Folks On The Fringe

"Fringe is back and totally delivers in its most recent episode, “Of Human Action.” The twists are back, along with the dramatic high intensity moments that the show is known for. “Of Human Action” begins with a hostage situation, a suspected kidnapping that then turns strange when the kidnappers appear to have mind control capabilities, causing mayhem as they move from location to location. However, in excellent Fringe-twist style, the kidnapped boy, Tyler, is actually the kidnaper. Here the episode leads us to Massive Dynamic, where Tyler’s father is a researcher. As Nina Sharpe realizes that her employee and her company are involved in this situation, she does her best to help the Fringe division and offer her full support. But do you ever really know when you can trust Nina and Massive Dynamic? As the episode unfolds, Peter is kidnapped by Tyler as he goes on a search to find his mother, who apparently abandoned him and his father when he was young. To avoid yet another hostile... more... - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

The little pandas found the opening creepy - RAPatton from iPhone

Next week is all about the Observers and it looks AWESOME - RAPatton from iPhone

T-1 Hour - RAPatton from iPod

"we had no choice, once he started ..." - RAPatton from iPhone

"In tonight's Broyles-centric episode, Broyles will step on quite a few toes to solve the case that's personal to him. And there be cosmonauts and cover-ups, and we'll discover the CIA's extraterrestrial connection. [EW http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009... ] Also, turns out the Broyles in the alternate universe is a happily married man. [TV Guide http://www.tvguide.com/News... ] " -- http://io9.com/5397578... - RAPatton

"Nine Inch Nails frontman and all-around rock god Trent Reznor is remixing his own "Zero-Sum" for J.J. Abrams' Fringe. And in keeping with the show's nerd-overload, the whole thing is full of geeky Easter Eggs and hard core Fringe references. According to Entertainment Weekly, Reznor will be mixing William Bell's on screen dialogue with his 07 track "Zero-Sum," voiced by Leonard Nimoy, naturally. Reznor became involved when Fringe used a clip of his song in a previous promo, and was reached out to, to see if he would be interesting in collaborating even more. But the real question here is, will Reznor make a cameo on Fringe? I'd like to see him as an observer or a before-the-title "freak of the week." Series exec producer Jeff Pinkner told EW: "If he wants to come act on the show, that's not tit for tat — that's an open invitation, and we made that known to him," says Pinkner. Any ideas on what he may play? "Well, his head would probably end up exploding," deadpans Pinkner. "There'd be some uncomfortable biology in there one way or another." " - RAPatton

"When Trent Reznor was wrapping up the Nine Inch Nails farewell tour, he promised over and over that he wasn't done making music. A little over a month later, the first piece of post-"Wave Goodbye" Reznor music is out there, though it doesn't take the form most people might expect. Entertainment Weekly reports that Reznor has revamped the Year Zero track "Zero-Sum" specifically for J.J. Abrams' eminently goofy paranormal TV drama "Fringe". The new version was done for a promotional trailer, which you can watch below." - Derrick from Bookmarklet

According to EW, the "Fringe" people had worked up a promo spot set to the original version of "Zero-Sum", but Reznor himself decided to participate after his friend Abrams asked him to collaborate. So, in his inimitable demon-whisper, Reznor recited some lines of dialogue that Leonard Nimoy's character has spoken on the show. While he was on tour, Reznor also reworked the track. And... more... - Derrick

#iGotaCrushOn Trent Reznor - Derrick

"My favorite part of the episode was, once again, Sam Weiss.  His character adds a fantastic dimension to the show.  Olivia is clearly still struggling with the loss of Charlie and is lost trying to understand the whole ordeal.  He sends Olivia on a mission to find what she needs to hear, and his mission is for her to collect business cards from everyone wearing red.  After visiting Charlie’s grave, Olivia un-jumbles the letters that she circled from the cards, revealing Charlie’s words, “You’re gonna be fine.”  Kind of makes me want to play the business card game too. With no more new episodes until November, Fringe fans are going to have to hang in there, waiting for more answers and more plot build up.  Feelings on this episode?  Predictions of what’s up next?" - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

