DVD Corner

FlashForward Part One Season One

The first 10 episodes of this original show on ABC are released on DVD, before the return of the show on March 18th.  I have found the show worth watching, and the show follows the calendar as the weeks go by.  For anyone not familiar with it, a world wide blackout of humans occurs for 2 minutes and 17 seconds in the opening show and FBI agents Joseph Fiennes and John Cho must deal with the aftermath and try to find out the mystery behind it.  During this blackout period, people experience a vision of their future, that have devastating results to relationships and the way people feel about life.   The show deals more with these visions and the clues they contain then anything else.  The audience discovers along with the characters when secrets are revealed.  

The show is very entertaining, with a good cast of veteran actors and newcomers, that makes the stories that more appealing.  Joseph Fiennes, who is a stage and film actor (Shakespeare In Love) appears to have adapted well to television.

There are a few inconsistencies with the storylines in the flashforward, which I’m hoping they will explain later on.  Example: one of the FBI workers flashforward involves her getting a ultrasound of her baby, while all the other agents flashforwards are at 10pm.  Who gets at Ultrasound at 10pm?

For the most part, the show is easy to get into and I was hooked after the first show.  The show treads a good balance of audience appeal and both men and women will like it.

This dvd set has been released for those who want a refresher before the show starts up again in March.  There is no blu-ray release.  The entire first season will be released on blu-ray and dvd in August of 2010.

March 1, 2010 - Posted by nicklyons1 | DVD review | FlashForward Season One Part One dvd review, John Cho, Joseph Fiennes, science fiction