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Joseph Fiennes says he's "living the dream" filming Five's FlashForward in Hollywood.

"It is a big change, but I'm kind of living the dream, loving it really, and hoping no-one wakes me up," the British actor explained.

Flash in the pan?

By Alison Jones on Nov 25, 09 12:02 PM


flash_forward_5.jpg"Hello. Is that my agent? I may have a gap coming up in my schedule."

ABC have reportedly called a time out on FlashForward but maintain they are not pulling the plug, even though ratings are plummeting and the exec producer Marc Guggenheim has jumped ship.

They claim the six day break was built into the schedule to give the writers a chance to rest their creative brains and keep quality standards high.

Every little helps but it is worrying sign that, right from the start, they didn't feel confident that they could sustain the torpor, sorry, tension across an entire series without taking a comfort break.

Perhaps they've already had their own flashforward and seen the future of the series is looking about as healthy as Noh's.

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Lost has carved out a reputation for its great use of music.

(Unlike Flash Forward, which is getting it all so, so wrong every week).

Remember that great scene on the castaway camp beach set to Jeff Buckley's haunting Hallelujah, for example?

Clearly, Lost co-producer Damon Lindelof is a man who knows his music.

So could it be significant when he says that the final season of the show is best matched by one special song?

It's Visions Of Johanna by Bob Dylan.

"There are certain lyrical phrases in that song that are very well-suited to season six," he says cryptically.

Make your own mind up. Turn the page for the lyrics ...

Where do I go from here folks?

I fell asleep during Monday's episode. I stayed awake long enough to see Lost's Charlie Pace doing strange fate related things with that blonde woman at the start.

Is it me or does his new haircut accentuate his rather sticky out ears and make him look like a wing nut.

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My main problem with Flash Forward is that I can't even remember one character's name.

Surely after 5? episodes I should be able to?

I should care shouldn't I?

I really don't. I think I am about to give up for good on this rather dull tease of a show.

Is FlashForward the new Heroes?

By Daniel Smith on Oct 21, 09 05:35 PM

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Heroes managed one season of goodness before it all went pear-shaped at the very end of its debut run, and never recovered.

And now it's looking like the hype surrounding FlashForward has all but evaporated within just a few episodes.

Ratings in the States have slumped and, according to AICN, showrunner Marc Guggenheim has been handed his notice by the bosses at US network ABC.

While we are guaranteed to get to the fabled date of April 23, chances are FlashForward will be over in, errr, a flash!

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I am obsessed with Lost.

It's the best TV I have ever seen, I think. Compelling, exciting, mysterious, sad, beautiful, it has it all.

My obsession with Lost made me feel that I didn't have room for another long-runner in my life.

I missed Prison Break, didn't bother with Galactica, skirted around Fringe and hated Heroes.

I decided to change my viewing habits with the introduction of Flash Forward on our screens.

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