Anna Torv in Allure

Anna Torv is featured in the April 2009 issue of Allure magazine, under the Beauty Reporter section as "Allure's Face". Anna talked to Hanna Morrill about her accent, Fringe gore, Joshua Jackson, and Cate Blanchett.

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Allure's Face: Anna Torv

Anna Torv has played an unfaithful lesbian, a gifted equestrian, and, in the video game Heavenly Sword, a blade-wielding ninja. ("Sometimes you do things you're really proud of; sometimes you don't," she says.) Now at age 30, the Australian actress has landed a starring role - and a new husband, costar Mark Valley - on Fox's thriller Fringe. "I've always wondered if I could come to America, master the accent, and mix it up with the big boys," she says. Mission accomplished.

How is your accent?
I can't say the word "anything/" I can't hear what I do wrong. Everytime I say it, it's wrong. IN-ything. AHN-ything.

What's it like filming the gory parts of Fringe?
It's revolting. They use fake blood that's this gooey, syrupy makeup. The have different colors depending on whether it's from an organ or just a cut. The boys seem to like it, so they get thier hands dirty, and I just observe.

Did you know your costar, Joshua Jackson, was a heartthrob?
No, I didn't. But it didn't take long to get the picture. Everyone on the set calls him Pacey.

When will you kiss?
I'm sure we'll drag it out for at least a season.

Annoying question: Do you think you look like Cate Blanchett?
People have been saying that since she became, you know, Cate Blanchett. I've met her, an in person we look nothing alike.

Lance Reddick: How Much Does Broyles Know?

Fox's Fringe website has a new video titled "How Much Does Broyles Know?". Lance Reddick talks about his character Phillip Broyles, Massive Dynamic, Good and Evil, and his favorite Fringe episodes (In Which We Meet Mr. Jones and Bound).

Fringe Television One Year Old Today

We've come a long way since our first post, and there's a lot more in store. We're working on a new look, new features, and we'll be bringing you exclusive interviews with the Fringe cast and crew.

As the last six episodes of the season get closer, the excitement is building. The chances of Fringe getting a second season look good, so we look forward to celebrating birthday number two.

A big, big thanks to you, the fans, for making it worthwhile!

Fringe Interview: Joshua Jackson on Peter and Walter

E!'s Kristin Dos Santos has an exclusive interview with Joshua Jackson where he discusses Peter's daddy issues.


The E! Online article also has my Fringe Preview video for "Inner Child" (Hi Kristin!), which you can also find in the Fringe Spoilers section, along with some spoilery screenshots.

Fringe Promo: Walter Has The Answers

Here is a fun new Fringe promo titled "When strange things happen...Walter has the answers."

There is also another new promo in the Fringe Spoilers section, which has some scenes from the next Fringe episode "Inner Child", which airs April 7th.

Fringe Viral Marketing in Germany

German television station Pro7 (ProSieben) began showing Fringe last week, and to promote the show, they aired these fake news stories featuring scenes from The Same Old Story and The Dreamscape. Apparently, some people in Germany were offended, since they are not used to that type of viral marketing over there.

UPDATE: Here are transcripts of the two videos, translated to English by Kosmopol!

A fascinating and cruel phenomenon was experienced by an midwife and two medical specialists in the birth room of a New York clinic yesterday. After they had delivered the freshly born baby, they witnesses the newborn rapidly age. A colleague was able to catch these terrible scenes with a camera. The body of the new-born grew so quickly that it was able to be born only through a need of a Cesarean section. Its body soon became the size of a fully grown man. The head of the clinic explained they were not clear yet whether it would due to a genetic defect or a rare illness. It's clear that this was an unprecedented medical case, and medical and science specialists were informed. The debate on this highly mysterious case continues. On March 16th, a special unit will be assembled, and will investigate this phenomenon. You learn more information about these unusual events after the News and exclusively on PRO7.

