Only one out of every two hundred million neutrinos passing through the Earth actually hits anything; the rest just come on through the other side.

I’m in bed – been here all day – reading Robert J. Sawyer’s 1999 sci-fi novel that forms the basis of the current US TV series.

And, as you’d expect, though set in 2009 as well, the TV series is nothing like the novel.

Now, bearing in mind I only saw the first few episodes of the series – three, I think, before guessing it would turn it yet another Lost, or Heroes, where no matter how good the story, they just go on and on and on and on getting more ridiculous as the writers run out of ideas – it appears that the TV series is only very loosely based on the novel. So loose it’s almost completely different.

At least by reading the novel, I’ll probably get to find out what caused the Flashforward.

It’s set at CERN, by the way, and happened when they fired up the Large Hadron Collider. Much more believable. Especially when you consider the author came up with the idea more than a decade ago. Spooky really.

I’m loving the references to ‘datapads’ (iPads?), though in the novel’s 2009 they are still using VCRs and haven’t migrated to recording video on hard disc. Oh, and in the flashforwards (2030) they have flatscreen TVs that you talk too – not far off that now – and cars that hover a couple of inches off the ground. Umm, don’t think we’ll be getting that advanced in two decades – who knows?

Guessing future technologies, great isn’t it. Though I have to admit, this guy seems to be pretty good at it – hovering cars aside.

Right, break over, I’m going back to my reading – can’t do much else at the moment as my brain’s not up to much. I’m a third of the way through and intend to finish it before going to sleep tonight.

Bye.

iWantone