Fringe Aftermath 316: "Os"

Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman discuss the last episode and about the return of William Bell's character.

Fringe Aftermath 315: Subject 13

Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman discuss the aftermath of the Fringe episode "Subject 13", and how fate plays a large role in everyone's life.

Fringe Reminder: Tweet-Along with Jasika Nicole, Jeff Pinkner, & J.H. Wyman

Special "Tweet-Along" Event During All-New Episode of FRINGE This Friday

Be sure to tune in to the all-new "Subject 13" episode of FRINGE, airing this Friday, Feb. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

As part of a special "Tweet-Along" event, Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth) and Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner & J.H. Wyman will be tweeting LIVE during this Friday's all-new episode.

Jeff Pinkner (@JPFringe) and J.H. Wyman (@JWFringe) will be tweeting from 9PM to 10PM EST, and Jasika Nicole (@FringeLabRat) will be tweeting from 9PM to 10PM PST (that's 12AM to 1AM EST).

You can submit your questions using the #FringeLiveTweet tag.

For more information, visit http://www.fox.com/fringe/sprint/tweet/.

Tweet-along with Fringe Executive Producers During "Subject 13"

The LIVE Tweet-along event will take place on this Fringe, February 25th, during both east and west coast feeds of the Fringe episode "Subject 13". Fringe Executive Producers Jeff Pinkner (@JPFringe) and J.H. Wyman (@JWFringe) will "join you to share insider info and answer questions from Fringe fans. It's almost like communicating with the alternate universe. Only cooler."

During the last Tweet-Along event with John Noble, you could submit you questions using the #FringeLiveTweet tag. I suspect it will probably work the same way this time as well, but be sure to check back here or at bit.ly/FringeTweet tomorrow for the full details.

UPDATE: The event has already changed. Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman will only be available during the east coast feed, and replacing them for the west coast feed will be Jasika Nicole!

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.

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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Conference Call with Pinkner & Wyman

I had the opportunity this afternoon to join a conference call with Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman. I was thrilled to hear them answer my question, “What is going on with Peter being dark, killing shapeshifters, lying to Olivia? Is Olivia going to find out? How is she going to handle that type of betrayal?” I was assured by the writers that yes he would come clean to Olivia soon enough, there's a reason. Peter has reason to be more specifically concerned by what they're (the shapeshifters) are doing than anybody else as there's drawings of him standing inside the machine.

Naturally Peter's got questions and for years has only relied on himself. "He only had himself to trust but then he’s thrust himself into the situation where he has no knowledge and he’s basically reacting. So he’s been reacting since he came on the scene...he let go a certain amount of control in his life to be a part of this family and then realizes he’s in the nucleus of this entire thing that’s happened--doesn't have any answers. And this season was always going to be a season about self accutulization for a lot of the characters. This is the beginnings of those steps." The writers further go on to tell us that, "The truth is every one of us is human beings even in a committed relationship, has moments and thoughts and actions that whether or not are their only private matters and whether or not they share them with their loved ones and how and when and why, tells as much as anything about people and their relationship and we’re going to explore that as well between these two characters."

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What Would You Ask Fringe's Pinkner & Wyman?

Tomorrow afternoon, we'll get the chance to chat with Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner & J.H. Wyman. It is a conference call interview, so we may only get to ask one or two questions (if any!), but we still want to know - What would you ask Pinkner & Wyman?

Submit your questions in the comments by noon tomorrow, and we'll try to include as many as we can! 

Secrets of Fringe: September

Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman talk about what the observers do and how can they know what happens if we make a choice first.

Video: The Lightning Round

Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman give us a lot of spoilers ... Enjoy.

New Fringe Fridays Video at Official Fringe Website

Executive producers Jeff Pinkner and JH Wyman discuss how they interpreted the network moving Fringe to Friday nights.
Source:fox.com/fringe and YouTube

Fringe Charity Auction In Los Angeles This Sunday!

Fringe fans in Southern California will want to take a trip to the alternate universe at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood on Sunday, October 24, from 5–9 p.m.

• Series star John Noble and executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman will be on hand to meet fans and auction off five special items from the series — five alternate-universe versions of classic comic book covers created by DC Comics artists that appeared on-screen in a key scene in the season two finale episode — to benefit Autism Speaks.

• In addition, Meltdown will display props and artifacts from the series, including Newton’s laser scalpel (episode 210), an alternate universe inhaler (episode 303), Nixon coin (episode 221) and Martin Luther King $20 bill (episode 221).

• The event will be an opportunity to collect autographs with Noble, Pinkner, Wyman and other writers from the show, all culminating in an auction of the amazing alternate universe comic books.

Meltdown Comics Event Director SAX Carr said, “Autism hits close to home in many families and it is really a remarkable thing when such a popular show can take time to raise money for such an important cause. We expect a large crowd, and are grateful to everyone who helped make this happen.”

If any FringeTelevision readers plan to be at the event, please email me. We would love to see your pictures and hear about the event.

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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?

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.

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

Secrets Of Fringe: The Observers

Fringe executive producers J.H. Wyman and Jeff Pinkner discuss The Observers, the relationship between "September" and our group, the deal that Walter made with the Observers, Green Green Green Red, The Rogue and his eyebrows, where the Observers are from, and how Fringe is like Harry Potter.

Secrets of Fringe: Jacksonville

Fringe executive producers J.H. Wyman and Jeff Pinkner discuss Fringe episode 214: "Jacksonville"; the balance between universes, Newton's plan, the numbers 5-20-10, activating Olivia, the future of Olivia & Peter, and Olivia seeing the glimmer on Peter.

Secrets of Fringe: Episode 204

Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman discuss: The "first wave", hybrids, William Bell telling the truth, what William Bell is inhaling, Walter's journey, religion, and the hybrid leader.

Secrets Of Fringe: Episodes 201 - 203

Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman discuss: Olivia's super hearing, Sam Weiss, Communicating with the other side, colonel Gordon, the Observer, Nina & Broyles (Shoyles), and Peter & Olivia.

* Thanks to fringeobsessed for finding this!

Secrets of Fringe: A Look Ahead to Season 2

On this episode of "Secrets of Fringe", executive producer Jeff Pinkner talks about what to expect in season 2.