Does ABC have a première date yet, and is a Canadian network going to be picking it up?
Thanks. – Nathan Amber: Hey Nathan, you’re right on one account: Sonya Walger, who plays Penny on Lost, has signed up for the female lead on Flash Forward, a new drama pilot ordered by ABC. But there’s a reason you haven’t heard much else – Flash Forward is only at the pilot stage, which doesn’t mean too much yet. If ABC does decide to pick up more episodes, I highly doubt the character of Penny on Lost will disappear for two reasons: one, because the two shows would share a network, and two, because Walger has a recurring role, not a full-time one. I can tell you this: Flash Forward is based on a Sci-Fi novel by Robert J. Sawyer in which the world’s population blacks out for two minutes and 17 seconds. In this timeframe, everyone has a vision of the future, and when they awake, chaos ensues. Wager plays Olivia, the wife of cleaned-up FBI agent Mark Banford (Joseph Fiennes). While Mark works to fix his marriage, Olivia’s vision showed her what it would be like to be in love with someon
