Fringe Review: The Plateau

“Well, that wasn’t supposed to happen.”

I was not initially impressed by this episode. Don’t get me wrong—it was quite strong, and I still enjoy learning about Over There, about the Fringe Division, about the relationships between Faux/Olivia, Alterna-Francis, and Lincoln Lee. But at first blush this felt like a stand-alone, and Fringe can be so much better than that when it wants to be. So I let it simmer for a while, and then I realized that this isn’t a stand-alone at all: it is a compelling thematic and psychological step in the progression towards…whatever it is we’re progressing towards.

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Conference Call Interview With Anna Torv

Anna Torv Conference Call, Part 1

FringeTelevision had a chance recently to join the FOX conference call with Anna Torv. They were filming on-location, working on a hostage situation at a train station. She commented that there were a lot of cop cars and it was plenty noisy. She only had a few minutes before a knock on the door interrupted her call and she was brought back to the set to continue filming.

The first question Anna was asked about the acting challenges of playing two different characters---that are potentially the same character. She commented about the personal conflicts the characters have and will be faced with even more so when they get home.

The interview continued with a joke about how Anna must like having a great amount of job security in playing two Olivia’s.

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Saturday Night Fringe Encores & Baseball Hiatus *UPDATED*

For the next 6 weeks, Fox will showing encore episodes of Fringe (i.e. repeats) on Saturdays at 11:00PM (10:00 Central). "Saturday Night Fringe" will kick off with "Over There, Part 1".

In the regular Fringe time slot, we only have one new episode left before baseball takes over FOX (NLCS and World Series). If the NLCS ends in 4 games or less, there will be an encore of "Peter" on 10/21.

UPDATE: If the World Series wraps up in less than 7 games, we WILL have a new episode on 11/4 (titled "Amber 31422"), otherwise new Fringe episodes will resume on 11/11.

Fringe Noble Intentions: The Plateau

John Noble (Walter Bishop) discusses the Fringe season 3 episode The Plateau

Fringe Reviews Roundup 303: The Plateau

Here are a roundup of reviews for the Fringe episode The Plateau.

• TV Overmind: Fringe 3.03 “The Plateau” Review
• MTV: 'Fringe' Recap: Episode 3.03, 'The Plateau'
• Entertainment Weekly: 'Fringe' recap: 'Real is just a matter of perception'
• LA Times: 'Fringe' recap: That wasn’t supposed to happen
• Salon.com: "Fringe" recap: A break in the Pattern?
• TV Squad: 'Fringe' Season 3, Episode 3 Recap
• TV Without Pity: I've Seen the Future, Brother, and It Is Murder
• Movieline: The Mad Science of Fringe: Olivia vs. Rainman
• Give Me My Remote: FRINGE: ‘Real is just a matter of perception’
• AV Club: Fringe: The Plateau
• i09: Fringe just keeps getting better and better
• Den Of Geek: Fringe season 3 episode 3 review: The Plateau

New This Week

• Polite Dissent: Fringe — Episode 3 (Season 3): “The Plateau” 
• Spoiler TV: Fringe - Episode 3.03 - The Plateau - Recap
• SF Scope: Miscalculation—Fringe's "The Plateau" 
• Pink Raygun: Fringe: The Plateau

See any reviews we need to add? Leave a link in the comments.

Fringe Now: Typewritten Messages

A new section was unlocked on the Sprint Fringe Now website. The new section "Typewritten Messages" requires you to enter the glyph codes seen during the episode "The Plateau".

After entering the correct unlock code, BREACH, a video is shown titled 'They're Awake - Get sleeper intel from the Other Side.'



The 'Typewritten Message' this week is SLEEPER CELLS ARE ACTIVATED.

BTW, after analyzing the morse code on the site, the two remaining sections should be 'Animated Graphic Novels' and 'Fringe Webisodes'.

Fringe Preview 304: Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?

Preview for the Fringe episode "Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?", which airs October 14th on FOX.

Head over to the FringeTelevision YouTube channel (and click the "pop out" button) to watch it in full-sized HD.

Screenshots of the video are available at FringeFiles.com

Fringe Easter Eggs: Observer in The Plateau

The Observer can be spotted in the Fringe episode The Plateau, standing on the bridge near Milo Stanfield, right before Olivia notices him for the first time.

