Flash Forward equals Lost?

So Penny and Charlie are both regulars on Flash Forward - that's Penny and Charlie from Lost, don't care to look up their real names, Dominic and lady - and now another Lost veteran has popped up.
Kim Dickens, who I will remember from Deadwood as Joanie, also appeared on Lost as the woman who Sawyer swindled and kate befriended.
This isn't the only similarity, as they both share convoluted story lines and large casts. Somehow Lost, though, has more characters that are much more engaging. So far I'm not impressed with anything on Flash Forward besides the mystery. The stories are boring and the personal drama is lacking. This show is totally going to get the ax, unless they're happy with mediocre numbers. It's not like the fan base will expand, and while it's probably rabid, it can't be that big.
So i guess Flash Forward doesn't equal Lost. It's Lost-Lite. Somewhere along the line it lost the recipe of Lost and has been making a cookie cutter copy that fails to live up to the original. Won't stop me from watching until it gets canceled.