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Hercules Has Seen Tonight’s First FRINGE Since Oct. 15, And Harbors Suspicion It May Have Broken A Big Series Rule!!

Published at:  Nov 05, 2009 4:41:40 AM CST

SPOILER ALERT !!

I am – Hercules!!

FRINGE 2.6 FAQ

What’s it called?
“Earthling.”

Who’s Responsible?
Teleplay is credited to J.H. Wyman ("Keen Eddie") & Jeff Vlaming ("Battlestar Galactica").

What says Fox?
“Directed by Emmy Award winner Jon Cassar (24), this episode follows the Fringe Division as they take on a puzzling investigation where victims are inexplicably disintegrating into ash. The shadowy case casts light on Special Agent Phillip Broyles' past and leads the team to the possibility of foreign Fringe Science. Emotions run high as the alarming events stack up and revealing personal details emerge about the leader of the Fringe Division. Guest Cast: Ravil Isyanov as Tomas; JR Bourne as Mystery Man; Gerard Plunkett as Senator Van Horn; Yaroslav Poverlo as Tomas' Brother; Joe Towne as Randy Dancik; Michelle Harrison as Natalie.”

Broyles’ past? Do we learn that he and the cyborg Nina Sharp boned and/or are boning?
No.

Do we get to see Nina naked?
Tonight’s episode is wholly Nina-free.

Is Leonard Nimoy back as the sinister William Bell?
Not this week.

Is this the one with the flock of bald, mind-reading Observers?
No.

What’s the bowling guy, Sam Weiss, up to this week?
Sam is not lurking about this week. (I think for the first time since 2.1.)

What else is Fox not telling us?
Tomas’ brother has a profession that does not technically exist in the United States. And we learn there’s more than a little Jack Bauer in the boss of Fringe Division.

The big news?
I’m pretty sure the “Fringe” creators and showrunner told me at Comic Con last July that we wouldn’t be seeing extraterrestrials on "Fringe." I'll leave it to the post-show talkback to decide if they've stuck to that rule.

What lies beyond tonight's installment?
2.7 "Of Human Action" (Nov. 12) The Fringe Division investigates an unusual kidnapping with connections to Massive Dynamic.

2.8 "August" (Nov. 19) The Fringe team closes in on the mysterious Observer after they investigate a bizarre abduction case in Boston.

How does it end, spoiler-boy?
A CIA agent glances heavenward.

9 p.m. Thursday. Fox.


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    Readers Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 2:25:00 AM CST

    First!!!

    by alanm999

  • Nov 05, 2009 2:25:27 AM CST

    Fringe

    by alanm999

    Fantastic series, really enjoying this

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  • Nov 05, 2009 2:29:01 AM CST

    Yeah, digging it atm

    by jimbonx

    Herc, surprised in a good/bad way?

    Just please let there be more mythology rather than "Wierd science of the week"

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 2:32:07 AM CST

    hogwash

    by 2259

    Does NOT come on tonight!!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 2:36:20 AM CST

    oh wait

    by 2259

    it DOES come on tonight. oops.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 3:08:28 AM CST

    No Aliens!

    by jimbonx

    Already done terribly in XFiles. Please keep fringe man-made.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 3:20:57 AM CST

    and what did Matt Weiner tell you about Dallas?

    by newc0253

    lesson: they may have changed their minds.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 3:26:17 AM CST

    Dish Network sez World Series game 7 tonight :P

    by jiblets

    Maybe I can set the timer manually...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 3:50:11 AM CST

    But how does it end, spoiler-boy?

    by salamanderjones

  • Nov 05, 2009 5:07:16 AM CST

    Who says it was a series rule?

    by v'shael

    It's not like writers have never lied at a convention before.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 5:09:43 AM CST

    never bothered with this

    by drsambeckett1984

    just looked like an uninspired X Files rip off.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 5:39:42 AM CST

    Started out as an X-Files rip-off...

    by christopher3

    Now it's something more akin to "The Talisman." The central mythology involves inter-dimensional warfare. It does, however, steal the shape-shifting supersoldiers, the hot FBI agent with trust issues, the one-armed quisling, and the gruff, bald boss who may be in bed with the bad guys.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 7:14:51 AM CST

    still not convinced by the new season

    by thegoldbergv

    maybe because they offed Charlie in such a gimmicky way, maybe because its now SO obviously made in Vancouver (all the bit-part actors from X files, Stargate, BSG are popping up), maybe because the whole storyline from last season (ZFT anyone?) has been dropped. I don't know, apart from the first one and the one where FakeCharlie died, the rest have all been pretty average. A focus on Broyles and the awesome Lance Reddick should be good though.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 7:21:21 AM CST