""I grew up, essentially, in one of the very first group homes for what was then termed as 'emotionally disturbed children' -- these were days when, unimaginably, childhood schizophrenia and autism were lumped together in the same population," Goldsman said. "My parents founded this home, and I grew up there in this brownstone in Brooklyn Heights and my peers were, um, crazy. My definition of sanity is very labile; it's flexible and open." Young Goldsman also lost himself in the tales of Batman, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Legion of Super-Heroes and all the other gaudy champions who inhabit the wildly intricate mythos of Marvel and DC. He sees his revisitation to his youthful concerns as a common experience in Hollywood. "I think we're all trying to make sense of what happened [in our childhoods] and that's what's startling -- in getting the chance to make stuff, sometimes, when everything is supended correctly, it feels like it makes sense."" - RAPatton

Boy I wish we could get this guy out of Hollywood. Even his "good" movies are bad movies. - Noah Belson

""Thursdays are insane," complains a studio publicist. "I need, like, five DVRs." It's a common complaint this fall. Thursday has gone from NBC's decade-old "Must-See TV" to "Must-Tivo TV." The problem isn't that there's several popular shows on the same night. At least, that's not the only problem. Networks have always clustered their hits on Thursdays, an evening with the highest advertising rates as it helps influence consumer spending going into the weekend (ie. "Which movie do I see?") The problem this fall is that there are too many trendy shows on Thursdays. In other words, too many shows likely to be watched by the same types of people." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

Thursdays are an effing joke in my house. We have two TiVos both with dual tuners, and we still had to end up sacrificing CSI to fit it all in (I now watch it online). Thursdays have been nutty for a few years, but this year it's maniacal. :-( - tinypants - Hagitha of FF

"your life is something of a nightmare" - RAPatton from iPod

Raspberries.... - Fossil Huntress

"“Momentum Deferred” Wow...after watching this episode, I feel like Agent Dunham being thrown through a car windshield.  If anyone thought the season/answers were slow going so far, “Momentum Deferred” made every effort to make up for it. When the episode began with the grab and go of the cryogenically frozen heads, my first reaction was “Great...another weird case we happened to find that we’ll solve slowly and only give our viewers bits of information.”  However, once the bad guy started bleeding mercury, I realized there might just be more to this one than I had first expected." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

"I want to go back to an element of the plot that almost was overshadowed by everything else that occurred in the episode, the element of girl from the ESP video, Rebecca. It was clear to see that she and Walter had a great deal of water under the bridge, and I think that in future episodes, her skill of identifying “those who do not belong” will come in handy. I thought it was very... more... - RAPatton

Supposed to be a good one tonight - RAPatton from iPhone

good point - MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS

Tonight you are going to see some of what happened on the other side - RAPatton from iPhone

"Leonard Nimoy talked to the press this afternoon about his return to Fringe tomorrow as dimension-hopping mogul William Bell. He was pretty tight-lipped about the show, but did tell us what's wrong with today's science fiction on TV. Nimoy revealed little about his upcoming Fringe appearance, except to say that we will learn a great deal about Bell's relationship with Agent Olivia Dunham and what Bell's motives are (or at least what he claims his motives are). He did open up, though, when asked about his thoughts on the current state of science fiction in television and film:" - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

"Well, I'm concerned about the positioning of story in terms of importance. When I see a lot of explosions, a lot of chases, I'm not terribly impressed. I think there are three terribly important elements that must be given position — priority position — in science fiction as well as in any other kind of drama: the first is story, the second is story, and the third is story. Story,... more... - RAPatton

