Fringe Episode 118: Midnight - The Last Scene

If you Tivo'd Fringe tonight, you might have found that the last minute or so was cut off due the American Idol running long (again!). If that happened to you, don't worry - FringeTelevision has got your back! Here is the final scene from Fringe episode "Midnight" in glorious HD.

You can also see the preview for next week's episode "The Road Not Taken", in the Fringe Spoilers section.

Fringe Music: Songs From Midnight

Here is the music from last night's Fringe Episode "Midnight":

• "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Bauhaus (, YouTube)
• "Tear You Apart" by She Wants Revenge (, YouTube)
• "Closer to You" by Daniel Ash ()
  
• "Candy Darling" by Daniel Ash ()
• "Discipline" by Nine Inch Nails (, YouTube)
• "Burning Up" by Ladytron (, YouTube)
• "Once You Say" by Nitzer Ebb (YouTube)

You can also find all of the other music used in Fringe over at the Fringepedia music page.

Fringe Promo Photos 118: Midnight

Here are the promotional photos for Fringe episode 118 Midnight (for those that avoid the Fringe Spoilers section.)

(Hover over each of the photos for a full description.)

Fringe Episode 118: Midnight

The Fringe Division is on the case when severely mutilated bodies drained of spinal cord fluid begin to pile up. After their investigation leads them to a scientist (guest star Jefferson Mays) with possible ties to the Z.F.T. bioterrorist cell, they are shocked to discover the identity and motive of the killer...

Midnight links:

• Check out what you might have missed in the Fringe Easter Eggs section.
  
• Did you spot The Observer?
  
• The Fringepedia Wiki will be hard at work organizing all the Fringe facts

Rate Midnight (*Stars)

Fringe LIVE Chat Tonight: "Midnight"

Happy Fringeday! It's time for another LIVE Fringe chat from 9:00 PM to 12:00 PM ET, if you want to talk with other Fringe fans during or after the show. We'll try to get there a little early if anyone has questions they want answered.

To join the chat, visit the Fringe chat room, enter your name or a nickname, and join the fun! (please don't use the default mib_xxxxx nickname!)

I will be there (as FringeTelevision) along with AdamMorgan. In the past we've been joined by people from the show ...you never know who might show up!else might join us...

Fringe Episode Preview: Midnight

Can tonight's episode live up to Bad Dreams' greatness? Midnight is definitely more of a standalone, as you can probably tell from the previews. Here are a few bread crumbs to get you hungry (no spoilers). Or maybe "thirsty" is more appropriate...

• Broyles will pop up in an unusual locale. Well, unusual for Broyles, but not for Lance Reddick. I think you'll see what I mean...
• Standalone or not, Midnight does tie into Fringe's core mythology.
• Be sure to stay tuned for a last-second revelation, not unlike Bad Dreams' shocking tag scene.

Feel free to join us in our LIVE Chat before, during, and after the episode tonight, and look for my review tomorrow!

Fringe Podcast Roundup: Bad Dreams

Here's a list of all the podcasts for the Fringe episode "Bad Dreams":

• FRiNGEcasting With Wayne And Dan: #29 - Bad Dreams
  
• The Fringe Podcast: Episode 0133-"Bad Dreams"
  
• Following The Pattern With Megan and Jennifer: Episode 11 Bad Dreams
  
• Fringemunks: Bad Dreams (cover of "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" by Chris Isaak)
• FringeDwellers: Awesome Bad Dreams

You can get all of the Fringe podcast in one feed by subscribing to the Fringe Podcast Network iTunes feed.

Video and Photos From PaleyFest09

Here is a video from PaleyFest 09, which shows the introductions of all the stars in attendance.

Here are some pictures from PaleyFest website:

Plus, there's a whole bunch of mostly Joshua Jackson photos at:

• I'mNotObsessed,
• PopSugar UK
  
• Josh-Jackson.net (Thanks Mandy!)

