Sci Fi Wire: Exclusive Peek Of Fringe Episode 5

Sci Fi Wire has an exclusive peek behind the scenes for the filming of Fringe Episode 5.

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Exclusive Peek Behind Fringe

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The scene is actually part of Fox's upcoming SF TV series Fringe. Dunham is actually Australian actress Anna Torv; Peter is Joshua Jackson, and Walter is fellow Aussie John Noble. The garage is real, but it's in New York City, where Fringe is filming on a breezy Aug. 26, which doubles for the show's Boston setting. And SCI FI Wire was able to get an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes of the much-anticipated show and talk with the principals.

[spoiler removed] And all three stars are on set this day, joking easily among themselves between takes before blocking out their movements with episode director Chris Misiano.

Ask them what Fringe is about, however, and you're more likely to get a look of amused exasperation.

"I'm really excited for the show to premiere so then I stop getting asked the question, because ... I never know which way to go," Torv said with a smile. "It's kind of got a bit of everything, I don't think it's genre-specific. I think that it is very science fiction, but more emphasis on the science as opposed to the fiction. There's drama, because your characters are all real, but they're dealing with these ... horrific [scenarios]. So I think there's elements of horror; there's elements of action. There's investigative [stories], there's crime-solving. I mean, it's just all consuming and far-reaching."

From J.J. Abrams and his Star Trek writing team of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, Fringe centers on FBI agent Olivia Dunham, who finds herself drawn into an investigation of a mysterious aircraft disaster in Boston. Olivia's desperate search for help to save her gravely injured partner leads to brilliant scientist Walter Bishop, who has been institutionalized for the last 17 years. And the only way to question him requires pulling his estranged son, Peter, in to help. The investigation gets weirder and weirder as Olivia discovers that things--and science--are not what they seem.

Torv agreed with Orci's description of the show's theme being "the family you choose." "I do, absolutely," she said. "And I think that as the show progresses, they will need each other more and more and more." But, she added, "The power of three's a fun little number, because ... the dynamic is always going to shift, and you're always going to need one person more than the other. ... I was brought up in a family of three, and there's always two people against one."

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The episode promises Fringe's mix of humor, science, horror and mystery, as well as the interpersonal drama among the three principal characters. "There's some fairly gruesome things that have happened, to be honest with you, and some fairly bizarre things, and I'm not going to tell you any more, because that's to be revealed," Noble said, with a grin. "But I think everyone will find them interesting and just close enough to [reality to] possibly go, 'Oh, my goodness, that's weird.' And I don't want to tell you. I'm not going to tell you any more."

...or read the full, unedited article at Spoilers.FringeTelevision.com

Fringe Television Spoilers

Spoilers. Love them or hate them, they are always around.

With less than two weeks to go until the season premiere of Fringe, a lot of information about the Pilot episode has been revealed. There have been numerous public screenings, and an early version of the pilot was even leaked on the internet, so there hasn't been much point in worrying about spoilers - until now.

Information about future episodes is starting to trickle out, so we have set up a new sub-site Spoilers.FringeTelevision.com, where we will be posting all news and articles containing spoilers. The Spoilers site will also have its own separate feed, so we can keep the main feed spoiler free as well.

When possible, we will post spoiler-free versions of the articles here on the main page.

Hopefully this will keep the spoilers-phobes safe, and the spoiler-fiends happy!

Fringe Posters: Answers

Here is the next two sets of FRINGE posters, the "Answers" series, and another untitled series which we'll call "Look Closer". You can see the other Fringe posters here.

Keep checking back for more exclusive Fox FRINGE posters!

E! News: Anna Torv - On The Fringe

E! News has an On The Fringe special, featuring Anna Torv.

* Thanks to MultipleVerses for the video!

AP Interview: John Noble, Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv

J.J. Abrams on the 'Fringe' with new show

The Associated Press interviewed John Noble, Joshua Jackson, and Anna Torv about their Fringe characters.

* Thanks to SpoilerTV

FRINGE: The Science of FRINGE

Fox has released four new "Science of Fringe" videos, featuring Fringe science "expert" Dannion Brinkley. The new videos cover the fringe topics of Neuroimaging, Telekinesis, Paranormal Communication, and Nanotechnology.

Popular Science Interviews JJ Abrams About Fringe and Science

In it JJ tells PopSci.com about his science background and influences and reveals one of Fringe's central conflicts.

J.J. Abrams Gets Lost Again

J.J. Abrams, creator of Alias and Lost and director of the forthcoming Star Trek movie, brings his spooky brand of science to bear on the new television series, Fringe, set to premiere September 9th on Fox. The show centers on a mad scientist, Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble), who’s sprung from a mental ward by his estranged son Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) and the blonde bombshell FBI agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv). Together, the unlikely trio sets out to solve paranormal mysteries on behalf of the US government. Think X-Files—only people believe them.

Popular Science: Where did your interest in science come from?

