"Fringe" (2008) TV series

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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. Nov. 12	9:00 PM	Fox	Of Human Action	#2.7
Thur. Nov. 19	9:00 PM	Fox	August	#2.8

Cast

Anna Torv	...	Agent Olivia Dunham / ... (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Joshua Jackson	...	Peter Bishop (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lance Reddick	...	Agent Phillip Broyles / ... (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Blair Brown	...	Nina Sharp (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Noble	...	Dr. Walter Bishop / ... (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jasika Nicole	...	Astrid Farnsworth (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kirk Acevedo	...	Agent Charlie Francis (25 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael Cerveris	...	The Observer (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mark Valley	...	John Scott (13 episodes, 2008-2009)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

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

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: Despite being set in Boston many of the neighborhoods bear no resemblance to the actual Boston neighborhoods they are supposed to represent.

Love this show

Yes the show has to grow, but they have done a terrific job on it. If anyone wants more insight into the show please go to youtube and look for the ComicCon footage. I am one of the lucky few who go to go to the Q&A for Fringe. They were an awesome group. As to the people who are saying it is a Rip off of X-Files get a life. X-Files was not even original, hello Kolchek, the Night Stalker. Even though it wasn't the FBI it was very much an early X-Files.

One person at the Con asked where the writers got their ideas and they said things like Scientific America and other scientific magazines and publications. Also, they have a neuro-scientist consultant on the show as well as consulting with JPL, CERN, MIT and other science organizations. They are really trying to be smart about the show. For the person who complained about John Nobles accent, well he has a really thick New Zealand accent and he was trying to go for that Professor type accent from when he was in college. Also, JJ Abrams has not had anything to do with Lost since season 1. He is only on the credits as creator. Anyway, go see the footage from the Comic-Con and you may get a better understanding of the actors and the show in general.