Fringe 409 Preview: "Enemy of My Enemy"

Here is the preview from the end of "Back To Where You've Never Been" for the Fringe episode "Enemy of My Enemy", which airs on FRIDAY, January 20th at 9:00PM on FOX.

Head over to the FringeTelevision YouTube channel (and click the "pop out" button) to watch it in full-sized HD.

Screenshots from this preview can be viewed at FringeFiles.com.

Fringe Easter Eggs: Glyph Code in "Back To Where You've Never Been"

The Glyphs code in the Fringe episode "Back To Where You've Never Been" spelled out JONES, as in David Jones.

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

Fringe Episode 408: "Back To Where You've Never Been"

Tonight on Fringe Friday's "Winter Premiere", is the eigth season four episode "Back To Where You've Never Been".

THE TIME HAS COME TO CHOOSE A SIDE

In an effort to find a way home, Peter journeys to the Other Side to confront Walternate. His venture proves more dangerous than expected. Meanwhile, Olivia receives a dire premonition from an Observer.

Chat live during the episode, and then tweet with writer of this episode David Fury after the show.  Also, don't forget to discuss the episode here in the comments, and get more information:

• "Back To Where You've Never Been" episode page on Fringepedia
• "Back To Where You've Never Been" transcript on Fringepedia
• "Back To Where You've Never Been" screenshot gallery at FringeFiles
• "Back To Where You've Never Been" promotional photos at FringeFiles

Also, don't forget to check back here after the episode for Observer sightings, Glyph codes, and other Fringe Easter Eggs.

How do you rate the Fringe episode "Back To Where You've Never Been"?

Calling All #Fringe Fans Far & Wide

This is a repost of a mega-tweet from Fringe editor Ari Margolis (@jonxproductions):

You guys are the most passionate, dedicated, inventive & creative fans out there. If anyone doubts that just watch this.  But I am calling on you to bring it even harder these next seven days. In one week #Fringe returns with all-new episodes! And not just all-new episodes...but kick ass all-new episodes! So, let’s spread the word and come back with a vengeance! Now is the time! This show is too good for people to be missing out on it. And if you’ve fallen behind on #Fringe, don’t worry about it. You can get caught up on the season so far in less than five minutes courtesy of Mr. John Noble.

Or if you want to recap the entire series, you can do that in under an hour with this handy dandy little Fringe: Past + Present + Future playlist [posted above]. And please share this with your friends. It works.

My all-time favorite show is #Lost but I actually didn’t watch it the first season. I got caught up watching their recap special and after that I was off to the races. So spread the word. It’s never too late to start watching. And watching live!

Even if you usually DVR #Fringe and watch it a day or two later, watch it live next week! Let’s get #FringeWatchItLive trending! Now is the time to make the push. And in return you will get some truly amazing television.

Having read or watched up through episode 415 I can assure you that #Fringe is returning with a run of mind-blowing, jaw dropping, heartbreaking & soul lifting episodes that you do not want to miss! Some truly epic TV!

And ICYMI, here’s a tease of the next two episodes. Re-Tweet this. Rally the troops. Spread the word. In one week… #Fringe returns! 9/8c. Fox. Be Vigilant!

Fringe - 3 Sneak Peeks 408 "Back To Where You Never Been"

Here are 3 new sneak peeks for this friday episode of FRINGE.

Fringe Sneak Peek 408 "Back To Where You Never Been"

The only man who could help Peter is also the one who cannot help.

FRINGE - "Past + Present + Future -- Neither Here Nor There"

Ari Margolis tweeted this evening about this brand new Season 4 recap video narrated by John Noble.
There is brand new Season 4 footage at the end. Enjoy!

Fringe Rewatch 407: Wallflower

Join us during the fall/winter break every Friday for our Fringe Winter Rewatch.

Here is one of those standalone episode I miss most, besides the ones OVER THERE. As I was saying last week, we are still setting up for what is to come this season. What is Fringe without Nina Sharp and the part that Massive Dynamic plays in this story?

Migraines plague Olivia. How long has she been having them?

After a late night trip to the pharmacy, she spots Agent Lee sitting in an all night diner. He tells her what has been keeping him up at nights over coffee. "I used to believe just a few months ago that, I understood the world we lived in. I mean There were basic truths that I thought were... well... true. I used to sleep like a baby. Blissful ignorance." Blink. Blink. "You know, eventually it will just become your life." It was the same for her, but she doesn't really lose sleep over it like he does. I noticed Olivia never took her eyes off of him the whole time he talked.

Later we see Jack Zoephel hurrying home. He is scared by something. He tells his wife on the phone that he thinks someone is following him. Just as he opens the building door, Jack is rushed in by an invisible assailant. The police arrived less than 2 minutes later to find him dead. One of the officers start shooting at something in the same vein as Sue Storm from Fantastic Four.

