of the things that are seen. Is it time travel? Is it a glimpse of a pre-written future, or can it still change or be changed? Why 2:17 or would 137 seconds be more appropriate? If you've ever read my previews in the past, you know that this show is right up my television alley. One concern, if the vision is only six months in the future, what's on tap for Season 2? I'd guess another FlashForward. The cast is full of notable faces, if not names. The slot is just fine and will probably be the show dissected Lost-style by fanboys.
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