The King of Media himself,
JJ Abrams, spoke with a handful of journalists (including one of our own) on Friday about
Fringe. Specifically, this week's finale and what to expect in Season 2 (no specific spoilers). Here's the audio from the call:
We got to ask two questions, including one of your own! Here's the transcript from our part of the call:
(At the 10:30 mark)
Adam MorganAll of your projects feature very strong-willed, independent females like Olivia Dunham. Who or what is your inspiration for those characters?
JJ AbramsI would like to think that I've been luck enough to work on projects that have strong-willed characters who happen to be male or female, and in the case of characters like Kate or Sydney Bristow, and certainly Olivia Dunham, those are females that hopefully pop because they are interesting and strong-willed, but I could also point to certain male characters that have the same things. I guess the answer is that I don't really try to write characters that are strong women, I just try to write, when I can, strong characters, and if they happen to be women, they happen to be women.
And in my life, I've got the most spectacular wife in Katie McGrath. She is probably the strongest and best influence on me that I've ever had. And I would say that it's no coincidence that it was after I met her that I wrote Felicity, mostly because she reminded me to write about stuff that I actually care about again. It had been a while. But her strength, and her amazing ability to not only immediately understand right and wrong, but she's amazingly capable of articulating that position. And she's very socially active and politically minded, and fights the good fight, and she's someone who is definitely an inspiration, who happens to be a woman.
(At the 25:10 mark)
Adam Morgan
By the way, I saw Trek last night, and I'm going again tonight. I loved it.
JJ AbramsGod bless you, sir. Thank you very much.
Adam MorganAnyway, now that we've seen Charlie and Broyles in this alternate reality, do you think we might run into, say, a still-breathing John Scott over there?
JJ Abrams
I would say that it would be very difficult now that "John Scott's" show got picked up.
Adam Morgan
Ooo, that's right.
JJ Abrams
But having said that, I'm very excited that it got picked up. And I do think that there will be some very interesting things happening, given this "other place" that you're referring to. And again, that's part of the fun of the show, and I hope one of the aspects of the show that makes it incredibly unique. Meaning, my favorite kinds of ideas are the things that we work on that make me think, "there's no other show on television that could do that wierd thing." That's my favorite kind of an idea. And I just think that if you don't go for those, then the show becomes increasingly mundane and disposable. But the more you can do some of those things, even if they don't work, to try and do those things that feel specifically "that show." Anyway, there are some things with that "other place" that I think will feel uniquely "Fringe."
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will join the Writers Guild Foundation in Los Angeles for a special evening honoring their work on Tuesday, May 26 at 7:30 pm. Kurtzman & Orci will talk about their careers and the projects that made them famous, and will take Q & A from the audience.
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.
It's the episode you've been drooling over for weeks: the Season 1 finale of Fringe. Per usual, here are four nonspoilers for you to chew on between now and tonight:
A new mysterious glowing yellow dot has appeared on Fox's Official Fringe website, down towards the bottom next to the BIOS section. Hovering over the yellow dot will open up the "wormhole" to a new video and viral site. I've hidden rest of this post if you'd like to check it out yourself first, then come back here and...
The King of Media himself, JJ Abrams, spoke with a handful of journalists (including one of our own) on Friday about Fringe. Specifically, this week's finale and what to expect in Season 2 (no specific spoilers). Here's the audio from the call:
Two new pieces of the Fibonacci spiral this week, plus some other goodies:
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At the end of the video there is a hand holding a large coin. After the video plays, click the yellow area again, and a new site will open up - Fox.com/fringe/ThereIsMore.
The only glyph that is currently active is the Apple, which will display the golden spirals when you hover over it, and if you click it, it will displays a Walking Liberty Half Dollar coin (and the braille for "return"). Clicking the coin plays a quote from Nicholas Boone (seen in Midnight) saying: "How Far Would You Go?"
You can hear the original and reversed sound below.
Original:
Reversed:
BTW, for those that haven't been here from the beginning, the site is a rehash of the original Fringe viral site initially at ImagineTheImpossibilities.com (which currently holds the CASE 0091 website) In fact, digging through the flash files reveals a bunch of legacy stuff from the old site, e.g. the old Fringe viral radio ads. I suspect they will replace all the old content as they activate each new glyph in the coming days...