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FRINGE: THE MUSICAL!!
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Fox, which has been doing really well with “Glee” and incredibly well with “American Idol,” has apparently decided to turn all its shows into musicals for one week in May.
“Fringe” is part of that equation and Jasika Nicole, who plays Astrid, explains to SciFi Wire how it’ll work on her show:
"When I first read that, I thought, 'How are they going to pull this off? This is really weird.' And it makes complete sense within the story. It's essentially Walter kind of manifesting his idea. He's trying to get his mind off of, you know, what's going on because he's just waiting to see what's going to go on with Peter. And essentially he's kind of created this little world in his head. And so everything is super-symbolic so all the characters embody the qualities that he notices about them the most, which is really neat. And it happens in the 1940s. Everybody's in 1940s dress, but they still have cell phones and stuff. So it's just his brain, because he's telling a story to someone. Sort of like a bedtime story to help ease his anxiety. So we get to sing in it."
Nicole, Lance Reddick and Blair Brown apparently all have musical backgrounds.
“Fringe” returns with new episodes April 1.
Find all of SciFi’s story on the matter here.
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Somehow I doubt it'll work as well as the Buffy musical.
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Cop Rock!
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Viva Laughlin!
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Here's a tip to all television showrunners-- Musical episodes ALWAYS suck. Just don't do them. Please. Just look at "Cop Rock", and you'll see why. <p>Ugh. Next, we'll probably learn that Joss Whedon is directing the episode. Heaven help us...
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Does that mean that at some point all fox shows are going to be freaky science-fiction stories for one episode where they are battling an invasion from an alternate reality by using fringe science and experimenting on people? C'mon...
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Jack Bauer pulls out the top hat & dances a jig
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...it would've fit in perfectly with this concept.
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Has to be. No idea could be this bad.
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Fame for the noughties? Only was i would watch that is if it was fame for the nauties instead and on an appropriately uncut (showtime or the like) channel. Give me Fame mixed with hung and 'glee' might just be watchable.
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If they're going to screw up the continuity of a television show for their stunt, they'd better make them Fox News folk sing. I may actually watch that.
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I'll forgive the Buffy one cause it worked.
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However I will judge it on it's own merits.
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(sigh)
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March 20, 2010, 4:48 p.m. CST
Actually, sounds a bit like the plot of the musical episode of S
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... which was actually really good! I say give it a shot.
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Stupid character limit
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the shark was jumped.
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...so he could be the one to soak up all these lame, gimmicky ideas and nobody else (the people who actually make GOOD shows) would have to make us suffer through them. Let him make another fucking "Dr. Horrible" as long as it doesn't screw around with "Fringe".
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If I see one preview for this, I think I'm going to throw up...
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What others shows are getting roped into this? Are we getting musical HOUSE?
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To be jumping the shark isn't it ?
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Now I want to see a musical episode of Dollhouse. This is the first time I've missed the show since its been gone.
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Pushing Daisies was on ABC.
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Whose fucking idea was this?
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That's what it sounds like to me.
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You are lame.
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and it's called The Simpsons
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Would you change your mind if I voiced my hatred for all things "Glee" and Whedon in song? <p>Or should I say, change your tune? <p>The only way this will remotely "work" is if Walter is dreaming something based on one of his old, scratchy blues vinyls, the type that R. Crumb listens to. And frankly, even THAT would be pitifully stupid. <p>Please. Don't rip off "Buffy". If you're going to rip off of something, make sure it's something WORTH ripping off, to begin with.
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Nothing you say can make me change my mind about anything. You are way too lame.
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I just dont see the appeal at all.... But seriously, this is a joke right? Musical eps are reserved for popular or well establised shows. Fringe is neither (as much as i love it)
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I'm just gonna swallow the bitter pill, and wait for the next episode. <br><br>it's gonna be tough, though.
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a bunch of characters attempt to segway into a song and Jack points his gun at them and starts screaming to sit down and shut up, and they all do. End of musical 24 episode.
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Yes I've seen the Buffy episode and liked also. But that doesn't mean this is the only time a show has tried this. It sounds really funny to me so I'll be watching. I don't what's up with the people who don't like this but humour is one of Fringe's strong suits. So is music if you haven't noticed.
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Duh.
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Sure, it's been done, but an episode that takes place largely in Walter's head is a pretty decent excuse, so what the heck. Walter himself has a pretty magnificent speaking voice, so I for one will be intrigued as to how he sings, though I suppose pro-tools will strike once more if the answer is 'not well'.