Then you have Peter shopping for supplies under supervision and limited civilian interaction. He find these restrictions annoying.

Meanwhile, Fringe Division is called to the crime scene. The officer, who thinks he shot at the killer, tells the science team that he did not actually see anything, but was too afraid to admit that it could be a phantom. In a nod to the season 2 episode Dream Logic, (which apparently never happened in this universe) the victim was completely drained of pigment, prompting Walter to theorize that he may have been scared to death.

At Olivia's prompting, Astrid tells her that the job gets to her too. Astrid sees the company psychiatrist. Olivia realizes she doesn't really talk to anyone. "I'm starting to think that that's weird. That's just not normal, is it?" Back to the case at hand. Lincoln finds trace evidence of blood, proving their perpetrator is no ghost.

Somewhere in a makeshift lab, there is a shelf of personal items. Off to the side there is a tub of liquid. A perfectly normal looking young man emerges from it. Later on, he waits to board an elevator on the 14th floor. He only gets on when a woman he recognizes is there. As soon as she disembarks, the man begins to fade from view.

There have been 3 other bodies similar to the victim, found in the surrounding area over the past 2 weeks, but police never made the connection. Walter finds a mucus-like substance on the corpse. They are chromatophore cells found in octopi or chameleons, cells that allow certain creatures to blend into their backgrounds. Another mystery. The blood sample match that of a baby that was born in 1989. Baby boy Bryant was born with an unclassified genetic variant. He supposedly died 4 days later from complications from his genetic abnormality. What we see from the scene, in the records room, Lincoln taking care of Olivia.

An interview with the nurse, who signed off on his death, revealed that the baby was taken by a private insurance company Cyprox, Incorporated, which was a subsidiary of Kelvin Genetics. (See Season 1 Episode 16 Unleashed) And Kelvin Genetics was now Massive Dynamic.

At Massive Dynamic headquarters, Nina confirms that the boy had been taken for genetic experimentation. The nature of his abnormality allowed chromatophores to be implanted into his system, making him able to blend into his surroundings. While there were military applications, the experiments did allow him to live. It wasn't until a fire in the lab ten years ago, Nina and William Bell would not have learned about Eugene, the name the researchers called him, which was short for unknown genetic disorder. She assumed he had died then.

It did not escape Nina's notice that Olivia seemed to identify with the child's plight. Maybe it would have been better if he had died. "All his life he didn't have a proper name."

We then see Eugene has secretly entered the home of the woman from the elevator.

At the Bishop house, Lincoln brings plans for the machine responsible for the bridge, which Peter believes will be powerful enough to send him home. Peter is grateful for Lincoln's kindness. The scene also reveals how appealing Olivia is to Lincoln.

Back at the lab, Walter shows off his newly purchased octopus. Will the FBI never learn to give the man a budget? Olivia ponders whether Eugene is killing people to steal their pigment to make himself seen. It makes sense to Walter, who surmises that Eugene was using the chromatophores to absorb the victims' pigment. To overcome his condition, he would have to kill again. And he does. His next victim is Ned Ryerson, who we saw earlier on the elevator.

Walter demonstrates what he has learned about the experiment done to Eugene with a pair of lab mice. If Eugene succeeds in curing himself, he will surely die from the genetic abnormality he was born with. The good news is they should be able to find him with ultraviolet light.

In the massive manhunt, it is Eugene who finds Olivia first when she falls through the floor. "All my life... I've been watching them live theirs. Watching them... fall in love. To be looked upon by the right person... to connect... and to see in their eyes kindness. Happiness. And recognition. That's when you exist." He rejects her help and blends among the residents, however, the agents locate where he lived in the building. They find items he has collected from the residents he watched. It was never about being cured. "This was about being seen."

"I thought you weren't coming today. I see you everyday." Better late than never. Poor Eugene does not fade out, because he succeeded in curing himself at the cost of his own life.

Olivia tells Nina that they've found Eugene Bryant's body. "All he wanted was to be like everyone else. But how could he? He could never be like anyone else. Not after what they did to him." Nina knows that Olivia is thinking about what was done to her. "Do you think the Cortexiphan trials stunted my emotions?"

"Life is an experiment you have to find out where you belong." Nina wasn't far off with that remark. "Find your own place in this world." She goes on to tell her, "When the time is right you will know." This just tells me that Olivia has not reached her potential and her innate abilities have yet to be activated.

Back at the Federal Building, Peter drops off new glasses for Lincoln and then Olivia considers stopping by the diner later for a possible rendezvous.

