Saturday, September 26, 2009
So I watched the premiere of ABC's new sci fi show FlashForward this week, and I have a few questions. But no, they're not what you think I'm thinking.

Just read along to see what it's like to be in my head.

First off, what the hell was Family Guy creator / hack writer Seth McFarlane doing in there as a FBI agent?

If you don't recognize him from those annoying Hulu commercials last year, you'll notice him as the FBI agent in the FBI meeting who totally doesn't belong there. McFarlane comes off as a normal person trying to act. But he does it badly.

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Also you might notice his voice is just like the main character in his show American Dad.

And why is his mouth upside-down?

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I think homeboy really is an alien, sent to earth to make us all stupider with animated shows he creates, writes and voices-every-character-for.

"Animation Domination."

It's kind of like V.

Secondly, hey, I thought Dominic Monaghan was in this show? What gives?

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Did he get called away to some island or something at the last minute?

Also, when he shows up, I hope he's not American. It's weird enough to have Penny Widmore married to William Shakespeare, but then to make them both American?!

Although I might allow it if he writes "F-A-T-E" on his knuckles.

Next, didn't the receding "Four Hours Earlier" title look like one of 24's titles? I half-expected to hear the sharp tones of the digital clock and Kiefer Sutherland's gravely rasp to say, "Four hours earlier".

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Lastly, since when do production companies get the first credit? I noticed this during the season premiere of Castle, too.

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I wonder if they do it for series that air on other networks? Does anyone watch Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer or Reaper?

ABC Studios, that's very cheesy.

(You know every studio production company will be doing it next year.)

See, you thought it was going to be the standard fare, like "what's up with the kangaroo?" and stuff like that. Not so much.
 
posted by Josh at 10:52 AM |


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