FlashForward blacks out for six days

According to Michael Ausiello, the ABC sci-fi series FlashForward has temporarily shut down production. The series has been picked up for a full season already by the network, but they've suffered the departure of showrunner Marc Guggenheim, the critical response has been largely negative, and last week's episode marked an all-time low in the Nielsen ratings.

A spokesman for ABC has claimed that this shutdown was always part of the agreed schedule (as FlashForward started production earlier than other shows), and the break will only last six days. So, maybe it's nothing to worry about, but any disruption is ripe for discussion. I somehow doubt the writers will be taking days off to hit the beach -- rather, they'll be discussing how to revitalize the show as interest wanes.