Eleven months ago, at the beginning of August 2009, I did a by-email interview with a reporter for a genre magazine who was doing an article about FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name. Only brief snippets were used int he article, and while cleaning my hard drive [...]
Jim Moret, chief correspondent for the TV news magazine Inside Edition, recently posted his review of my novel FlashForward on his Facebook page:
I became hooked on the ABC series Flash Forward which, sadly, has not been renewed. Today I bought and read the novel that inspired the show. This is a great read – it [...]
FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name, has been canceled. The final two episodes will air May 20 and May 27, 2010.
At 22 episodes, FlashForward is now the longest-running science-fiction series ever based on a novel by a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of [...]
Okay, I won’t kid anyone by saying the ratings for the return of FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name, were what we’d hoped for. But let’s bring some clarity to the discussion. Here’s a good analysis of how we did from RBR.COM (Radio Business Report / [...]
After a three-month hiatus, FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name, returns to television this week. On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 10:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific (9:00 p.m. Central), a one-hour clip show entitled “What Did You See?” (a catch-phrase straight out of my novel) airs (immediately [...]
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FlashForward Pub Night
Celebrating the Success of our Guest of Honour Robert J. SawyerType: Party – Movie/TV NightDate: Thursday, March 18, 2010Time: 7:00pm – 11:00pmLocation: Scruffy Murphy’sStreet: 225 The East MallEtobicoke (Toronto), Ontario, Canada
So you *think* you know what the future holds?
FlashForward, based on Rob’s book of the same [...]
I’m in Los Angeles, on the sound stage for FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name, and they’re filming the episode I wrote. Woohoo!
My episode, entitled “Course Correction,” airs Thursday, May 6, 2010. Above, that’s me with Christine Woods, who plays FBI agent Janis Hawk.
Pictured: [...]
Now that the first 10 episodes of FlashForward are out on DVD, I have a favour to ask. Could somebody please send me high-resolution screen captures of my two credits from the ending credits (from any of the 10 episodes)?
My first credit is the first one in the ending credits, and says “Based on [...]
ABC remains totally committed to FlashForward, the TV series based on my novel of the same name, and we’ll be having a massive relaunch in March:
On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 10:00 p.m. Eastern, right after Lost, ABC will be airing a one-hour clip show summarizing our first ten episodes.
Two days later, on Thursday, March [...]
That’s the cover for the Hungarian edition of FlashForward, my novel that’s the basis for the TV series of the same name, published by Galaktika. I think it’s terrific.
For more about the Hungarian edition, see the publisher’s website.
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The first ten episodes of FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name, are now available on DVD.
W00t!
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Over on my Facebook page, I noted the above fact, and someone popped up to say, “Anybody else remember when they sold whole seasons on DVD?”
My response:
Sure, but we’re competing now with Hulu and online viewing and the whole darknet, where episodes are available pirated the day they’re broadcast. There’s a market [...]
The new showrunning team at FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name, is: Jessika Borsiczky, Lisa Zwerling, and Timothy J. Lea.
Jessika — who is from Montreal — was the person who first read my novel a decade ago, and pursued getting it made as a TV series; that’s her [...]
TV Jumble by David L. Hoyt is a syndicated puzzle from Tribune Media Services, Inc., that appears in countless newspapers, including The Toronto Star, Canada’s largest circulation paper.
This weekend’s jumble has, as the answer to its puzzle the name of a TV show I’m involved with. The cartoon illustration that’s part of the puzzle [...]
The Hollywood Reporter has now posted a comment from David S. Goyer about him stepping down as showrunner of FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name: “As my feature projects have started ramping up again, I felt I was being pulled in too many directions. I’m proud [...]
David S. Goyer has stepped down as showrunner (head of the writing staff) on FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name.
The Hollywood Reporter has a brief notice here. David is extremely talented, and he ran the writing room with verve, panache, courtesy, and intelligence.
Above, left to right: David [...]
I received an email today from a person in South Korea who had just read FlashForward, my novel which is the basis for the ABC TV series of the same name, pointing out that I use the names of many real people in the novel, but for some reason changed the name of the UN [...]
Last month, some high-school students (and the mother of one of them) dropped by my home to interview me for a class assignment (they were studying my novels FlashForward and Humans), and they’ve put two videos of that interview up on YouTube:
Part One (8 minutes)Part Two (7 minutes)
(The sun is setting outside my penthouse windows [...]
Peter Anthony Holder, a famed Montreal broadcaster and blogger, just sent me this wonderful email about my novel FlashForward, which is the basis for the ABC TV series of the same name, and, with his kind permission, I’m posting it here:
As I mentioned to you I decided that it was high time that I read [...]
You won’t be hearing much from me here for the next little while. I’m going into heads-down mode to work on my script for FlashForward. I’m writing the 19th episode, scheduled to air Thursday, May 6, 2010. Ciao!
Photo: Robert J. Sawyer and FlashForward showrunner David S. Goyer
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Now here’s a particularly nice and thoughtful fan letter; great way to start the day!
I picked up Far-Seer back when it first came out back in ‘92. I was intrigued by the cover and the concept.
<shame>It sat unread on my shelf until a couple of months ago.</shame>
I don’t know why I never got around [...]
Instead of coming back on March 4, 2010, FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name, will return two weeks later, on March 18.
We’re being pushed back two weeks to keep our return from having to go head-to-head with Fox’s American Idol juggernaut; this will also let the DVD release [...]
The DVD of the first 10 episodes of FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name, comes out on February 23, 2010. Here’s what the box art looks like (click the image for a larger view).
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Sci-Fi Talk interviews Robert J. Sawyer, about FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name, my new novel Wake, my love for classic Star Trek and Search, and more. You can listen to the 40-minute podcast, recorded in October 20, 2009, here.
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ABC and Disney are releasing the first 10 episodes of FlashForward, the TV series based on my novel of the same name, on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 (Region 1 DVDs, wide-screen). Included:
No More Good Days
White To Play
137 Sekunden
Black Swan
Gimme Some Truth
Scary Monsters and Super Creeps
The Gift
Playing Cards with Coyote
Believe
A561984
Just in time for your own [...]
Tomorrow — Thursday, December 17, 2009 — at 10:00 a.m. Eastern / 3:00 p.m. GMT, authors Robert J. Sawyer (FlashForward) and Michael Morpurgo (The Kites are Flying) will be the guests on Book Reviews with Simon Mayo on BBC Radio 5 Live (and a podcast will eventually be available here).
I just finished reading Michael’s book [...]
Here’s an interesting historical artifact: Barnes and Noble’s list of the top science fiction and fantasy books of the year — from 10 years ago:
BN.com Best SF&F of 1999
Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
Neil Gaiman, Stardust
Robert J. Sawyer, Flashforward
Michael Crichton, Timeline
Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Shadow
Elizabeth Haydon, Rhapsody
Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, Dune: House Atreides
Brian Jacques, [...]
The Chronic Rift: Spotlight on Robert J. Sawyer. Check it out. (35 minutes MP3.)
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Doubtless, you’ve all heard that FlashForward, the ABC TV series based on my novel of the same name, is off the air until March 4, 2010.
A lot of people are spinning this online as a bad thing, or a sign of lack of faith in the show on the part of ABC. I suspect [...]
After the documentary FlashForward Revealed aired in the UK tonight, interviewing me, the FlashForward novel is back in the top 100 storewide of Amazon.co.uk (for a total of 49 days so far in the top 100 there). W00t!
[Update: I've now seen the show; the interview with me was recorded at the Canadian Light Source, Canada's [...]