Fringe

[Ookii]

Apparently she's Australian so maybe she's too busy concentrating on her American accent rather than concentrating on acting.   

[Nevermore]

Ah, like what happened with Bionic Woman?  Of course, that show had really crappy writing weighing it down as well.

[Ookii]

Ah, like what happened with Bionic Woman?  Of course, that show had really crappy writing weighing it down as well.

They has a special episode where she spoke with a British accent because she was undercover or some nonsense.  She sure was hot though.

[Nevermore]

Ah, like what happened with Bionic Woman?  Of course, that show had really crappy writing weighing it down as well.

They has a special episode where she spoke with a British accent because she was undercover or some nonsense.  She sure was hot though.

I know.  She was actually decent in that episode.

[Kitsune]

I think the show has potential.  Lead FBI woman is being improperly cast as the straight (wo)man to the more interesting characters; hopefully the writers loosen up that character soon, as she's really the least-interesting thing on the screen at any given time.  Crazy old dude is the best thing to watch thus far, though sarcastic son has the occasional good line.

Scully did fine as the skeptical foil to Mulder thanks in large part to Gillian Anderson's adeptness at delivering her lines.  Regardless of what science-babble the script had her saying, her bearing and presentation of the lines always did a good job of getting across the idea of, "*sigh* Mulder, you are so fucking retarded."

[stray]

Except.. Mulder was always right (except, like, once), and she was the retarded one.

[edit] uh, this is the tim hutton show on tnt, right? been meaning to watch it...

[edit] oops, my bad. it's a fox series.

[Mrbloodworth]

Except.. Mulder was always right (except, like, once), and she was the retarded one.

[edit] uh, this is the tim hutton show on tnt, right? been meaning to watch it...

[edit] oops, my bad. it's a fox series.

You can watch it right on the fox Website.

[Bandit]

Anyone still watching Fringe? Dropped to page 2 pretty quick.

Not convinced of it, especially the main character, but I still tune in religiously.

I was hoping that electro-magnetic dude in the last episode was going to cause more carnage like Maximum Overdrive styles.

[JWIV]

Dropped it off my dvr about 2 or 3 weeks ago.   

[Brogarn]

I have it on the DVR but haven't watched this week's episode yet. I keep hoping it gets better. The pilot showed awesome potential, but it feels like they're sliding away from their initial premises or something. Anyways, I'll probably watch this week's episode tomorrow morning before work.

[Signe]

I have to remember to cancel it as I keep accidentally clicking on record series instead of record episode, mostly because I'm clumsy.  Anyway, I don't watch it anymore.  It's crap.

[Merusk]

I have it on the DVR but haven't watched this week's episode yet. I keep hoping it gets better. The pilot showed awesome potential, but it feels like they're sliding away from their initial premises or something. Anyways, I'll probably watch this week's episode tomorrow morning before work.

If the initial premise was "Human-weapon of the week and how it may fit into a global conspiracy to.. fuck knows what" then they're staying true to it.  If you thought it was anything else then, no, it's nowhere near.  This week; electrictity man! Next week; radiation girl!

[Brogarn]

You called me on it and now I can't put my finger on what exactly I thought this series would be like. Maybe it is what I thought it would be only it's not very good at being that. New take on the X files? I don't really know. So, take that post and this one as apparently fucking pointless. 

[Merusk]

No post is ever pointless.

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[Yegolev]

I watched the episode last night and this show is garbage.

[Bunk]

I particularly liked how Electro not only made the car start at the end of the episode, he somehow made "electricity" cause it go in to gear and depress the gas petal. That's fucking sloppy, considering the guy was sitting in the passenger seat and they could have just as easily had him use his hands to put the car in gear...

[Signe]

Wait.  Electro is in this?  Like in the comic book?  That's not the same one as with all the arms, right?  Or is it?

Edit:  nm - that was the Octopus.  This show didn't seem very comic-book-y to me.  But considering how popular Heroes is, it seems reasonable people would try and cash in on it.

