Andy Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I think this will be worthy of a thread. Fringe is the 4th TV Series co-created by J. J. Abrams (Felicity, Alias, Lost) and third collaboration with co-creators Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (The Transformers, Star Trek, Mission Impossible III, Alias); head-written by veteran scribe Jeff Pinkner (LOST, ALIAS). It is produced by Warner Bros./Bad Robot, and deals with a research scientist named Walter Bishop (who Orci describes as "Frankenstein mixed with Albert Einstein"), his son, and a female FBI agent who brings them back together. The show is being described as a cross between The X-Files, Altered States and The Twilight Zone. Like Abrams' previous TV shows, it will have an overarching mythology. A two-hour, $10,000,000 pilot is being produced, where Walter is in a mental hospital. Trailer: ! Private video J.J. talking about it: ! Private video There will be plenty to discuss here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Saw the pilot a while back, seems promising enough... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I thought the pilot was flawed, but they've re-shot a lot of it. Still had a lot of potential though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Looks canny shit tbh. And i love lost and 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerngimp Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Looks interesting, will give it a shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Looks canny shit tbh. And i love lost and 24 It's more like the x-files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Premiers tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 So is it the re-shot pilot tonight? Or the first proper episode? And is it being shown in the US? I've got the original pilot somewhere but never got round to watching it...worth it? Or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Re-shot pilot tonight. Not sure what the differences are though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 How do I watch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Either illegally or via sky one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Either illegally or via sky one. Aha, skyone it is then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 i thought it looked promising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallihg Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Blah i dont know. Funny the pilot starts in a commercial jet Not very original are they. This sounds a bit too sci-fi, guess i'll give it a go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Was it much different to the original pilot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seKaD4Lp840&eurl=http://www.us-tv.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=3969.msg40776;boardseen Looks like it's going down the horror route. I like that. Episode two written by Jeff Pinkner and J.J. -- bound to be awesome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 *Shudders* I'm waiting for BooBoo to post in here so I can start insulting JJ Abrams and his lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 They still let this character create TV shows? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geordiesned Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Watched the pilot a while back - it needs improve massively to keep me interested. It started well then got farcical and the acting was appalling. Is this straight onto Sky One or not for a while? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indi Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Liked that, bit derivative, bit far fetched, but good fun. Was it much different from the original? Because, I thought that was quite well made really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Just watching the pilot and man would I like to be given the cocktail of drugs she's about to have Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 *Shudders* I'm waiting for BooBoo to post in here so I can start insulting JJ Abrams and his lot. I think I'll join in with the Abrams insults. LOST = made good by Lindelof, Cuse, Bender and Goddard. ALIAS = made good by Pinkner and Goddard. FRINGE = average pilot, show will be made good by Pinkner. Abrams is a good ideas man, but his scripts have left me feeling cold recently. I'll judge his directorial ability on Star Trek, since he's done nothing special in that department since the Lost pilot either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Finished watching. Liked it, got potential. Some extremely cheesy bits but hey it is US TV!!! Loving Abbadon by the way, ridiculously deeply involved!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Abaddon was really wooden in this. So was the cow, who I thought performed much better in the lost season four premiere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Ratings a rather disappointing 9m. This won't last unless there's a big increase, the production values are far too high. By comparison, Lost premiered at 18m and cost about £5m less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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