Product Description
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Hold onto your seat as you experience a show like no
other. “The ride you are about to take will be worth every
minute,” raves Newsday.
Out of nowhere, a mysterious flash causes nearly everyone in the
world to lose consciousness and gain a glimpse of his or her life
six months into the future. As one elite FBI unit attempts to
solve the mystery, the rest of the world’s population soon
discovers that, when it comes to destiny, nothing is set in
stone.
Uncover the answers and delve even deeper into the mind-bending
story with riveting bonus features, including a behind-the-scenes
look at the phenomenal freeway disaster scene and inside stories
about the series from the cast and crew. Relive every brilliant
twist of the groundbreaking show’s complete series –
uninterrupted – in this 5-disc collection. It’s a must-have for
any FlashForward fan!
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At first, the sci-fi/action/drama series FlashForward
compared favorably to its logical model, Lost--both shows hinged
upon a devastating event that changed the lives of a vast array
of characters who then struggled to understand what had happened
to them. But despite solid performances from its cast--which
counted Lost vets Dominic Monaghan and Sonya Walger among its
number--FlashForward couldn't replicate Lost's ability to lure
viewers back to the island each week for five years. Part of the
problem was the way its intriguing premise was handled; after a
worldwide blackout allows numerous individuals to glimpse their
lives six months into the future, a government task force is
created to investigate the phenomenon. Joseph Fiennes
(Shakespeare in Love) and John Cho (Star Trek) head the team,
grappling with both individual responses to the blackout as well
as their own experiences and that of their families, which
include Fiennes's wife (Walger), her intern (Zachary Knighton),
and a host of supporting players. Sprawling, multilayered series
such as these require a subtle balance between character
development and action, and FlashForward never found it; dialogue
was overripe, characters were broad and underdeveloped, and the
program never found the proper way to reveal aspects of its core
question--what did happen during that two-minute-and-17-second
blackout--in a manner that would bring back repeat viewership. As
a result, FlashForward limped to an ignominious finale, which
took place, ironically enough, four days after the final episode
of Lost.
The five-disc Complete Series--which renders the previous Part
One, Season One set useless--includes a y selection of
supplemental features, most of which are included on the fifth
disc. A single commentary track by Dominic Monaghan and producer
Jessika Borsiczky is featured on the two-part episode,
"Revelation Zero"; it's breezy and occasionally informative, like
Monaghan's commentary on the Lost DVD releases. Architects of
Destiny is a 20-minute overview of the series as a whole that
focuses on the main participants, while five FlashForward on Set
featurettes look at several set pieces from a behind-the-scenes
perspective. Less intriguing are faux interview segments with
blackout survivors, 10 deleted scenes, and various promotional
clips for the show; the disc 5 menu also has an Easter Egg that
yields the nine-part Stories from the Mosaic, the
documentary-series-within-the-series about individuals'
experiences with the blackout. --Paul Gaita