    Kevin Corrigan

    by throwmetheidol

    His character's yoda act might be predictable but he's still helped the show a lot. He's done more to humanize Torv's character than anything else. I've found the last 2 or 3 episodes pleasantly watchable, a step up from dreck.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 8:00:54 AM CST

    They don't HAVE to be "aliens" ya know

    by asimovdiedofaids

    Maybe they're from yet another parallel Earth where tech is FAR more advanced than that of either regular Earth or Earth-Nimoy.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 8:08:58 AM CST

    Joshua Jackson was on Attack of the Show last night

    by stabby

    and he said that Peter was Walter's clone, Olivia is Bell's biological daughter and the Observer belongs to an alien race that is keeping tabs on both universes.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 8:25:49 AM CST

    Please no LOST Season 2

    by gboybama

    This show seems to have wiped a lot of season 1 off the map. No mention of ZFT or the manifesto, right? No mention of WHY the odd occurrences are happening, ostensibly revealed last season as a coordinated effort to weaken the barrier between the 2 worlds in the New England area specifically. Now it seems like the characters have amnesia about these two plot points. Will this be like LOST and X-Files and prior revelations are always swept aside as meaningless by whatever new, shiny revelation they came up with this week? God, I hope not. Season 1 rocked.
    PLEASE TEAM ABRAMS, KEEP IT COHESIVE THIS TIME!
    I'm begging ya.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 8:27:04 AM CST

    "Do we get to see Nina naked?"

    by richard_gere_raped_my_gerbil

    Um, what?! Why is that of any importance? Who the fuck wants to see THAT naked anyway?

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  • Nov 05, 2009 9:09:41 AM CST

    "Earthlings" was othe original name of "The L Word"

    by punto

    remember?


    wtf is "attack of the show"?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 9:16:14 AM CST

    Thanks, Herc!

    by kesoze4

    Love the return of the Q&A format. Keep it up.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 9:36:48 AM CST

    Attack of the Show

    by crow3711

    Is an awesome variety type show on G4, that is broadcast live every night at 7 I think. It's like a nerd variety show, like watching Leno ro Conan but actually full of awesome videos and tech products and reviews and stuff. It's just a tech/videogame/movie pop culture show where they talk about everyting going on on the internet and with new products etc. It's actually weird it isnt more popular because it is so on the pulse of whats going on, unlike every network show, which is constantly trying to stay hip with the times. Attack of the Show really does rule. It's funny informative and enteratining

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  • Nov 05, 2009 9:37:33 AM CST

    to be more succint

    by crow3711

    because that made little sense, its basically the show that discusses all of the things a person who comes to this website actually cares about and finds funny or cool.

    Reply to Talkback

  • The show has far too many inconsistencies with reality (use of mercury themometers eventhough they are illegal, land locked towns with seaports, having Peter and Olivia drive back and forth from Boston to PA multiple times in a week as if it was an hour drive). I'm still wondering if they are throwing in Easter eggs as clues that this might not be our dimension or are they just lazy. I am leaning towards lazy after the scene where the shapeshifter killed Charlie, took his identity, changed clothes with him and hid him in what looked to be a matter of seconds.
    If it is actually setting up a big reveal like it being a different universe, I will applaud the producers and showrunner. If it just turns out to be lazy writing and it continues, this show will lose me.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 9:59:37 AM CST

    Kevin Corrigan left because Olivia refused to

    by billboefett

    call him Rocky, and kept calling him Goon. Goon, Goon, Goon. It's because he's stupid, he's stupid. And they were spanning time together, spanning time. And if Olivia would've just completed her training, they would've been bestfriends, for ever. But she called him Goon, so he left. She also didn't like the box of raisins her sent her.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 10:00:55 AM CST

    Crow3711

    by stabby

    Good synopsis of AotS. And kudos for not mentioning geek droolbot, Olivia Munn.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 10:01:47 AM CST

