Flash Forward (ABC) — Series premiere. Judging by the first 18 minutes and the opinion of pretty much everyone on the Internet, this is gonna be really good. All the cool kids will be watching this tonight.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX) — The gang takes a road trip to the Grand Canyon. The previews have all made me laugh.
The Mentalist (CBS) — Season premiere. A crime procedural on CBS? You don’t say. This show is a huge hit for some reason; one of these days I’ll actually try to sit through an episode to determine if it’s actually good or if America is just being retarded again.
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) — Season premiere. *fart sound*
Community (NBC) — Tonight’s second episode marks the debut of Ken Jeong as Senor Chang. Dammit, after six months of doing this job and not having to watch the crap that was on TV, it’s frustrating to actually have to stay in and watch it now.
Ultimate Factories (NatGeo) — This is why I love the “What’s on Tonight” feature. Do I want to ignore “CSI” and “The Office” so I can point out that there’s a show called “Ultimate Factories”? Yes. Yes I do.
I don’t think I’ve said a word yet about ABC’s “Flash Forward,” which is a shame, because it’s one of the fall’s most promising new series. Starring Joseph Fiennes as a recovering alcoholic FBI agent who tries to piece together a mysterious worldwide catastrophe, and featuring all sorts of well known faces (like Dominic Monaghan, Courtney B. Vance, Rachel Roberts, and Jane from “Mad Men”), “Flash Forward” is everything that “NCIS: Los Angeles” is not. Condensed from Wikipedia:
A global event causes most people to simultaneously experience, for two minutes and seventeen seconds, his or her life six months in the future. When it is over, many are dead in accidents involving vehicles, aircraft, and any other device needing human control. Everyone who survived is left wondering if what they saw will actually happen.
Apart from the various catastrophic visions, people also see themselves relapsing into various former vices, such as Benford seeing himself drinking again, and his wife Olivia has a vision of herself with another man.
I just got done watching the first 18 minutes on Hulu (sorry Canadians), and I have to say, it looks pretty cool. ABC’s definitely trying to catch the “Lost” crowd, as the first scene echoes the opening scene from the “Lost” pilot — and there’s even a billboard for Oceanic Airlines in the background in a later scene.
It’s pretty intriguing to see what kind of pandemonium would ensue if everyone just passed out for two minutes. Hard to comprehend for someone like me. “What… what happened? I must have lost consciousness. Oh no, I missed the rest of that YouTube video!” **clicks on ‘replay video’, puts hand down pants**