"It's safe to say that what an audience is seeing today on screen in a television episode is far more complex than what we were doing while we were, for example, making the original Star Trek series in the sixties. We were very, very heavy on pages and pages of dialogue and very little special effects. But because the technology has advanced so greatly, it's possible to do some very... more... - RAPatton

"The episode made me question Agent Dunham’s “headaches.”  Were they an isolated event, or will they continue to occur?  I was a little disappointed with the flashback memories that came from the headaches; I suppose with the hype from how Sam Weiss talked about them, I just expected more.   At least at the end of the episode Dunham’s recovery has progressed to the point that she no longer is using her cane.  It has been a little disconcerting seeing this tough FBI agent out in the field, traveling to Iraq and being placed in dangerous situations, all while hobbling around with a cane. Walter, Sam Weiss, Agent Dunham, the visitors from the alternate universe...there is definitely more brewing for the next episodes.  Any ideas?" - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

I'm excited to see the return of baldy, aka. Mr. Clean :p I remember last season it was a game to spot him walking around in between scenes. - Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕

Best damn villan I've seen on television in years. - Dork Knight (not Ha3rvey)

The guy "star trekked" himself out of a super-duper max prison. That's gotta be worth something. - Dork Knight (not Ha3rvey)

Cool, mysterious intro the week; and kinda gross - RAPatton from iPhone

I still like Fringe, but it has been lacking those Walter moments this year that made it special, but it's mystery element is fantastic - RAPatton from iPhone

"In this column, we'll have a variety of contributers from our Best Shots and Blog@ crews taking a look at the biggest sci-fi and genre shows, providing recaps and commentary. The nature of the column allows for SPOILERS, so consider yourself warned. “Night of Desirable Objects” For those viewers expecting quick answers about what happened to Agent Dunham, this episode will be a disappointment. However, while the answers are slow coming, Fringe is quickly picking up the pace on its exciting paranormal cases. In this episode, Peter goes trolling for cases and discovers a series of missing persons in Pennsylvania. After discovering Dr. Hughes and hearing his tragic tale of the death of his wife and son, Peter, Walter and Olivia take a closer look at what really happened. Upon discovering that Dr. Hughes’ wife had a severe case of Lupus and that it was scientifically impossible for her to bear children, Walter comes to the realization that Dr. Hughes’ fascination with reproductive... more... - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

"As far as Charlie goes, I’m still waiting to see what happens there. I think it may have been premature for him to relay to the other side that Olivia “trusts him completely.” It’s hard to say for sure, but it seemed to me like they hadn’t really spent that much time together since the “switch.” I think the more that Olivia is around him, the more he’s going to slip, or not act like... more... - RAPatton

Recap is now narrated by Blair Brown - RAPatton from iPod

It was more of x-files-ish episode with a slow burn on the parallel universe war; episode has it's moments, but not as strong as most. The new Yoda character is interesting - RAPatton from iPhone

There's something weird about that hand... - Internet's Tad

I love the way they use the subliminal hypnotic suggestion of Fringe to insert the suggestion that there is a multi-Universe when this 3D Universe is pure illusion. Cool show though, once overstanding gives you observation of the whole agenda. - cynicjohn

"When last we saw Olivia (and Fringe), she was being hustled into an alternate universe where the Twin Towers survive and William Bell (Leonard Nimoy) resides. In the season premiere, she returns in grand and surprising fashion — and not alone, either, which is bad news for her co-workers and a few other our-universe residents. Like all good season openers, Thursday's outing of this steadily improving Fox fantasy resets the show for newcomers while setting the show off in a slightly new direction. While shifts are clearly coming in the supporting cast, Fringe is now firmly centered on the ever-better bonded trio of Olivia (Anna Torv), Peter (Joshua Jackson) and Walter (John Noble), and is off of Olivia's obsession with her lost, dead lover. And while the back story is still complicated (a battle to keep one universe from taking over the other), it's no longer obscure. We don't know all the details, but by the end of this first-rate return, you'll have a better grasp of the big picture." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

