Jackson: "I don't want a 'Fringe' romance"

While many fans of FOX's sci-fi series Fringe might be wanting a romance between main characters Olivia Dunham and Peter Bishop, actor Joshua Jackson has stated that he would rather the relationship stay platonic.

Jackson, 32, who plays Peter, told IGN that he would rather Peter and Olivia stay just friends, forming the brother-sister relationship that pervaded for most of the show's first season (albeit with the obvious sexual tension).

"I always thought that dynamic was more interesting," he said. "I think this bizarre little family unit we have – crazy daddy, overachieving daughter and layabout, good-for-nothing son – was a really odd thing to put at the heart of a science fiction show."

Jackson's opinion is directly in contrast to costar Anna Torv (Olivia), who has stated that she wants the relationship to happen, though she isn't sure if it will. "We haven't yet committed ourselves to any sort of romantic relationship," Jackson clarified, talking about the pair's kiss from "Over There, Part 2."

But Jackson's opinion is certainly more than selfish. He's afraid that Peter and Olivia hooking up would ultimately damage the show. "I'm of the opinion that once you go there, you jump the shark. It's the build up, it's the anticipation, it's the tension, without ever consummating or making that happen. I'm always of the opinion that once you go there, you've done real damage to your show."

It'll be hard-running to get the two together, though. It seems as though, with Olivia being trapped in the alternate universe and her doppelgänger posing as her in this universe, a romance might be brewing between Peter and Olivia — just with the wrong Olivia. In fact, that's such a great story opportunity that the writers will be amiss not to go in that direction.

Fringe, which has been renewed for a third season, will return to FOX on September 23 with the premiere episode "Olivia."

Source: TV Overmind

Fringe Summer Special Repeats and Season 3 Premiere

Fox has just released the Fringe schedule that will run us right up to the season 3 premier. The "summer special repeat run" will kick off  Thursday, August 26 with the Fringe episode "White Tulip", and run until the Fringe Season 3 premiere "Olivia" on September 23rd. Here's the schedule:

• Thursday, Aug. 26 - “White Tulip”
• Thursday, Sept. 2 - “The Man from the Other Side”
• Thursday, Sept. 9 - “Northwest Passage”
• Thursday, Sept. 16 - “Over There, Part One” & “Over There, Part Two”
• Thursday, Sept. 23 - Season Three Premiere “Olivia”

You can also find all episode dates, and other important Fringe events in the Fringe US Calendar Google app, over on the right.

Fringe Launches "Pimp My App!" Contest

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) and APPNATION have partnered to launch the first-ever “Pimp My App!” contest to find the web developer who can create the most “pimped-out” mobile app for FOX’s acclaimed hit drama FRINGE. Beginning today, FOX is offering talented developers from across the country a shot at winning $10,000 and the opportunity to have his/her winning submission developed into a FOX mobile app.

The “Pimp My App!” contest is open to any professional or amateur developer legally residing in the United States who is 18 years of age or older (and not a minor in his/her state of residence). Submissions must be in English, and must, at a minimum, be compatible for the Apple iOS or Google Android operating systems. Developers can view full Official Rules and submit their entries online via the official contest site at www.appnationconference.com.

The contest kicks off today, and all submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM ET on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. A panel consisting of FOX, FRINGE producers, Warner Bros. Television and APPNATION representatives will judge each entry based on 1) ease of use; 2) general look and feel; 3) innovation features; and 4) best use of the application technology to deepen consumer engagement with the FRINGE brand; with the final decision to be made by FOX.

FOX will announce the winner of the “Pimp My App!” contest at the inaugural APPNATION Conference, held September 13-14, 2010 in San Francisco. One grand prize winner will be selected, and he/she will receive $10,000 and the opportunity to have his/her winning submission developed into a FOX App. In addition, a second place winner will be publicly acknowledged on the APPNATION keynote stage and will receive a $1,000 prize.

New Interview With Jasika Nicole

Jasika Nicole spoke to Ausiello on the red carpet of the TCA, and gave us some really good spoilers about season 3:

New Hidden Message

Fox has released again the 222 promo with a new hidden message. What does it means for you?

Fox to 'Fringe' fans: 'We have no intention of screwing with the show'

Despite a dip in ratings last season, Fringe remains a key asset for Fox. That’s the word from the network’s entertainment prez Kevin Reilly, who sang the show’s praises at press tour this morning.

“We have no intention of screwing with Fringe because the show has been going great,” assured Reilly. “It really came into its own last season. If I have any frustration it’s that I’d like the audience to be bigger because people deserve to see the work.”


Reilly went on to say that “the first batch of scripts with the alternative universe” have been particularly strong.


Source: The Ausiello Files

Extended Fringe Promo: 'The Thrill is On'

Fringe On Cover Of Special Comic Con Issue of TV Guide

TV Guide Magazine did something recently they've never done before.
They celebrated the 40th anniversary of the famous San Diego Comic Convention by creating a separate 'Comic Con Special TV Guide Magazine' which was supposed to show up at news stands everywhere around July 26th.

I found it by accident at my grocer's on Friday, July 23rd. Interestingly, 4 different covers were created for this auspicious occassion. One of them is our beloved trio of Peter, Olivia, and Walter.
The other three shows honored to have a cover spot include The Big Bang Theory, Smallville, and Vampire Diaries.

If you are a die-hard Fringe fan you will want to pick up this issue. Inside you will find 8 pages of fun, Fringe-y stuff.

The first two pages are basically for Fringe newbies:A Fringe A-Z covering everything from the 'Alterna-Verse' to Zeppelins.

