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EW: Fox Orders 3rd Season Of FRINGE!!
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Entertainment Weekly is reporting that “Fringe,” the Bad Robot sci-fi drama that has struggled in the ratings since Fox moved it to an impossible Thursday timeslot opposite “The Office,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “CSI,” will be back next season.
The adventures of dimension-hopping FBI superagent Olivia Dunham and her science-pals the Bishop Boys have seen ratings improvements of late, while “Grey’s” has lately been bleeding viewers like a hemophiliac in the ER:
Thursday 18-49 finals (repeats in gray; previous in parentheses):
4.7 (----) (----) (3.7) (3.8) (2.1) (3.7) (----) (----) (----) (1.7) (-----) (4.2) (4.1) (1.0) (3.7) (4.2) (4.1) (4.2) (4.4) (4.1) (4.8) (3.9) (3.9) (4.1) The Office
4.0 (1.3) (3.7) (4.4) (4.5) (1.5) (4.7) (4.8) (-----) (----) (0.7) (1.1) (1.4) (----) (----) (5.1) (5.6) (5.1) (5.2) (5.3) (5.0) (5.4) (6.1) (6.7) (1.8) Grey’s Anatomy
3.7 (1.7) (1.7) (----) (3.2) (2.0) (3.1) (3.3) (2.0) (1.2) (1.4) (3.5) (3.9) (2.3) (2.0) (3.5) (4.1) (3.5) (3.4) (2.2) (3.6) (3.5) (4.1) (4.1) (2.0) CSI
----- (----) (----) (----) (2.6) (3.0) (2.6) (2.6) (1.0) (0.7) (0.7) (1.0) (2.3) (2.5) (----) (2.0) (2.2) (1.7) (-----) (----) (2.2) (2.1) (2.3) (2.3) (3.0) Fringe
0.6 (0.6) (0.7) (1.0) (1.1) (1.2) (1.3) (0.6) (0.6) (0.3) (0.3) (-----) (0.7) (0.5) (0.4) (1.2) (1.3) (1.2) (1.4) (0.8) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) Supernatural
“Fringe” has been on hiatus for the last month, but returns with new episodes on April Fool’s Day.
Find all of EW’s story on the matter here.
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suck it!
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I guess this is good news. Now I just wait for the DVDs of these shows to hit.
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....but it's so much fun. Great enjoyable show. Like the direction it's going in and Walter is brilliant. Love that guy.
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Yeesh.
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They basically dismissed the cliffhanger by giving Olivia amnesia and only occasionally came back to it. After all the buildup about Bell and Nimoy playing him, he probably got 3 minutes of screen time. Huge letdown. And then they've skipped back to dumb "monster of the week" stories a lot. Once you've introduced a mythology, it had better be consistent (anyone heard anything about The Pattern this season? No?) and omnipresent. Fringe is following the X-Files down the road to failure.
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... they've overplayed Walter's tics to the point he's gone from entertaining to annoying. Hopefully, the revelation about his son (which we all knew about, making the scene where it was shown less than thrilling) will help that out.
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I love me some Fringe! This last season has been excellent, can't wait to see the next.
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or at least the writers gave us some sort of explanation on Fringe.
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thats great news,i like fringe alot,hopefully the will put olivia in a wife beater again and dunk her in the lsd tank again! lol,but seriously...make it a white wife beater next time..
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they have delved into the mythology..but you can't make the mistake of relying on it solely,if they did that every week we would be on here saying "OMG i thought they were smart,why don't they fix it already?" the amnesia thing was resolved pretty well with the "fear" episode,but it was just a delay job..but if a job is delayed..then sped up...then delayed..then..uuh..ohh..ohhh..uuuh...you know what i mean
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Seriously: Friday and Saturday are dead zones. Sunday is traditionally HBO's night (though not really anymore). Thursday is no good apparently. So when?
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They've barely touched that cliff-hanger or the mythology in general. I love it... great blend of "monster of the week" and mythology... just hoping the "answers" are half as cool as they seem to be shooting for!