    THIS IS A MODERN DAY SCI FI TROJAN WAR

    by merlox

    Peter playing the role of Helen and "OUR" Walter being Paris. My thoughts are that this whole war is just one big battle between two Walters over a stolen son. My friend the other day was commenting on the fact that "our" Walter seemed to get really innocent and more childlike as the series went on. I think this is because we're going to see a very ruthless, and VERY pissed off mad scientist Walter in the coming seasons. Take into account the fact the Observers interests in Walter and the fact that the other side is keeping very close tabs on him and Peter.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 10:06:27 AM CST

    newc0253

    by hobocode

    Matt Weiner did EXACTLY what he said he was going to do with JFK on Mad Men so I fai lto see your point.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 10:06:28 AM CST

    About friggin time !!!!!!!

    by pumaman

    Best show on tv right now by a mile.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 10:08:33 AM CST

    Thanks for the spoiler warning, Stabby.

    by hobocode

    I appreciate that.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:08:39 AM CST

    Attack of the Show is pure shit

    by daggor

    Painful to watch. Both hosts think they are attractive and funny. I would watch every now & then for geek news, but when the douche male host proudly mangled the pronunciation of "Quantum of Solace," I bailed for good. They aren't geeks like us. I see mentions of female host Olivia Munn whenever she puts on a bikini or slave Leia outfit or something. It's desperate and sad.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 10:11:59 AM CST

    Least respected best show on tv?

    by jaysin420

  • Nov 05, 2009 10:18:55 AM CST

    Ex Machina

    by nairb the movie

    Has been doing this whole interdimensional war story, and far better I might add, for the past 4 or 5 years...

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:36:25 AM CST

    Hobocode

    by stabby

    I made all that up, buddy. Gotcha!

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:37:29 AM CST

    daggor...

    by ironspidey

    You are right, they aren't geeks like us. They are good looking moderately talented TV personalities who have social skills and a positive attitude. Now I can agree with people who say AOTS has some dumb segments that are trying to hard to appeal to virgins, but rest of the show is fun and up to date with geek culture. Maybe not for the hardcore-est of geeks, but nobody really cares about you losers anyways.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:44:46 AM CST

    Last night Olivia Munn referred to LSD as LCD

    by stabby

    So, not only are the hosts not geeks, but they're not cool either.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 05, 2009 10:48:56 AM CST

    Herc, is Fringe really on tonight? What about the game

    by billboefett

    There's a baseball game that runs from 7:30-10:30 eastern... my verizon channel lineup says Simpsons and TMZ are on after the game. So are only West Coasters getting this new ep? How in the hell could that be true. Same deal seems to be in place for next week.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:49:28 AM CST

    Rob0729: They're Lazy

    by ooggbboo

    The show is fun enough, but the inconsistencies pull you out of the show. The dream stealer who "siphons off dreams" so that people don't have them (the crux of the episode) is shown stealing dreams as people are having them. Or last season; the young Observer who is 70 but looks 10 because he lived in a "low oxygen, low light" environment (huh?) was alone in the dark all that time but learned to write English backwards and, as an "empath" who can "feel your emotions", he was able to use those "emotions" to get specific information (addresses, etc.) about a serial killer. I've never felt 394 Euclid Ave.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:50:53 AM CST

    BillboeFett

    by hobocode

    I assume that was if the World Series went to Game 7. It didn't. It ended last night.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:53:14 AM CST

    ATTACK OF THE SHOW is THE JAY LENO SHOW of geekdom

    by spyguy

    Nowhere near as topical, edgy and clever as it likes to think it is and generally pandering to its audience. When the only real draw is watching Olivia Munn wear a costume that doesn't come close to accurately representing the character she's supposed to be portraying, you know there's a more effective use of your time.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:58:17 AM CST

    If the X-Files was a 9 in its heyday

    by stabby

    Then Fringe is a 6. Which isn't bad. I'd still do a 6.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 11:23:35 AM CST

    no one got the Buffalo 66 reference eh?

    by billboefett

    "spanning time together". Yes, the bowling alley guy was Gallo's friend on the phone, always in his underwear and sleeping.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 11:27:16 AM CST

    I admit I don't watch Attack of the Show, but...

    by rob0729

    if Olivia Munn thinks she is attractive, she might be on the money there. I still think Yvonne Strahovski fills out Princess Leia's slave girl outfit better, but Munn is pretty hot.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 11:34:05 AM CST

    They should replace Anna Torv with Olivia Munn

    by stabby

    They've got just about equivalent onscreen charisma.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 11:34:54 AM CST

    Nairb The Movie...

    by zam1138

    Thankfully someone else reads Ex Machina! I thought for the longest time, I was the only person giving Brian K Vaughan my $3! I love that comic, and yes, the interdimensional warfare plot is great.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 11:43:15 AM CST

    olivia munn is a mudshark

    by animas

    that fact should turn geeks off

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  • Nov 05, 2009 11:51:23 AM CST

    animas... and uh..

    by billboefett

    what is a mudshark?

