Joshua Jackson: 'Start the campaign' to save 'Fringe'

Feb 18, 2011 10:49 AM ET
Joshua Jackson: 'Start the campaign' to save ‘Fringe’
by James Hibberd

FoxFans wondering about the fate of Fringe are not alone. Star Joshua Jackson is watching the ratings along with the rest of us. “I’m a positive person in general, but we really need our Fringe fans to tune in and watch us on Fridays,” Jackson tells EW. “We did good when we first moved, but last week we did not have a good week, ratings wise. It is going to take the people that like the show to watch the show and start the campaign and show their support if they want to see us stick around for another season.”

Meanwhile, more data has come in about those ratings from last Friday: The episode’s adult demo climbed 57 percent over the next three days thanks to DVR playback. That’s a lot, and higher than the previous Friday’s Fringe DVR gain, suggesting that more fans are electing to watch the show over the weekend (not enough, however, to change the overall story — numbers still fell when comparing week to week). Still, the data reinforces Jackson’s point: Fans need to watch the show on Fridays.

As for what comes next on the show, Jackson gave us more reasons to tune in …
“Apparently I’m gonna be a dad,” he says. “And it is like the most extreme long-distance relationship, which I am pretty good at as it turns out in real life. My baby mama is in another universe. I think he has to find out, but I don’t know exactly how we’re gonna work that out yet. I have not see the finale script yet or anything. The whole other universe thing and the machine and the war of the two worlds is obviously the end of this season. But you would think they can’t just let the baby thing fall away.”

Jackson also noted the show has gotten “very Romeo and Juliet-ish in” the last couple of weeks but says the show “will go back to some straight Fringeiness very soon.”

“We have been exploring our feelings a lot lately,” he says. “I feel sort of bad for fans of the relationship. The Peter-Olivia supporters have been taken for quite a ride. He wants to be with her, and in his mind it was her. But in her mind, he should have been able to tell the difference. But we get back to some cold hard out-there science stuff soon enough.”

We’re ready for more Fringeiness! Check back on Saturday mornings to see the latest Fringe ratings.

– Carrie Bell contributed to this report
Source:entertainmentweekly.com
Thanks to b3rt4 for the tip!

Fringe Easter Egg Roundup for "Immortality"

Here are some recurring "Easter egg" screen shots from the Fringe episode Immortality:

Hidden Glyph: A Fringe "leaf" symbol hidden on a bathroom sign.

Hidden Glyph: A Fringe "butterfly" symbol on a butterfly poster at the bug lab.

Next Episode Clue: The license plate of the second victim is APT6B, as in Apartment 6B, reflecting the title and subject matter of the next episode "6B".

The Observer can be spotted in the zeppelin terminal, just before Frank arrives.


Glyphs code spells out ROMAD - a military term meaning "Recon, Observe, Mark, & Destroy"

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Olivia vs. FauxLivia: Weighing The Choice Of Peter Bishop, Fringe Bachelor

by Mindy Monez February 17, 2011 12:19 PM
TelevisionWithoutPity.com

With Fringe's recent reveal that newly weaponized Peter Bishop will determine who wins the impending war between universes solely by choosing an Olivia to be with (it's a lot less stupid than that, but we're paraphrasing for brevity's sake), it seems to us that Peter shares some commonalities with another TV icon: the Bachelor. And since choosing an Olivia makes the foundation for the most dramatic inter-universe rose ceremony ever, we thought we'd run down each girl's pros and cons to help the guy decide.

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FRINGE - Fauxlivia is expecting!

"Olivia is not infected, she's pregnant"

Fox has a new video "Expecting" featuring interviews with Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham) and Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth) discussing the pregnancy of Fauxlivia on Fringe.

Fringe Reviews Roundup: Immortality

Here are some reviews from around the web, in no particular order, for the Fringe episode Immortality:

• FringeTelevision.com: Fringe Review: Immortality By Josie Kafka
• Entertainment Weekly: 'Fringe' recap: Meet the beetles, plus: Cry baby cry
• io9: It’s official: Fringe is a beautiful, demented soap opera
• LA Times: 'Fringe' recap: Bugs, and a game-changer
• AV Club: Fringe "Immortality"
• TV.com: Fringe Suds Things Up with a Soapy Twist
• Examiner.com: Fringe Recap: Season 3, Episode 3.31 "Immortality" - Was it a Shocker?
• TVOvermind: Fringe 3.13 "Immortality" Review
• Digital Spy: Recap - 'Fringe': 'Immortality'
• TV Fanatic: Fringe Review: "Immortality"
• Paul Levinson: Fringe 3.13: Alternate Fringe
• TV Squad: 'Fringe' Season 3, Episode 13 Recap
• ScreenCrave.com: Fringe: Season 3 Episode 13: Immortality – TV Review
• FanBolt.Com: Fringe Episode 3.13 Recap and Review
• The Faster Times: Fringe Recap (Season 3 Episode 13): “Immortality”
• Airlock Alpha: 'Fringe' - Immortality
• Mania: Fringe: Immortality
• BSCreview: Fringe: “Immortality” – review
• Inside Pulse: Fringe – Episode 3-13 Review
• Shadowlocked: Fringe s3E13 review
• Crave Online: FRINGE 3.13 'Immortality'
• IGN: Fringe: "Immortality" Review - TV Review at IGN

