Will FlashForward be saved?

FlashForward has been undoubtedly the disappointment of the season, having been promoted as the next Lost. The ratings started off great, and the reviews were mostly positive, but as the season progressed, the ratings dipped, and the complaints started flowing. I've been one continually harping on the show, rarely giving it any positive comments, so clearly a huge change will be welcome

Michael Ausiello just reported that FlashForward would be taking a six day break in production. This comes after the replacement of showrunner, Marc Guggenheim, with David Goyer. Neither of them have much experience running a show, but nor did Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse of Lost.

The midseason finale airs on December 3, but as the ABC people said, production started early, so my theory is that the midseason finale is the last Marc Guggenheim produced episode. I have no clue whether that is true or not, but the past few episodes seem similar to the ones in the beginning, so suspect Guggenheim was still involved in the making of them. The six day hiatus is intended to smooth the transition of David Goyer, so he can further change the direction of the show.

Further expanding on this idea, David Goyer was deeply involved in the production of the first few episodes, and while not having total over every part of the show, certainly he had some input into the many unlikable elements of the show. If he really was that great, the six day break would be unnecessary. The scripts would be much better than before, and the writers would have a clue what's going on. Since these are the exact same people who previously worked on the show, unless Marc Guggenheim somehow did everything by himself, there is no reason to believe that they will make the show better.

FlashForward needs to make a huge turnaround, courting the critics and keeping the fans. As it stands right now, there is little doubt in my mind that the show will continue down the path of mediocre television. Unless David Goyer makes a fundamental change, making the show almost unrecognizable (in a good way), there is almost no chance for a second season.