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  • Nov 05, 2009 11:51:57 AM CST

    sounds like animas had his girfriend stolen

    by s-mart shopper

  • Nov 05, 2009 11:59:09 AM CST

    a mudshark is a chic who dates black guys

    by s-mart shopper

    so not only has animas been dumped he is also a bigot and/or racist

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  • Nov 05, 2009 12:01:04 PM CST

    g4 & attack of the show suck! tech tv was superior in every way

    by s-mart shopper

    g4 is just cashing in on the adhd generation

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  • Nov 05, 2009 12:16:01 PM CST

    Who cares if she dates black guys

    by rob0729

    First, it is 2009 and I thought we moved passed all that racist shit.
    Second, it isn't like you had a shot at her anyway.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 12:16:53 PM CST

    I'd watch attack of the show if...

    by turketron_2

    I didn't have to watch it on our cable box in the living room... I have Brighthouse in central Florida, and it's not one of the channels that comes in on the normal cable line (only through the cable box). Bummer. It's better than a lot of crap on TV, but that's not saying much. G4 really went down the tubes though, and I stopped watching it after I had seen every episode of Ninja Warrior (Sasuke).As for Olivia Munn, I would definitely put her on my staff. Many times each day.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 12:27:41 PM CST

    based on the previews

    by sangwyn

    ... I do feel like some of this is an X-Files retread. Should I expect a Tony Shaloub cameo? This sounds very much like "Soft Light" from XF Season 2

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  • Nov 05, 2009 12:42:15 PM CST

    ROTFL: "I thought we were past all that."

    by hobocode

    Why? Because we have a half white President in office? I guess you haven't been paying that close attention. We just had a fucking judge in Louisiana deny a marriage license to an interracial couple "for the kids."

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  • Nov 05, 2009 12:42:25 PM CST

    Saw Olivia Munn on Fallon with Artie Lange

    by skimn

    a week or so ago, and when she decided in mid interview she'd rather continue her rambling with Artie instead of Jimmy, I fell for her a little. And yes EVERY show would be better with Artie Lange. What a bull in a china shop.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 12:48:45 PM CST

    Attack of the Show...

    by maxwell's hammer

    ...is basically like The Disney Channel for pubescent video-game nerds.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 12:56:45 PM CST

    Olivia Munn "desperate and sad"

    by iamlegolas

    that's a pretty apt description. why geek boys are climbing over each other for her is beyond me. Whoop-dee-doo, she dresses as Slave Leia or Wonder Woman. Chicks already do that at comic conventions and they are a lot hotter. WHO GIVES A SHIT, WHO GIVES A FUCK.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 12:58:53 PM CST

    FRINGE

    by iamlegolas

    it better start getting good, I was riveted by the 1st season, but this one is starting to lose me... and that 2 week break didn't help. And is it me or is their less Walter? It's almost like he's been reduced to a background character solely to provide punchlines. The Walter/Peter dynamic was/is the best thing about the show.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 1:32:48 PM CST

    Olivia

    by flem_snopes

    Is the lead chick character on Fringe named as a homage to Olivia Munn? lol

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  • Nov 05, 2009 1:35:16 PM CST

    WARNING to DVR users.

    by mindtrip

    As I write this, my Time Warner cable guide still lists MLB. Even though I have it set to record all eps of Fringe, it won't if it's not listed in the guide.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 1:39:48 PM CST

    Olivia Munn...

    by deviant apex

    does have a mildly annoying personality that tends to pop out at times, but hell, Id still fuck her. BTW, I actually got to meet her at comic-con, and Ill tell you, shes a hell of alot more attractive in person. (I have absolutely no idea where the hell the apostrophes are on my phone...)

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  • Nov 05, 2009 1:46:22 PM CST

    Does that one cute chick still do "The Feed" on AOTS?

    by turketron_2

    The one with the accent? Yeah, she looks like a lot of fun in the bedroom too. But holy hell, the few times I've seen her fill in for Munn as co-host have been a disaster. Entertaining, laughable, but a disaster nonetheless.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 1:55:16 PM CST

    What did Matthew Weiner say

    by sithmenace

    about JFK?

