Fringe (J.J. Abrams) - General Discussion Spoilers and Speculation

[Madwelshboy]

Question: Can you please tell me that Fringe has a chance -- a good chance -- of being renewed for a second season? --Daniel

Spoiler:

Ausiello: Fringe has a very good chance of being renewed for a second season. And if it's not, the actor they end up casting in the role of "Dr. Smith" is going to be royally pissed off, since he's appearing in just one scene in May ahead of what promises to be a major recurring arc next season. Who's Dr. Smith, you ask? A 55-65-year-old scientist and contemporary of Walter Bishop. Cue the inevitable "Is he Olivia's stepdad?" speculation.

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/03/...siello--2.html

[Madwelshboy]

Has Fringe been canceled? — Bob

Spoiler:

MICKEY: As we've discussed, Fringe is on an Idol-related hiatus until April 7, at which point the focus will partially shift from Olivia's past to Peter's past, including the mysterious "health issue" that dad Walter has at times alluded to. As John Noble shared this week here at the TVGuide.com offices, "When we find out [what's Peter's 'condition' is], you'll see why Walter is so desperately attached to him and so desperately concerned about him." By the way, Noble calls the first episode back "extraordinary" and the subsequent five "among our very best."

http://www.tvguide.com/News/MegaBuzz...s-1004144.aspx

[the fifth man]

I really can't wait for this show to be back. I am seriously missing it. As for Season 2, it so better happen. FOX has to realize how brilliant this show is.

[LtColCarter]

Has Fringe been canceled? — Bob

Spoiler:

MICKEY: As we've discussed, Fringe is on an Idol-related hiatus until April 7, at which point the focus will partially shift from Olivia's past to Peter's past, including the mysterious "health issue" that dad Walter has at times alluded to. As John Noble shared this week here at the TVGuide.com offices, "When we find out [what's Peter's 'condition' is], you'll see why Walter is so desperately attached to him and so desperately concerned about him." By the way, Noble calls the first episode back "extraordinary" and the subsequent five "among our very best."

http://www.tvguide.com/News/MegaBuzz...s-1004144.aspx

Why would the show be cancelled??? Its one of Fox's best!

[the fifth man]

Why would the show be cancelled??? Its one of Fox's best!

I just hope that the execs recognize that too.

[Angela V]

Holy Frak. April 7th?!?! They better promote the hell out of it!

[the fifth man]

Holy Frak. April 7th?!?! They better promote the hell out of it!

That would be nice.

[Madwelshboy]

Are we ever going to meet Dr. William Bell on Fringe or is he just a red herring? — Rob

Spoiler:

MICKEY: Get ready, Rob! "I can't wait to see who it is, how it's revealed or what he represents or where he comes from," John Noble told us of the identity of his former partner in weird science. I'm hearing Dr. Bell will be ID'd in the finale, but that he might not be formally introduced in his first appearance, which could be sooner. So keep your eyes peeled.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/MegaBuzz...I-1004346.aspx

[the fifth man]

Thanks for posting that, Madwelshboy.

[Espeon1962]

Very much looking forward to the return of Fringe. It is a fine show, with a great cast. The networks always seem to really abuse the sci-fi shows on scheduling, they know the core audience will follow no matter what, yet they complain when the ratings don't pick up because it confuses the hell out of everyone else. We really should shoot all the network buffos for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty.

[the fifth man]

April 7th is going to be such a great night. It can't get here soon enough.

[stargatefan234]

Just watched "No Brainer"

I 'd at Baboon Seminal Fluid.

[unluckynumber11]

April 7th is going to be such a great night. It can't get here soon enough.

to make things even better for me, it's during my spring break

[the fifth man]

to make things even better for me, it's during my spring break

Yeah, I would say that is pretty sweet!

[Madwelshboy]

Orci & Kurtzman: Fringe will answer these questions

The team (from left, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Anna Torv and Lance Reddick) takes on a case involving a mysterious young boy in "Inner Child," airing April 7.
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who co-created Fox's sci-fi series Fringe with J.J. Abrams, told SCI FI Wire that the show will begin to answer a lot of its own questions as it wraps its first season.

"We are about to shoot our final two episodes of the season," Orci said in an exclusive interview last week with Kurtzman, his writing partner on Star Trek and Transformers and such TV series as Alias.

Will the final episodes of the season—which kick off on April 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT—tie things together? Yes, Orci promises, adding: "The question is how fast.

"This is something we discussed very much with the network," Orci added. "Sometimes they want answers, and then we'll actually write a show in which everything is answered, and they're like, 'No, that's too fast!' So how slowly to dole things out is always the key question. But we definitely have answers that we're dying to give, and it's a matter of how quickly we get to them."

Following is an edited version of our exclusive interview with Orci and Kurtzman about Fringe, which stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble.........

http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/roberto...d-alex-kur.php