Oooh, now this is an intriguing little concept for a TV show: everyone in the world blacks out for 2 minutes and 17 seconds, and during that black out, they all get a mysterious vision of the future that changes their lives, and the world, forever. Now I guess the only thing to do is try to figure out what it all means? Or something like that. The project comes from two very notable genre names — former Star Trek head honcho Brannon Braga and movie screenwriter David S. Goyer, who recently penned the ginormous hit “The Dark Knight” for Christopher Nolan. Maybe you’ve heard of it? The two also previously worked together on the short-lived CBS show Threshold, another show I liked, that never got much of a chance by the network.

THR has more on Braga and Goyer’s upcoming show for ABC:

Based on Robert J. Sawyer’s sci-fi novel, “Flash Forward” is considered very compatible with “Lost.” It chronicles the chaos that ensues after everyone in the world blacks out for 2 minutes, 17 seconds and has a mysterious vision of the future that changes lives forever.

Goyer will direct the pilot. He also will exec produce with Braga and Jessika Borsiczky Goyer (NBC’s “Revelations”) along with Vince Gerardis and Ralph M. Vicinanza (”Jumper”), who own the rights to the book. ABC Studios is in negotiations to produce.

I like the comparisons to Lost. Not that I’m hoping for a Lost-like show, but if the network thinks it would be a good fit with Lost, that means they’ll give the show a great time slot — i.e. before or after Lost, which bodes well for the show’s future in the ratings. Or at least, it means the show will have every chance in the world to succeed.