In the spirit of “FlashForward’s” central premise, fans of the show will gather in front of ABC network and affilate offices in New York, L.A., Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta on June 10 and stage a blackout of their own.

That’s right.

For two minutes and 17 seconds, fans of the show are going to pretend to be passed out in front of ABC offices.

Source: Variety via SpoilerTV

Whatever ABC executives saw in their flashforward, it wasn't good: the US network has canned the sci-fi show, which airs in the UK on Five.

Internet speculation has long suggested that the series, unlike Brit star Joseph Fiennes, wasn't in the best shape. Hailed as the newLost, it got off to a strong start in the ratings, but it seems viewers couldn't be bothered to stick around to find out whether FBI agent Mark Benford discovered who or what caused the world to black out and experience visions of the future, or why.

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IT'S APRIL 29, 2010, AND WHILE MARK UNCOVERS THE DATE OF THE NEXT BLACKOUT, DEMETRI AND SIMON BREAK INTO NLAP IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING, ON THE SEASON FINALE OF ABC'S "FLASHFORWARD"

Annabeth Gish Guest Stars as Lita

"Future Shock" - It's D-Day - April 29, 2010 - and while everyone waits to see if their flashforward visions come true, Mark uncovers the date of the next blackout, and Simon, with Demetri, attempts to stop it from happening by breaking into the NLAP mainframe, on the Season Finale of "FlashForward," THURSDAY, MAY 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"FlashForward" stars Joseph Fiennes as Mark Benford, John Cho as Demetri Noh, Jack Davenport as Lloyd Simcoe, Zachary Knighton as Bryce Varley, Peyton List as Nicole Kirby, Dominic Monaghan as Simon, Br’an F. O'Byrne as Aaron Stark, Courtney B. Vance as Stanford Wedeck, Sonya Walger as Olivia Benford and Christine Woods as Janis Hawk.

Guest starring are Genevieve Cortese as Tracy, Lennon Wynn as Charlie, Lindsay Pulsipher as young woman, Ryan Wynott as Dylan, Michael Ealy as Marshall Vogel, Barry Shabaka Henley as Agent Vreede, Yuko Takeuchi as Keiko, Neil Jackson as Lucas Hellinger, Blake Robbins as Buckner, Hira Ambrosino as Yuuka Arahida, Carlease Burke as Francine, Dominic Rains as Kahmir, Robb Skyler as cabbie, Marquessa Moreland as Dr. Sarah Long, Patrick J. Adams as Ed, Jeremy Radin as guard, Masami Kosaka as host, Annabeth Gish as Lita, Kerri Higuchi as Hitomi and Blake Kushi as businessman.

"Future Shock" was written by Timothy J. Lea & Scott M. Gimple and directed by John Polson.

Source: ABC

MARK INTERROGATES HELLINGER TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEXT BLACKOUT WILL OCCUR, AND DEMETRI MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN TURNING SIMON OVER TO THE FBI OR HELPING HIM AND JANIS BREAK INTO NLAP IN ORDER TO STOP THE IMPENDING BLACKOUT, ON ABC'S "FLASHFORWARD"

Gabrielle Union Guest Stars as Zoey

"Countdown" - Mark continues his interrogation of Hellinger in a desperate attempt to find out when the next blackout will occur; Demetri must choose between helping Janis and Simon break into NLAP to stop the blackout from occurring, or turning the fugitive Simon in to the FBI; Lloyd finds the common denominator that can help him solve the complex equation he was working on in his flashforward; while Tracy fights for her life, Aaron discovers why Jericho was after her; and Nicole wrestles over her strong feelings for Bryce and what would happen if she told him she knew the whereabouts of Keiko, on "FlashForward," THURSDAY, MAY 20 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"FlashForward" stars Joseph Fiennes as Mark Benford, John Cho as Demetri Noh, Jack Davenport as Lloyd Simcoe, Zachary Knighton as Bryce Varley, Peyton List as Nicole Kirby, Dominic Monaghan as Simon, Brian F. O'Byrne as Aaron Stark, Courtney B. Vance as Stanford Wedeck, Sonya Walger as Olivia Benford and Christine Woods as Janis Hawk.