[Yegolev]

Are you watching the same show we are?  It's not comic-booky, it's X-Files-plus-Millenniumy but minus any good things, like writing and acting.

[HaemishM]

I'm still digging it. I was expecting a lot of "monster of the week" stories, though, with little tidbits of information on the bigger story arc dropped very liberally. I really dig mad scientist guy and his son - Olivia I'm lukewarm on. It's good enough for me to continue.

[Signe]

I don't know!  I thought maybe it changed or something.  

Ok, I went back and read more of this thread and I think I just got confused with "electricity man" and "Electro".  I don't know what I was thinking.  Sorry.   

[Mrbloodworth]

I am still enjoying it. The bird thing was a little weak, but whatever. This isn't a show about normal people, or reality, its about fringe science. It almost has a "Dr.Who sonic screwdriver" thing going for it. lol.

As Dr.Bishop said in one of the earlier episodes:

"When was it son, that you lost your imagination?"

[Yegolev]

It has lots of fringe but little science.  The security cameras were fried in the elevator, flesh was charred, but the cassette tape was basically unharmed?  Do elevators really have weight sensors, and shouldn't those have fried also?

This episode was much better when the subject was Giovanni Ribisi.

[Abagadro]

John Noble and the decent production values are enough to hold my interest at the moment.  This ep was a bit back to its formula while the last ep with the Observer and the capsule was much better IMO.

[Mrbloodworth]

John Noble and the decent production values are enough to hold my interest at the moment.  This ep was a bit back to its formula while the last ep with the Observer and the capsule was much better IMO.

Oh yeah, totally agree. But i don't mind a "The thing" now and then.

[Bandit]

Did you notice the observer getting out of the elevator before the electromagnet dude destroyed it?

[Mrbloodworth]

Did you notice the observer getting out of the elevator before the electromagnet dude destroyed it?

Uh yep. Did you know the observer is in almost every episode, including before he was introduced?

[Bandit]

Nah, not till he was introduced.  Guess I am not that observant of the observer.

[Mrbloodworth]

Nah, not till he was introduced.  Guess I am not that observant of the observer.

It has lots of fringe but little science. 

It almost has a "Dr.Who sonic screwdriver" thing going for it.

[HaemishM]

I knew the Observer had appeared a few times before the episode where they named him that, but I didn't realize it was every episode. He's cool.

[ashrik]

Hey, I'm liking the show so far. Adding it to my list of weekly watches.

Just wondering when they're going to move away from monster-of-the-week and start linking more things together.

[HaemishM]

It apparently got a full season's worth of shows ordered.

[Mrbloodworth]

Hey, I'm liking the show so far. Adding it to my list of weekly watches.

Just wondering when they're going to move away from monster-of-the-week and start linking more things together.

There have been more "the pattern" advancing episodes than the "monster of the week ones", and considering, they are all related to the pattern.. just about every episode does advance, if only a tiny bit, the overall plot.

Just like x-files.

[ashrik]

Good lord, the dialogue does seem pretty crappy. I hope that it's just an off episode, rather than something I simply hadn't noticed until now. At least there was some nice lesbo action in House.

No observer sightings yet

Edit: oh snap! Evil father letter! When you think about it, having your old man do that to you is kinda twisted.
Gee, I wonder if he's involved in any frrriiiiiiiinge science.

[HaemishM]

I'm still liking this show, and the more episodes I watch, the more I like it. It didn't immediately grab me from the start like Lost did, but the mad scientist character in a modern world is really growing on me. It doesn't hurt that John Noble seems to be having so much fun playing it. Didn't expect the brain 'splosion at all - it actually made me yell "WHOA!" Chunky brains flying all over during dinner =     

I really hope the twisted step-father isn't involved in Fringe science, but is just a normal crazy subplot.

[Bandit]

Last episode was ho-hum - not enough mad scientist.  The papaya exploding scene was well done..."One of the friendlier fruits". 

The plot lines that surround massive dynamics are intriguing....must know more.