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  • Nov 05, 2009 2:23:18 PM CST

    I like The Feed chick. I'd like to feed her my...

    by stabby

    through her messed up English teeth. No, seriously she is cute, Austin Powers' smile and all.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 2:23:35 PM CST

    Haha, Nerds and Sports...Hilarious

    by crow3711

    "But my TiVo says there is a baseball game on FOX tonight!?!?! A-Dar!" It's called the World Series. It's best of seven. There was a game scheduled, but the series ended the other night. You may have heard about this team called the Yankees winning. I'm a huge fucking nerd, and I hate baseball, but even I am enough of a functioning member of a society to know when someone wins the World Series, and to figure out why there might not, in fact, be a a baseball game tonight. Wow.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 2:27:32 PM CST

    Mindtrip, I had the same problem with my DVR

    by billboefett

    until I rebooted it.. try that

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  • Nov 05, 2009 2:28:58 PM CST

    Crow3711

    by hobocode

  • Nov 05, 2009 2:33:23 PM CST

    turketron_2

    by cash907

    No, Layla Kayleigh has since moved on from G4, and is now hosting some poker show on Spike or Versus... one of the two. Check out her imdb page if you want to see more of her. Speaking of hot feed girls, Allison Hayslip is starting to look pretty hot in an Allison Mack nerdy girl sort of way.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 2:41:45 PM CST

    naked nina

    by thebaxter

    is there anyone here besides herc who wants to see nina sharp naked? no? didn't think so.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 2:55:02 PM CST

    LAYLA KAYLEIGH AND KRISTIN HOLT CAN SWALLOW MY COCK

    by supercowbell5thecowbellhasspoken

    DEAR GOD I WANT IT TO HAPPEN

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  • Nov 05, 2009 2:56:21 PM CST

    Fringe is the best I really love the show...

    by spectrebeeyatch

    I also dig Olivia Munn she just seems down to Earth and cool. I know G4 is going down hill so make her do crazy things and wear costumes but oh well. I love Fringe and this season is great so far.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 2:57:15 PM CST

    Herc wants to see David Boreanaz naked

    by stabby

    And he wants to make a Angel sandwich with Boreanaz, Josh Whedon and himself.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 3:25:18 PM CST

    Leonard Nimoy

    by thedarklinglord

    He's the only reason I even bothered coming back for a second season. They need to start making more use of him. That, or get the Astrid chick naked and pole-dancing. Because the rest of the show still feels mostly like X-Files leftovers. (Granted, we're talking the better seasons of X-Files, not that lame-assed dogshit last few seasons. But still.)

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  • Nov 05, 2009 3:40:17 PM CST

    Hey, I liked Robert Patrick's Doggett

    by stabby

    There were some good episodes in that last year. "Sooopa Soljas!"

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  • Nov 05, 2009 3:52:39 PM CST

    To all the whiners...

    by pumaman

    Every Fringe talkback ,I see the same old shit written here like " This show better start getting better etc "
    Well, if its so bad, quit fucking watching it week after week , then coming on here to cry about it like little girls.
    Just don't watch it, if its that much of a burden for you, you poor dears.
    Let the folks who enjoy a bit of esacapism on a Thursday enjoy the show instead.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 4:00:45 PM CST

    So there are aliens in this episode?

    by sithmenace

    Isn't the Observer an alien? I don't see what else he could be since the people from the other dimension are just like us.Also, what's this trend lately of aliens coming from another dimension rather than space? Is this what the crystal skull contributed to pop culture? I guess space isn't mysterious enough anymore.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 4:13:51 PM CST

    I'll second that Puma, Fringe is awesome....

    by jaysin420

    I'm not sure about the alien stuff though, unless they are calling the people from earth2 aliens?

