Start with an intriguing premise, explore its philosophical implications and sci-fi paradoxes (is it possible to change the future or are our efforts to change it already part of it? do people see things as they happen, or do they make them happen because they see them?), add a pinch of quantum physics (does observation shape reality?), sprinkle with action, humor, romance, drama, twists and conspiracy theories, and you get this gripping, compulsively watchable show. It has 22 episodes, but it never feels like it's grinding its wheels; if anything, it needed more. Well-acted by all, with Courtney B. Vance the standout with his quietly commanding voice. It boggles the mind that it didn't get a second season - the executives shut it down at its prime. *** out of 4.
Review of Flashforward
Flashforward
(2009–2010)
Gripping, intelligent and compulsively watchable - unbelievable that it didn't get a second season
3 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers