The order cut was from 23 to 22 episodes, and with ABC delaying Flash Forward's return until March 18 it wasn't particularly surprising.
Jessika Borsiczky, Lisa Zwerling and Tim Lea will serve as showrunners for the ABC drama, the network confirmed Wednesday. They replace David Goyer, who last week said he was stepping aside as showrunner (but staying on as executive producer).
Meanwhile, ABC had decided to hit rewind on its episode order for "FlashForward."
What a mess
Not surprising. The show kinda sucks.
Maybe ABC will do the decent thing and cancel this trainwreck of a show.
Yes, we all know that barring some ratings miracle, it’s a dead show walking, but three showrunners? Yeesh – unless ABC already considers it dead and wants to give them experience.
The show started out good, but slowed down WAY too much. I hope ABC cancels it.
So they announced 22 episodes. Then extended to 24. Then cut it back to 23.And now it’s back to 22. WTF.
I think I might be the only one with hope left for this show. But I agree that the show is starting to become a train wreck. a lot of delays in returning, showrunners leaving, declining ratings. Geez. I don’t find the show bad at all, not the best, but still a good show. It will probably be cancelled, but I still have hope. The only way this show will survive is that if it gets higher than a 2.5 and it helps Grey’s rise from the declining ratings that The Deep End caused. Which is what I think ABC really wants.
what a bunch of idiots at these networks….keep it or dump it, I love FF so I want all the eps I can get but 22 or 23 when your gonna trash it anyway? Give it its full episodes, market it and keep it or just dump it….hasn’y anyone learned that half***** seasos, eps, and marketing always ends badly?
And the hits keep coming for this show.
I wonder how V will do when it comes back.
Tick tick tick goes the bomb!
If they do things right this show still has a chance. It’s basically getting a second premiere like V so long as it’s promoted strongly enough. If the comeback episode and subsequent ones are too slow again and dip further in quality it’ll be gone. I’ll still give it another chance though because I’m a sucker.
The only thing FlashForward did successfully was prove ABC had learned nothing from the success of Lost.
It’s got a major problem – what happens if you change anything you saw in your vision? It’s like it didn’t think that very basic premise through and that really threw me. If you’re gonna play around with quantum physics for a premise or even pre destination from a philosophical viewpoint, figure out how and why BEFORE you start writing the show.
well it’s only one episode…it could be much worse..
it was 13 to 25 to 24 to 23 and now to 22…
What is happening to FlashFoward reminds me alot of what happened to Commander in Chief a few years ago. Commander in Chief for a full season order, started out with Rod Lurie as showrunner, ABC fired him, then they hired Steven Bochco who screwed up the show creatively, he quit then they promoted Dee Johnson and she was only able to complete 18 of 22 episodes. And of course the ratings tanked and it was cancelled.
What this show and V demonstrate is that even given a good set-up poor planning and writing can ruin a potential goldmine.
To me, what both shows miss is some type of comic relief. If a show is too grim overall it is never going to be able to hold viewers.
…has there ever been a show with three co-showrunners before? Just, wow. Words fail.
Cammy:
Smallville had 4 showrunners last season. Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer, who now work on Melrose Place and Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, who are now the showrunners for season 9.
Don J: I agree, the behind-the-scenes action reminds me of Commander in Chief too.
For those who watched episode one and then thought the show sucked after that and gave up on it: FF did suck for a bit, but then they did find their direction. The last three episodes were AWESOME!