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Well, it did well enough in Tuesdays to get it renewed for a second season. Maybe they should show it on... Tuesdays? Putting it up against Supernatural is/was/will be a dumb idea, though.
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That "some point" probably won't be until it goes into syndication though.
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Thought they were gonna Dead Like Me it for a while.
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Haven't heard one mention of it since the middle of the first season. Massive Dynamic also didn't pan out the way I expected their story to at all. I love Fringe, and I'm extremely happy to know that there will be at least one more season of quality scifi on tv after lost is over...but the show just hasnt gone the way I expected at all. Not a bad thing at all, or even a complaint...just saying it really didnt stick with the things it set up in the first few episodes. The second season especially is a very different beast than the first.
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It couldn't have that spot this season because of Fox's decision to bring "So You Think You Can Dance" out of summer into the fall, but after the so-so results, and the fact that they're doing another summer season of the show, they have presumably dropped that idea. So until Cowell gets "The X-Factor" up and running, Tuesday on Fox is wide open again. Welcome back, "Fringe."
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And Walter is funny.
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Yes! I'm so relieved Fringe got picked up for another season. I was really worried for the show for a while there since we're talking FOX. How John Noble doesn't get nominated for a supporting actor award is still beyond me.
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too many questions
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per their usual routine with sci-fi. When they are focusing on the meta-story (the pattern, william bell, the watchers), this show is awesome. However, they run two or three shows that are great, then dribble out five go nowhere episodes, followed by a random 6-10 week hiatus.
I want to like this show, but every time I start getting into it ... they piss on my brain. -
final epi shows on sunday
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Where's the other universe's William Bell? If ours is hiding over there, is the other one there as well? I'm assuming that the alternate Walter is leading the attacks on our universe, probably because his son got snatched away. When they reassembled his brain a few episodes ago and he acted like his old self, he was a mean SOB.
Agree with the poster above, the x-files 'monster of the week' approach is infuriating when you have an overall story arc that is so epic. If a parallel universe is declaring war on us, who cares if some kid in Pennsylvania lives like a mole/werewolf/whatever. Don't care, get back to the Pattern. -
breaks are normal!!...you've all been spoiled by 24's non-stop season or LOST...most network shows do not run 22 consecutive episodes...repeats/breaks have always been part of television...when did everyone start expecting shows to run straight through?...this is not cable TV people
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FRINGE is great when it actually focuses on its own mythology instead of rehashing old X-FILES story ideas. If they're going to keep swiping from X-FILES, though, let's see them do a version of "Home."
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Season 1 started out a little weak, but ended up VERY strong. GREAT CAST! Lots of potential here. This should go for years and years.....
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With Lost ending, Caprica slumping in the ratings, and no new Whedon or Moore series in sight, Fringe is a refuge for us genre junkies. Fringe's conspiracy arc has an interesting correlation to that of Lost's, which I think says a lot about how Abrams mind works.
Lost Season One- We are introduced to the mystery of the Island and know things are amiss there. Late in the season John Locke finally stirs everyone with his monologue about how they're not the only people on the Island. The season ends with the Others revealing themselves.
Fringe: Season One- We are introduced to an FBI unit that investigates really weird shit when it happens. We gradually come to realize that these phenomenon are related to an alternate dimension. In the final episode, we finally get the big tell that William Bell is hiding in another universe.
Lost Season Two: We gradually unveil the mysteries of the Others, meeting their leader without even realizing his rank. There world appears cold and brutal and their methods murderous
Fringe: Season Two: We see get glimpses of the other universe from our side. It's a world where vegetation has died out and appears to be a brutal world. A team of other worlders have infiltrated our world and have nefarious plans for humanity
Since the third season of Lost is where we finally penetrated the world of the Others, my guess with Fringe is that next year will take place more inside the parallel dimension we've been hearing about. -
they need to "LOST-ify" this and set an end date before it gets stretched to death like the x-files
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give it 2-3 more years and amp up the story arcs. But please keep the current level of Walter-ism. No more, no less.
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Shalom you deviant little shit.
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Just sayin...
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Fox would be smart to put it where Lost currently resides for ABC...