While Lincoln waits at the diner, Olivia is delayed indefinitely. She is incapacitated in her apartment. Once she is unconscious, 2 men enter with little difficulty. They tamper with her security system, to remove signs of them ever being there perhaps, and inject her with Cortexiphan. Then we see Nina Sharp as the one who probably let them in. She closes the door after they leave. The look on Nina's face look was like the one she had in the season 2 episode Brown Betty. They leave Olivia with no memory of the last 2 hours. Of course, all this might only give Olivia a nasty headache, because in this universe, I have a feeling that they don't really know what Cortexiphan does to her, without the proper stimulus.

From EW:'FRINGE' BOSSES ANSWER YOUR BURNING QUESTIONS!

Jan 6, 2012
11:53 AM ET
by Sandra Gonzalez


‘FRINGE’ BOSSES ANSWER YOUR BURNING QUESTIONS!



Who says Fringe is fading? If your questions are any indication, intrigue about this mind-bending series is at an all-time high. And while I couldn’t get to all the great questions you sent in for Fringe EPs Jeff Pinkner and Joel Wyman, here’s a glimpse at what they had to say!


When will we know more about whether Fringe will have another season? – Princess D

Official word won’t come for a while. (Series get officially renewed and axed in May at Network Upfronts, but early word has trickled down prior to that event.) And while Wyman said they had been given “an objective, ratings-wise,” which the show has met, “you never know with these things.” “The truth is, we just tell the story we want,” he says. “Also, we’re huge fans of television and have invested many hours in shows — you’ve either been let down or loved the ending … We have a couple of ideas on how, if the worst thing ever happens, we would be able to leave the fans in a way we’d feel comfortable and something, as fans of TV, we’d appreciate.”



We’ve seen this new timeline where both Peters died as children. Could we ever glimpse another timeline where they both survived and grew up? I’d love to see Josh given the chance to play an alternate. — Larissa


Sorry, but you likely won’t get that chance. But there’s a good reason, explains Pinkner. “We can definitively say no. Peter is our point-of-view character in so far is that he is aware that there was another time line that existed before he was pulled out of it. And now he’s planted into a history where he died. But there is not another Peter out there somewhere.” Wyman adds: “It comes back to choices. We have an embarrassment of riches because we have so many choices we could investigate. Right now, the one where Peter didn’t exist is sort of best for us to contrast what we all know.”

Read the entire Entertainment Weekly article here.

Fringe Trailer isn't what it seems

Fringe Trailer isn’t what it seems

Posted on January 4, 2012 - 16:39 by CB Droege

Fox has released a new Fringe trailer for the upcoming second half of season 4.

The trailer is in the form of rapid-fire clips from the season, some we’ve seen before, and some we haven’t. It looks like we’re going to be experiencing a lot more of the other universe going forward, which is fine, because this was something sorely lacking in the first half of the season. IMHO, I think it’s time we caught up with Walternate and Fauxlivia.

Interestingly enough, Fox is at least attempting to give the impression that the pace will pick up in the new episodes.

The season so far has been a bit slow, mostly focusing on Olivia and Lincoln, with a lot of character development for everyone. It feels like the beginning of a new show, full of the need to expose the audience slowly to the characters and places. They’re not explaining the basic premises, but it’s clear the writers feel we need a strong introduction to this new world - which leaves me to believe we’ll inevitably be stuck here. This is Peter’s new reality, and he will never get back ‘home’.

Read the entire TG Daily article here.
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Fringe Teaser: The Wait Is Almost Over

Here is the latest teaser video for the winter premiere of the Fringe episode "Back To Where You've Never Been", airing January 13 at 9/8c on FOX. Only 10 more days!

Fringe Rewatch 406: And Those We've Left Behind

Join us during the fall/winter break every Friday for our Fringe Winter Rewatch.

In my opinion, Fringe is a long-running mystery that will never give up it's secrets until the very end. It used to be a private escape. But today, it's very hard to throw away an episode after watching. I missed that a lot. So I appreciate the time taken to set up the season for all the players involved. From a storyteller's point of view, I need episodes like these to establish where the characters are. Here Peter is embarking on a journey all his own.

It is weird that much of what I imagined has come true. I am not referring to Olivia not knowing Peter. I have come up with that scenario myself in fan fiction. What I imagined was a train coming from nowhere, not so much from the past.

On with the episode. Is it a dream, or a memory? Part of the future vision Peter saw in season 3's The Day We Die. The perfect day in the park for Peter until Olivia tells him, "Too bad it has to end." Why? "You can't ignore the problem, Peter. Ignoring it won't make it go away." What's the problem? "You, Peter. You are the problem."

