Trivia / FlashForward (2009)

• Accidental Downer Ending: About an event in which everyone on the planet blacks-out and have a vision of the future — just as the mystery of who caused the black-outs and what is their purpose and the future date in the vision is approaching... and the show was canceled after just one season because of dwindling numbers of viewers. Robert J. Sawyer, the writer on whose book the series was based on, sent outlines to the writing team with ideas for the second season that never materialized.
• Actor Allusion:
  • In episode three, Demetri accidentally knocks over a bong at a suspect's house, and says, "It's OK, I know what a bong is", in reference to Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.
  • In episode four, Olivia calls Mark "The William Shakespeare of children's stories," which is probably a reference to Joseph Fiennes's role in Shakespeare in Love.
• The Cast Showoff: The brief moment of karaoke in one episode seemed one part Rule of Funny, one part a brief showcasing of John Cho's singing ability.
• Fake American:
  • English Joseph Feinnes as Mark Benford
  • English Sonya Walger as Olivia Benford
  • Irish Brían O'Byrne as Aaron Stark is a particularly egregious example.
• Hey, It's That Place!: The Bradbury Building.
• The Other Darrin: Dylan Simcoe was recast in the middle of filming the pilot. Some scenes feature Dylan #1 and some Dylan #2; one of them took over for the series proper.
• Real-Life Relative:
  • An interesting case in that Alex Kingston used to be Joseph Fiennes' sister-in-law (she was formerly married to one of his older brothers, Ralph).
  • And John Cho's wife Kerri guest-starred in "Queen Sacrifice".
• Science Marches On: In the 1999 novel on which the television show was based, the flashforward was caused partly by the activation of the Large Hadron Collider.

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