Transits of Neptune (dreams, imagination, mystical) and Uranus (futuristic) through Aquarius and Pisces, in each other's sign of rulership ("in mutual reception") over the past few years has helped spawn lots of movies and TV series with futuristic and/or mystical themes. The list is too long to present here, but no doubt y'all could name quite a few of them. There are still more in the pipeline. I saw a trailer for "The Time Traveller's Wife" last night, "2012" is due for release in November, and a new TV series coming up in September, in the US, all fit the bill.
The TV series, "Flash Forward", will explore "the aftermath of a two-minute, 17-second, blackout experienced by the whole of humanity." From publicity so far released, it appears that there's some connection to CERN and the Hadron Collider.
Two minutes 17 seconds doesn't sound like much, but imagine a worldwide total blackout of consciousness - think of what might be affected - surgery, driving, aircraft....a never-ending list of disaster looms. During the blackout, individuals had visions of their lives six months in the future, on a specific date, April 29, 2010.
The series is based, albeit very loosely, on a novel by Robert J. Sawyer, "Flashforward" published in 1999.
More information on the series, and some promo videos at flashforward.net.
The theme of "Flash Forward" has great potential, if handled well. That's a big "if" in American TV though! First complaint - and the series hasn't even started yet - take a look at the cast below. Nobody much over 30? Come on guys - be a bit realistic! A large proportion of your viewers are well over 30, 40, 50, 60... why not give 'em a prominent character to whom they can relate - it'd be good PR.
The TV series, "Flash Forward", will explore "the aftermath of a two-minute, 17-second, blackout experienced by the whole of humanity." From publicity so far released, it appears that there's some connection to CERN and the Hadron Collider.
Two minutes 17 seconds doesn't sound like much, but imagine a worldwide total blackout of consciousness - think of what might be affected - surgery, driving, aircraft....a never-ending list of disaster looms. During the blackout, individuals had visions of their lives six months in the future, on a specific date, April 29, 2010.
"Besides the car wrecks, botched surgeries and bruised bodies resulting from 6.8 billion earthlings losing motor function simultaneously, Episode 1 (which includes a cameo from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane) sets up two overarching questions: a) What the hell happened? And b) During the global blackout, each human experienced a “memory” of events that happen six months in the future. Can they, or should they, try to change destiny?"(See here)
The series is based, albeit very loosely, on a novel by Robert J. Sawyer, "Flashforward" published in 1999.
More information on the series, and some promo videos at flashforward.net.
The theme of "Flash Forward" has great potential, if handled well. That's a big "if" in American TV though! First complaint - and the series hasn't even started yet - take a look at the cast below. Nobody much over 30? Come on guys - be a bit realistic! A large proportion of your viewers are well over 30, 40, 50, 60... why not give 'em a prominent character to whom they can relate - it'd be good PR.