And here are some more reports of what happened at the panel:

• Give Me TiVo or Give Me Death: The Bishop Boys Comedy Hour
• Collider: Collider Attends the Paley Festival Salute to FRINGE
• THR's The Live Feed: PaleyFest: 'Fringe'
• HitFix: PaleyFest 09 - 'Fringe'
• Zap2It's Korbi TV: 'Fringe' talks Leonard Nimoy, 'American Idol' backlash, cross-dressing & more
  

Exclusive: Jasika Nicole Interview, Part 1

The always charming and fun-loving Jasika Nicole, who plays too-cute lab assistant Astrid on Fringe, recently took the time to answer some of your very own submitted questions in an exclusive interview with FringeTelevision.com. Here's part one!

Adam Morgan

Lots of fans want Astrid to get more screen-time, to be developed more as a character, like Charlie was in Unleashed. Will we get to see more of Astrid in future episodes?

Jasika Nicole

I can't really say, 'cause I have no idea what the plans are for any of the characters beyond what we have shot in season 1. Astrid doesnt go through any life-changing transformations before the season ends, but she does get out of the lab again, which was exciting for both me and Astrid...I bet she gets lonely cooped up in that lab all the time, and even though she is learning a lot and certainly excited to be under Walter's wing (or have him under hers, depending on how you look at it), she probably has days where she just wants to be in the sunshine.

Adam Morgan

Tell us one thing about Astrid that we don't know.

Jasika Nicole

She and Walter perform improv musical numbers for each other when Peter isn't around. 

Adam Morgan

You've stated in other interviews that you believe Astrid could be a double-agent of some kind. What gave you that idea, and do you still believe it?

Jasika Nicole

Anything is possible with this show; just 'cause it hasn't happened in this season doesn't mean it isn't something that won't happen in the future. That's the great part about working on a television show where you don't know what the end is supposed to look like--so many things can happen (have to happen) in the middle, and as an actor you just have to be ready for everything. Sure, Astrid could still end up being someone working on the "other" side of the Pattern at some point. Either that, or she will have to bust through like a superhero when the main team's options have all been exhausted and save everyone's life. I think she has access to way too much information for her to not be integral in a life-or-death situation at some point. The question is, is she going to be rooting for the life or the death part? Can you tell you I'm putting feelers out for a spin-off already? Something like Farnsworth: The Fringe Chronicles.

Adam Morgan

What's been your favorite scene to shoot so far? How about your favorite episode?

Jasika Nicole

My favorite scene is the episode with the animal rights activists [Unleashed], when the worms bust out of a cadaver's chest after he has been  impregnated by the monster. During the first take, my instinct was to catch myself mid-hurl, but on the next take I wasn't sure if it read for the camera so I didnt do it anymore. Then when I saw the episode weeks later, I was super excited to find that they had kept my hurl! Ha! It was a small victory for me; I usually play Astrid very safe, 'cause she is always so calm, collected and cool. But she has to have a breaking point, you know? Worms oozing out of a dead guy's chest? That seems as good a breaking point as any, and when the director was editing, I guess he agreed.My favorite episode is the finale, which has not aired yet, but the script was so good and I am dying to see what its going to look like after the VFX.

Adam Morgan

What's the funniest thing that happened on set this season?

Jasika Nicole

No way I could come up with one funniest thing. We have a good time on set every single day without fail, so it's easier to pinpoint the least funny thing that happened on set. And that would be when our AD, Gary Rake, slipped on some ice during an outside shoot, passed out and broke his ankle in several places. 

Adam Morgan

Is Lance Reddick really a gigglebox?

Jasika Nicole

Who told you that? I can't say I have ever seen him "giggle", but he is a beautiful man with a warm, comfortable kind of energy, so he's always smiling. Several weeks ago Lance and I were at the premiere party for the Gen Art Festival and they had the most amazing DJ there, and before long we were both out on the dance floor dancing to Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. He's got some nice moves, very graceful and lovely to watch. I wish I had more scenes with him so that I could challenge him to a dance fight on set. [Click here to watch Jasika and Lance dancing!]

Adam Morgan

We know Olivia was recruited by Broyles for specific reasons. Do you think Astrid has similarly unique qualifications for her position?

Jasika Nicole

She definitely brings something special to the team, because not only is Astrid qualified in regards to her skills, but she is also a very fast learner, and because these horrific things that are happening all the time are usually ticking time-bombs, quick thinking is certainly an asset. But I started thinking this week after I saw this last episode...what if Broyles knew about Olivia's special Cortexiphan powers even before she did, and thats why she is involved with the Fringe team in the first place? If that ends up being true, I dont think Astrid's connection is as similar as I initially thought. But at the same time, there must be a reason that Astrid has been entrusted with this powerful information by this powerful man. I wonder when I (we!) will figure that out?