It happened at a US research center in NY. After a meeting of Massive Dynamic employees, a 43 years old man was attacked in the office building by butterfly-like insects and was injured. As his colleagues were about to help him, he was assaulted by an entire swarm of butterflies. Another colleague made these recordings with his mobile phone. According to witness testimony the man was injured so strongly with facial cuts that he had to be hospitalized. The man is seriously injured and in shock and could not report about this incident yet. One of the aggressive animals was caught and will be examined. The debate on this highly mysterious case continues. On March 16th, a special unit will be assembled, and will investigate this phenomenon. You learn more information about these unusual events after the News and exclusively on PRO7.

[source: Kosmopol, video: worldofpromises0, ASiMAlMassiva]

Why No Fringe?

Only three more weeks to go until Fringe returns on April 7th, but don't worry... there's plenty to do until then!

If you've missed any episodes, you can catch up for free online:

• Watch and comment in our Fringe Episodes section
• Watch at FOX On Demand at Fox.com
• or at Hulu.com/Fringe

It's listener appreciation week at the Fringe Podcast Network:

• FRiNGEcasting With Wayne And Dan discusses listener theories
  
• The Fringe Podcast features listener feedback

Also, there's always things to learn about Fringe and The Pattern over at Fringepedia, the best Fringe Wiki around!

What Would You Ask: Jeff Pinkner and JR Orci?

Excited about the return of Fringe? So are the writers and producers.

Writer and Supervising Producer J.R. Orci will join "Showrunner" Jeff Pinkner in an exclusive FringeTelevision.com interview to answer your questions about the future of Fringe.

What would you ask? We'll be accepting questions until tomorrow (3/17) at midnight (EST).

Happy Birthday J.R. Orci

Happy Birthday to Fringe supervising producer / writer J.R. Orci!

Orci has also worked on Alias, Vanished, and Journeyman, and is the brother of Roberto Orci, who also works on Fringe.


For more Fringe Birthdays, check out the Fringe Birthday Calendar!

Fringe May Not Move To Canada After All

To quote NY Yankees legend Yogi Berra, "It ain't over till it's over."

There was a huge "Save NY Film & TV Tax Credits" rally in Albany, New York yesterday, and reports are coming in that it went "very well", and there is a good feeling that NY will end up with a tax credit of some sort.

A confidential source at Warner Bros. indicated that Fringe "is considering staying in New York if some kind of tax credit is passed."

It makes you wonder if the Canada move was just a bluff, because there will definitely be pressure on WB to keep Fringe in NY if the tax credits do in fact get renewed. I discussed this with my informant, who confided "if you wanted to scare New York into a tax credit, would you not take the biggest show shooting there and say you're moving it?" Bluff or not, hopefully this strategy works, because there is more at stake than just the few hundred Fringe jobs that would be lost.

Of course, this is all predicated on Fringe getting renewed for a second season, which almost everybody presumes at this point. However, I don't think it's a coincidence that Fox has not made any official announcements yet, instead waiting for the NY tax credit mess to sort out.

Fringe #4 & Fringe #5 Comics Announced

DC Comics' Wildstorm has announced the street dates of the next two Fringe Comics:

• Fringe #4 — April 29, 2009
• Fringe #5 — May 27, 2009

You can preorder them at your local Comic Book Shop

For more info, check out the Fringe Comics page at Fringepedia.net.

Where's My Fringe?

Only four more weeks to go until Fringe returns on April 7th, but don't worry... there's plenty to do until then!

If you've missed any episodes, you can catch up for free online:

• Watch and comment in our Fringe Episodes section
• Watch at FOX On Demand at Fox.com
• or at Hulu.com/Fringe

There have also been two new Fringe Podcasts since the hiatus:

• The Fringe Podcast discussing the Fringe Comic #3
• Following The Pattern podcast discussing Fringe at the NY Comic Con
  

Also, there's always things to learn about Fringe and The Pattern over at Fringepedia, the best Fringe Wiki around!