William Bell's New York Post Newspaper

The Season 1 finale of Fringe "There Is More Than One Of Everything" featured a look into the alternate reality where William Bell is living (hiding?). Bell's office, located in NYC's World Trade Center, suggests that events in this Earth Prime have played out a little differently than in our reality. The most powerful example in Bell's world: instead of the Twin Towers being destroyed on 9/11, it was the White House.

The newspaper shown on William Bell's desk hints at some other "roads not taken". Included in the Fringe Season 2 press kit was a 4-page replica of the newspaper from another world. Below are scans/photos of the entire paper. The "New York News" contains the following alternate realities. There are too many items to cover individually, but some of the more intersting ones are:

• Former Pres. Kenedy to Address UN - John F. Kennedy is still alive, set to talk to UN about "ex-deceased citizens"
  
• NTSB Withholds transcript from Flight 718 Black Box - Flight 718 was the plane that crashed in the Fringe episode The Transformation.
• Kelvin Genetics Moves HQ to Manhattan - Kelvin Genetics is the company that Dr. Walter Bishop worked for with William Bell.
• Weather Report - "No corrective action by NWS expected" - Weather can now be controlled by the government
• Cartoon - Solar, Wind, and Oil made obsolete by Zero-Point Energy - an alternate energy source developed by Massive Dynamic.
• Genetically Engineered pets
• FDA approves facial landscaping - a facial reconstruction technique developed by Intrepus. David Esterbrook, the R&D officer at Intrepus is also mentioned. Intrepus and Esterbrook can be seen in the Fringe episode The Cure.
• Star Trek is still the top movie at the box office :)
• Daily Horoscopes - all seem to apply to Olivia Dunham...
• Massive Dynamic Ad - There's no mention of the R.E.M. pod on the Massive Dynamic website...
  
• Crossword Puzzle - If anyone wants to solve this and send in the answers, maybe there are some clues hidden in it?
• Bar code - The bar code on the back page is 09172009 002 - as in 9/17/2009, Season 2
  

The Best Of the Fringe Tweet-Peat

Last night's Fringe Tweet-peat featured many insightful tweets from the shows cast (Joshua Jackson & John Noble) and crew (executive producers Jeff Pinkner & Joel Wyman). It was sort of like watching a DVD with the audio commentary turned on - not something you would want to do if it was your first time watching the show, but interesting and insightful if you have already seen the episode.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Last night's Tweet-peat was a ONE-TIME event! There WILL NOT be Twitter updates on future Fringe episodes.

However this Raison d'être got a little lost between the Twitter-gate controversy and some bad Twitter etiquette. (Twitter Tip: When you reply to someone on Twitter, it is often difficult or impossible to find out what the question was, so *please* incorporate the question into your answer! )

Here are some of the best questions, answers, and comments for those that missed show, or just couldn't handle it (contains some mild spoilers):

@lost815 Who was the #Observer talking to at the beginning of the arrival?
Jeff Pinkner: Well, his mother, of course! -- that answer will come in season two

@Primulablue Will there be more clues embedded in the show to figure out this season, such as last season's mysterious icons?
Joel Wyman: Yes, there will be many more clues embedded in the show this year. Keep a CLOSE eye.

@LiasonFan1 Can't wait for the new season. Can u give my Peter a little love life pretty please
Joel Wyman: Peter will FOR SURE have some romantic involvment this season. (But NO nudity, I'm afraid -- they would move us to cable!!!)

@FringeTV Does The Observer work for William Bell?
Jeff Pinkner: No, The Observer does not work for Wm Bell...

@jonxproductions If the Observer is "September" when will we meet "October"?
Jeff Pinkner: We will learn much more about The Observer in the coming season.

@Traciebee When does season 2 take place?
Joel Wyman: We pick up this season only a few hours after the season finale.

@pj179 So how many dimensions are you going to be working with. More than just 2?
Jeff Pinkner: According to string theory there are infinite universes... but we will only be dealing with 2!

@carihindman so will you get to go to the other dimension? Is that were ZFT is?
John Noble: We are still considering who will and when will they cross into the other dimension

Jeff Pinkner: Did you notice the books in the girl's apt? "Childhood's End." Clue?

Jeff Pinkner: "He is here" Makes you wonder who HE is. [William Bell?]

Jeff Pinkner: Look for more #Grayson in season two. He's gonna be VERRRRRY helpful. [Emmanuel Grayson, the Trekkie seen in The Road Not Taken]

John Noble: The alternate reality reveal is critical to the end of Season 1 and ALL of Season 2

@usefultheory Will we ever get an explanation for the short animation/graphics we see before commercials?
Jeff Pinkner: The graphics before commercials are a CODE. Can you break it? [The code has already been cracked]

Joshua Jackson:2 "We should come up with names for all the "alts". Alt-livia, Walter-nate, Alt-strid Farnsworth."

