flash-forward

[ flash-fawr-werd ]

noun

a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which a future event or scene is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
an event or scene so inserted.

Origin of flash-forward

1945–50; flash + forward, on the model of flashback

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The ABC drama, which begins Thursday night at 10 p.m., recalls fiascos like FlashForward more than Lost.
‘Zero Hour’: Is This the Dumbest Show Ever to Air on TV? | Jace Lacob | February 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The dust has settled on the TV season— Glee and The Good Wife are in, FlashForward and Heroes are out.
TV's Winners and Losers | Jace Lacob | May 26, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
The dust has settled on the TV season—Glee and The Good Wife are in, FlashForward and Heroes are out.
TV's Winners and Losers | Jace Lacob | May 26, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

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