TV spec script sale: “Flash Forward”
Spec scripts can sell on the TV side, too, and after a bidding war, ABC lands “Flash Forward”, a 1-hour spec pilot script written by David S. Goyer and Brannon Braga:
Based on Robert J. Sawyer’s sci-fi novel, “Flash Forward” is considered very compatible with “Lost.” It chronicles the chaos that ensues after everyone in the world blacks out for 2 minutes, 17 seconds and has a mysterious vision of the future that changes lives forever.
Interesting backstory to the project:
“Flash Forward” originally was developed at HBO, which retains a piece of the backend. The pay cable network’s brass are said to have been high on the project but found it a better fit for a broadcast network. And with HBO’s blessing, Goyer and Braga took it to the marketplace, where it spurred a bidding war between ABC and Fox.