Flashforward

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A 'flashforward' (or prolepsis, also sometimes known as flash-forward or flash-ahead) in a narrative occurs when the primary sequence of events in a story is interrupted by the interjection of a scene representing an event expected, projected, or imagined to occur at a later time.^[1] Although the flashforward technique is used less frequently than its reverse, the flashback, it is often useful for defining the futuristic structure of science fiction stories, or for depicting the ambitions of a character.

1 Examples of flashforwards
2 See also
3 References
4 External link

[edit] Examples of flashforwards

In film

In song

Can't Get You out of My Head (2002) - Video clip from Kylie Minogue's song

In TV

Babylon 5 (1993–1998) - In particular the episodes "Signs and Portents" and "Babylon Squared"
NCIS (2004) - Episode 2x04 onwards.
The Dead Zone
The Simpsons - The episodes "Lisa's Wedding", "Bart to the Future" and "Future-Drama"

In literature

Timothy Findley's novel The Wars
In the Darren Shan series, each novel has a prologue showing an event from halfway through the book, ending on a cliffhanger