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

Fringe Easter Eggs: Glyphs in The Plateau

The Glyphs code in the Fringe episode The Plateau spelled out BREACH, like how Olivia's breach of protocol inadvertently saved her life.

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

Tonight On Fringe: The Plateau

Tonight is the third episode of Fringe Season 3 - The Plateau.

As always, we'll have a 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 usually play "spot the observer", and "What's the glyph code?", plus discuss the action on the show. 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!)


After the show, get more information on The Plateau at:

• The Plateau episode page on Fringepedia 
• The Plateau screenshot gallery at FringeFiles 
• The Plateau promotional photos at FringeFiles 

Also, don't forget to check the Fringe Easter Eggs section for Observer sightings, Glyph codes, and other Fringe hidden clues.

To discuss The Plateau or any other episode, head over the the Fringe episode section.

How Would You Rate "The Plateau"?

Vancouver Sun: On The Fringe

The Vancouver Sun has a series of articles titled "On The Fringe", discussing the show in general, and interviews with its three main stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, and John Noble.

• On the Fringe: Made-in-Vancouver sci-fi hit explores a dual universe 
• On the Fringe: Joshua Jackson comes home to embrace alternate realities
• On the Fringe: Anna Torv is good and bad, never indifferent
• On the Fringe: John Noble's embraces a mad scientist and his sane counterpart

Fringe Episode 303: The Plateau

In this case, timing is everything as a series of anomalous events lead the Fringe Division to investigate deadly incidents with unimaginable coincidences. As the freaky crimes continue to occur, the team is in a race against time to protect potential victims. Meanwhile, Secretary Bishop shares his strategic plan with Colonel Broyles as Olivia grapples with a heart-stopping vision.

Discuss the episode here in the comments.

Vote For Olivia in 2010 Character Competition, Round 2

SpoilerTV is running TV character polls, pitting your favorite TV characters against each other in their "2010 Character Cup Competition".

In this second round, Fringe's Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) is up against Liz Lemon from 30 Rock.

Head to over to SpoilerTV to vote now!

Fringe Podcast Roundup: The Box

Here is a list of the Fringe podcasts for the episode "The Box":

• Following The Pattern - A Fringe Podcast - Episode 33: A Temporary Fix
• ThinkHero's 'Fringe' Video Podcast - "The Box" Episode 301
• FRiNGEcasting With Wayne And Dan - #58 - The Box 

Also check out the latest Fringemunks parody of The Beatles for the Fringe episode "Over There":

• Fringemunks - The Fringemunks: Epis. 2.21 "Over There, Part 1"

For all other Fringe podcasts and videocasts, click the "Fringe Podcasts" tab at the top to visit The Fringe Podcast Network.

You can subscribe to all of the podcasts on the Fringe Podcast Network iTunes feed.

Have a Fringe podcast you want to add to the mix? Send us an email and we'll hook you up!

SciFi Magazine: Fringe Is Back!

Fringe got a great writeup in the latest issue of SciFi magazine. The two articles cover general ideas about Season 3 (not really spoilery, considering we are two episode in already), and an in depth look at Lance Reddick who plays Special Agent Phillip Broyles.

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Fringe Noble Intentions: Oliva & The Box

John Noble (Walter Bishop) discusses the first two Fringe season 3 episodes: Olivia & The Box.

Oliva:


The Box:

Fringe: The Weapon

Interview video discussing the purpose of 'The Weapon' and how it will affect Peter and our universe. Featuring interviews with Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham), Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop), Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth), and John Noble (Walter Bishop).

Click here to see a high-res image of 'The Weapon'.

Fringe Photo Gallery: The Box

HD screenshots of Fringe episode The Box 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 The Box are also available at FringeFiles.com.

Fringe Commercial 303: The Plateau

A new commercial for Fringe episode The Plateau.

Head over to the FringeTelevision YouTube channel (and click the "pop out" button) to watch it in full-sized HD.

Screenshots of the video are available at FringeFiles.com

Fringe & Bones Commercial for The Plateau

A new commercial for Fringe and Bones, featuring scenes from the Fringe episode The Plateau.

Head over to the FringeTelevision YouTube channel (and click the "pop out" button) to watch it in full-sized HD.

Screenshots of the video are available at FringeFiles.com