Pimp My Stereotype: The Racialicious Roundtable For Flashforward 1.15

Diana: Jen, on another note, Keiko seems like the type who would have her ish together. She’s an engineer–she could have gotten a visa in a heartbeat; instead, her character is treated as being undocumented just because it’s expedient?

Arturo: Here’s a chilling thought – what if Emil’s the guy choking Nicole in her flash-forward? I really hope I’m wrong on this.

Y’know, I think we’re bad luck. Check this excerpt from the Hollywood Reporter:

On ABC, FlashForward and V had nearly even odds for a pickup during their four-month hiatus. Now that they’ve returned, FlashForward is considered highly unlikely to get a second season, as its ratings having dropped below the 2.0 threshold in the key 18-49 adult demographic on Thursday nights.

Mahsino: and yet the pile of excrement that is Smallville continues…

jen*: Is Heroes officially cancelled? Cuz if it’s not, umm … wth? FlashForward is *just* getting good. Oh well.

Diana: We’re not bad luck. Clearly if the writers were reading our round tables and listening to the fans, they could make the fixes to keep the shows viable. But apparently they are victims of their own mediocrity.

Arturo: Actually, there’s another twist to the story: E’s Kristin Dos Santos says there’s rumors the show might get a second season because it does well overseas. Is John Cho the next David Hasselhoff?

Andrea: And your tongue hasn’t cleaved to the roof of your mouth yet, Arturo?

Diana: David Hasselhoff and John Cho in the same sentence is just… no, I can’t handle it.

Gotta give Marcie credit – she went out like a Tarantino hero. And was I the only one who smiled a little when Seth McFarlane was shot?

Mahsino: Nope, you weren’t the only one. I gotta say, I love how they do celebrity cameos on this show.

Arturo: I wonder if the whole “I play RPGs” thing was supposed to be some shout-out to his fanbase. Because, you know, making fun of people who are still watching this show is a smart idea.

jen*: Yeah, there’s that moment of “Is that..?” and then, “It is!” I think I was thrown off by his regular voice. But who was the person Janis shot on the motorcycle? I would’ve thought someone would have gone over to pull the helmet off – especially since we could see them breathing.

Diana: When Janice caught Marcie I was like, ok, girl fight in a fountain — that’s original. The FBI version of spring break?

I’m not convinced Janis isn’t playing with Simon the Hobbit’s head with that reveal, but the look on her face was GOLD, no?

Andrea: Was it me or did Simon the Hobbit look actually aroused by Janis’ reveal? ::shudders::

Mahsino: That was the second oh shit ending in as many weeks. But I feel like there would be a lot of leaps of logic for that reveal to be true.

jen*: I am rooting for the bad guys now – Janis just became awesome! At the same time though, I’m with you Mahsino, I think there are some holes in that story. However, I can’t wait to see whether they get to fill them in before cancellation time.

Diana: She just became awesome again. [I really liked Janis at the beginning of the season up until she got shot and then they started playing her a little too weak.]. Andrea, we still are not 100% about the baby daddy.

Open Mic!

Mahsino: So Bryce and the CandyStriper. I couldn’t help but think the writers of Flash Forward took the scene from Community to heart when Shirley said “two cute white people should be together, it just seems right”.

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