J.J. Abrams: My grandfather was a huge inspiration. He was the owner of an electronics company, and after World War II he sold surplus radio and electronics kits to schools. We would spend hours building and soldering things. As a young kid, it’s so inspirational to see that you can build things that aren’t made by the hand of God, that you can attach the motor to a wire and make something work. My interest in technology and science actually came from his explanations of how radios and transistors work.

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PS: Your shows seem to use science as a metaphor for other, more sinister things. In Lost, for instance, the science on the island seems to be a proxy for man’s failed attempt to control the world around him. What does science mean for you?

JA: For me, science is about wide-open thinking and the sense that anything is possible. The most visionary minds are the ones that are the most fluid about what is absolute and what is variable. The idea that something is impossible doesn’t come easily to a character like Dr. Walter Bishop.

PS: You tend to make a lot of the conflict between science and faith. Do you feel it’s easier to make the case for one side or the other?

JA: Many scientists throughout history have rejected the idea of God and faith while others have embraced it. The show is a wonderful arena for that conflict. When one character is essentially a man of faith and the other is a man of science, it sparks a great debate.

PS: How do you account for the recent rise in shows about science and scientists?

JA: Popular culture is a mirror, and we are living in a time where every day some kind of shocking or amazing announcement is made. To read today, for instance, that researchers have found a way to destroy HIV or help 80 percent of Alzheimer’s patients, it’s amazing. These types of things are becoming more commonplace. There’s more science in our lives, so there’s more science on TV.

PS: Where do you get the inspiration for the science in your shows?

JA: I’ll find myself constantly grabbing science magazines or looking at articles online. But the most important thing when making entertainment is finding something that’s inspiring. Whenever I do, whether it involves technology or not, it’s like fuel for me. It could be a three 3-minute clip on the Internet that someone sent me that makes me consider something that I hadn’t thought about before.

PS: Any examples?

JA: Oh, everyday there’s something. Yesterday somebody sent me a picture of this crazy pig with a monkey face. So, yeah, there’s always something.

Contest: WIN Tickets To FRINGE Screening At New York TV Fesival

The New York Television Festival's third annual Premiere Week screening series takes place September 12-17, presenting some of the most anticipated shows of the new TV season.

On Saturday, September 13th, the NYTVF and FOX will present a special screening event featuring “FRINGE,” the anticipated new hour-long thriller from J.J. Abrams (“Lost”), Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the team behind “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible III” and “Alias.” The event begins with red-carpet arrivals of the stars and producers of the new series followed by a screening. After the screening, “Fringe” cast and producers will engage in a brief discussion about the show’s creation and production in New York City.

Other shows featured at the festival include: Life On Mars (ABC), Worst Week (CBS), The Life and Times of Tim (HBO), Easy Money (CW), and Life (NBC).

To attend the Fringe screening, you would need to buy Festival Tickets, which are $175 each, but this would also give you access to:

• All Network Premiere Events
• Regular Screening Blocks
• Production Day Panel Series
• Digital Day Events
• NYTVF Awards and Reception
• AETN Happy Hours on September 16-17
  

We have two pairs of tickets to give away to anyone who just wants to attend the Fringe screening. Everyday we will post a new Fringe-related codeword on the right side of the site. To enter in the drawing for your chance to win, send an email to NYTVFContest@fringetelevision.com with the codeword of the day as the subject, and your real name and phone number. You can send one email per codeword, so be sure to stop by every day to increase your chances of winning! Contest ends September 7th.

The contest has ended. Winners will be announced soon.

Good Luck!

Official Contest Rules

• Contest open to anyone willing to travel (at their own expense) to NYC for the event
  
• Winners will receive 2 (two) Fringe screening tickets
  
• Emails must be sent to NYTVFContest@fringetelevision.com
  
• You must include the codeword of the day as the subject of the email.
• Please include your real name and phone number in the email
  
• Codewords will only be accepted on the day they are posted
• One entry per person, per codeword, please.
  
• Entries not following these rules may not be counted.
  
• Contest ends at 11:59 pm EDT on September 7th.
  
• Winners will be announced around September 8th.
  

Inside the Fringe Premiere Party

Here are some photos from inside Fringe Premiere Party on August 25, 2008 at the unique at Xchange event venue in NYC. John Noble's 60th birthday on the 20th, which they celebrated with a birthday cake. Happy Birthday John!

TheTVAddict was also there, and has great account of the party scene, and pictures of himself with JJ Abrams, Jasika Nicole, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

Fringe Posters: Ask. Imagine. Investigate.

Here is the next two sets of FRINGE posters, titled "Ask. Imagine. Investigate.", and another untitled series which we'll call "Fringe Continuity".

Keep checking back for more exclusive Fox FRINGE posters!

NYPost Video: Red Carpet Interviews From The Fringe Premiere Party in Manhattan

The New York Post's Jackie Strause talks to Fringe's cast and creators including Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv and JJ Abrams.

Fringe Posters: Possibility Is Everything

Fox released a new poster at the official Fringe website gallery, featuring Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham, titled Possibility Is Everything.

Fox sent over a huge batch of posters, which we will be posting over the next several days. Here is an exclusive look at the remaining Possibility Is Everything posters, and a new untitled set which we'll call See The Light.