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- 1. The FlashForward script inside Joseph Fiennes’ trailer should prob- ably come with one of those digital countdown clocks and a wired-up bundle of TNT. Security is so tight on the new ABC drama that every cast and crew member is assigned a number that’s watermarked through each script to prevent pages from popping up online. Even Fiennes (“Shakespeare in Love”), the star, only gets a few pages at a time and has to return them before getting revisions. “It does feel a bit extreme,” he says. “But I believe we’ve had some security leaks and unauthorized visitors.” Leaks? Stalkers? People! It hasn’t even aired yet! Such is life on a show that spawned its own fan sites before it was green-lit for production. But here’s the kicker: Even if the security fuss is a publicity ploy, FlashForward is actually worth its weight in spoiler gold. The hype barely does justice to the show’s enthralling, adrenaline-soaked first episode—a one-hour powerhouse of intelligent sci-fi magic and special effects as riveting as any recent big-screen blockbuster. Let’s begin with the premise. On an otherwise ordinary day in Los Angeles, as people roll out of bed, rush to work—zzzzzzweeeeeep!—a Photograph by Smallz & Raskind TVGUIDEmagazine.com | 51 thursday fa l l p r e v i e w 2 0 0 9 Starring Joseph Fiennes, Sonya Walger, Dominic Monaghan (pictured), Jon Cho, Jack Davenport, Zachary Knighton, Peyton List, Brían F. O’Byrne, Courtney B. Vance, Christine Woods Premiere: 9/24, 8/7c, ABC; abc.com, hulu.com FlashForward