Fringe: Coming Home

Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth) and Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham) talk about Olivia's return home, and the Alt-Olivia aftermath.

"J.J. Abrams 'horrified' by 'Fringe' Move"

Wednesday, January 12 2011, 10:17am EST
By Catriona Wightman

J. J. Abrams has admitted that he is "horrified" by the news that his show Fringe is being moved to Friday nights.

The drama's network Fox announced in November that the series will be pushed back to make way for American Idol.

"Oh, I'm horrified beyond belief," Abrams told Collider. "But as a fan of the genre and the show, I'm hoping that fans will tune in."

He continued: "I certainly can promise that it will be worth their while. The episodes that are coming up are spectacular. I guess you can just be hopeful and say that if the work is good enough, it will find the audience. I think they're doing better work now, even in the second half of season three, than they've ever done in the series. I'm just crossing my fingers that fans of the show show up."

Abrams admitted that he doesn't see an upside to the move because "the audience on Friday nights is harder to find", but insisted that he is still on good terms with Fox.

"Certainly, I would be lying to you if I said I'm thrilled about the move," he said. "But what I am thrilled about is that the network has been incredibly supportive and, despite its move to Friday, they've been nothing but encouraging of the show. It's still on the air in its third season and it's not easy to do that. It's not easy to get to season three of anything. They've allowed the show to become truly great, I think. The question is, will audiences find a great show on Friday nights? I pray that they do."

Source:Digital Spy

Fringe: A Message Of Hope

Fringe stars discuss the events of the last few episodes, and how they affect their characters. Interviews with Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop), Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham), Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth), Lance Reddick (Phillip Broyles), and Blair Brown (Nina Sharp).

Cast Interview: "Hope"

Fox has released a new video with an interview of the cast about preserve both universes.

Fringe Noble Intentions: Marionette

John Noble discusses the conversation between Walter and Peter about Olivia in the Fringe episode "Marionette".

Fringe Noble Intentions:Do Shapeshifters Dream Of Electric Sheep?

John Noble(Walter Bishop)discusses the Fringe Season 3 episode Do Shapeshifters Dream Of Electric Sheep?

New Fox Broadcasting Video from 304:Peter and Bolivia

Fox Broadcasting posted this new video recently on their YouTube channel, entitled "Peter and Bolivia," in which leading lady, Anna Torv comments on the ending scene of the episode.

Over There: Fringe Interviews & Poll

Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman discuss the alternate universe. Also featuring interviews with Anna Torv, Lance Reddick, John Noble, and Jasika Nicole.

The Fringe Facebook page also has poll on the subject: If you could live in either of the FRINGE universes, which would you choose - HERE or OVER THERE?

Fringe Noble Intentions: The Plateau

John Noble (Walter Bishop) discusses the Fringe season 3 episode The Plateau

Vancouver Sun: On The Fringe

The Vancouver Sun has a series of articles titled "On The Fringe", discussing the show in general, and interviews with its three main stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, and John Noble.

• On the Fringe: Made-in-Vancouver sci-fi hit explores a dual universe 
• On the Fringe: Joshua Jackson comes home to embrace alternate realities
• On the Fringe: Anna Torv is good and bad, never indifferent
• On the Fringe: John Noble's embraces a mad scientist and his sane counterpart

SciFi Magazine: Fringe Is Back!

Fringe got a great writeup in the latest issue of SciFi magazine. The two articles cover general ideas about Season 3 (not really spoilery, considering we are two episode in already), and an in depth look at Lance Reddick who plays Special Agent Phillip Broyles.

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Fringe Noble Intentions: Oliva & The Box

John Noble (Walter Bishop) discusses the first two Fringe season 3 episodes: Olivia & The Box.

Oliva:


The Box:

Fringe: The Weapon

Interview video discussing the purpose of 'The Weapon' and how it will affect Peter and our universe. Featuring interviews with Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham), Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop), Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth), and John Noble (Walter Bishop).

Click here to see a high-res image of 'The Weapon'.

Fringe Season 3 Interviews

Two clips featuring Fringe interview with Anna Torv (Olivia), Joshua Jackson (Peter), John Noble (Walter), Lance Reddick (Broyles), Jasika Nicole (Astrid), and Blair Brown (Nina).

Secrets Of Fringe: Over There

Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman drop some hints about the alternate universe, "First People", Sam Weiss, and Peter. They don't reveal any specifics, but some may consider it a little spoilery.

Joshua Jackson Talks Olivia, Peter, and daddy issues plus induldges our inner 'Dawson's Creek' geek

By Carina Adly MacKenzie

September 23, 2010 11:26 AM ET
We have a confession to make.