Guest starring are Gabrielle Union as Zoey, Genevieve Cortese as Tracy, Lennon Wynn as Charlie, Ryan Wynott as Dylan, Michael Ealy as Marshall Vogel, Yuko Takeuchi as Keiko, Neil Jackson as Lucas Hellinger, Hira Ambrosino as Yuuka Arahida, Carlease Burke as Francine, Yoko Misawa as Teek, Scott Allen Rinker as clean cut man, Jake Johnson as Powell, Dominic Rains as Kahmir and Dominic Bogart as Keith Connor.

"Countdown" was written by Lisa Zwerling & Seth Hoffman and directed by John Polson.

"FlashForward" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

For more information on "FlashForward," visit ABC.com

Source: ABC

"I was looking very rough," he tells Zap2it. "They wanted me to be English, originally."

That, though, didn't make sense to Callis: "This guy in 'FlashForward,' he's been abducted from an early age and put in some weird scientific flash-forward think tank -- was he on holiday from Skegness?"

(FYI, Skegness is a seaside town in Lincolnshire, England.)

"I just ... didn't buy the idea of Gabriel McDow being a young 15-year-old, being on holiday in America and being abducted from his parents," he says. "You know what, it's an American story. It's set in Los Angeles."

Perhaps as a result of his experiences, McDow is mentally and emotionally disturbed, albeit still brilliant. His fashion sense has definitely suffered as well.

"I was a very different kind of character," Callis says. "I was very protected by the glasses and the baseball cap and whatever it was. Initially they said, 'It's just you, wearing a mac, and we love the way you talk.' I'm like, 'That's going to seem so odd.'

"I've seen videos of Kim Peek, the guy who 'Rain Man' was based on. He's the original savant. These people, they're truly brilliant, but they're slightly askance".

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James Callis was introduced last week as a mysterious savant who needed to speak to Olivia- his role will become more clear this week.

DEMETRI AND AGENT BANKS GO AFTER A MURDERER WHOSE TARGETS ARE THOSE WHO THOUGHT THEY'D ESCAPED THEIR FLASHFORWARD FATES, AND MARK HELPS SIMON TRACK DOWN HIS MISSING SISTER, ON ABC'S "FLASHFORWARD"

Alex Kingston ("ER") Guest Stars as Fiona Banks

James Callis ("Battlestar Galactica") Guest Stars as Gabriel

"Course Correction" - Demetri and Agent Banks (Alex Kingston) attempt to track down a killer as questions arise about the universe course-correcting itself, when people who thought they'd escaped their fates are found dead; Mark reluctantly agrees to help Simon find his sister, Annabelle, but discovers he's withholding the truth about her true circumstances; the FBI discovers the identity of Suspect Zero; and Nicole learns the whereabouts of Keiko - the woman in Bryce's flashforward - but struggles with whether to share this information, due to her growing feelings for him, on "FlashForward," THURSDAY, MAY 6 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"FlashForward" stars Joseph Fiennes as Mark Benford, John Cho as Demetri Noh, Jack Davenport as Lloyd Simcoe, Zachary Knighton as Bryce Varley, Peyton List as Nicole Kirby, Dominic Monaghan as Simon, Br’an F. O'Byrne as Aaron Stark, Courtney B. Vance as Stanford Wedeck, Sonya Walger as Olivia Benford and Christine Woods as Janis Hawk.

Guest starring are Ryan Wynott as Dylan, Barry Shabaka Henley as Agent Vreede, Alex Kingston as Fiona Banks, Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Debbie, Tim Rock as Michael Zamperion, Callum Keith Rennie as Slingerland, Lena Georgas as Celia, James Callis as Gabriel McDow, Hannah Marks as Anabelle Campos, Chelsea Rendon as Kyra, Guy Kent as Chad, James Frain as Gordon Myhill, Nadine Ellis as Agent Tremont, Michelle Hurd as Liz Kayson, John J. Deignan as Andy Weeks, Glenn Herman as SWAT guy, Malcolm Foster Smith as maintenance worker, Kate Fuglei as Laurie and Shaun Duke Moosekian as Dr. Lahar Bahti.

"Course Correction" was written by Robert J. Sawyer and directed by Leslie Libman.

