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BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

johnno-17 Despite enough spent on this series to give it a glossy 'dark noir' look popular in sci-fi and suspense thrillers these days, the fact is the plotting here is so bad, it might just as well have been put together by Ed Wood (crown king of bad movie making).This is what we have to believe: That out of 7 billion people, only a handful of FBI agents have any interest in figuring out a global phenomenon magnitudes greater than all natural catastrophes experienced beforehand. Oh, and some conspiracy assassins and a couple of science geeks - eventually.Uh... no.All right, I was only able to get through episode two, parts of E 3, and the last ten minutes of the final episode (just to find out if any of this made sense - it didn't). But it was enough to convince me that I needn't bother with the rest of this utter garbage.Look, a global phenomenon of this sort would be addressed by governments, businesses and other private agencies, scientists and institutes across the global. The notion that a handful of FBI agents would be needed to deal with it - while also dealing with their soap-opera lives - is ridiculous on the face of it - laughably so, if the premise - flash-forwarding to the future - weren't somehow intrinsically interesting. But the disappointment of the unfulfilled premise closes off the laughter and just makes one feel... somehow used and dirty, like the final episode of "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior." But not interesting enough to continue watching stories so banally plotted and badly written. You have more important things to do with your time - like, picking lint from between your toes.

hellraiser7 The strange thing to me about the future is we always imagine it but never really see it, it's not until we decide to make it a reality that it's real. This is a show that was a blip that slipped under the radar. This show just has so much and wanted to do so much, it's true the show isn't perfect but for the sum of it's parts I thought it worked.I really like the plot which I thought was an interesting idea, in a way this show is kinda a Philp K. Dick like tale, since some of his stories have dealt with people seeing the future. What if you did catch a glimpse of your own future, what would you do.I like the way they handle this, it feels realistic that everyone would have mixed reactions. Some choose to embrace their destiny, while others try to fight it. But like in Greek mythology, all mortals lose when defying fate. Though personally I feel seeing a glimpse of your future would have one disadvantage, living today. It really would be very hard to function fully in the present if you know exactly what's going to happen in a certain matter of time, good or bad. So, it shows seeing too much of your destiny isn't such a wonderful thing because it kinda takes you sense of destiny away.The suspense I thought was very good, despite already knowing the ending of each of the characters, we are constantly wondering how it lead to it and how it happens. In a way the characters and their destinies are sort of like a Rube Golburg cartoon which were based on the principle of cause and effect. We see how certain things that have happened both by circumstance and choice that have lead the characters to where they are and how some of them are connected.There is a revolving plot which does develop at least until the cancellation. Which is pretty much the revolving question, what caused the flash forward. Was it some sort of science experiment by some shadow organization or terrorists; and if that was the case what was their motive. Like all mysteries as we constantly search for answers we on have more questions, which I always like because it keeps you on your toes.I even like the story format which is a multi focus format. Each of the characters I thought were solid and have a certain amount, if not a great deal thought they could of if Season 2 happened; but enough that I actually cared for some of them.Two that stick out for me are Demetri Noh played well by John Cho a comedic actor I really like, it's interesting seeing him play a serious role. His character had some charisma which is part of the reason why I found him the most sympathetic because the future he saw seemed really bleak since all he saw was darkness. It would make sense he would react they way he reacts because if your can't see anything in your future, that would mean your out of the picture.Another is Nicole Kirby played by Peyton List (TV's "The Tommarow People" 2013 version) whom I think is hot and a capable actress. Her character is also sympathetic as her future is also bleak. But also she has feelings for a character whom is looking for his true love that he's about to meet in the future. She helps him or pretends to as she silent steers him off course just to keep him in her life. This is understandable it's out of desperation, if you had deep feelings for someone but knowing that you're not the one would really suck. But she'll learn the hard way that a foundation built on lies will not stand nor stop the future.This show deals with the philosophical concepts, from the age old conflict between both free will and fate. Whether we really have full control of our lives or it's an illusion. If it really is a matter of choice, circumstance, or both that lead us toward our destiny. As well as connection, how some of us whether by choice or the grand scheme of things are connected and meant to somehow play a role in another's life.But this show isn't perfect, one of the problems are there are a few too many characters whom I feel are kinda underdeveloped and their story lines don't entirely mesh with everyone else. Some of the twists most of the time come out of nowhere and don't entirely work.Overall, it's a solid sci-fi that I feel is worth a peak. It really was a shame that this shows lifespan was cut so short, more really could of been done and explored. We probably could of gotten even deeper into the mystery of the revolving plot, had a few more new characters, and characters and their relationship could've developed more. I think the show was simply a victim of bad timing, it might have had a better chance if it premiered after "Lost" ended and could of been the next big thing. Sadly, it just wasn't in the cards of fate, what a shame.Live for tomorrow, survive today.Rating: 3 stars

SnoopyStyle Due to an unexplained phenomenon, the entire world's population blacks out for approximately 2 minutes and 17 seconds, and almost everybody sees a glimpse of life 6 months into the future. An elite FBI task force is formed to investigate.This is high concept sci-fi that devolves into chaos as more gets revealed. It lasted one season for 23 episodes in total. It became chaotic after the winter break. I would have liked to see if the show could recover some of its original tension in a second season. The other problem may be the large cast. It tends to dilute the emotional tension of each individual character's storyline.

rich-stryker I am so engrossed in this program I can't wait to watch the next episode. I really want to blitz the whole series instead of watching ones-and-twos at a time. The characters are OK and the acting is nice but the storyline is what has gripped me from the beginning. Apparently, the show diverges from the actual book thus making it different enough so that you can read and watch without being disappointed. I really appreciate the fact that it is a one season series because that means the same writers are on the show and the whole story can be watched in near relative time to the plot.Keep up the good work.