Are there any review we are missing or we should ditch? Which are your favorite reviewers? Let us know!

'Fringe,' 'Human Target' Renewal Chances

Feb 16, 2011 12:49 AM ET
Fox on 'Fringe,' 'Human Target' renewal chances
by James Hibberd

How does Fox feel about Fringe’s performance on Friday so far? Quite enthusiastic.

“I’m so psyched about it,” says Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly. “It does go to show you the loyalty of the genre audience, when you get the right show. I’m so grateful to that audience, I’d like to shake their hands. We have a lot of passion for that show here.”

Now, this interview was just before last Friday’s second-in-row dip, but most other shows also fell that night and one rating does not a reputation make. As for Human Target ….
“We have some decisions to make about that,” Reilly says, “and Lie to Me as well. These shows are not being rejected. They’re doing a consistent and solid number. There are networks that would be happy to take those shows. We have to look at our shelf space.”

Translation: We’re going to decide about Human Target and Lie after we see our pilots for next fall. But keep in mind, Fox only programs two hours a night, so that’s a pretty crowded shelf….
Source:entertainmentweekly.com

TV's Top Couples 2011:Vote For Peter & Olivia Now!

Nobody ever said love was easy, and this Valentine's Day, TV fans participating in our E! Online TV's Top Couples Tournament will have to make tough choices between favorite couples, as Brittany & Santana from Glee take on Mark & Lexie from Grey's Anatomy, Chuck & Blair from Gossip Girl fight Eric & Sookie from True Blood, and Stefan & Elena from the The Vampire Diaries battle Derek & Meredith from Grey's Anatomy. Tough stuff, right?

Cast your vote in round two of our shipper-war bracket tournament to decide which television pairing is the best of the best! Which couple will prevail? Only you can decide:

TV's Top Couples 2011: Round Two, 32 Couples

Game 2.2Andy-April (Chris Pratt & Aubrey Plaza), Parks & Recreation
Peter-Olivia (Josh Jackson & Anna Torv), Fringe

Voting for this round closes on Thur., Feb. 17, 2011 at 11 a.m., and thank you so much for playing!
Source:eonline.com

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Fringe Aftermath 313: Immortality

This video interview with executive producers Jeff Pinkner and JH Wyman just showed up on the official Fringe website and YouTube in the last few hours.
Here our leaders discuss topics after episode 3.13 such as the recurring theme of lineage.

Vote for Fringe To Be In Spoiler TV Banner

Spoiler TV is redesigning their banner, and they are letting fans decide which shows will make the cut. Anna Torv is in the current banner, so it would be great to keep Fringe there.

The voting will be done via Twitter. In order to place you vote, you have to click the Fringe twitter link and let the link post EXACTLY what it says to Twitter. According to the rules, you can not add or delete anything from the tweet, or it will not be counted (along with 500 or so Lie To Me votes...)



The voting runs for 3 or 4 days (not very exact, I know), click on the Twitter link above or head over to SpoilerTV asap!

UPDATE: It appears you ARE allowed to vote multiple times, as long as you follow the rule above and post the exact tweet provided by SpoilerTV. The only limiting factor is that Twitter limits duplicated posts to once every few hours. So feel free to vote as many times for Fringe as Twitter will allow you!

Fringe Ratings 313: Immortality

The ratings for Fringe fell again last week, down to a series low rating of 1.4. The silver lining in this news however, is that all shows last Friday were down. So while it is never good for your rating to drop, it's not so much a reflection on Fringe, as it is TV watching in general on that night. With Valentine's Day on a Monday this year, I know a lot of people who celebrated on Fringe Friday or Saturday instead.

Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman also had this to say to Give Me My Remote about the low ratings this week:

J.H. Wyman: When CSI goes down 20% and every single show on the night goes down and they [all] had their lowest postings and FRINGE is one of those shows, you can’t single out FRINGE and say, “Oh no.” And we’ve been told, as long as we’re getting a 1.2 [in the important demo] or whatever, that’s okay for Friday nights, man!
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When things go down across the board, the viewers need to understand that that’s okay. That’s when people can rationalize [the ratings decrease]. When they can’t rationalize it is when everything goes up or posts even and your show is going down. That’s the problem. Friday nights…traditionally, nothing has worked [on Fox]. But if we’re continuing with a 1.4, a 1.5 and the DVRs are going up and we’re still posting a 2.3 or 2.4 with the DVRs, that’s good.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Fox is still enthusiastic:

“I’m so psyched about it,” says Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly. “It does go to show you the loyalty of the genre audience, when you get the right show. I’m so grateful to that audience, I’d like to shake their hands. We have a lot of passion for that show here.”

Contrast that with his comments about some other low rated shows:

“We have some decisions to make about [Human Target],” Reilly says, “and Lie to Me as well. These shows are not being rejected. They’re doing a consistent and solid number. There are networks [FX?] that would be happy to take those shows. We have to look at our shelf space.”

Fox knows that Fringe has an amazing and loyal fan base, so if Fringe can hang on to a 1.2 to 1.4 everything should be fine. J.H. Wyman suggests the most important thing you can do to help Fringe:

If the viewer can, watch [Fringe] live. If they can’t, DVR it. That’s the message. That’s the only thing people will respond to over at Fox. They’re not going to say, “It’s critically acclaimed and the fans really like it but nobody’s watching it.”

If you DVR the show and can't watch it live, it is important to at least watch it within the first 24 hours, or viewing won't be included in the "Live + Same Day" ratings. Also, don't fast forward through those commercials. Advertisers don't like that ;)

While some will want to tell you that the sky is falling, I'll leave you with these words from Jeff Pinkner:

Our message to our fans would be please don’t fret, watch the show, don’t be anxious and enjoy the story.

UPDATE: The Live + 3-day DVR numbers are in:

Friday’s @FRINGEonFOX jumps +57% from its Live + Same Day A18-49 rating (1.4 > 2.2) #FRINGE

In English, that means the 1.4 rating is adjusted up to 2.2 when you add 3 days of DVR viewings. This is still a little lower than the previous week (2.3), but for what it's worth, it's "the biggest such increase on any broadcast net (% basis) this season."

Fringe Now: Alternate Universe Articles - Chunnel

The Fox "Fringe Now" website has a new "Alternate Universe Article", which shows a news article from the Red universe, on one of those ubiquitous iPad-type devices.

The article is titled "Chunnel - The British and Belgian governments unveil plans for a Chunnel.":

The British and Belgian governments unveil plans for a "Chunnel" connecting the two countries beneath the North Sea. The announcement follows the collapse of British negotiation with France in late 2009. The with stretch over 115 km and connect Ramsgate, England and Ostende, Belgium.

For comparison, the chunnel in our universe connecting the UK and France is 50 km. 

Also, it's nice to see there are typos in the other 'verse. 

Fringe Review: Immortality

“Guess who.”

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god—and that’s just my reaction to the crawly bugs, which gave me some really horrible nightmares. Everything else? I’m not even sure of what to say: so many developments, so many possibilities, so much dramatic tension.

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New City TV(Canadian) Promo for "6B"

Check out the latest Canadian Promo for this week's upcoming episode "6B!"
Post your comments below!


My take? It's a kiss-bite-kiss. We'll get some serious Polivia action and then the altbaby news will break. And then the powers that be will try to soothe us afterwards. Think I'm right?
Source:youtube.com

Fringe Exclusive:Producers Dissect Baby Bombshell

Today's News: Our TakeFringe Exclusive: Producers Dissect Baby Bombshell
Feb 12, 2011 01:00 AM ET
by Natalie Abrams
After much speculation, the truth was revealed in Friday night's episode of Fringe: The other Olivia (Anna Torv) is pregnant with Peter's baby.

As if the two universes couldn't be more complicated, the producers of the Fox series tell TVGuide.com exclusively that there will be much larger things to come. Will Walternate (John Noble) use Bolivia's baby to lure Peter (Joshua Jackson) back to the alternate universe? The sinister answer may surprise you.

TVGuide.com: Why make Bolivia pregnant? Was this your way of humanizing the other universe?J.H. Wyman: Yes. It's what the alternate universe is doing and who they are really is why they're human to us. There will be some much larger things to come, definitely.

TVGuide.com: It seems as though Walternate is going to use Bolivia's pregnancy to get Peter back to the alternate universe.
Jeff Pinkner: Well, actually, I'm not sure that's what's going to happen. It's implied that he's going to use the baby to get Peter back, but I think that the baby will provide Walternate with a means to his end, but it's not limited exclusively to getting Peter back.

