Have you been watching Flashforward? Wow! It’s becoming one of the most anticipated shows every Thursday night. The show was also meant to serve as a replacement for Lost when it airs it’s final episode in the Spring 2010 season. And wow, does it deliver.
If you haven’t watched it yet, let me introduce you to the main characters of Flashforward. (Before we start, just a quick recap about the show. At the premiere episode, for 137 seconds, the entire world experienced a blackout. For 137 seconds, the world came to a standstill. When people started waking up again 138 seconds later, they all knew one thing: they all dreamed of what they were going to be doing, six months later.)
Now back to the characters:
1. Mark Benford
Played by Joseph Fiennes, Mark Benford is an FBI agent based in LA who witnesses in his flashforward that he’ll be spearheading Project Mosaic. Project Mosaic investigates why the blackout happened and who made it happen.
2. Dr. Olivia Benford
Dr. Olivia Benford, played by Sonya Walger, is Mark Benford’s wife, and dreamed that, six months from then, she has left Mark and has met another man.
3. Demetri Noh
Demetri, played by John Cho, is Mark Benford’s partner, another FBI agent. He has a hard time telling people his flashforward because he saw nothing. He later finds out that he was going to be murdered. He uses Project Mosaic to find out who kills him and why.
4. Janis Hawk
Janis Hawk, played by Christine Woods, works with Demetri and Mark at the FBI. Her flashforward confuses her because she sees herself at the doctor’s office, having an ultrasound, and finding out she’s 5 months pregnant. She’s having a hard time figuring out why this has happened because she’s single and a lesbian.
5. Stanford Wedeck
Played by Courtney B. Vance, FBI Agent Stanford Wedeck is Mark and Demetri’s boss and approved Project Mosaic. He appoints Mark to spearhead the investigation.
5. Lloyd Simcoe
Lloyd Simcoe, played by Jack Davenport, plays the father of Dylan Simcoe, Dr. Olivia Benford’s patient, and the man Olivia sees in her flashforward.
6. Nicole Kirby
Nicole Kirby, played by Peyton List, is the babysitter for Charlie Benford, Mark and Olivia Benford’s daughter. She went missing for awhile because of her flashforward.
7. Bryce Varley
Bryce Varley, played by Zachary Knighton, is Olivia Benford’s intern and was about to commit suicide before the blackouts occurred. In his flashforward, he dreamed he was alive and sees it as a gift.
8. Aaron Stark
Aaron Stark, played by Brian F. O’Byrne, is Mark Benford’s AA sponsor. In his flashforward, he dreamed his daughter, who was killed in action in Afghanistan, is alive.
As of publication time, they’ve aired five episode into the season. Catch previous episodes on their website.
