[9.00 - French Time] Variety reports that FlashForward showrunner/co-creator David Goyer is leaving his role as showrunner on the ABC series. He will continue as an exec producer.Goyer is the second showrunner to leave the "high-concept" drama after Marc Guggenheim in the fall. David Goyer wants to focus on his film career - his feature writing credits include Batman Begins and The Dark Knight (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014820.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=verttv).
Overhyped as the next Lost, FlashForward struggled in the ratings before a pre-scheduled hiatus (the show returns on March 18). Like ABC's other high-concept genre show, V, which lost 35% of its audience (14.3 million to 9.3 million) over just four airings last fall (http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/02/06/flashforward-loses-showrunnerco-creator-report/).
The troubles of V and FlashForward will certainly nail the coffin of heavily serialized dramas (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/446730-An_Entire_Genre_May_Be_Lost_.php?rssid=20065) after the finale of Lost on ABC. Anyway they are not a surprise for the readers of this blog.
See also:
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/31/are-heavily-serialized-dramas-heading-towards-extinction-on-broadcast-nets/40642
http://tattard2.blogspot.com/2009/10/pitch-black.html
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