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

[MrsB108]

Scoop:http://scifiwire.com/2009/02/fringes...ted-brains.php

Episode Scoop:

Spoiler:

The title for Episode 1x17 is confirmed as "Bad Dreams".

[unluckynumber11]

It was my favorite part because they mentioned my hometown. It's not like I live in New York where every show ever on mentions it. Although it was weird because 24 just had Kidron, Ohio as the target of a terrorist attack. Kidron is something like 10 miles from Wooster, and both are in Wayne County.

i know what you mean, i live live like a half an hour from Evanston Illinois so when i saw the guy die from the computer program i went to go hide.

[the fifth man]

Nothing ever happens where I live on TV. It is quite disappointing.

[LoneStar1836]

wow, the latest episode was amazing but why they hell are we forced to wait few months for the next one???

American Idol is now taking up two hours on Tuesday nights.

[KatG]

I'm really getting fed up with American Idol taking precedence over everything else on FOX.

[the fifth man]

I'm really getting fed up with American Idol taking precedence over everything else on FOX.

Same here. I have never liked that "show". "Reality" TV has never interested me much at all.

[Sp!der]

still ive got LOST and Battlestar Galactica to shorten my wait. But Fringe is an excellent show. Espically Walter is awesome!!! and i like olivia more and more with every episode. in the beginning i hated her.

[jds1982]

I'm really getting fed up with American Idol taking precedence over everything else on FOX.

If only you were a Fox executive, but of course if you were you'd be concerned about money, and you'd probably want to schedule the show that consistently brings in big numbers. Scheduling a ratings juggernaut like American Idol makes good fiscal sense. You don't like it and I don't like it, but millions of teenage girls and twentysomethings love it. They'd rather watch that than some "icky" sci fi show with a weird old guy, and some blonde woman who doesn't know the first thing about "Gossip Girl". I mourne the death of scripted drama.

[KatG]

Oh I know it's all about the money. I still don't like it. Not only is it interfering with Fringe, it's playing havoc with Bones this year. Lately it seems that Bones (which is supposedly a big draw for Fox) seems to have been pre-empted more times than it's been on.

Anyway, I'll just sit back and wait for Fringe to come back in April. I do have other things to entertain me, just none quite so interesting.

[jds1982]

I just hope these breaks don't kill the show.

[the fifth man]

I just hope these breaks don't kill the show.

I really hope it has pretty much earned a second season already.

[Madwelshboy]

'Fringe' moves production to Canada
Feb 21, 2009, 11:58 AM | by Lindsay Soll


EW has learned that Fringe, J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi series on Fox—which is set in Boston but films in New York—is planning a move to Vancouver, Canada in the event that it is picked up for a second season. In a statement, Warner Bros. Television tells EW that "in this challenging and uncertain economic environment, we have made the very difficult decision to move... We did not come to this conclusion easily, but economic and practical imperatives dictated that this decision be made in a timely manner." It is believed that the decision to relocate is due largely to the lingering possibility that New York state’s film/TV production tax incentive program, which just recently ran out of funds, will not be replenished by Governor David Paterson.

According to Stuart Suna, head of Long Island City's Silvercup Studios—where Fringe currently films—the program's $685 million budget, which was put into place in April 2008, was initially expected to last until 2013. But because of its popularity, "all of the allocated money was used up. So many productions came to New York. It was more than anybody expected."

With the potential expiration of these tax incentives, the future shooting locales for certain NYC-based shows—like 30 Rock, In Treatment, and Life On Mars—remain in limbo. The problem is compounded by the fact that in the past week, California and Ottawa each made aggressive moves to court productions with their own tax incentives. EW can report, however, that neither Ugly Betty nor Gossip Girl will be exiting the Big Apple anytime soon; they were fortunate enough to file their applications just before the piggy bank emptied.

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/02/fringe-fox.html

[the fifth man]

A move does not surprise me at all.

[Easter Lily]

I'm not too bothered really where it's made. I just want more Fringe... especially more Peter, Walter and THE PATTERN...

[the fifth man]

I'm not too bothered really where it's made. I just want more Fringe... especially more Peter, Walter and THE PATTERN...

You know you are not alone, my friend.