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Avid TV watchers are aware of two things:

1. FlashForward is the premiere to watch this month;
2. Dominic Monaghan stars on the series as Simon.

In a new interview, the former Lost star opens up a bit more about his character:

"I play a guy called Simon who is linked through story lines with [the character of] Lloyd. He's a very smart, intelligent scientist, and we begin the relationship with him under the impression that he knows more than he is giving away."

Fans won't see Monaghan until episode two, however. The actor said:

"Simon, is kind of in the wings a little bit, kind of waiting, kind of a reveal. He'll gradually be trickled in as the show picks up some steam."

WATCH THE FIRST 18 MINUTES OF FLASHFORWARD AFTER THE JUMP.

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We're less than one week away from the premiere of FlashForward.

Few shows in recent memory - prior to even airing - have received such hype and buzz as this ABC drama, as critics are already comparing it to Lost and potential viewers are already searching online for Easter Eggs.

Below, we've posted a pair of clips from the September 24 debut episode.

The first is actually reminiscent of Lost's opening scene; except, instead of one major plane crash, Mark Benford (Jospeh Fiennes) must deal with an assortment of car crashes, all of which take place when the world blacks out...

After this article's jump, watch another FlashForward scene. In it, Mark opens up to his sponsor, Aaron, after what his life was like six months down the line.

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This is pretty cool.

In the background of the FlashForward image below, there's an ad for Oceanic Airlines. As any Lost fan can tell you, this is the company that crashed the survivors on their island on that ABC hit.

Does this mean there will some sort of cross promotion between FlashForward and Lost? Tune in to the September 24 premiere of the former and find out.

FlashForward has two other connections to its fellow ABC drama: Sonya Walger and Dominic Monaghan - Penny and Charlie, respectively, on Lost - play series regulars.

A little more than a week prior to the series premiere of FlashForward, ABC has released a handful of promotional photos of the stars from this new drama.

While spoilers abound on the Web and fans set their DVR to record the pilot episode of the show, take a look at the pictures below.

They feature Joseph Fiennes, Sonya Walger and Dominic Monaghan; all of whom star on FlashForward in the roles of Mark, Olivia and Simon, respectively.

As for Monaghan, this video depicts his first appearance on the series, as he mysteriously enters a scene and introduces himself to Fiennes' Mark Benford.

Best known for his role in the Harold & Kumar movies, it's safe to say that John Cho isn't taken too seriously as an actor.

But that's about to change, as he plays an integral role on the most anticipated drama of the fall: Cho will star as FBI agent Demetri Noh on FlashForward.

In a recent interview, the rising star spoke on the appeal of this character. He said:

"I wasn't willing to go back to television as I had a couple of shows that went bust on me, and I wasn't keen on testing those waters again. But this script is very compelling and I connected with Demetri's circumstances."

What do those circumstances include?

Noh is engaged to a lawyer named Zoey, played by Gabrielle Union. In his vision of the future (mini spoiler alert!) Demetri sees... nothing. Does this mean he doesn't survive the next six months? No one knows.

"Unlike other television shows where the characters stay the same week after week, this is a little different as we don't know where the characters are going," Cho said.  "'We are finding our way around this, but it helped that we are shooting two episodes simultaneously."

FlashForward premieres on Thursday, September 24, immediately prior to the season debut of Grey's Anatomy.

Gabrielle Union has joined the cast of FlashForward.

The the wildly-anticipated ABC hit, which premieres on September 24, the actress will play Zoey, Demetri Noh's fiancee and a criminal defense attorney.

In a recent interview, Union gave viewers a hint of what's ahead. She didn't reveal any major spoilers, but she does confirm that Zoey will flash forward like everyone else.

On her future vision: I would say it's life-affirming. Take that as you may. I'm not a great liar, so they just don't tell me anything. I was getting information, literally seconds before I was filming.

On April 29, 2010, the date to which everyone flashes forward: We don't know what happens. Has this ever happened before? We're going to explore what caused it. Could it happen again? Did it happen before and we missed it? We don't know how this will all unfold.

In an earlier interview, fellow star Joseph Fiennes added that characters will likely flash forward on more than one occasion, following the visions seen in the pilot episode. We can't wait.

No major FlashForward spoilers, but a bit of news regarding this wildly anticipated new show:

First, the series is casting for a recurring character. He'll first appear in episode eight and appears to be a bodyguard of some kind. How do we know? The official ABC casting notice says this is a non-speaking role...

[GARY] 40s, Caucasian. Hard, aggressive. A middle-management guy, he's committed to doing whatever the higher-ups need, even if it takes him into morally questionable territory. Please note in current script this is a Non-Speaking role, but with the strong possibility of returning in future episodes.

Secondly, producer David S. Goyer spoke about the show recently.

In the first part of his interview, he explains the planned timeline of events; in part two, he dishes on his inspiration for making FlashForward into a TV show.

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We're just over two weeks away from the series premiere of FlashForward.

Based on a number of reports and spoilers, most potential viewers have a clear idea of what this unique drama is about.

But ABC has released the following official description for the series, which debuts on September 24. Check it out below and set your DVR accordingly...

What would you do if you were given a glimpse of the future? Would you accept what you saw and live life to its fullest, or would you do everything in your power to change your destiny? When the world's population is given a glimpse of their future, it forces everyone to come to grips with whether their destinies can be fulfilled or avoided.

FBI agent Mark Benford and his partner, Demetri Noh, are in the middle of a car chase monitored by their boss, Stanford Wedeck, and colleague Janis Hawk; Mark's wife, Dr. Olivia Benford, is in the middle of surgery; Dr. Bryce Varley is weighing a potentially life-ending decision.

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As FBI agent Mark Benford, Joseph Fiennes anchors FlashForward.

The character is connected to almost every other mainstay on the ABC drama: he's married to Olivia; he's partners with Demetri; he's friends with Aaron.

The actor, meanwhile, is simply excited that his first starring role on the small screen is part of a show that is receiving such positive reviews. In a recent interview, he spoke on the appeal of FlashForward, specifically the conflict between characters:

"There's this impending doom. They seem to judge each other before these dates arrive. There's no absolute. It's not set in stone that [the future everyone flashes forward to] would happen. So I love the conflict element.”

Without giving away any significant FlashForward spoilers, Fiennes also touches on the cool, unique premise (in which everyone blacks out, sees a version of their future and then wakes up):

“I’m attracted to the idea that if you were to pursue, to either embrace and make the future happen as you saw it, because we've got to understand there's a lot of positive flash forwards, and if you try to avoid your negative flash forwards, that if you build a strategy in which to either embrace or reject it, that it could absolutely bring about it in a sort of self-fulfilling-prophecy way. So I love that.” 

The show premieres on September 24 on ABC.

In its latest issue, TV Guide Magazine previews a number of new fall shows.

For example, the publication speaks to Joseph Fiennes of FlashForward and gets this nugget, regardind spoiler security: he only gets a few pages of scripts at a time.

"It does feel a bit extreme," he says. "But I believe we've had some security leaks and unauthorized visitors."

Meanwhile, comedian Joel McHale told the magazine why he chose Community as his first starring sitcom role:

"The script for Community was the funniest thing I'd read in years. When I first read it, I was sitting on a plane next to a guy watching the movie What Happens in Vegas with Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher. I was laughing out loud, and he was getting pissed that I was laughing over his romantic comedy. And I was thinking, 'That's ironic.'"

In the publicity photos below, Fiennes, McHale and stars of other new shows pose for a few promo shots. Click on each one for a larger version of it...