YES! Fringe is back tonight! - Tendonitis' Bitch

"The low-slung motel looked like the sort of place Norman Bates might open as a north-of-the-border expansion of the old family business. The roadside sign promised “TELEPHONES” in every room but the brownish-orange carpeting and peeling paint were nothing to call home about. The radioactive Russian cosmonaut in the parking lot, however, was something you don’t see everyday. “Who comes up with this stuff?” asked a smirking Joshua Jackson, one of the stars of the Fox series “Fringe,” which returns tonight with the premiere of its second season of conspiracies and codes, parallel worlds and evil corporations, mad scientists and con men. “Seriously, who are these people?”" - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

"The mood on the set was upbeat and with good reason. A few hours later the cast – led by Anna Torv as FBI agent Olivia Dunham, John Noble as the kooky, scene-stealing Dr. Walter Bishop and Jackson as slippery genius Peter Bishop – would be at party celebrating the release of the first season on DVD and, more importantly, there is a strong expectation that the show is poised to finally... more... - RAPatton

"This season, “Fringe” will delve further into the relationship and history between Walter and Peter Bishop. There will also be a more complete portrait of the elusive William Bell, a linchpin figure in the show’s mythology who was revealed in last season’s finale (played by Leonard Nimoy) alive and well on an alternate earth where the World Trade Center stills stands in New York.... more... - RAPatton

"Fringe (and Star Trek) fans can circle October 8 on their calendars. That’s the night Leonard Nimoy makes his highly anticipated return to Fox’s hit drama. An eerie procedure will allow Olivia to flashback to her season-finale alternate-reality encounter with Leonard’s William Bell to obtain a “further understanding of what Bell and Walter Bishop hoped to accomplish when they experimented on her as a child,” says executive producer Jeff Pinkner. During the same episode, viewers will also meet another woman (played by Theresa Russell) who was also experimented on by Bishop. And Olivia will be floored when she spies a new cold-blooded antagonist (played by “Valkyrie” vet Thomas Kretschmann). When his character’s secret is revealed, it will be an image you won’t soon forget." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

Tomorrow night @ 9 - RAPatton

"Take Fox's "Fringe," which a year ago I was inclined to dismiss as not very subtle "X-Files" wannabe and which, over the course of last season, grew into one of my favorite shows. Yes, I'm on board with the parallel-universe mythology, which already seems a lot more promising than Fox Mulder's little green men. I've come to love the relationship between mad scientist Walter Bishop (John Noble) and his sardonic son Peter (Joshua Jackson), and have even warmed up to Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), the no longer quite so stone-faced FBI agent who works with them. Tonight's season opener goes a long way toward dealing with one of the show's remaining problems - how to tie Peter Bishop to the action as more than his father's keeper." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

I just finished watching the season finale in preparation for the new season. We need more Nimoy. - Jason Toney

And you are going to get more Nimoy - RAPatton from iPhone

"Hold on to your habaneros and trench coats, Fringe fans! Exec producer Roberto Orci has revealed to TVGuideMagazine.com exclusively that the show’s silent, follicularly challenged, pepper-eating spectator - who has popped up in the background of every episode - is getting some company in Season 2. And some serious airtime. “You’re gonna see more than one - this is an exclusive! You are going to see many Observers,” previews Orci of the new season’s eighth episode. “[It’s] going to tell you a lot about The Observers. You’re going to find out their role in the world, what they’re named after, and their connection to some of these characters." Orci also offered a secret tidbit for devotees looking to keep track of these freaky fellows, as well as the mythology running through Fox’s crazy cool alternative-universe drama. “One of the things we’re doing, which we’ve been doing since Season 1, is that every four episodes or five episodes, if you’ve been watching the show and you're a fan,... more... - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

"Here is an extended version of the Fringe "Paranoia" commercial, with more footage of the first two episodes of Fringe Season 2." - RAPatton