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

[LtColCarter]

I mean no disrespect to the Canadian television industry, but I fear the move to Vancouver for season 2 will see a drop in production values that this show needs to perpetuate its success.

Having New York and Boston as backdrops to the show lends a powerful production element that cannot be mimicked. Also, I dread the thought of seeing the same bunch of actors we've seen in the Stargate franchise, BSG and others over the years begin to pop up on Fringe.

Why Vancouver? Why not LA, or San Francisco? Vancouver is like a worn piece of carpet for the American television industry right now.

If by a quarter of the way through next season I've been proven completely wrong, then I will whole-heartedly admit I was wrong and apologise. But somehow, I think I won't need to.

Well, ya know...they can still do the cityscapes of Boston. I mean...film a few scenes of the city...and do the rest in Vancouver.

[Madwelshboy]

Leonard Nimoy reveals Fringe finale secrets, talks Transfomers

Leonard Nimoy told SCI FI Wire that his upcoming guest shot as William Bell in the season finale of Fox's sci-fi series Fringe sets the stage for Bell—the oft-mentioned, not-yet-seen former partner of Walter Bishop (John Noble)—to become a recurring character next year.

http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/leonard...eveals-fri.php

[the fifth man]

So, we are definitely getting a Season 2?

[LtColCarter]

Whoah... what an ending... wonder what "Olive" is capable of.
Great episode.

I know! I can't wait to see!!!

[Madwelshboy]

Fringe second-season scoop from J.J. Abrams and his cast

J.J. Abrams, co-creator of Fox's sci-fi series Fringe, told SCI FI Wire that he's confident the show will return for a second season.

"It should be returning," Abrams said in an exclusive interview. "I'm really happy with so much of what we did this year. And I feel like we have barely gotten going. There's so much that we know we want to explore and knew we did from the beginning. A lot of it is yet to come."

Abrams said the he and the producers already have some "cool ideas" for season two. "I think that season two should be pretty great, pretty dynamic," he said. "We have some cool ideas. I'm very excited about that. I'm proud of the group. My only regret is I wish we could have stayed shooting in New York. We had a terrific crew. That's the one thing I'd wish we'd be able to do differently. It's a show that's still, as it's going, evolving. Finding the balance between relatable characters and absolute science fiction takes a while, but I think we're getting there."

http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/fringe-...eason-scoo.php

[the fifth man]

Another good one tonight. Very good.

[Easter Lily]

While horror story of the week was okay (suitably cheesy), it was the self-questioning and the ethical ruminations that I found most engaging as evinced in the conversations between the two scientists. I'm also really loving Walter's journey toward a kind of personal redemption. Really John Noble has been fantastic straddling between the profound and the insane.

Can't say that I'm too surprised that

Spoiler:

William Bell is funding the ZFT

[jds1982]

Ok last nights episode bothered me a little bit because of the scene where they were transporting the guy's wife to the lab. First, you DO NOT handcuff in the front (unless the person can't be handcuffed in the back due to a broken arm or something like that), because the handcuffed person is not incapacitated when they are cuffed in the front. Second, why in the hell are you driving around with a person who chews out spines, BEHIND you? I would have had her in one of those SWAT transport vans they had earlier in the episode surrounded by armed guards, or maybe in a squad car with a cage between the back and front seats, or at the very least I would have been paying some amount of attention to the prisoner. Somebody involved in that operation should have known transporting her like they did was stupid as hell, by all rights Olivia and Peter should be dead.

Also, I think it might be possible

Spoiler:

William Bell authored the ZFT manifesto. He was lab partners with Walter, he could have had access to Walter's typewriter.

[the fifth man]

I can't wait to see how they leave us hanging at the end of this season. What gets revealed, and what remains unanswered.

[Madwelshboy]

First image of Leonard Nimoy as Fringe's William Bell

http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/first-i...leonard-ni.php

[the fifth man]

First image of Leonard Nimoy as Fringe's William Bell

http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/first-i...leonard-ni.php

Thanks for that link. I really can't wait to see him on-screen.

[Madwelshboy]

'Fringe' renewed for second season

Fox's sci-fi series Fringe has been renewed for a second season. The show, which is the number one new program among viewers 18-49, will air its season finale on May 12 with guest-star Leonard Nimoy.

http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/fringe-renewed.html

[the fifth man]

'Fringe' renewed for second season

Fox's sci-fi series Fringe has been renewed for a second season. The show, which is the number one new program among viewers 18-49, will air its season finale on May 12 with guest-star Leonard Nimoy.

http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/fringe-renewed.html

YES!! I am so happy that it is official.

[Madwelshboy]

Michaela in Henderson, N.V.: Will there be any progress with Peter and Olivia on Fringe before the finale?

Spoiler:

Anna Torv tells us, "Not while he's trying to date my sister they won't!" So, tell us, cocreators Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, will there be any kissing in the final two episodes? Says Orci, "Depends on what you mean by kissing."

http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch...o_leaving.html

[LtColCarter]

'Fringe' renewed for second season

Fox's sci-fi series Fringe has been renewed for a second season. The show, which is the number one new program among viewers 18-49, will air its season finale on May 12 with guest-star Leonard Nimoy.

http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/fringe-renewed.html

AWESOME! I was gonna be so disappointed if this didn't happen! But it did. So, how I can do a happy dance!