Video – FlashForward Creator David S. Goyer Talks About The Long Term Plan

Heard enough about FlashForward yet?  No?  Good, because we have some more for you.  David S. Goyer recorded some soundbites for FlashForward would-be fans that address the over-arching plan for the show, and you may find some of it to be surprising.

Goyer has come off as one of the most fan-scene astute producer's in the television game.  So far, every move made online has been the right one, and when he records a soundbite, posts a note on RedPandaResources, or – seemingly – jots down his laundry list it is done with an uncanny awareness of what his audience might like to hear.

Serialized shows, for instance, invoke a sort of gag reflex from TV fans anymore.  Will the story spend too much time on the taffy puller?  Is there a plan?  Audiences want to know what to expect if they invest a substantial amount of their attention on a television show, and who can blame them?  Goyer is quick to put minds at ease here.  FlashForward has a story plan that runs 3-5 seasons, not bad at all.  More surprising, though, is the revelation that the storyline being kicked off this season will actually be resolved this season.

I'm still trying to figure out how they can turn the basis of the pilot – the world's population taking  a two minute mental time trip into the future – into a recyclable television series device.  Goyer says he's going to take us places we'd never expect given the premise, so I guess we'll just need to trust him.  The news that FlashForward will resolve this storyline, though, is kind of dizzying.  What will the 2-4 other seasons cover then?  Intriguing, to say the least.  Here's David Goyer to talk us through it.