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Sci Fi Wire on the Set of Fringe with Anna Torv
By Edward Email Post 9/02/2008 01:59:00 AM Categories: Anna Torv, Interview, J.J. Abrams, Olivia Dunham
Anna Torv talks to Sci Fi Wire about what has gone into developing her character (Olivia Dunham), how saying "Yes" to Fringe was a no-brainer and how Fringe isn't genre-specific.
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Fringe Episode Guide
By Edward Email Post 9/01/2008 12:00:00 PM Categories: Episode Guide, Season 1
Last Updated: 03/04/09
Sep. 9, 2008 - 101: Pilot
Pilot : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Gallery
Sep. 16, 2008 - 102: The Same Old Story
The Same Old Story : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Sep. 23, 2008 - 103: The Ghost Network
The Ghost Network : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Sep. 30, 2008 - 104: The Arrival
The Arrival : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Oct. 14, 2008 - 105: Power Hungry
Power Hungry : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Oct. 21, 2008 - 106: The Cure
The Cure : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Nov. 11, 2008 - 107: In Which We Meet Mr. Jones
In Which We Meet Mr. Jones : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Nov. 18, 2008 - 108: The Equation
The Equation : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Nov. 25, 2008 - 109: The Dreamscape
The Dreamscape : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Dec. 2, 2008 - 110: Safe
Safe : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Jan. 20, 2009 - 111: Bound
Bound : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Jan. 27, 2009 - 112: The No-Brainer
The No-Brainer : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Feb. 3, 2009 - 113: The Transformation
The Transformation : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Feb 10, 2009 - 114: Ability
Ability : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Apr. 7, 2009 - 115: Inner Child
Inner Child : Discuss : Spoilers
Apr. 14, 2009 - 116: Unleashed
Unleashed : Spoilers
Apr. 21, 2009 - 117: Bad Dreams
Bad Dreams : Spoilers
Apr. 28, 2009 - 118: Midnight
Midnight : Spoilers
May. 5, 2009 - 119: Spoilers
May. 12, 2009 - 120: Spoilers
May. 19, 2009 - 121: Spoilers
May. 26, 2009 - 122: Spoilers
Have an update or correction, please leave a comment.
Sep. 9, 2008 - 101: Pilot
Pilot : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Gallery
Sep. 16, 2008 - 102: The Same Old Story
The Same Old Story : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Sep. 23, 2008 - 103: The Ghost Network
The Ghost Network : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Sep. 30, 2008 - 104: The Arrival
The Arrival : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Oct. 14, 2008 - 105: Power Hungry
Power Hungry : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Oct. 21, 2008 - 106: The Cure
The Cure : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Nov. 11, 2008 - 107: In Which We Meet Mr. Jones
In Which We Meet Mr. Jones : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Nov. 18, 2008 - 108: The Equation
The Equation : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Nov. 25, 2008 - 109: The Dreamscape
The Dreamscape : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Dec. 2, 2008 - 110: Safe
Safe : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Jan. 20, 2009 - 111: Bound
Bound : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Jan. 27, 2009 - 112: The No-Brainer
The No-Brainer : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Feb. 3, 2009 - 113: The Transformation
The Transformation : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Feb 10, 2009 - 114: Ability
Ability : Easter Eggs : Watch : Discuss : Spoilers : Gallery
Apr. 7, 2009 - 115: Inner Child
Inner Child : Discuss : Spoilers
Apr. 14, 2009 - 116: Unleashed
Unleashed : Spoilers
Apr. 21, 2009 - 117: Bad Dreams
Bad Dreams : Spoilers
Apr. 28, 2009 - 118: Midnight
Midnight : Spoilers
May. 5, 2009 - 119: Spoilers
May. 12, 2009 - 120: Spoilers
May. 19, 2009 - 121: Spoilers
May. 26, 2009 - 122: Spoilers
Have an update or correction, please leave a comment.