    Or maybe it's one of those stand-alone episodes (that I hate) that does something with aliens and just leave it open so they can return to it later on if they want.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 4:30:28 PM CST

    they'll tell internet critics anything

    by liesandpicturesofalsolies

    OH LOTS OF ALIENS, HERC, THE WHOLE 3RD SEASON EVERYONE IS AN ALIEN IT IS HILARIOUS SO I WILL JUST RUIN IT NOW

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  • Nov 05, 2009 4:43:59 PM CST

    BillboeFett: Do you have Time Warner?

    by mindtrip

    I had already rebooted the box earlier for other issues, but that did not change the listings. As of now, I have a recording set for MLB from 8-9:00.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 4:59:06 PM CST

    Cool

    by cobbio

    Jeff Vlaming is a fabulous genre writer, so I hope (and bet!) this episode kicks ass. I actually hope they keep Vlaming on as a series writer so "Fringe" can recover from casting Anna Torv as a lead.
    Could be good.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 5:13:35 PM CST

    Fringe writers should of killed off...

    by naughty

    that bald "2x4" Broyles, and kept Charlie.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 6:36:00 PM CST

    Olivia Munn - overrated douche

    by lockesbrokenleg

    hammy "actress" and getting fatter by the day.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 7:05:00 PM CST

    Re : lockesbrokenleg

    by real deal

    I happen to find her attractive and the fact that she's really Ausie means she has to act an american accent. I don't find her acting all that bad. How's your wasteline? By the way you're still wrong about Comcast's number of HD channels. Everything in the 700's and 800's and that's not counting On Demand.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 7:08:32 PM CST

    Re : lockesbrokenleg

    by real deal

    Ok I stand corrected you were talking about someone else other than Torv.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 7:12:19 PM CST

    Re : pumaman

    by real deal

    Originally posted by pumaman : "Every Fringe talkback ,I see the same old shit written here "

    That's because they really don't care about what the show does one way or the other. It's all about trying to appear clever and getting noticed. In other words " A Troll ".

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  • Nov 05, 2009 7:31:55 PM CST

    Morgon Webb - hot, but dumb as a rock.

    by lockesbrokenleg

  • Nov 05, 2009 8:42:03 PM CST

    Negative Man

    by nippleeffect

    from Doom Patrol

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  • Nov 05, 2009 8:51:56 PM CST

    Origin is almost identical

    by nippleeffect


    Trainor's career as a superhero begins when he is accidentally exposed to a radioactive field in the atmosphere while piloting a test plane. This experience leaves him radioactive himself, but also gives him a strange superpower: the ability to release a negatively-charged energy being from his body

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  • Nov 05, 2009 9:05:51 PM CST

    Anyone see the Observer?

    by nippleeffect

    I rarely catch him in the act

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  • Nov 05, 2009 9:12:15 PM CST

    AOTS: Munn is hot and cool, Kevin is a geek

    by stormwatcher

    Dude knows his video games. hes a geek like us. The Skits they do, do in fact suck hard and the host of Web Soup is by far the funniest guy they have. But c'mon, Munn is smoking hot not one of you wouldn't fuck her if you had the chance. The dude that hates that she dates blacks clearly has issues with his size. Dating Hot Geek women is great, my girlfriend is hot and nuts for Buffy and Lost and Fringe so I'm a pretty fucking happy guy.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 9:16:27 PM CST

    Not that I didn't enjoy it but...

    by dogrobber

    ...the whole episode seemed (to me) to simply be a cross between the 'Global Frequency' pilot and (as others have written) parts of DC's 'Doom Patrol'. Just my two cents.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 9:38:55 PM CST

    I thought it was great....

    by jaysin420

    I liked the whole russian fringe thing and reddick is just awesome.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 9:58:22 PM CST

    G4 - dumb as fucks

    by lockesbrokenleg

    but people still watch.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:19:43 PM CST

    Monster of the week episodes are weak

    by rob0729

    In this case, Alien of the week. There have been few that work on this show. I think it is because there is too much science behind every monster that it takes too much time of the episode yet doesn't help the overall storyline of the series.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:33:57 PM CST

    More Broils is always a good thing

    by pumaman

    Solid episode tonight. Always great to see character development.

    I hope we'll get an Astrid episode sometime this season.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:46:14 PM CST

    "this doesn't make any sense"

    by ryanbraun14

    Will someone please contact the writers of fringe and let them know that the line 'this doesn't make any sense' must not be used in the show anymore. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON THIS SHOW MAKES NO SENSE!The only thing worse is Trent Dilfer's obsession with the word 'dime' when he's breaking down highlight reel passes... for cryin out loud, dilfer, CHANGE IT UP... I'd rather hear something simple like 'a perfect throw,' 'deep bomb' and i can live with 'threading the needle' but Dilfer uses the word 'dime' like 6 times a day... although i don't know why i bother saying this, as i don't think many talkbackers on this site watch NFL Live and NFL Primetime based on the kind of person who visits this site.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 10:55:40 PM CST

    Observer sighting

    by nasty in the pasty

    He's on the right-hand side of the screen while Broyles is talking to Olivia on the phone at the airport. Wearing his hat.