We love "Fringe's" Joshua Jackson. From "The Mighty Ducks" to that awful werewolf movie, our admiration has never faltered.

When Zap2it was invited on an exclusive visit to the "Fringe" set, we had no choice but to admit to Jackson that we still crack open our "Dawson's Creek" DVDs on an embarrassingly regular basis.

"Well, I apologize for the fifth season, but other than that, I think we're okay," he teases. We also had to ask him about his recent adventures at Pacey Con, the all-Pacey all the time alternative to Comic Con -- and we teased him a little bit about his unique creek wardrobe.

Once we got our fill of Capeside nostalgia, we jumped right into the "Fringe" universe. The show's September 23 premiere (on FOX at 9 p.m.) is aptly titled "Olivia."

"Season 3 so far has been the season of Olivia," says Jackson, who was working on Episode 5 at the time of the interview. "We have almost what amounts to two shows. We have the over there side, as they're dealing with their version of the Fringe incidents, and the over here side, where we're dealing with ours. I don't write the show, but I know there's inevitably going to be a crunch as we sort of figure out the Olivia question."

Because of the focus on Olivia (Anna Torv) and her alternate, Jackson has found himself with a little bit more time on his hands. "I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm probably the last man smiling on set. It's Friday, I've got two hours of work today, so while I don't get the cool thing of playing two versions of my own character, I do get the even cooler thing of doing eight days of Fringe and eight days off."

Though he's enjoyed spending time with girlfriend Diane Krueger -- and some of his high school buddies, since Vancouver is his hometown -- it doesn't mean Jackson hasn't put some thought into who Peter might have been in an alternate universe.

"I'd like him to be a healthy upstanding citizen," Joshua jokes. "I think if we did the alternate Peter what would've been cool would've been to do the version where the illness sort of crippled him, and instead of being the guy who ran away outside, he would've run away inside. He would sort of be the boy in the bubble. But we'll never know!"

As many fans would agree, Jackson's favorite part of the show is the interaction between Peter and Walter (John Noble). "As if one set of parents wasn't enough of a pain in the a**," he laughs. "We haven't really gotten into it yet, but I'm hoping we get into it heavily, because for me, that's the most interesting stuff that I get to do here. All the Sci-Fi is, fun but it's just big and out there. At the center of it all you have this kick-a** heroine, you know, this woman against all odds, who just is always driving, driving, driving. And then the backdrop to her investigations is this father son dynamic, which is unusual to put into a science fiction show."

Jackson has plenty to say about Peter and Olivia's love life, but he says he finds the ever-evolving relationship between Peter and Walter to be the most interesting part of the show. "It's just a ton of fun to me. There's an infinite amount of stuff to play, John Noble is phenomenal, and I got all of my romantic angsty bulls*** out of the way years ago."

Hey now. We liked that romantic angsty stuff, Pacey Witter.

"Some of it was bulls***," Jackson teases good-naturedly. "But it was glorious bulls***."

We'll take it.



*Warning:Joshua uses some colorful language near the end of the interview. Not suggested listening for children under 13.*

Source:zap2it

Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman on the writing and evolution of Fringe

Ed Gross of ComicBookMovie.com has an exclusive interview with Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman on the writing and evolution of the series. One of the important elements of the Fringe storytelling is the evolution of the "Myth-alone" - a hybrid of a stand-alone episode and a mythology episode:

J.H. WYMAN: So near the end of last season we coined a term called a “myth-alone.” It sounds crazy, but it makes perfect sense. “White Tulip” is a perfect example of a myth-alone – you're watching a compelling story, and it’s FRINGE-like, and you'll get the benefit of that creepiness, and that's a far out idea – but you're also going to have the through-lines of the mythology of Walter dealing with the secret of Peter. The response for those kinds of episodes was really overwhelming from our fans, and that was a large get for us as far as a realization. 

JEFF PINKNER: With myth-alones we're advancing our characters’ journey while every episode has a beginning, a middle and an end, so if you only watch one out of every five episodes, you can enjoy the case and you know enough about the characters to know, in a couple of minutes, where they are, and get sucked into their internal drama. For the more regular fans of the show, the narrative is constantly evolving while they're seeing the little story of the week. 

You can read the full article at ComicBookMovie.com

SFX Magazine Scans

Here´s the latest SFX Magazine issue. Contains some spoilers.

Click here to read it in spanish // Click aquí para leerlo en español

Video: Peter & Olivia ... & Olivia

The producers and cast talk about the love triangle between Peter, Olivia and Alt-Livia. Do you think this is a good idea?

Fringe Is ...

How would you describe Fringe in one word? The cast and crew of Fringe give you their thoughts.