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My first impression is that this show is a combo of Lost and X-Files....Tivo will keep me going with this show, not a bad pilot...
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TV Review: Fringe Bottom Line: There's heart and humor beneath the glossy action veneer.
By Barry Garron Sep 8, 2008
 "Fringe"
Airdate: 8-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 (Fox).
Strange things are happening, which is what you'd expect in a new series from J.J. Abrams.
Each week, a small, elite government team races to save the world, or at least a small part of it. But unlike most "Mission: Impossible"-types, these folks do it with a dash of humor and a smidgen of romance.
Anna Torv stars as FBI agent Olivia Dunham, and Mark Valley is agent John Scott, colleagues at work and at play. In the premiere, they are assigned to investigate a plane that landed on autopilot at Boston's Logan Field, where inside, the passengers and crew somehow had suffered horrible and disfiguring deaths.
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Clues lead the agents to a makeshift lab and, before you can say "kaboom," Scott gets what the people on the plane got, forcing Dunham to race against time for a cure.
It's an adrenalin-filled story but not the most crucial element here. In fact, at times it taxes credulity. It's hard to fathom, for example, why Olivia has to be in bra and panties for an experiment to work, though it's equally hard to protest those conditions.
What really makes "Fringe" so promising is that it is potentially reminiscent, in a small way, of the battle-of-the-sexes charm that once made "Moonlighting" the best hour of TV of its time.
To find an answer to agent Scott's problems, Olivia has to spring scientist Walter Bishop (John Noble) from a mental institution. That can only be done with the help of Bishop's wisecracking, genius son, Peter (Joshua Jackson). With just a little more banter between Peter and Olivia, there's no telling how far "Fringe" could go.
So "Fringe" has the action junkies and romantics on board. What next? Of course, the conspiracy buffs. Although episodes are self-contained, each has a clue that points to the overall involvement of a shadowy, giant corporation, Massive Dynamics.
Combine these elements with solid special effects and confident direction and you get some heavy-duty counterprogramming to ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."
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Posted: Mon Sep 15th, 2008 12:09 am |
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| I enjoyed this show, more so that there was limited commercials. I hope it lasts a few more episodes though.
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Mon Sep 15th, 2008 03:17 am |
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| I enjoyed the first show also and hope it sticks around. It definitely has potential and the first episode had some big twists with her boyfriend looking like the enemy.
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Posted: Tue Sep 16th, 2008 05:02 am |
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what i was wondering was how come at the end, she didnt take the body back to the crazy doctor to get into his mind before the company did. The doc said that they could still connect and share memories up to 6 hours after death.
Well i guess if they did that the show would be over in two episodes. lol
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Thu Sep 18th, 2008 12:05 am |
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| lol I agree! I am still very excited about this show. It seems to be plot driven and might have a chance to make it 1 full season, lol
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Posted: Fri Sep 19th, 2008 05:05 pm |
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not too shabby of a second episode. although the science is very...shall we say scary....the show kept me occupied and it will stay in the Tivo lineup of things for me to watch this fall....
gotta love a show that has bra and panties in the opening scene and in both of its original two episodes..always a plus
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Sat Sep 20th, 2008 08:55 pm |
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| crazy technology that is based somewhat in sci fi and I am sure somewhat...in fact.
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Posted: Sat Sep 27th, 2008 09:43 pm |
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| another pretty good episode..that doc sure comes up with some funny shit...and i like how the plot keeps going back to that one company...definately takes on a Lost like turn with each episode..enjoying this show alot
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Sun Sep 28th, 2008 02:15 pm |
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| well Massive Dynamics is somehow involved BUT they also seem to be in the dark about some things. Seems we have a splinter group that is using their technology for bad bad things.
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Posted: Mon Sep 29th, 2008 08:38 pm |
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| ala Lost ....Badddd Robot
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