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  • Nov 05, 2009 11:25:46 PM CST

    This fucking show went downhill fast

    by lockesbrokenleg

    Nothing makes sense anymore WTF!

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  • Nov 05, 2009 11:36:21 PM CST

    I was kind of lost doing this one

    by juansanchez

    Did they explain Broil's history with the case and I was in the bathroom or what?

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  • Nov 06, 2009 12:15:18 AM CST

    Shadow Aliens, creepy CIA Agents, no Observer

    by zillabeast

    Fascinating. A poor start to what could be a nice sub-arc. Still, very fascinating.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 12:16:25 AM CST

    This show can make it hard to stick with it.

    by juansanchez

  • Nov 06, 2009 12:24:21 AM CST

    Broyles' history

    by hercules

    This was the unsolved case that cost him his marriage four years ago.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 1:38:52 AM CST

    History?

    by jimbonx

    Was expecting more than a broken marriage. The stand alones are really weak.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 3:08:43 AM CST

    "This Doesn't Make Any Sense"

    by prof. pop-cult

    Is that line Fringe's own "The Truth Is Out There"?

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  • Nov 06, 2009 3:18:00 AM CST

    It will never be as good as The X-Files

    by juansanchez

  • Nov 06, 2009 6:07:40 AM CST

    Final Word on Olivia Munn

    by itchy

    She's not that attractive, is annoying as hell, and obviously only talks to fat geek losers because it's the only career she has. Her only appeal is the fact she looks like there's a pretty good chance she'd let you anal her and then blast on her face if you could give her a role.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 7:23:33 AM CST

    Nasty In The Pasty

    by rob0729

    The Observer has been in every episode of the series.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 8:57:47 AM CST

    Re :lockesbrokenleg

    by real deal

    What was it you didn't understand? Tell us and we'll explain it for you really slowly.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 8:59:13 AM CST

    So FRINGE is ripping off DOOM PATROL now?

    by spyguy

    Who's next week's monster? A racecar driver whose brain is placed in a robot body following a deadly crash?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_Man

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  • Nov 06, 2009 9:03:32 AM CST

    Notes To The Makers Of Fringe

    by real deal

    You need to return to the main arc pronto! Being on gone for several weeks and returning with a milktoast epeisode isn't going to put this show on top. It wasn't that I didn't like the episode it was just not enough like the stand alo0ne episodes from season one where you felt something building. If Orci and Co. are busy then find a good writer ( one that knows comedy as well as drama ) and start building momentum again.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 10:10:46 AM CST

    The problem with Fringe

    by stabby

    is that last season there was kind of a sense that all of the abnormal incidents the Fringe division investigated were somehow connected, even the non-mythological episodes. They need to return to that formula and fast. Not add Space Ghost arbitrarily into the mix.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 10:26:11 AM CST

    Flashforward was much better last night.

    by hobocode

    Probably its strongest episode. It started fucking with the perceived future and now I don't know what to expect. Very interesting. It also put Fiennes off the focus which is a good thing since he's a terrible actor.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 10:30:43 AM CST

    I Don't Mind Aliens

    by crow3711

    What I do mind is an hour of boring tv. I love Fringe, but last night was the equivalent of the first season episodes where the computers were melting peoples brains or something. Just really boring, unintelligent, non-mythology nonsense. I really didn't like last nights episode. This show loses MASSIVE amounts of enjoyment and momentum when they don't push the real story at all. It sucks.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 10:41:30 AM CST

    what happened to the hot agent

    by cekma

    from the first 2 episodes? She was building towards being a recurring?

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  • Nov 06, 2009 10:47:14 AM CST

    cekma, funny i didn't even miss her

    by stabby

    But, now that you mention it the episode could have used a dose of her hotness.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 10:51:41 AM CST

    What's up with Peter throwing out Walter's blotters?

    by stabby

    Totally uncool, dude! Of course, he can just make more, but still. You don't mess with a man's LSD.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 11:31:00 AM CST

    well that was lame...

    by jamf

    and i see in the preview next week is a rip-off of 'pusher' from the x-files. well done fringe writers.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 12:11:18 PM CST