10 New Fringe Behind The Scenes Videos and Interviews
By Edward Email Post 8/30/2008 01:36:00 AM Categories: Alex Kurtzman, Anna Torv, Art, Blair Brown, Charlie Francis, Fringe, J.J. Abrams, Jasika Nicole, John Noble, John Scott, Joshua Jackson, Kirk Acevedo, Pilot, Roberto Orci, Script, Video
- "How the show was cast" featuers interviews from: * J.J. Abrams -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer * Alex Graves -- Director / Exec. Prod. (pilot) * Alex Kurtzman -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer
- "B-ROLL" features behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the Fringe pilot episode.
- "How I prepared for my role" features interviews from: John Noble -- "Walter Bishop" * Blair Brown -- "Nina Sharp" * Kirk Acevedo -- "Charlie Francis"
- "How FRINGE was created" features interviews from: * J.J. Abrams -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer * Alex Kurtzman -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer * Roberto Orci -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer
- "Graphics" features animated Glyphs graphics.
- "About the car chase" features interviews from: * Alex Graves -- Director / Exec. Prod. (pilot) * Mark Valley -- "John Scott" Plus, behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the Fringe pilot episode.
- "About The Script" features interviews from * J.J. Abrams -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer * Roberto Orci -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer * Alex Kurtzman -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer * Joshua Jackson -- "Peter Bishop" * John Noble -- "Walter Bishop"
- "About My Character" features interviews from: * Anna Torv -- "Olivia Dunham" * Joshua Jackson -- "Peter Bishop" * John Noble -- "Walter Bishop" * Lance Reddick -- "Phillip Broyles" * Blair Brown -- "Nina Sharp" * Jasika Nicole - "Astrid Farnsworth" * Kirk Acevedo -- "Charlie Francis"
- "About the foot chase" features interviews from: * Alex Graves -- Director / Exec. Prod. (pilot) * Joshua Jackson -- "Peter Bishop" * Anna Torv -- "Olivia Dunham" Plus, behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the Fringe pilot episode.
- "About FRINGE" features interviews from: * J.J. Abrams -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer * Alex Kurtzman -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer * Roberto Orci -- Co-Creator / Exec. Prod. / Writer * Joshua Jackson -- "Peter Bishop" * Anna Torv -- "Olivia Dunham" * Lance Reddick -- "Phillip Broyles" * Blair Brown -- "Nina Sharp"
Fringe Behind the Scenes Footage and Interviews
By Edward Email Post 8/29/2008 06:36:00 PM Categories: Anna Torv, Art, Fringe, J.J. Abrams, Jasika Nicole, John Scott, Joshua Jackson, Mark Valley, Olivia Dunham, Peter Bishop, Video
Fox Television has released 3 videos featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the Fringe pilot episode, and interviews with Alex Graves, Mark Valley, Joshua Jackson and Anna Torv.
- B-ROLL: features behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the Fringe pilot episode.
- About the car chase: features interviews from: * Alex Graves -- Director / Exec. Prod. (pilot) * Mark Valley -- "John Scott"
- About the foot chase: features interviews from: * Alex Graves -- Director / Exec. Prod. (pilot) * Joshua Jackson -- "Peter Bishop" * Anna Torv -- "Olivia Dunham"
Kurtzman and Orci on LIFE AFTER FILM SCHOOL
By Edward Email Post 8/29/2008 02:12:00 PM Categories: Alex Kurtzman, Fringe, Interview, J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci
This Sunday, August 31 at 7:30pm ET (4:30pm PT) Fox Movie Channel will feature Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci on their half-hour series, Life After Film School. The Fringe Co-Creators, Writers and Executive Producers will be interviewed by aspiring student filmmakers Codie Elaine Brooks, Katie Lovejoy and Oren Peleg.