Adam Morgan

Describe a typical day of shooting in the lab set for us. It sounds like you guys have a lot of fun!

Jasika Nicole

Animal trainers, buttons to push, knobs to pull, lots of fried food, John Noble dancing a jig, and brand new script pages.

Adam Morgan

What's the biggest difference between you and Astrid?

Jasika Nicole

Astrid is smart in exactly all the ways I am not. And I would imagine that I am smart in all the ways she isn't; together we would make one completely awesome curly-headed person. She is my doppleganger who didn't doodle in science class and made it through calculus with flying colors. But she's got nothing on my Show Choir awards and AP English skills.

Adam Morgan

How do you feel about the move to Vancouver?

Jasika Nicole

I'm not a native New Yorker, I moved here six years ago from Birmingham, Alabama. I don't want to leave because New York is where I am comfortable and where I've grown a lot, but I'm also very excited for the adventure of living in a new place and experiencing new things. I'm hoping Vancouver will turn me into an outdoorsy person. I'm also hoping that living there and not being concerened with the social obligations one has when they are in their favorite place with their favorite people, will give me much more time to write and draw. 

Adam Morgan

How's Gene doing? Will you miss New York Gene when he's invariably replaced by a Vancouver Gene? And what's your favorite Gene memory?

Jasika Nicole

Gene, I'm sure, is fine, on a farm somewhere and enjoying her life like she does every other day...she only comes to set once in a while, so while her presence seems heavy in certain episodes, she only takes a day to film her work. We had one cow in Toronto, a different cow in New York, and now we will have a different one in Vancouver. The cows are all sweet, but so far they haven't really had any distinguishing characteristics for me, maybe cause I don't work with them all as closely as John does.

Fringebusters 117: Science of Bad Dreams

For each episode of Fringe, Popular Mechanics asks experts to analyzes the science of Fringe, and separate the science fact from the science fiction.

For "Bad Dreams," PM brings in Doug Kirsch, a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School and Regional Director of Sleep Health Centers in Boston, James C. Harris, a professor of Psychiatry of Behavioral Sciences, Pediatrics and Mental Hygiene at The Johns Hopkins University, and Dr. William Jack, a parapsychology expert at Franklin Pierce College, to discuss Sleep Science and Parapsychology.

PM: Fringe's Parapsychology and Sleep Science are Slim on Facts

Fringe PaleyFest09 Recap

The Fringe panel was at PaleyFest09 last night. First they showed The Transformation then did a Q&A with moderater Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly.

The PaleyFest twitter feed has a great account of last night events:

Roberto Orci on the orgin: "It kind of went back and forth between a mad scientist show and "Hart to Hart".

J.J. Abrams came up with the impressive name "Massive Dynamic", apparently www.massivedynamics.com was already taken.

J.J. Abrams: "We wanted to do a show without dumbing it down and that would allow people to tune in to episode 4 and without going "What?!"

Anna Torv on the pilot script: "The story was so clear and so precise and I found it kind of easy to track Olivia's story."

Anna Torv on Olivia's relationship with her sister/niece: "Those little bits, they're beautiful pay offs."

A big discussion ensued tonight when someone in the audience questioned whether Walter Bishop is a cross-dresser, all in good fun!

Ken Tucker (moderator): "Mr. Jackson?" Joshua Jackson: "If you're nasty!"

Joshua Jackson: "I don't think Peter is a moral character himself. He doesn't really engage on a moral level."

Joshua Jackson on playing Peter Bishop: "He's the one who stands back and watches THIS world."

J.J. Abrams on the crazy stuff in the show: "I think as an audience you want to go there, you want to go to the crazy place."

Joshua Jackson: "I would rather be a part of a show that aims for the best ever and comes in second best than aim for mediocracy."(clapping)

Ken Tucker, our fearless moderator, just compared Walter Bishop to Timothy Leary, agree or disagree?

John Noble on the pilot: "I actually didn't read the script until that day". J.J. Abrams is shocked by this....

Roberto Orci on the title cards: "Things of nature that have hidden technology in them."