    Breaking a lot of rules

    by lookjerk

    The whole Tony shapeshifter thing was horrible. First...where did Tony's body come from? Shapeshifter + Tony = 2 bodies. The shapeshifter's lady body + tony's naked body + New Tony = 3.
    Second, to lose the Tony+Olivia dynamic so quickly makes my balls hurt.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 12:30:51 PM CST

    That was dumb.

    by dollar bird

    I was so disappointed by that episode that I put in a DVD 15 minutes before it ended. I agree with some of the TBers here who have mentioned that it seems like a lot of the plots they brought up last year have been dropped. I'm just holding out for that Observer episode in a few weeks. I'm getting too old to waste my time on half-assed "weird murders" episodes. I want the ZFT, the Observer, the alternate dimensions, the weird dudes trying to fight the war alone. C'mon yous guys! You made some fun ideas last season and you've barely played with them at all this year. I know I'm not going to see Angry Earth 2 Walter until the season's end, but throw this viewer some bones.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 1:09:03 PM CST

    The only good thing about Fringe:

    by asimovlives

    The lead actress. What a sweet babe. The rest is just like the rest of the work from Bob The Orci, Klutzman and the Jar Jar: shit.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 3:26:29 PM CST

    Trailer for next week...

    by v'shael

    I can forgive a lot of the bullshit on Fringe, but I absolutely hate that old canard of how we only use 10% of our brains. Not only is that bullshit, but we've known its bullshit for years and years. It's like having a scifi show talk about how there's only 4 elements, Earth Wind Fire and Water. It's ancient, it's wrong, and to have it re-used in the 21st century is retarded.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 5:35:07 PM CST

    Stay with this show...

    by pumaman

    Or it'll go down in flames, and there will be fuck all else to moan about on a Thursday night.
    It'll pick up speed again , I have faith.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 6:07:42 PM CST

    V'Shael

    by ryanbraun14

    V'Shael, i've read alot of your talkback posts and ocnsider you a pretty level headed talkbacker, but using a real life myth in a show isn't much different than using all the other outlandish ideas that are not real life myths.And to others--i don't see fringe getting itself all messed up continuity wise... they're planting a ton of seeds... its far to early to get down on a show that MIGHT turn into a show like Heroes has become--a jumbled mess of plot points that contradict each other, or plot points that are set up and then the writers just forget about them entirely... and lost has planted about a million seeds but people have kept watching and loving it for like five years now.

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  • Nov 06, 2009 7:16:48 PM CST

    Re : pumaman

    by real deal

    Yes by all means stay with the show! Fringe is the best thing on right now and I'd hate to see it fold! However don't let it get like so many shows where the creator watches over it for a year and then lets it run on it's own. That seems to be the death of a lot of shows! Fringe is too good for that! The brain dead time slot ( if you want the show to succeed ) by Fox is bad enough! Return to what made this show special! I don't know maybe JJ is taking on too much! Note to JJ make sure two things work " Fringe " and " Star Trek ". They're the best things you have!

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  • Nov 09, 2009 3:18:33 AM CST

    Or, perhaps the ending....(SPOILER)

    by pedro_voted_for_me

    Perhaps when asked what happened to the guy, and the agent looks up at the sky, he merely means that all they could do was return him to space so the organism could detach? I'll admit though that the use of 'organism' seems like a way of getting around the issue of any potential priomise breaking about ETs - but not a very good one. But personally I don't see the issue about aliens in this, it's not like it suddenly makes the whole show far-fetched!

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  • Nov 09, 2009 7:56:37 AM CST

    @Ryanbraun14 : Then use the *myth* not discredited shit

    by v'shael

    You want to claim that some formula has given a guy psychic powers? Fine. Telekinesis? Fine. Biofeedback? Fine. Use whatever bullshit unproveable rationale for the powers.

    But DON'T take something we know to be false, and leapfrog from that. That's my problem.

    If Trek wants to claim Dilithium crystals are 4 dimensional crystals stable across time and that's why they can used in matter/antimatter reactions without being destroyed... I'll go "Okay". If they said "We're breaking down the elements into Air Fire Water and Earth, their constituent parts..." I'd have to say Fuck off.

    Same applies to Fringe.

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  • Nov 09, 2009 10:00:23 AM CST

    Fantastic first season... but WTF happened after the first one?

    by sackratte

    The second season is very weak. I can't understand why they are not able to go on with things like they did in the first season. The second season sucks so far. They concentrated on all the WRONG things and not the great stuff from season 1.

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