TVGuide.com: Since the baby has the same DNA as Peter, does that mean it could be used to activate the machine?
Pinkner: That's a possibility. So, as Joel said, it has been our intent from the beginning to complicate the viewers' [main] interests. By exploring this alternate universe, we're trying to, over time, allow people to realize that they're not the bad guy. Walternate is the biggest victim in this entire saga. He had his son stolen from him.

TVGuide.com: Bolivia seems to really be in love with Peter, so how is he going to feel about Walternate's plans, whatever they might be?
Pinkner: Bolivia is just a citizen of that world who, heroically, like the fireman, is trying to put out the flames and is now involved in this much larger saga and genuinely fell for Peter. You'll definitely see repercussions of that line of thinking. All of this will drive the storytelling towards the back end of the season, for sure. She's also just discovered she's pregnant. There's a whole saga that goes on with that. It causes her to ask questions about herself.

TVGuide.com: Peter and Olivia's relationship is already so strained. Once this news comes out, will it cause a bigger break in their relationship?
Pinkner: This has been a year of self-actualization. People are starting to ask a lot of questions: what they stand for, what they're doing here, what their involvement is and what they're experiencing. I'm looking also at [them] going through changes that may bring their complex relationship to a whole other level. I can definitely assure you that it's not going to fall out in a way that you would expect.

TVGuide.com: Peter has become a machine in a lot of ways. Will this news bring back his humanity, or might it destroy him all together?
Pinkner: We were not trying to suggest that Peter was becoming a machine. The machine is clearly tapped into the darker side of his nature. This is a character who, because of Olivia and Bolivia,who he thought was Olivia, has become more vulnerable and more willing to allow somebody into his heart and to know him, both good and bad, since he was brought to our world. We were using that episode to show Olivia is actually getting through to him... we're trying to earn their relationship in a way that isn't like, "Oh, pretty TV actor, pretty TV actress, they belong together."

TVGuide.com: How Peter feels about a particular universe will effect which universe is saved by the machine. So, in learning about this pregnancy, should we all be really worried about the regular universe now?
Pinkner: There's always peril for this universe because it is going to start to break down like over there. I think that as the cards are being laid out for you, you're going to have certain assumptions, but our job is to make sure that we turn over some cards that you didn't even expect to see. So, right now, you may assume that, but it would just be an assumption.

TVGuide.com: Will Bolivia return to the normal universe?
Pinkner: Eventually, I think the characters will all meet up again. But, we're not, at this moment, prepared to say when or where.

TVGuide.com: Each season finale has had a big "what the heck just happened?" moment: showing us the Twin Towers, Olivias being switched... What can we look forward to this year?
Pinkner: There are always going to be big revelations, hopefully earned revelations that you're like, "Oh, my gosh. I never saw it coming and I'm so intrigued and compelled." It's going to be a big event, which will propel us into Season 4 and, hopefully, have you look at the show through a completely different prism and say, "Oh, wow, I never saw that coming."

Fringe airs Fridays at 9/8c on Fox.
Source:tvguide.com
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Fringe Mentioned on The Cleveland Show

Fringe got an unusual plug on last night's The Cleveland Show episode A Short Story and a Tall Tale:

There's that hottie Anna Torv from Fringe (Fridays at nine on Fox)
Fringe — it's about space or something.

Fringe Photo Gallery: Immortality

HD screenshots of Fringe episode Immortality are now available at FringeFiles.com.

These screen caps have all been randomly selected, so if there's something that might be missing, you can request a specific Fringe screenshot in the Fringe Easter Eggs section.

Promotional photos for Immortality are also available at FringeFiles.com.

Fringe Sneak Peek(3.14) '6B'

Happy Valentine's Day Video From 'Fringe'

FOX Broadcasting has sent Fringe fans a Valentine's Day video.

So what do you think of it? (Personally, I would have preferred a P/O composite vid.)
Source:youtube.com

Fringe Easter Eggs: Observer in Immortality

The Observer can be spotted in the zeppelin terminal, just before Frank shows up from North Texas.

You can see all of The Observer's other appearances here.

Fringe Easter Eggs: Glyphs in Immortality

The Glyphs code in the Fringe episode Immortality spelled out ROMAD. According to Urban Dictionary, ROMAD is an acronym for Radio Operator Maintainer And Driver, and a slang term describing a group that were tricked into a job no one else wanted to do.

For more information on the Fringe Glyphs, check out Fringepedia's Glyph / Symbols page, which has all the previous glyphs and codes.