LA Times: Web Surfer's Guide To Fringe

The L.A. Times has a great web-surfer's guide to Fringe. The article mentions official viral sites like MassiveDynamic.com and ImagineTheImpossibilities.com, semi-official sites like J.R. Orci's Blog and GlowingMonkeys.com, and important fan sites like Fringepedia.net, and of course FringeTelevision.com :), which they describe as:

It's where I go to find out most of what I missed, plus it has great links...

Thanks Andrew!

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'Fringe': Web-surfing for 'Fringe'-fanatics
By Andrew Hanson

"Fringe" might have taken a break with an encore presentation of "The Ghost Network," but there's no rest for fanatical Fringehead or devoted Show Trackers. As 'Fringe' reshows a few of its greatest hits over the next few weeks, there are plenty of places online to fill that all-consuming need for new facts and information on the Pattern.

Apply for an internship at Massive Dynamics: "Fringe" exists beyond your 46-inch LCD screen. There's a whole ARG (alternate gaming reality) growing on the Internet. Your best jumping-off points into this other world are the Massive Dynamics official site and ImagineTheImpossibilities. If you're the type that always needed the hint book for that extra edge when it came to puzzles, though, you might need to check out the next site.

War over edits to Astrid's page: Have an hour or six to waste? You might want to dig into Fringepedia. Take a dip in the pool of collective knowledge. Help figure out what the images that lead into or out of each commercial break denote. Meticulously catalog every narcotic Walter professes to take. Or just spell-check every instance of "Fibonacci Sequence." It's fun for everyone. And if a wiki doesn't give you enough opportunity to get into arguments with your fellow posters, you can always take your social issues over to the Fringe Forums.

Delve into your own fringe science: Glowing Monkeys. I'm not sure what this has to do with the show, but it's mentioned on several other "Fringe"-related sites. Plus it's just full of crazy science. Isn't that enough?

Track down any Observers you've missed: The encore episodes make for the perfect time to brush up on your baldy spotting skills, but if you want to go back and check where your keen eyes have failed you, check out this compilation. The Fringe Television site is a great location for tracking all the scavenger hunts going on throughout the series, whether you're looking for Observer spottings, next episode clues, Massive Dynamic posters or whatever. It's where I go to find out most of what I missed, plus it has great links like our last one.

Step into the mind of a writer/supervising producer: Want to see what the powers that be over a "Fringe" see? Pop on over to J.R. Orci's Flickr page. Not only do you get fun facts, like the existence of the Neoclinus Blanchardi or Sarcastic Fringehead, but you also can check out some cool behind-the-scenes peeks at meetings and late-night writing sessions and, of course, the occasional pic of the Hustler store.

Well, those should keep you busy until "Fringe" returns or at least until the holiday slump at your office passes and you have to get back to at least pretending to work. Looks like next week's encore is "The Arrival." Grab a buddy who's never seen the show and relive the exposure of the Observer. Should get him or her hooked. It's the episode that did it for me.

Fringe Transcripts Now Available On Fringepedia

The Fringe Wiki Fringepedia has just added transcripts for all the Fringe episodes, including this week's episode "The Equation".

If there's anything in the show you think you might have misheard or don't understand, the Fringe transcripts may provide some valuable clarification.

For instance, it turns out the man on Flight 627 was from Denver, not Denmark.

Fringe Is Back With An All-New Episode Tonight!

Fringe Episode 107 "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones" airs tonight, Tuesday, November 11 at 9:01 PM ET/PT on FOX.


For spoilers, synopsis, images and a preview of Episode 7, visit Fringe Spoilers.

For live interaction starting at 9:00 PM Eastern Time join us over at Fringe Episodes for our regular discussion and poll, and the ever popular hunt for clues also starts at 9:00 PM over at Fringe Easter Eggs.

There's even more at Fringepedia, the Fringe Gallery and the Fringe Forum for those of you looking for a new obsession in the post election Internet.

Fringe: If You Haven't Seen It, It's New To You

Which is a nice way of saying Fringe is not new tonight. Instead, tonight's episode is an encore presentation of Episode 102, The Same Old Story. If the new TV season has left you with room for Fringe, and tonight is your first time watching and you like what you see, you can catch up on the entire season of Fringe by watching it online. The next new episode of Fringe doesn't air until November 11, 2008, so there's plenty of time. Fringe is one of only two new hit shows this season, and it has been picked up for a full season.