Source: ABC

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JANIS CONTINUES HER ROLE AS AN INSIDE MOLE AT THE FBI, OLIVIA GETS DISTURBING NEWS FROM A MAN WHO’S BEEN SUBJECTED TO NUMEROUS FLASHFORWARDS, AND AARON’S LIFE IS IN DANGER AS HE CONTINUES HIS SEARCH FOR HIS DAUGHTER, ON ABC’S “FLASHFORWARD”

James Callis (“Battlestar Galactica”) and Annabeth Gish Guest Star

“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” – Janis continues to thwart her fellow FBI agents as an inside mole to a mysterious employer; Olivia is given some disturbing news by Gabriel (James Callis, Gaius Baltar on “Battlestar Galactica”), who has been subjected to numerous flashforwards; and Aaron’s life is in danger in Afghanistan when he tries to blend in with the locals as he continues his search for his daughter, on “FlashForward,” THURSDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“FlashForward” stars Joseph Fiennes as Mark Benford, John Cho as Demetri Noh, Jack Davenport as Lloyd Simcoe, Zachary Knighton as Bryce Varley, Peyton List as Nicole Kirby, Dominic Monaghan as Simon, Brían F. O'Byrne as Aaron Stark, Courtney B. Vance as Stanford Wedeck, Sonya Walger as Olivia Benford and Christine Woods as Janis Hawk.

Guest starring are Lennon Wynn as Charlie, Michael Ealy as Marshall Vogel, Barry Shabaka Henley as Agent Vreede, Michael Massee as Dyson Frost, James Callis as Gabriel McDow, Afshin De Jesus Hashemi as waiter, Lee Garlington as Carline, Sarah Ripard as Dr. Rupin Verma, Ron Orbach as Carl Corey, Stacy Hall as Ralph, Ravi Kapoor as Malik, Marquessa Moreland as ultrasound technician, Catherine McGoohan as Dr. Candace Weaver, Sina Amedson as Taliban gunman, Dominic Rains as Kahmir, Annabeth Gish as Lita and Pascal Petardi as Agent Danforth Crowley.

“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” was written by Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin and directed by Nick Gomez.

Source: ABC

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The news of James Callis being cast in Flashforward has peaked my interest in the show again.  In my opinion it had become rather bland to the extent I forgot it was on.  Here is some info on James' character.

The Science Fiction fandom has been abuzz since ABC announced that James Callis had been cast in a pivotal role on FlashForward.  Callis’s performance as Gaius Baltar on Battlestar Galactica was legendary, Baltar was multi-faceted – playboy, scoundrel, traitor, religious leader, and surprisingly, hero – and much to Callis’s credit, every angle of Gaius was believable as individual shades of one morally complex individual.  Following up a character like Balater wouldn’t be easy, but from what I learned today Callis may have found a part on FlashForward that makes for a suitable encore.

While speaking with FlashForward cast members Jack Davenport, Sonya Walger, Joseph Fiennes, and Dominic Monaghan today, I got a few unexpected bits of info about that nature of Callis’s character – who I have since confirmed is named Gabriel McDow –  that turned out to be intriguing to say the least.  The first bit came when I asked Walger about how the ‘Many Worlds’ concept might mate with the knowledge in the FlashForward universe that the visions are not destiny.

“Olivia meets this strange character who seems to know an enormous amount about her future, and is very definitive about what he knows – he’s played by James Callis, who was in Battlestar Galactica amongst other things – and the reason he knows so much about Olivia’s future is that it turns out he has had multiple flash-forwards.   So he becomes integral to her believing and subscribing  to the idea that there is an alternative, that there was another path that she might have gone on. He also becomes of huge importance to the FBI investigation.” Walger told me.

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Battlestar Galactica's James Callis is FlashForwarding to ABC to make some trouble. He  has been cast in a major role on FlashForward for several episodes at the end of the season, said co-show runner Jessika Borsiczky in an exclusive interview with SCI FI Wire.



"When I watched Battlestar, every time he wasn't in a scene I couldn't wait for him to come back," said Borsiczky. "And I really wanted to have an opportunity to work with him. Honestly, since the show was ordered, we've been excited to work with him. And I so just cast him in our show. He's playing a big role in some of the final episodes this season, and it was for that very reason."

However, Borsiczky was coy about the exact nature of Callis' character. "I don't actually want to tell you anything about the character, because he's a really exciting, unusual character. So I think it's going to be fun for the audience. He's going to be involved with Olivia's trajectory ... some of Olivia's journey."

What Borsiczky wasn't at all coy about was the behind-the-scenes changes that have been big news as FlashForward prepares to return to ABC in March after a long hiatus. Borsiczky's husband, co-creator David Goyer, stepped down as the show's show runner just months after taking over for Marc Guggenheim, who also stepped down.

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