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X Files was good in its day, but Fringe has surpassed it. Seek deep within yourself, you know this to be true.
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There's way too much to watch on Thursday night & my DVR can only record two shows at once. Fringe is one of the shows that I record.Like I said, it's decent. That being said, I wish it was on Tues or Weds. There's nothing on those nights.
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Nothing in Fringe (yet) has gotten to me the way (early X-Files here: )
The binary picture across reams of A4
Shooting Deep Throat
5th and 6th nucleotides
Scully swiping an implant over a supermarket IR scanner
Those brought real "WHOA! HOLY SHIT!" reactions. Reactions to PLOT, not special effects.
Nothing in the plot line of Fringe has done that yet. Not even the Twin Towers finale of last year. -
http://tinyurl.com/yb62ply
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furious,"you stole my son" non-crazy, Walter coming over from the other universe to seek revenge.
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That is all.
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But you know what would be better news? If the people writing for Fringe actually decided to focus on the parallel universe arc that they've developed for the past 1.5 seasons. You know, instead of silly monster of the weeks episodes that contribute nothing to the overall storyline.
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And I haven't missed it at all. THis show is a snoozer with some bad acting (only Denethor has been consistently good).
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But I'm all for genre entertainment getting its due. But the show itself... not my slice of pie.
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You wouldn't know good tv if it bent you over and banged you in the ass.
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It didn't have John Nobel. Plus this isn't just an Xfiles clone! It has lots of elements the Xfiles didn't have ( like promising an ending ). I like both but I think if I were to choose between the two ( and I watched Xfiles from Day one to finish ) I think I'd pick Fringe.
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I think I finally decided to give up on this show. I'm backed up like 4 or 5 episodes and feel zero motivation to watch them. Maybe I'll catch up come summertime.
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I hope it has a nice long life.
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Fuck JJ Abrams, fuck Bob Orci, and fuck everything this assclowns make. Fuck 'em and fuck it all. Fucking asses!
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Damn good actress (and very pretty as well) lost in the middle of this typical pile of retard dumb JJ Abrams/Bob Orci shit! Yeah, it's a living and it's good to get a regular paycheck, but the poor lass deserves better then this crap!
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Fucking piece of shit!
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Please, tell us how you feel about the show, Lost!
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Mar 07, 2010 12:31:46 PM CST
oh, good, glad you're both here for your yearly reminder that:
by boborci
I Drink Your Milkshake!
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But other than that I like Fringe, glad its renewed. Walter and Peter are the interesting family relationship I've seen on tv in a long time.
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Watch Supernatural, best genre show out there by a fucking country mile.
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Just sayin'
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Next to Libby and Juliet. Let's enjoy our stay in CANVILLE!!!
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of the week episodes. I'm tired of that shit! I want more Fringe mythology!
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Is actually getting as time goes along. Not bad at all. The actors are very comfortable in their roles. I like where it is going.
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Mar 07, 2010 3:58:30 PM CST
It's Funny How AsimovLives Guarentees No One Will Take Him Serio
by real deal
But we know his feelings in triplicate. Fringe is a great show and this is great news!
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Your milkshake, you think that's milk in it? It's JJ Abram's cum, and you drink it all, bitch boy! Swallow that shit up, you fucking hack!
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So you like retard dumb shit made by retard dumb shits. What you want, a medal?
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Mar 07, 2010 4:23:24 PM CST
Fringe, retard idioticy made by retard idiots for retard idiots
by asimovlives
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What i feel about FRINGE? I don't like it much.
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I think that's how I'll watch this show- only on the dvds. I tried it week-to-week when it started and it just didn't work that way.
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That's because the show is fucking shit.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQPno5YOa0I&feature=player_embedded
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I like you the show because it's good you poor little troll.
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Win win for genre TV!
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You fucking dog-nobbling cockmuncher?
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...Is the Armond White/TROLL of AICN. I personally don't like FRINGE either, but AsimovLives: YOU, SIR, ARE A TROLL. A shame you're name carries a legend.
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Question: What is something a Joss Whedon show will never get?
