is a very interesting animal. Mainly because of how the show rubber-banded creatively. The pilot was absolutely stunning. I loved every moment of it. The problem was that each episode after grew steadily worse and worse. The show had some behind the scenes issues, some show runner shake ups but by the time that got sorted out, I was pretty much done. I gave up after a few episodes. The show went into hiatus and returned with stronger episodes and the show seemed to have righted itself (similar to V although V is a much better show). Unfortunately, it was too late and the show was canceled despite its creative resurgence.
Honestly, none of the episodes come near to the greatness of the first episode. The show quickly spirals and becomes a bit of a mess, even the better stronger last few episodes.
I can't really say this complete series set is worth a buy to be honest, especially at its current WAY too high price. I mean the strength of the premiere episode does not carry through the entire series and unfortunately, most of the episodes just aren't good enough to really warrant repeat viewings.
That said, the set does have some good special features. Bloopers, featurettes, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes and more. It's a nice collection of features for a canceled TV show.
As far as casts go, FlashForward is stacked pretty well. Featuring alumni from film and TV (some Lost alumni to boot!) I just wish the material could have served them better, or at least more consistently.
I think, given more time, FlashForward
could truly have evolved into a great show. Unfortunately, the hiccups and poor ratings made it one of those "what could/might have been" kinda shows.I'm just glad I didn't get too involved. I jsut hope the same thing doesn't happen with The Event which I am really looking forward to!
FlashForward: The Complete Series
is available now.
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