As for tonight's episode, it has been spoiled, cataloged, discussed, disassembled and reassembled. Which just goes to show, there's more to Fringe than meets the eye.

Is Fringe new to you?

Fringe Episode 106 - 'The Cure' Airs Tonight

...at 9/8 Central on FOX. If, ...

Doing something online, I was watching a show and something was mentioned I'd be able to go online and see it. This just provides another level of discovery and interaction. Often there are clues that connect to things in the story if you care to pursue those or examine them or discover them. It's something as a viewer I like to do, so it really comes from my, and the team's, desire to create entertainment that goes elsewhere than just the TV or movie screen. That elsewhere might be online or places yet to be discovered. It's not about trying to blur the line, it's about creating an experience that is more than just the narrative that you are watching in front of you. -- J.J. Abrams

...appeals to you, be sure to join us starting at 9:00 Eastern for our easter egg hunt and episode discussion where this week's poll asks, "Which major science fiction themes would you like Fringe to explore?"

We also have some previews and spoilers for tonight's episode, and as always, Fringepedia will be a hivemind of activity.

Fringe Returns With A New Episode (105 - 'Power Hungry') Tonight!

Fringe is all new tonight at 9/8c.

For a preview, synopsis and promotional photos of 'Power Hungry' see: Spoilers.

Have something to say, join the discussion over at Episodes starting at 9:00 Eastern.

See something interesting in tonight's episode (a clue?), request a screen capture over at Easter Eggs.

Have a question about, or something to add to the known Fringe universe, see/join Fringepedia.

This week we are also happy to announce that Fringe-TV.com has joined forces with FringeTelevision.com. The merger incorporates a Forum and Gallery into our operations at Fringe Television. (You need to be registered to take advantage of all the tools available in each.)

Join us in welcoming Austin--who will remain the Administrator and Editor of the Forum and Gallery--and everyone else from the Fringe-TV.com's community. We hope you like the digs here at Fringe Television.

Last but not least, we would like to introduce the Fringe Podcast Network. The Network is a place where Fringe fans can find all of their favorite Fringe podcasts in one place. It is modeled after the popular Lost Podcast Network.

If you have a Fringe podcast, and would like to join the network, contact podcasts@fringetelevision.com.

Set Your DVRs - Fringe's 'The Arrival' Arrives Tonight

Episode 4, The Arrival, airs tonight on FOX at 9/8c.

A few reminders:

We hold an open thread discussion for each episode beginning at 9 Eastern over at Fringe Episodes. As you can see, we also attach a weekly poll to each episode discussion. This week I'm taking suggestions as to what the poll(s) should ask. Comment in reply to this post with your poll requests.

For those of you who can't wait, you can catch up on spoilers for tonight's episode and brows Fringepedia.

Also at 9 EST, the easter egg hunt over Fringe Screencaps begins. The hunt is proving to be the most popular Fringe activity on Tuesdays. So much so, that we suspect it has something to do with making Fringe must see DVR TV.

For the week of September 8-14, the premiere of Fox’s Fringe had the largest audience via DVR viewing with 2.211 million viewers via DVRs. -- TV by the Numbers

Fringe Tonight!

If there's one night of the week when Fringe Television's pistons are all firing at once, this is it. Tonight, at 9:00 Eastern, the Episode 103 - The Ghost Network post will go up over at Episodes and kick things off. If you want to read what others are saying about tonight's episode of Fringe, or add your 2¢, check out Episodes.

This is also the time of the week when our Screencaps section earns its keep. Have a look at last week's screencaps and easter eggs, one of which might be the clue about tonight's episode of Fringe. Then there is the all important task of gathering up tonight's easter eggs in search of the clue that foreshadows next weeks episode. If you think you found one, or just have a suspicion, let us know and we'll grab it for you.

Tuesday has also proven to be a busy night over at Fringepedia, where at 9:00 Eastern, the article page for The Ghost Network episode will be unlocked and work on the definitive account of the episode will begin. Just have a look at the Fringepedia article for last week's episode, The Same Old Story, if you're not clear on what to expect.

Fringepedia.net - The FRINGE Wiki

Fringepedia.net is now open!

Fringepedia is a fan-run FRINGE Wiki, modeled after the very popular Lostpedia.com wiki for LOST, and of course Wikipedia. If you are familiar with Lostpedia or Wikipedia, you will feel right at home.

New content is being added every day, by fans just like you. Anyone can edit Fringepedia, just sign up for an account to begin.

BTW, Fox has also launched their own Official corporate wiki at fringewiki.fox.com.