The second two pages are Damian Holbrook's Favorite Ten Season I and II episodes.(Fun, but I would have included 1.02, 1.05, and 1.06, to add a few).

The fifth page features 'Five Questions For The Cast.' It is interesting that they asked Josh Jackson and Anna Torv pretty much the same questions(hmm, appears there's a Star Wars vs. Star Trek rivalry here.) Jasika Nicole and John Noble got slightly different questions. As for Lance Reddick and Blair Brown's questions and answers, one must visit the tvguidemagazine.com link and wade through a bunch of stuff to find those. But for you Fringe fans, I'll add the link below.

The sixth page of the Fringe section is entitled 'Burning Questions,' and I want to warn you that if you are a no-spoilers die-hard you do NOT want to read this page! Brilliant Executive Producer Jeff Pinkner couldn't keep himself from dropping little tidbits of spoilerish stuff here, and I absolutely love it!

The last two pages are 'Secrets of the Set.' This is a rehash of an article that appeared in TV Guide Magazine earlier this year, but it's always fun to re-visit the lab and the crazy props that live there.

All in all, the Comic Con Special edition of TV Guide Magazine with Fringe on the cover is a lot of fun. You'll probably find yourself paging throught it more than once then handing it over to your new Fringe friend recruits. Before you order it check your grocer's first. They were still on display at my grocer's Friday night in Massachusetts.

Link to Lance Reddick and Blair Brown's 'Five Questions For The Cast':
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fringe-Questions-Cast-1020811.aspx



Link to Fringe Cover of Comic Con Special edition of TV Guide Magazine(ebay):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190423736646

New Fringe Promo: "The Thrill is On"

Fringe and Bones together again for a fantastic new promo. No new scenes.

Comic: Tales From The Fringe Update

A couple weeks ago the first edition of Tales From The Fringe was realesed, now the second issue has a new released day:

• August 11, 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)

Plus, we also know that the #5 issue is going to be focus on Gene (The cow):

Written by MIKE JOHNSON and KIM CAVYAN ; Art by TOM MANDRAKE and DAVID HAHN; Cover by DIEGO LATORRE; 1:10 Photo variant cover

If you watch the hit TV series, you know Gene, the test-subject cow. In this issue we explore her dreams! Between cadaverous puzzles and a beautiful mermaid hell-bent on revenge, you'll see sides of Gene you never expected! 

• Wildstorm
 
• 32pg.
 
• Color
• $3.99 US

On Sale October 27, 2010

Source: Wildstorm

Video: The Cast Talk about Season 3

Here´s a interview with the main Cast of Fringe where they share their opinion about their alternate characters.

Interview With Jasika Nicole

The always lovely Jasika Nicole spoke to USAWeekend about the third season of Fringe, and told us about what is comming for Astrid and Altstrid.

The Interview may contain mild spoilers...

Alternate worlds are going to be an even larger aspect of the Fox sci-fi series Fringe when the show returns for a third season on Sept. 23. That means playing a totally different character for most of the cast, including Jasika Nicole. She worried in the beginning about how long her role, a junior federal agent named Astrid Farnsworth, would hang around. “I still take the PDF file and I search for Astrid and I make sure she doesn’t die. You never know!” she says. But her patience has paid off over that slow build, getting to play both Astrid in our world and the very cold and enigmatic Astrid of the alternate universe. She talked at Comic-Con last week about the differences between those characters and what family member she looked to for inspiration for alterna-Astrid, so read below for her thoughts.

When the third season opens, Nicole says, the loyal and warm Astrid we’ve seen for a couple years now will have a closer bond than ever with Walter Bishop (John Noble), since he’s lost the support system he’s had because of the revelations to his son Peter (Joshua Jackson) and FBI Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv). She also says we’ll get to see Astrid’s home this season. “Her apartment is like a hippie den, and she’s got like eight rugs on the floor and all these lamps and rich colors. I would never have known her apartment looked like that,” Nicole says, laughing.

This year, though, she has a whole other character to talk about with the alternate-universe Astrid. Viewers had a chance to meet her in her beret and combat boots briefly in the May season finale, but they’ll see a whole lot more starting in September. “She’s tricky but she’s really cool. She’s so guarded that it’s a little bit easy to play her because I don’t have to relate to anybody. It’s like performing monologues, which is an interesting thing to do in a television show,” Nicole says.

“It’s really just playing a completely different charter, almost in a different show. The alternate universe is so different — none of the characters she interacts with are the same. It’s like doing a regional theater show for summer stock where you’re doing seven different shows at the same time, and you’re rehearsing one show during the day and performing another one at night.”

Nicole’s favorite aspect of playing alterna-Astrid is that she doesn’t make eye contact with anyone, something only sharp-eyed viewers aw in the season finale. “She speaks toward them and she’ll look at them, but not when she’s speaking,” Nicole explains. “That’s really funny to play because people get uncomfortable when I’m doing that in a scene. She doesn’t really respond to their facial expressions or what they’re doing. She’s not interested in that. She’s only interested in relaying the information that she has for them.

“That was something my sister does that I always thought was really interest. She’s not quite as high functioning as Asperger’s, and that was one of the first things that we knew that something was up with her: She would talk to you looking at the side of you, and then she would look at you, and then when she’d start talking again, she would look away. We just thought it was a quirky thing, and come to find out that’s one of many, many different things that kids who have autism tend to get. I’m trying to not incorporate everything about my sister, but just things that I know really well to take from my own experience and put into alternate Astrid.”

Source: USAWeekend