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Press Release for 408-"Back To Where You've Never Been"

SpoilerTV has posted this press release for the upcoming January 13th episode, 408, titled, "Back To Where You've Never Been":

THE TIME HAS COME TO CHOOSE A SIDE ON AN ALL-NEW "FRINGE" FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, ON FOX

In an effort to find a way home, Peter journeys to the Other Side to confront Walternate. His venture proves more dangerous than expected. Meanwhile, Olivia receives a dire premonition from an Observer in the all-new "Back to Where You've Never Been" Winter Premiere episode of FRINGE airing Friday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FR-408) (TV-14 L, V)

Cast: Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham; Joshua Jackson as Peter Bishop; John Noble as Walter Bishop; Lance Reddick as Phillip Broyles; Blair Brown as Nina Sharp; Jasika Nicole as Astrid Farnsworth; Seth Gabel as Lincoln Lee

Click here to see the original SpoilerTV post.

Fringe Rewatch 405: Novation

Join us during the fall/winter break every Friday for our Fringe Winter Rewatch.

Novation:

noun

1.

Law . the substitution of a new obligation for an old one,usually by the substitution of a new debtor or of a new creditor.

2.

the introduction of something new; innovation.

Peter, though happy to be back clearly looks resigned to whatever Broyles has in mind for him and doesn’t even put up a good Bishop-fight over his newest living arrangements at the FBI headquarters.

Olivia discovers Walter hooked up to a machine that is beeping wildly and you can tell by the look on her face that she is having flashbacks to the lobotomizing incident prior to Peter’s return. When Walter abruptly wakes up, Olivia startles and he explains that this is the only way he can sleep since the “stranger” has come into their lives. A stranger that Broyles has denied him access to.

This is when Olivia informs Walter that not only does the stranger refuse to talk to anyone but Walter but he is claiming to be Walter’s long dead son, Peter Bishop. When I first imagined the scene of Walter finding out that the stranger is claiming to be his son, I expected a lot more emotion and I have to admit his look of mild shock was disappointing.

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Ken Tucker's Top 5:The 10 Best Of 2011

by Ken Tucker
Dec 17, 2011 12:30 PM ET
Entertainment Weekly

Completing my Best in TV list: Here are the Top 5 shows: Best of 2011 VIDEO
Here is the completion of my Top 10 list, the five shows I enjoyed most in 2011. “Enjoyed,” however, is short-hand for a finely tuned algorithm: The shows here gave me a lot of immediate, visceral pleasure; they were pleasant, and sometimes pleasantly knotty, to contemplate.

I take into account the balance between acting, writing, directing, and editing (I have to say, production values don’t matter much to me — a show can look like crap, like it was shot for $300 — and as long as it contains excellence in the other areas, it’s aces with me). As it happens, my number one choice this year is also one of the most beautiful-looking shows on TV, but that’s not all that makes it #1:

Click here to read the article and watch Ken's Top 5 Best TV Shows of 2011 Video(Pay attention to #3!)

So, that's the list. Yes, there were a lot of shows I had to lop off with a degree of pain. (Which means, yes, I'll be writing my annual Top 11-20 list to post next week.) But these shows were all superb at this moment in TV history. I hope you agree. And disagree. Because that's just inevitable. Pick up the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly for my full prose analysis of my Top 10.

NY Times' Mike Hale's 10 Favorite TV Shows of 2011

by Mike Hale
Published: December 16, 2011

FROM the modest slice of the television pie that I found time to watch this past year here are 10 of my favorite shows, in alphabetical order.

‘FRINGE’ (Fox) Consider this a vote for the latter half of the show’s second season, which played out the dual-universe story in consistently surprising and moving ways. Season 3 has been a mixed bag so far, with the alternate-universe cast completely dropping out of sight at times. (It can’t be because the actors have other obligations, given that they’re the same ones who appear in the regular universe.) But it looks as if things will pick up again now that Peter Bishop has returned from electromagnetic limbo.

Read the rest of Mike Hale's New York Times article here.

FRINGE-Fans Ask:What Would Your Dream Episode Be?

Here's a new installment of the popular "Fans Ask Fringe" video series, where a real fan question is answered by some of the cast.
This week's question:What would your dream episode be?

New Fringe Promo 408 Back To Where You've Never Been

Here's a brand new promo for episode 408. Fringe returns with new episodes, Friday January 13th on Fox.

Vote 'Fringe' for Tv.com's 'Best Overall Series of 2011'

It's that time of year.
Many websites are making nominee lists and checking them twice.
Tv.com is having a 'Best Of 2011' contest, and Fringe is a contestant for 'Best Overall Series of 2011.'

Click here to vote now. Voting ends January 02, 2012. Give Fringe your support!

'Fringe' is #2-Most Popular Shows on SpoilerTV for 2011

On Monday SpoilerTV posted their  Most Popular TV Show of 2011 table,
and it's wonderful to see that Fringe is at #2 of 25.

The popularity score is based on "a calculation of Page Views, Video Plays, Poll Votes, Comments, Facebook Likes, Google+1's and Tweets."

Click here to see the SpoilerTV Most Popular Shows of 2011 table, and to read the article.

Congratualtions to Fringe!