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...and cloggin'!
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...well, except for the Whedon dorks who think that musical-episodes are actually a good thing.
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is what they're calling it. I work on HOUSE, and there is a singing bit in our episode, but its not random musical style like Fringe sounds.
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death metal rooster style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A43JOxLa5MM that fits with Glee right?
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Shows have to stretch their creative muscles sometime. It'll be fun.
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too good for this? WTF?
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but i suspect it will end up being hilariously funny and somehow touching also.
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the producers of 24 are going to cow-tow to this nonsensical stunt? 24 and Human Target must be exempt I wager.
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According to the article, this is all about Walter--arguably the best thing about Fringe--seeing the world from his completely insane perspective, wrapped up in a musical. The comedic potential for this is absolutely mindblowing.
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I'm not a big fan when any show does a musical episode. They're lame, they don't really tend to have more plot than being a filler ep.. meh.
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hey let's visit earth in the 1940's. yeah, because your audience tuned in to a SciFi show to see a bad attempt at nostalgia. idiots.
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To maintain his cover, he must sing a passable rendition of Tom Jones "It's not unusual"
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You said of musical eps: "They're lame, they don't really tend to have more plot than being a filler ep"<br /> <br /> Do you think that of the Buffy ep? I don't see how anyone could make that claim about the Buffy musical. In that case, they used the conceit to advance the plot more in one episode than you might otherwise expect in 3-5 episodes, in part by getting characters to reveal things they wouldn't under normal circumstances. To me, they actually made good use of the musical episode rather than using it as a cheap gimmick, which is what most other shows have done. And the fact that it could be reasonably explained within the universe of the show was a big plus.<br /> <br /> Take care
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Really? You think they would put that shit in the Fringe canon?
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deal with it... it sounds like fun.
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...where Dr. Shutt has a braintumor and sees everybody around him singing.
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lol, I just finished watching all of the seasons. That episode, and the one where no one in Sunnydale can talk are a couple of my favourites. Yeah, I can't see something like Fringe with that kind of overall tone getting all musical. April Fool's joke for sure.
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only the first two were good. Buffy musical was a Masterpiece, unfortunatly Joss sacrificed most of the yearly budget and creative time to that episode, the rest of the season was not so great.
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The Bitter Suite & Lyre Lyre Hearts On Fire. (And at least The Bitter Suite was much better than the Buffy musical.)
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both Xena musicals were brilliant, the opera and the comedy one. Cop Rock was underrated. And people who've never seen Glee don't realize how dark and subversive it is.
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I think the real news is that this is a network wide event on all the Fox shows. Musical Bones, Musical House, Musical Human Target if it's still around by May. Musical Cops and Musical Most Wanted? A new Simpsons Musical is always welcome and Family Guy's "Road To" episodes worked well. Not sure how they plan to work music into American Idol though.<p>Oh, how does an event scheduled for mid May relate to it being an April Fools stunt? Does anyone here know how to work a calendar?
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<p>I hate most of the one off episodes of any show. When they are musicals or when they are set in the past. Or ANYTHING even remotely similar; where it is so far beyond what the show is it might be a different show. They are pointless and almost always have a shit set up.</p><p>I always assumed they were the product of some budding director or producer wanting to show their "creative" versatility so they could apply for a new job. But the studio is actually the catalyst in this case? Strange.</p>
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thank God this doesn't apply to LOST.
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admit it.
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and Glee is both shit and brilliant at the same time.
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24 is definetly out of the equation, not only because it won't fit, but because episodes would have been filmed months ago andhave to air in order for a show like that, so unless fox paid to reshoot certian parts of an episode, 24 won't be musical. Fringe can be a musical all it wants, it still won't get any veiwers, it's one of those shows that no one watches, it's just filler that a network can stick on to compete with stronger shows on other networks at the same time, kinda like supernatural and modern family
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They have to get Laurie to sing "Mystery"
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Just sayin'.
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...the American obsession with musical episodes? They are ALWAYS shite! The Buffy episode is nigh-unwatchable (and don't let any Whedon-zombies tell you otherwise), as was the Xena one, and as for fucking Glee... I'll try not to let this ruin one of my favourite shows, though.
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Way higher proportion of homosexuals in theatre and the arts, they go into movies and TV. There, they can make movies like Brokeback Mountain, but when it comes to TV, what do they have? Musicals. And Glee, obviously.