I love the idea on Alternate world nicknames for the characters. So, now we have:

Olivia: Alt-livia
Walter: Walter-nate
Astrid: Alt-strid
Charlie: Scarlie

We just need names for Peter, Nina, Broyles, and Gene. Any Ideas?

Also, check out BuddyTV's list of their favorite tweets here.

Fringe Season 2 Press Kit

Fox recently sent out Fringe Season 2 press kits to journalists et. al. The large black box which arrived a few days ago was wrapped in a mini-version of the Fringe Season 2 poster. Inside the box were the following items:

• An introduction letter "signed" by J.J. Abrams, Jeff Pinkner, Joel Wyman, and Akiva Goldsman
  
• A DVD of the Fringe Season 2 premiere episode - "A New Day In The Old Town"
  
• A crystal cube featuring the faces of Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv, and John Noble (?!?)
  
• A four-page replica of the "New York Post" newspaper seen in William Bell's office in the S1 finale
• A typed letter as seen in the Season 2 premiere episode (SPOILER ALERT!)
  

I can't really talk about the episode without getting all spoilery, but I will say WOW! Here are some photos/scans of some of the items in the box.



The newspaper has TONS of interesting content, which I'll post more about soon. The Season 2 "Spoiler" Letter is something that will be seen in the upcoming season premiere episode, so I have not posted it here, but you can see it over at our new site FringeSpoilers.com.

Also, You can also see photos of Fringe Season 1 Press kit here.

Fringe Tweet-Peat Review

Based on the fan reaction from tonight's Fringe "Tweet-peat", I would have to say it was an udder disaster. The tweet of the night comes in response to the question "What is your favorite episode?"

@TPaisley I can tell you my least favourite episode. The one where have the screen was covered by twitter.

LOL.

In all honesty, I thought it was an interesting experiment. Of course I've seen the episode several times, so the intrusion into the show didn't bother me at all. For those tuning into this episode, or the show for the very first time, I can see how it would be distracting. I think the level of outrage expressed in the comments is a little over the top, but such is the world of the anonymous internet. (FYI, FringeTelevision.com is a fan-site and is not officially connected to Fringe, Fox, or WB... i.e. it's not our fault! ;)

UPDATE: Joe Early, Fox's vice president of marketing and communications, noted that ... depending on how fans respond, the network might (or might not) add tweets to future repeats. "It would never be done, obviously, on an original episode," Early said.

Please don't worry! As far as I know, this was officially a one time event. Fox press releases only mentioned tonight's episode of Fringe, and tomorrow's episode of Glee. The Fringe season one finale next week should be Twitter-free, and certainly all of the new episodes will be as well.

If you would like to watch tonight's episode tweet-free, it is available for free online at Fox.com/FOD, Hulu.com/Fringe, or even in the Fringe Epsiodes section.

What did you think about the Fringe Tweet-peat?

Tonight On Fringe: The Road Not Taken Tweat-Peat

Tonight's Episode of Fringe is a repeat of season one's penultimate episode "The Road Not Taken", and the first ever FOX "Tweet-peat" - a live Twitter event where you can submit you questions to the cast and crew of Fringe. If you have a question for the cast and crew of Fringe, you can send your Tweets NOW to:

• FringeOnFOX - @FRINGEonFOX
  
• Jeff Pinkner, Executive Producer - @jpfringe
• J.H. Wyman, Executive Producer - @jwfringe
• Josh Jackson, “Peter Bishop” - @peterbishop2
• John Noble, “Walter Bishop” - @labdad1

Due to the live Twitter event, we will not be hosting a Fringe chat, but you can leave your comments for the episode here, or Tweet us at @FringeTV

IMPORTANT NOTE: Last night's Tweet-peat was a ONE-TIME event! There WILL NOT be Twitter updates on future Fringe episodes.

Vote For Fringe In The Scream 2009 Awards

Fringe has been nominated in two categories by Spike TV's Scream 2009 Awards, which honor "the best in fantasy, sci-fi, comics & horror."


The show itself is nominated in the Best TV Show category, along with Battlestar Galactica, Dexter, Lost, Terminator: TSCC, and True Blood.


Anna Torv is also nominated in the Breakout Performance-Female category, along with Zoe Saldana (Star Trek), Lorna Raver (Drag Me To Hell), Isabel Lucas (Transformers: ROTF), Lina Leandersson (Let The Right One In), and Malin Akerman (Watchmen).

Winners will be determined by fan votes, so vote early and often ;) The Scream 2009 awards will be presented on Tuesday, October 27th, on Spike TV.

