In the pilot, a poster with Oceanic Airlines is visible. Oceanic Airlines is featured in the television series Lost (2004), which also starred Sonya Walger (Olivia) and Dominic Monaghan (Dr Simon Campos)
Based on the novel "Flash Forward" by Robert J. Sawyer, published in 1999 by 'Tor Books,' and which differs from the series plot, where the world's given a glimpse at their lives 21 years into the future.
Right after the name "FlashForward" is shown at the beginning of each episode, a glimpse of an image from later in the episode appears.
The flashforwards show what may or may not happen on April 29, 2010. April 29 is the birthday of Robert J. Sawyer, the author of the novel on which the show is based.
The character of D. Gibbons is named after Dave Gibbons, the illustrator of the graphic novel 'Watchmen.'