ABC Freezes Production on FlashForward
ABC has stopped production on its freshman drama series "FlashForward" for a six-day hiatus.
Yet, fans of the hit science fiction series that stars Joseph Fiennes of 1998's Best Picture Academy Award winner "Shakespeare in Love," need not worry since this pause in production was an already built-in component of the show's schedule.
"They want to maintain the high quality of the show, and this gives the writers the opportunity to do so," a rep for the network said.
Yet, according to an article on HollywoodReporter.com, this break in production could not come at a worse time, "The hiatus comes on the heels of Flash Forward' hitting a series low last Thursday.'"
The show was dealt yet another devastating blow as co-showrunner/executive producer Marc Guggenheim recently vacated his post causing co-creator/exec producer David Goyer to step in as the series sole showrunner.
The HollywoodReporter.com article closed by mentioning that, "'Flash Forward' is the second freshman series to go on a non-holiday hiatus in the past week. Comedy Cougar Town' was shut down so star Courteney Cox can deal with personal issues.'"
"FlashForward" also stars Jack Davenport, who has played Commodore James Norrington in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" motion picture franchise and John Cho, who played Lt. Hikaru Sulu in 2009's "Star Trek."