Kurtzman and Orci discuss how their partnership grew out of a college creative writing class. Kurtzman brought Orci onboard the writing staff of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys where they eventually became show runners. Their collaboration with J.J. Abrams began writing and producing on Alias, the feature film Mission Impossible III and continues on the new Fox series Fringe, debuting September 9.That's how the press release bills the show. However, what the press release doesn't say is that a good third of the program is devoted soley to a Q&A on Fringe. Having seen it, it's a must see for Fringe fans, and I'd further recommend it to--fans of Transformers, Mission Impossible III, Star Trek, etc--anyone who has ever seen the names Kurtzman and Orci a second, third and fourth time, and wondered, who are these guys and why are they writing all my favorite stuff?
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“Alex and Roberto reveal to our film students how writing spec scripts got them to the next level in television,” commented Adam Lewinson, VP of Programming. “They share the secrets of their success as a writing and producing team who have proven to be hugely successful while working on multiple projects simultaneously.”
Is Joshua Jackson the next George Clooney?
By Edward Email Post 8/29/2008 01:50:00 PM Categories: J.J. Abrams, Joshua Jackson, Polls
That's the burning question around these here parts. We raise it yet again because of what Debbie Chang had to say upon meeting Josh:
For some reason we can't quite put our finger on, Debbie's description of Josh really piques our interest. There's just something curious about it. Something telling? Like she's trying to communicate something more. Maybe even something like: Joshua Jackson IS the next George Clooney?"Oh yeah, I did talk to Joshua Jackson as well. You know, even though, I am ostensibly a professional writer, I couldn't shake my fangirl-ness around him. He looks a lot taller and less round-cheeked in person." -- Debbie Chang, BuddyTV
Sci Fi Wire on the Set of Fringe with Joshua Jackson
By Edward Email Post 8/29/2008 12:56:00 PM Categories: Fringe, Interview, J.J. Abrams, Joshua Jackson, Spoiler-free
Sci Fi Wire on the set of Fringe interviews Joshua Jackson who gets a bit spoilerish with his answers.
Click here to read the edited, spoiler-free version of the article.
...or read the full, unedited article at Fringe Spoilers.
Click here to read the edited, spoiler-free version of the article.
Fringe's Jackson Spills All
When we last saw Joshua Jackson on regular series television, he was resigned to staying in Capeside forever, even though Joey decided to choose him over Dawson.
That was more than five years ago, in the finale to the sixth season of Jackson's breakthrough series, Dawson's Creek.
But hold on to your rowboat: Pacey's back.
"I think he's finally going to leave the Creek after this season," said J.J. Abrams. "Really, all I love to do is make Pacey jokes."
Jackson is a regular on Abrams' upcoming Fox SF series Fringe, and he tells SCI FI Wire that it took Abrams to lure him back to the grind of an hourlong drama.
"It was something I have been hesitant about for the last five years, since Dawson's Creek ended," Jackson said in an exclusive interview on the show's set in New York on Aug. 26. "And, you know, the time commitment and the being-in-one-place of it all is a massive life shift, and I had a really great five years of not being on TV. But I don't know, the stars sort of aligned for this, and J.J.'s a great guy."
Jackson added: "Beyond the lifestyle choices of working on a television show, the thing that had kept me from doing TV was knowing how hard it is to tell good shows, good stories, over a long period of time. And he ... and his group--he works with the same people over and over again--have a track record of being able to do that. And that was the thing that sort of tipped it to the other side for me."
Jackson spoke during a break in shooting on Fringe, in which he plays Peter Bishop, the smart but damaged son of brilliant but eccentric scientist Walter Bishop (John Noble). Peter finds himself reunited with his estranged father at the urging of FBI agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) as they investigate strange cases on the "fringe of science": cases that hint at a nefarious conspiracy underlying strange phenomena across the globe.
Below is an excerpt of SCI FI Wire's interview in which he discusses his character--and why he made a trip to the emergency room.
Tell me about your character, Peter.