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He's the spare tire, he's the clown that feeds the egos of JJ and Orci. I actually feel sorry for him.
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Wel then, why don't you illuminate me on why i should mistake Fringe, Twiligth Trek, JJ Abrams and Bob Orci as good things, then? Can you do that without the usual platitudes?
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Mar 08, 2010 6:56:59 AM CST
"I like you the show because it's good you poor little troll"
by asimovlives
Wow!! Just, wow!!
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The lab assistant has more charisma. In other news, JJ Abrams must have killed Asimov Lives's dog or something. The guy is rabid. Internet crazy.
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If you keep repeating yourself I'm sure you'll find someone to really listen someday..........
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How do you know he has been consistently good if you haven't watched a single episode this season? Why post if you have absolutely nothing to say?
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And how do you feel about that?
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Love this show. They should put it on Tuesday instead. Putting it on Thursday was always a horrible idea.
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...stop bothering the nice people who want to talk about their monster show. Show's got that nice boy from Dawson's Creek, you know, the nice one...Ducky or something. It's got that mean old Gondor Dad and let me tell you, once a bad father, always a bad father, but he's so sweet and quirky now after burning alive and falling off the tower. It's got that nice girl pretending to be La Femme Peta Wilson and Lieutenant Daniels is hunting monsters. You just hate the show because it's so filled with love, and seeing that love causes you pain. Just squeeze your eyes so tightly shut and open your heart to the music of the Fringe and I think you'll realize there's a little pattern inside of you, too.
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Wow, you really are a sad little attention-starved creature aren't you?
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Seriously, but Fringe is great as well. Walter makes the show. Probably the most compelling character in years.
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Is we seem to have found out that Walter's mental problems are due to the fact that someone removed parts of his brain. Not that Peter is an a-hole to his father any more, but I figured that when Peter found out about this, he'd finally *really* understand and get his father and truly forgive him.
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There was still things wrong with Walter before he got those pieces removed. It's just why he can't remember some things and the cause of his inability to be self reliant (I assume). His quirks somewhat existed before and he was still not a good father to Peter. The pieces were removed before he was put into the mental institution.
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What's the deal? Was Season 1 like a videogame and once the "boss" (German guy) was killed, it was on to the next "level?"
That would suck.
Seriously, the pretense of season one was great: Okay, weird things are happening. Why all of a sudden and why all in the New England area? Easy, it's a cabal of folks forcing the barrier between two worlds to be weakened by creating these Fringe science happenings. These events push physics to the limit and all happen in a confined area to maximize the cumulative effect.
That actually tracks. It makes sense and it gives you a framwork to make "monster of the week" actually mean something. If the "monster" is loosed and causes havok, the bad guys get a little closer to weakening the barrier. If the good guys stop them, it's vice versa.
But, they have given not one second of airtime to exploring that this season. It's just been: Hey, check this weird thing out!
Please don't tell me they've flushed that major revelation just like they flushed so much of LOST's season one spitballing of ideas/plotlines. -
"OOOOOoooo!!! That JJ Abrams jus' makes me soooooo AN-guh-RY!!!"
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but I would have posted it 4 times anyway. Wanker.
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So some of you are obviously fans and have watched all/most of the episodes. I watched the first three and was really put off by the overly mannered performance of Noble. I have a feeling I already know the answer to this based on jdb's earlier post, but how much screen-time is devoted in the later episodes to Walter's "antics"? I thought they'd scale back after the pilot (characters are often a bit more overt in pilots) but they didn't seem to, so I gave up.
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And jeezus, AsimovLives, did you go off your meds? Abrams has had little to do with LOST and maybe just a little more involvement with FRINGE than that, so dial down the VENOM until the next NuTrek Talkback!!! FRINGE needs a set end date, more stuff that ties the mythology in consistently, and a bad ass villian; we met the Re-animated dude and I've nearly forgotten his ass already. The Nimoy stunt cameo is going to seem like dragging out Abe Vigoda everyone once and awhile to see if he's still alive! Good for Late Night. Bad for Fringe.
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