Five reasons we love Fringe's alternate universe

by Samuel Roberts

Season three of Fringe returns in just over a week – Eric Stoltz in Back To The Future, anyone?
With Fringe’s third season beginning on 23 September in the United States, we felt compelled to remind you why the series’ alternate universe – which will be featured bi-weekly in the first half of the season – is such an interesting contrast to our own:

1. I’m seeing double!

There’s something extremely fun about the fact that several of the characters have doubles, most notably B-Olivia and Walternate, while Charlie lingers on in the alternative universe. Mainly, though, I just enjoyed this daft – but, undeniably cool – showdown between our Olivia Dunham and her sassier, fringe-bearing alternate:




2. The historical differences

JFK is still alive? Nixon’s head is on coins? The White House was destroyed, but the World Trade Center still stands? Every time a single one of these details was mentioned in the latter half of Fringe’s second season, I couldn’t help but get a little more invested in the story. Hopefully, the producers will have more of these ideas in store for us when the third season begins.

3. Movie titles

Don’t know about the rest of you, but I kind of want to see Superman Vs Batman and Indiana Jones And The Hex Of The Hydra, both of which are currently in theatres in the Fringe universe. This altogether neat touch is exactly why Fringe’s alternate universe is so cool – it works on multiple levels, from characterisation to the pop culture references.

4. The New York skyline

Zeppelins over New York in 2010? Love it. Fringe’s art direction went crazy in the second season, painting a picture of what an alternate universe should look like – close-to-home, but creatively inspired. I can’t wait to get a further glance at it over the course of the third year.

5. Fringe division is an army

Vans? They have Fringe vans? Broyles has a control room? Bloody hell! Fringe seems to have far more backing from the government on the other side, due to the fact that the entire world is falling apart over there (a result of Walter Bishop’s amoral dabbling with the universe). As a result, the division probably has its own stationery, and they’re obviously well known by the public.

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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.

Fringe & Bones Commercial for The Box

A new commercial for Fringe and Bones, featuring scenes from the Fringe episode "The Box".

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

Screenshots of the video are available at FringeFiles.com

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.*

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SneakPeek 302 "The Box": A Temporary Fix

Here´s a new sneakpeek for the episode 302 "The Box".

New Alternate Universe Fringe Title for Season 3

The Fringe title sequence had been updated again. It's back the the red "alternate version" as first seen Over There, Part 1.

In the previous version, only one new Fringe term was added "First Person", but in Season 3, there are all kinds of new terms.

Screenshots of every frame from this video have been added to FringeFiles.com.

Click "Read more >>" to see the screenshots of the new Fringe terms.

* Thanks to Anonymous in the comments for pointing this out.

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Fringe Preview 302: The Box

Preview for the Fringe episode "The Box", which airs September 30th on FOX.

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

Screenshots of the video are available at FringeFiles.com

On set With Kirk Acevedo

The actor Kirk Acevedo took a time off between takes to talk about Scarlie.



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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?

First Look At Fringe Season 3

"Agent Olivia Dunham is trapped in an alternate universe. In our universe, and impostor is living her life, on a mysterious Mission. This season two worlds will collide and one woman's fate will write our future."

At the end of last night's encore performance of "Over There", there was a new 2:30 promo for the upcoming season 3 featuring new clips from the Fringe season premiere episode "Olivia", as well as episode 302 - "The Box".

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

Fringe Is ...

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

Fringe Season 3 Premiere Commercial #5: Olivia

"Hold on tight and prepare for the ride of your life"

Here is another commercial for the Fringe season 3 premiere episode "Olivia", which airs Thursday, September 23 on FOX.

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

Fringe Deleted Scene: Red Dress Girl Is Real

This deleted scene from Grey Matters can be found on the Fringe Season 2 Blu-rays & DVDs in the Dissected Files bonus material.

Fringe Deleted Scene: Olivia Recognizes Timothy

This deleted scene from Olivia. In The Lab. With The Revolver. can be found on the Fringe Season 2 Blu-rays & DVDs in the Dissected Files bonus material.

Unusual Side Effects - Blooper Reel from Fringe Season 2

So Fox - So Fresh: Photo Shoot

Here´s the BTS video for the new Fox campaign.



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New Just The Facts Video: "Alternating Universes"

Fringe cast & crew explain the introduction of and crossing over into the Alternate Universe.

FRINGE: Just The Facts Videos

Fox has release a series of ten videos titled "Fringe - Just The Facts" that delves into various Fringe topics:

• Fringe Division
• Massive Dynamic
• Bishop & Bell
• The Observers
• The Death Of Peter
• The Coming War
• Activating Olivia
• Walternate
• Over There
• Old Friends & New Foes

Just the kind of info you might find on the Fringe Season 2 DVDs...

New Fringe and Bones Promo

Fringe First Sneak Peek 301 "Olivia"

Here´s the first preview of the season premiere of Fringe.