Jackson: Yeah, well, ... Peter is just sort of discovering he's part of this world right now. Because when he's initially brought in, in the pilot, it's completely against his will, and he's only brought in because Olivia needs him to serve a function and get access to my father. But then, like anybody who's got a bit of curiosity, he sees this wild world and the access that he has through being a part of this world, and it sort of draws him in.
The character sort of functions in a couple of different ways, in addition to the father-son dynamic. On the one hand, you're sort of the voice of skepticism, on the other hand you're sort of interpreting what Walter's saying. And then you're like the Greek chorus that gets to make jokes.
Jackson: A little bit, yeah. ... I think the Greek chorus, the peanut gallery and the skeptic part come together. Because the person who stands one step removed is usually the one who is most capable of pooh-poohing. But just as an archetype, every show like this--every show, period--needs to have somebody who sort of stands at a remove and says, "Doesn't anybody else think this is ridiculous?" And Olivia is a sort of very straight ahead, trying to fix things. She's just a very hard-nosed, go, go, go type of girl. So that's great. I get that character who gets to sort of release the tension every once in a while.
Co-creator Roberto Orci said that, for him, the show is about the family you choose.
Jackson: The family you choose, and then-- ... I don't believe in fate--but people whose paths you're fated to cross. ... There's obviously [a] broken dynamic between me and my father. But then you throw this Olivia character into the mix here, and we become this sort of dysfunctional family unit by necessity. But you throw people in high-pressure situations like this, and they just sort of naturally come together and bond. ... If you take it off the television and put it in real life, that's how you get to know people, seeing them in action.
Tell me about some of the crazier stuff you've had to do so far.
[spoilers removed]
Can you talk about working with Anna and John?
Jackson: Yeah, she is terrific. J.J. has this, I don't know, like, uncanny knack for casting women. It's crazy. And ... they're two Aussies, but they're both sort of dedicated, lovely people, which is why I say the drama all stays on camera. There is so far--and I don't see why it would change--this feeling of "Well, we're all here, and we're in it, and we're doing it together, and we take our jobs just seriously enough that everybody shows up ready to work, but not so seriously that it's, you know, the end of the world if something goes wrong."
[spoiler removed]
John told me he actually gets to milk the cow.
Jackson: He did milk the cow. I enjoyed the fruits of his labors. I did not actually milk the cow myself.
Anything else about Fringe?
Jackson: Fringe, it's the hardest show on TV to talk about.
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Jasika Nicole Online
By Edward Email Post 8/29/2008 11:17:00 AM Categories: Fringe, J.J. Abrams, Jasika Nicole
Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth) wasn't on the Fringe panel at Comic-Con, but in an interview posted today on MTV's Splash Page, Jasika reveals a few talents that suggest she would have felt right at home in a room full of geeks.
‘Fringe’ Star Jasika Nicole Does Online ‘Magic’ For Autobiographical Comic
Jasika Nicole does it. Amber Benson does it. And Jasika Nicole from the new J.J. Abrams television show “Fringe” does it — online. (They’re all actresses who write comics.)
“I like to write and I’m an illustrator and I have a blog,” Nicole said, “and I thought, ‘Maybe this is the link to put it all together.’”
Nicole’s autobiographical comic “High Yella Magic” can be found here, for now, until she re-does her website. She almost signed with a publisher once, but decided to stay independent after the publisher wanted to change “a lot of things,” she said, “and I wasn’t ready for that.”
“They were like, ‘You shouldn’t talk about this,’ or, ‘This should be your angle,’” she said. “It’s not about an angle. It’s about my experience.”One of the comics is a take on navigating the audition process when you’re not a “beauty queen” or a “tiny model.” (She makes goofs like having unmanicured toes when she shows up for a Dr. Sholl’s commercial, and chapped lips for a Chapstick ad). One is about how she exhibited a talent for drawing at the age of four, and upset her teachers because she was drawing her mother naked. Another is about having a younger sister who is autistic. “They’re not serious sob stories,” Nicole said. “They’re funny.”
