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News about the ABC series FlashForward, based on the bestselling sci-fi novel by Robert J. Sawyer.

Entries for March, 2009

SciFi Wire Interviews Robert J. Sawyer (Pt. 2)

Why Robert J. Sawyer praises Flash Forward TV adaptation
SF author Robert J. Sawyer praised the producers of Flash Forward, an ABC sci-fi pilot drama based on Sawyer’s 1999 novel, for being thorough as they adapted his work, changing things along the way, and added that he’ll be penning an episode himself.
“I had a wonderful meeting in Los Angeles [...]

SciFi Wire Interviews Robert J. Sawyer (Pt. 1)

Author got misty on the set of Flash Forward—and will cameo

SF author Robert J. Sawyer, whose 1999 novel is the basis of the ABC sci-fi drama pilot Flash Forward, told SCI FI Wire that he grew emotional observing the film’s production March 5-7 in Los Angeles—and that he will have a cameo appearance in the initial [...]

More On Set Location Pictures from IAMNOTASTALKER!

Great news! I just got an email from Lindsay of IAMNOTASTALKER, and she sent me more production photos from the on-location set of the Flash Forward pilot! According to Lindsay, “My neighbor happened to mention that she saw Flash Foward filming today in downtown, so I ran down there to snap some pics. The filming [...]

It’s a wrap!

Today is, I believe, the last day of filming on the Flash Forward pilot (based on my novel of the same name). I can’t wait to see the finished product!
The buzz has been amazing. The Hollywood Reporter calls Flash Forward ”a strong companion to Lost.” TV Guide concurs, saying, “It could be an obvious fill-in when Lost ends its run next year.” AndEntertainment Weekly calls it one of the [...]

IAMNOTASTALKER – Flash Forward! On Location Set Pictures

Many thanks to Lindsay at IAMNOTASTALKER for allowing us to post these pics on FlashForwardTV! She even emailed us some additional pictures that are not on her site. Thanks, and be sure to check out IAMNOTASTALKER for more on location photos from various films and TV shows. Here is the original article as posted on [...]

Flashing back to the Flash Forward set

As I said back on Thursday night, I was too tired then to blog about our first day on the set of Flash Forward, so let me play catch-up here.
We arrived at the Flash Forward base camp (where all the trailers were parked: director’s trailer, actor’s trailers, make-up trailers, etc. etc. etc.) at 8:00 a.m. and were met by [...]

Flash Forward on location

Today was outdoor location shooting for Flash Forward, the ABC TV series pilot based on my novel of the same name. 
Carolyn and I were on hand from 7:45 a.m until noon, then had to head to LAX for the flight back to Toronto. We had an incredible three days in Los Angeles. Everybody treated us spectacularly [...]

More from the set of Flash Forward

Another fabulous day on the set of Flash Forward. We were there from about 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. (meaning we worked a much shorter day than just about everyone else!).
Had lunch with Sonya Walger, but can’t show a picture of her because she was in costume all day. (For those trying to divine the secrets of Flash [...]

On the set of Flash Forward

The pilot for the ABC TV series based on my novel Flash Forward is coming along fabulously.
We’re having an absolute blast here in Los Angeles. We spent from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the set today, and it was OMG amazing. I’m way too exhausted to write much now, but here are a few pictures:

Yes, it [...]