John Noble: "When I first read Walter Bishop it read like a dream role".

Apparently John Noble was originally deemed too young for the role!

According to Ken Tucker's daughter the German title of the show is "Fringe: Worst Cases of the FBI".

I am happy to report that according to J.J. Abrams, Leonard Nimoy has signed on for more than one episode.

Jeff Pinkner on finding out the show made German fans nervous: "By the way, scaring Germans!? We win!"

Roberto Orci on the beginnings of the show's manifesto: "I think part of it was from studying a Harvard student who was the unibomber."

John Noble on the 1960s: "It was an amazing time to grow up. There was a mental freedom at the time that was unique."

Ken Tucker: "Is Walter a hippie who's mind was blown by science as well as drugs?"

Anna Torv desperately wanted to give the Star Trek hand sign to Leonard Nimoy while filming their first scene together.

The original cow was recast. Upon hearing this Joshua Jackson responded: "But the hamburgers we're great!"

Possible future careers for the cow, voice over narrator for the show or undercover agent. What do you think?

Roberto Orci on the symbolism of the cow: "Something that symbolizes that science can be good or bad."

The Observer has appeared at sporting events and FOX even wanted him at the [Obama] inauguration but it didn't work logistically.

Joshua Jackson's email to producers re: Peter & Olivia's sister: "I don't understand why I'm calling her if I'm not sleeping with her."

TheFutonCritic has a little more in-depth coverage, but it's also slightly spoilery.

The Hollywood Reporter also has a short piece on the event.

Check back later, as we'll have more coverage, plus photos and video.

Fringe Theme Song Rap

NYC's premier live hip-hop crew Dujeous has created a rap version of the Fringe Theme song, titled "Beyond Imagination".

UPDATE: I just got an email from Mojo The Cinematic, who provided us with a clean version of the song. The unrated version of "Beyond Imagination" is still available here.

The song is also available for download at dujeous.net, plus, he sent along the lyrics for those that are interested. Thanks Mojo!

Click here to read the lyrics

BEYOND IMAGINATION

(Written by L. Hammonds, J. Miller, T. Rivelli, & J.J. Abrams)

Me and the Puzzler got the Agency advantage

we're Massive with Dynamics

while these passive ni**as panic

lost their city like Atlantis

our mechanics won't allow us to lose

prepare to vanish

yeah you blew up, but you got shrunk, kids

Rick Moranis

I'm fit to manage

investigations on the unexplained

I could tell that you've been lying after only one exchange

...and i'm not the only one, I'm saying

Jigsaw get on the mic and tell these fools that we ain't playing

You can search but you won't find

another with this rhyme design

it's for the mentally inclined

it's about that time to expand your mind...

leave simplicities behind lets take it to another level

read between the lines, don't believe everything they tell you..

anything is possible when I pick up the pen,

welcome to the outer limits that's the realm I'm dwelling in...

you can think it, it can happen, through this mic I've seen it all

and I project it right back, I'm a mystery unsolved

(CHORUS 2X)

It's just beyond your imagination

it's not far-fetched

you might say it's a little too complex

that type of sh*t you got to see to believe

Jig & Mo

Wax Po

Got some tricks up their sleeves

This the day the earth stood still, you dropped your jaw in awe

looking like you just saw something you ain't ever seen before

an unidentifiable phenomenon you can't explain

take the victims to the lab and analyze their remains

hope you practice fringe science cause this sh*t is very strange

if I told you everything I thought you might think I'm insane

I just know too much, I just flow too much

I open my mind......while y’all keep yours shut

I think that I've observed the pattern

ready to climb the ladder to the echelon

our shows got more ladies on weekends then a hair salon

f*ck your grind, we get our mortar and our pestle on

might even figure out what flew into the Pentagon

Alien spacecrafts? Surface-to-air-missles?

I'm 'bout to teleport above the game, sorry I missed you

experiment with Astrid in the lab without a doubt

no disrespect

I hope my ni**a Don Will loan her out

(CHORUS 2X)

It's just beyond your imagination

it's not far-fetched

you might say it's a little too complex

that type of sh*t you got to see to believe

Jig & Mo

Wax Po

Got some tricks up their sleeves

Lyrics Copyright 2009, Dujeous Publishing (ASCAP)