Vote for Fringe in Spoiler TV's Best TV Show Ever Poll

Spoiler TV is running a tournament-style "Best TV Show Ever" poll, in which Fringe is currently losing to a show called Legend Of The Seeker?!?

Show your support and Vote for Fringe to help them advance to the next round!

New "Tales From The Fringe" Comic Debuts Wednesday

DC Comics' Wildstorm will be releasing a new 6 issue mini-series of Fringe comics titled TALES FROM THE FRINGE, with the first issue going on sale this Wednesday, June 23.

It appears that each issue will will delve into the past of a different character on the show. This month deals with Peter Bishop, followed by Philip Broyles, Astrid Farnsworth, and Nina Sharp in July, August, and September respectively.

Here is the official description for Tales From The Fringe #1:

Written by JUSTIN DOBLE, ALEX KATSNELSON & ADAM GAINES • Art by FEDERICO DALLOCCHIO & SHAWN MOLL • Cover by DIEGO LATORRE • 1:10 Photo variant cover 

Introducing an all-new 6-issue miniseries featuring tales set in the world of the hit TV series! In the first story, Peter Bishop is forced to choose between doing the right thing – saving a troubled young man pressed into service as a suicide bomber – or scoring a dream job. In the second story, a high school girl finds herself inexplicably transformed into an adult. Even more shocking, she also discovers she's an assassin!

Wildstorm / 32pg. / Color / $3.99 US

Check the Wildstorm website for more information on the next 3 issues:

• July 28, 2010 - Tales From The Fringe #2 (Broyles)
• August 25, 2010 - Tales From The Fringe #3 (Astrid)
• September 22, 2010 - Tales From The Fringe #4 (Nina)

To find your local comic shop, visit comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-COMIC-BOOK.

And if you missed the first Fringe comic book series, you can pick up the entire collection as single softcover book from Amazon for only $13.59!

Fringe: The Next Chapter

Akiva Goldsman, John Noble, Leonard Nimoy, Blair Brown, Lance Reddick, and Jasika Nicole discuss the season 2 finale, and what's to come in season 3

Alternate Fringe: The Observer Sketch

In "Over There", an Observer leaves a drawing for Olivia which depicts Peter as some sort of Alternate Universe weapon. Olivia later shows this drawing to Peter. The drawing shows that Peter is the key to Secretary Walternate's plans to destroy the other side. The bottom of the drawing is encoded with a genetic sequence, presumable matching Peters.Here is a high-res version of that drawing:

Fringe Photo Gallery: Over There, Part 2

HD screenshots of Fringe episode "Over There, Part 2" are now available at FringeFiles.com.

These screen caps have all been hand selected to increase quality and reduce duplicates, but if there's something that might be missing, you can request a specific Fringe screenshot in the Fringe Easter Eggs section.

Promotional photos for "Over There, Part 2" are also available at FringeFiles.com.

Alternate Fringe: Comic Books From Over There

In the Fringe season finale "Over There", Peter is taken to an apartment, where he and Alt-Olivia discuss how the two universes are different. The Secretary (Walter-nate) left some personal effects for him, including a family photo and some framed comics.

DC Comics has an interesting interview with Geoff Johns and Hank Kanalz regarding these alternate versions of famous comics:

One of the first calls I got was from the director of the Fringe season finale – writer/producer/director Akiva Goldsman. He was shooting a scene in an alternate world where things weren’t exactly like ours. Where even the smallest details were somewhat off. Including the comics. Together with executive producer Jeff Pinker, Akiva wanted to showcase an array of DC Comics that could’ve been including the ones you can see below. He wanted them to be as authentic as possible. Something only the hardcore would really recognize.

Here are the covers of the Alternate comics, and I also tracked down the originals as well:

United States Of Fringe: Map from "Over There"

In the Fringe episode "The Man From The Other Side", we saw some video from "over there", in which a US flag with only 48 stars was shown. In "Over There, Part 2", we can see a map that shows what the differences are here are there. It appears in the alternate universe:

• Washington is called Southern British Colombia
• California is missing half of the state (perhaps because of the "big one")
• Nevada is called Independent Nevada
• Texas is divided into North and South Texas (+1)
• North and South Dakota are combined into one Dakota (-1)
• Kansas and Oklahoma are combined into one Midland (-1)
• Louisiana is called Louisiana Territory
• Michigan is missing its upper half
• North and South Carolina are combined into one Carolina (-1)
• Virginia and West Virginia are combined into one District of Virginia  (-1)

Based on the pluses and minuses, that would give us 47 states, assuming we count Hawaii and Alaska.

UPDATE: Here is a high-res version of the map:

Fringe Easter Eggs: Observer in Over There, Part 2

The Observer can be spotted in the Fringe episode Over There, Part 2, walking through the KFC while Olivia, Walter, and William discuss how to find Peter and how to get back.

You can see all of The Observer's other appearances here.

Fringe Easter Eggs: Anagram from Walter's Lab

When William and Walter visit the Harvard lab in the Alternate Universe, there is a strange phrase written on a chalkboard: "A DEMON'S TWIST RUSTS". The phrase is an anagram for:

DON'T TRUST SAM WEISS

Sam Weiss is dude from the bowling alley that Olivia has visited several times for advice, and was also the secret glyph clue for "Over There, Part 2".

Why would Sam Weiss be someone not to be trusted? Who left this message in the alternate universe? Do they mean the Sam Weiss from our universe, of the one from "over there"?


* Thanks to Andrew for decoding this!

"Ford Exclusive" Deleted Scene from Over There, Part 2

Here is the "Exclusive clip from the Fringe finale" that was mentioned in the Ford Taurus commercials shown during Over There, Part 2.

Fringe Easter Eggs: Glyphs in The Other Side Part 2

Tonight's glyph word was 'Weiss,' as in the enigmatic character and bowling yoda, Sam Weiss.

For more information on the Fringe Glyphs, check out the Fringepedia's Glyph/Symbols page, which has all the previous glyphs and codes.

Fringe Episode 222: Over There, Part 2

In the second part of the two-part season finale, sacrifices will be made and both universes may never be the same again after Walter and Olivia visit the "other side".

Discuss the episode here in the comments.