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and I'm not gay. Its the best ep of the otherwise shite season 6 and one of the top 5 eps they ever did. If you don't laugh at Spike's "I hope she fries, I'm free if that bitch dies...I better help her out" then you're not a true Whedon fan. Glee is also very watchable. You guys need to lighten up, Jees.
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Fringe is weak sauce and Walter Bishop is more forced and contrived than any of the Desperate Housewives, BUT this is a great opportunity to argue the merits of Buffy Season 6. <p> Season 6 is great because it starts with the main character dead. Then she's brought back to life by having her soul ripped out of Heaven (or a kind of heaven, since Whedon is definitively un-Christian). Who would rip her away from Paradise? Oh, right. Her best freaking friends and family! So for the first half of the season there's this enormous tension between the main character and the supporting cast that's unspoken. Then you have the whole Spike-Buffy thing, which is a really smart way to deal with the subjects of abusive relationships, obsessive love, masculine psychology, etc. The Trio are hilarious villains up until the Dark Willow incident. Admittedly, the lame "magic = drugs" metaphor didn't entirely work, but making one of the most beloved supporting characters into the season's big villain was amazing. And it's not like Angel, who always had the capacity to be a bad guy and who was only really a main supporting character for a season before turning bad. Willow was beloved for 5 whole seasons before turning Big Bad. <p> So. Yeah. Buffy Season 6 is actually pretty awesome. As is Season 7, but since 6 was the one mentioned, I'll stop there.
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...Yeah, this'll be as much fun as that X-Files episode on the sunken cruise ship in the 40's. Gee... thanks FOX... motherfuckers!
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... should it's musical episode be scored by Ted Nugent ?
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Anyone heard "24 Season Two: The Musical", by the "Silence! The Musical" guys? Cheesy but quite funny in parts. I especially like the song between Kim and the guy who lures her into his bomb shelter ("All I Have To Do"). http://www.jonandal.com/24.html
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Probably obvious, but no space at the end: http://www.jonandal.com/24.html
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nobody ever remembers the last one
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Because I hated those musical fags in high school, I hate goddamn musical theatre, and if they take one of the few shows on TV that I like and waste a fucking episode on this Singin' in the Rain' bullshit, I swear I'm never watching a show on Fox again. Thank you and fuck this.
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I'm happy for you that 'Glee' is a success. It was created to be a musical on purpose. 'Fringe', and all your other shows WERE NOT. If I wanted to watch a musical, or 'Glee', I would. But I don't, so I won't. I DO NOT NOT NOT NOT want 'Bones', '24', and ESPECIALLY 'Fringe' doing songs and dance!
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Please? anyone? i admit Glee is a fun show, and watch on occasion if nothing else is on, but wow I really hope i am a dumbass and missing that this is a joke.
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So I don't think this is a joke.
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that Fringe is about to jump the shark. a shame it did have such potential.
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That's all I have to say about that...
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as if viewers had to endure her horrible acting through normal speech, her singing voice is probably going to sound like that MS voice shit you have on the computer. Also Glee > Fringe. And I don't even like Glee that much.
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...it drove the Buffy mythos forward. It came right after a series of really depressing episodes, and Buffy's return from death, so it was a welcome bit of comic relief, right up until the point they reveal that Buffy had gone to heaven and the fuckers had yanked her back against her will.<p> Heady stuff.<p> Lightning in a bottle, methinks.<p> Will Fringe be able to pull off the same trick of wrapping a serious, heady story-line in a musical episode?<p> Maybe. I'm slightly encouraged by the idea that the musical numbres will be just Walter's fucked-up perception. That could be neat.<p> But it cannot just be written as a "throwaway" episode. If they do that, it'll suck harder than a Hoover in a wind tunnel.
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all the rips on TV shows that went back to the first half of the 20th century? Not a Star Trek fan, so I haven't seen the episode where they go to the 40s, but I did see the sunken ship episode of X-Files and liked it (though it was weird, even by their standards). And I'm 27, so it's not a matter of "nostalgia".
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has already made me laugh more than anything I've seen on TV this year. I'm only a casual watcher of the show, but I'm sure this would be fun. Either fun as in brilliant or fun as in spectacular FAIL. And I just realized - this could involve Nimoy. Just think -- Spock and Denethor, singing a medley of Patsy Cline tunes. Pure gold!
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Not saying it was good, but I figured someone woulda mentioned it by now.
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