Fringe Tweet-Peat Commercial

Here is the commercial for the Fringe Tweet-peat episode of "The Road Not Taken" which airs this Thursday, September 3rd on FOX.

Head over to the FringeTelevision YouTube channel to watch it in full HD.

Fringe Tweet-peats This Thursday

With less than three weeks to go until the Season 2 premiere of Fringe, Fox will begin airing repeats of Fringe - but with a twist!

In a broadcast first, FOX is hosting on-screen Twitter updates with Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Jeff Pinkner, and J.H. Wyman during a special “tweet-peat” of FRINGE on Thursday, Sept. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). During the episode, viewers will have the opportunity to follow the cast and producers’ tweets – both online via Twitter and on-air via a lower-third scroll. They will provide commentary about the episode, answer fan questions, reveal behind-the-scenes secrets and offer exclusive insights on the upcoming season.

Fans should sign up now at http://www.twitter.com to follow the cast/producers, then on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 9:00 PM ET/PT, viewers can follow the FRINGE event at http://twitter.com/FRINGEonFOX. Fans have the chance to interact with the cast and producers by replying to any of their tweets. Also, fans should remember to use #FRINGE in their tweets so they can be easily found.

Participating in the Fringe Tweet-peat are:

• Jeff Pinkner, Executive Producer @jpfringe http://twitter.com/jpfringe
• J.H. Wyman, Executive Producer @jwfringe http://twitter.com/jwfringe
• Josh Jackson, “Peter Bishop” @peterbishop2 http://twitter.com/peterbishop2
• John Noble, “Walter Bishop” @labdad1 http://twitter.com/labdad1

Please note: Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman will be Tweeting during both the Eastern Timezone (ET) and Pacific Timezone feeds, but Josh Jackson and John Noble will only be available during the ET broadcast.

And of course, don't forget to follow FringeTelevision: @FringeTV http://twitter.com/FringeTV

IMPORTANT NOTE: Last night's Tweet-peat was a ONE-TIME event! There WILL NOT be Twitter updates on future Fringe episodes.

Fringe & Bones Chemistry Commercial in HD

Here is the new Fringe & Bones "Chemistry" Commercial.

Head over to the FringeTelevision YouTube channel to watch it in full HD.

Fringe "Paranoia" Commercial

Here is a new Fringe Commercial, featuring the Fefe Dobson song, 'Paranoia' from her upcoming album, Joy (coming this October, 2009). The Season 2 premiere of Fringe airs September 17th, 2009 on Fox.

Fringe Blu-Ray Reviews

High Def Disc News has a very positive review of the "Fringe: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray", which will be released on September 8th, 2009.

VIDEO: translates very nice to Hi-Def ... The amount of detail present in close-ups is at times maybe worth considering 4.5 out of 5 video quality .. much better than the off-air broadcasts on FOX in what I believe is still 720p ... fans of the show that watched it when it aired on FOX are in for a treat here with a whole lot less compression.

AUDIO: the show actually pulls off some impressive (at times) surround sound, with Foley and other noises or background chatter, etc making good use of the rear channels as well as using the subwoofer to deliver bass when needed. The show is pretty intense at times thanks to it’s wonderful Score of original music done by Michael Giacchino (who also did the music for “LOST” among other things).

EXTRAS: Overall, wow, what can I say? There’s a great deal of very detailed, informative and lengthy supplemental material presented here that is sure to keep fans of the show like myself very busy... after you get done watching the season.

HDDN also has 1080p screenshots, and the list of special features:

• Audio Commentaries - Episodes 1, 3, & 17
• "The Massive Undertaking" - Behind The Scenes
• "Dissected Files" - Deleted Scenes
• "Deciphering the Scene" - Sidebars during the episode
• "Evolution: The Genesis of Fringe"
• "Behind the Real Science of Fringe"
• "The Casting of Fringe"
• "Robert Orci’s Production Diary"
• "Fringe Visual Effects"
• "Unusual Side Effects: Gag Reel"
• "Gene the Cow"
• "Fringe Pattern Analysis" (HD) is made up of dissected clips from episodes "The Ghost Network", "Power Hungry", "The Equation", "Safe", "The Transformation" & "Unleashed". This allows the viewer to take a closer look at these six select scenes from this season and then dissect each scene using notes, photos and diagrams.

Update: Here is a new review from Blu-ray.com

Fringe Interview: Breakfast With... Lance Reddick

Patricia Sheridan of the Post Gazette talked with actor Lance Reddick, who plays Phillip Broyles in the Fox TV series "Fringe".



For more Fringe podcasts, head over to the Fringe Podcasts section.