"Fringe" (2008) TV series

Creators:

J.J. Abrams
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Ask. Imagine. Investigate.

Plot:

A television drama centered around a female FBI agent who is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Massachusetts | Strange Happenings | Mad Scientist | One Word Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 14 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 10

9:00 PM

Fox

Grey Matters

#2.10

Cast

Anna Torv	...	Agent Olivia Dunham (28 episodes, 2008-2009)
Joshua Jackson	...	Peter Bishop (28 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lance Reddick	...	Agent Phillip Broyles (28 episodes, 2008-2009)
Blair Brown	...	Nina Sharp (28 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jasika Nicole	...	Astrid Farnsworth (28 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Noble	...	Dr. Walter Bishop (28 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kirk Acevedo	...	Agent Charlie Francis (25 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael Cerveris	...	The Observer (23 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mark Valley	...	John Scott (13 episodes, 2008-2009)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Hungary:16 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bad Robot

Trivia:

Lance Reddick (Agent Phillip Broyles ) and Kirk Acevedo (Agent Charlie Francis) appeared together in "Oz" (1997), where Acevedo was a convict, and Reddick was an undercover FBI agent.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Beginning in season one, establishing shots show the teams headquarters to be in a skyscraper which title cards identify as the "Boston Federal Building." However the building shown is actually Hancock Tower, a privately owned office building which is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Boston. An FBI or Homeland Security office would likely be located in the John F Kennedy Federal Building located downtown at Government Center since that location is in close proximity to the city's courthouse, the county jail, and other federal offices.

What's with all the hate?

I had started watching Fringe when it aired in my country, and at first, I didn't really find it particularly interesting. However, I decided to persevere with it, and I'm very glad I did. This show is not perfect, but it's definitely not as bad as all these reviews tend to make out. With each episode (so far), I find myself more deeply immersed in the plot, more involved with the characters, and I can't wait until the next one airs. A lot of these other reviews say it's worse than 'Lost' - which isn't true. I tried watching Lost, for the entire first season, but I found myself completely bored, with no real plot line to follow. The opposite is true with Fringe. Each episode has two plots - One, the overall plot of the series, and two, the plot of the individual episode, such as the investigation. This is common practice, but Fringe makes it.. fresher.

All in all, don't make any decisions on whether to watch this or not based off reviews on here. There's a lot of controversy - some hate it, some love it - just watch it for a while and judge it for yourself. I personally don't like the first 10 or so episodes, so I recommend you at least for a bit after that. They honestly do get better. 9/10