Nicole counts Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic,” Mike Carey’s “Lucifer,” and Bill Willingham’s “Fables” as her inspiration to write, draw, pencil, and ink everything herself. She currently posts one new comic a week, but she has more in the wings.
“It’s nice to be able to have something I have complete creative control over,” she said, “as opposed to acting, where you’re just along for the ride and waiting to see what happens. I have so much fun doing it, and I’ll always be able to take out a piece of paper and a pencil and be able to draw something.”
Fringe Posters: Follow The Signs, Imagine The Impossibilities
By Dennis Email Post 8/29/2008 10:00:00 AM Categories: Fox, Fringe, J.J. Abrams, Posters
Here are the remaining sets of FRINGE posters, titled "Follow The Signs" and "Imagine The Impossibilities", plus various other untitled posters.You can see all the other Fringe posters here.














































Fringe Commerical: Strange Events
By Dennis Email Post 8/29/2008 02:19:00 AM Categories: Commercial, Fringe, J.J. Abrams, Video
Here is a Fringe commercial shown on Fox during The Moment Of Truth. There are several very quick flashes of scenes that are not in the Pilot episode. You can view screenshots of the commercial at out new Fringe Spoilers site.
Nylon: Fringe Fashion With Jackson and Torv
By Dennis Email Post 8/29/2008 02:09:00 AM Categories: Anna Torv, J.J. Abrams, Joshua Jackson
Pop culture and fashion magazine Nylon featured an article on Fringe's Joshua Jackson and Anna Torv.* Thanks to Jo at JoshuaJackson.org for the scan!
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JOSHUA JACKSON AND ANNA TORV
FRINGE, FOX
NEW SHOWFringe is a triple-whammy: a show that is certain to catch the attention of Lost lovers, Dawson Creek devotees, and X-Files fanatics alike. Created by J.J. Abrams, the producer behind Lost and Alias, Fringe is a sci-fi drama starring Joshua Jackson (best known, of course as Pacey on Dawson's Creek) and Australian actress Anna Torv. The show gives equal weight to the eerie , paranormal experiences that beset each episode, and the muddled relationships between the trio of main characters - an institutionalized scientist, his son (Jackson), and the female FBI agent dispatched to look after them (Torv).
For Jackson, at least, it's the former of this combination that has him excited about the project. "Dawson's Creek was much more of a soap opera and less up my alley," Jackson says, "because growing up, I didn't watch 90210, I watched The X-Files. To be working on something in that genre is really cool,"
Fringe is Torv's introduction to America audiences, though she is a familiar face on Australian projects. Like Jackson, she is excited about the show's foray into the unknown. "Most of the work I've done, in TV particularly, was about romance and like,. sittiing down and having lots of coffees with people and talking about stuff," she says. "But this is action-packed: I get to run and I get to fire a gun." KW
PHOTOGRAPHED BY THOM LOHR
stylist: elle werhn. hair: seiji at the wall group. makeup: hung vanngo at the wall group. shot at eve nyc studio, new york. from left: blazer, shirt, and pants by gucci. shoes by converse, jacket by converse by john varvato, shirt by ralph lauren collection, shoes by olivia morris, earrings and ring by stephen webster silver collection.
Sci Fi Wire: Exclusive Peek Of Fringe Episode 5
By Dennis Email Post 8/29/2008 12:23:00 AM Categories: Fringe, J.J. Abrams, Spoiler-free
Sci Fi Wire has an exclusive peek behind the scenes for the filming of Fringe Episode 5.
Click here to read the edited, spoiler-free article
...or read the full, unedited article at Spoilers.FringeTelevision.com
Click here to read the edited, spoiler-free article
Exclusive Peek Behind Fringe[spoiler removed]
Cut!
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."
The show is currently filming the fifth of its initial 13 episodes. [spoiler removed]
[spoiler removed]
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
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