Olivia vs. FauxLivia: Weighing The Choice Of Peter Bishop, Fringe Bachelor

by Mindy Monez February 17, 2011 12:19 PM
TelevisionWithoutPity.com

With Fringe's recent reveal that newly weaponized Peter Bishop will determine who wins the impending war between universes solely by choosing an Olivia to be with (it's a lot less stupid than that, but we're paraphrasing for brevity's sake), it seems to us that Peter shares some commonalities with another TV icon: the Bachelor. And since choosing an Olivia makes the foundation for the most dramatic inter-universe rose ceremony ever, we thought we'd run down each girl's pros and cons to help the guy decide.

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Fringe Sneak Peeks: 6B

Here are three clips from the upcoming Fringe episode 6B.

FRINGE - Fauxlivia is expecting!

"Olivia is not infected, she's pregnant"

Fox has a new video "Expecting" featuring interviews with Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham) and Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth) discussing the pregnancy of Fauxlivia on Fringe.

Fringe Reviews Roundup: Immortality

Here are some reviews from around the web, in no particular order, for the Fringe episode Immortality:

• FringeTelevision.com: Fringe Review: Immortality By Josie Kafka
• Entertainment Weekly: 'Fringe' recap: Meet the beetles, plus: Cry baby cry
• io9: It’s official: Fringe is a beautiful, demented soap opera
• LA Times: 'Fringe' recap: Bugs, and a game-changer
• AV Club: Fringe "Immortality"
• TV.com: Fringe Suds Things Up with a Soapy Twist
• Examiner.com: Fringe Recap: Season 3, Episode 3.31 "Immortality" - Was it a Shocker?
• TVOvermind: Fringe 3.13 "Immortality" Review
• Digital Spy: Recap - 'Fringe': 'Immortality'
• TV Fanatic: Fringe Review: "Immortality"
• Paul Levinson: Fringe 3.13: Alternate Fringe
• TV Squad: 'Fringe' Season 3, Episode 13 Recap
• ScreenCrave.com: Fringe: Season 3 Episode 13: Immortality – TV Review
• FanBolt.Com: Fringe Episode 3.13 Recap and Review
• The Faster Times: Fringe Recap (Season 3 Episode 13): “Immortality”
• Airlock Alpha: 'Fringe' - Immortality
• Mania: Fringe: Immortality
• BSCreview: Fringe: “Immortality” – review
• Inside Pulse: Fringe – Episode 3-13 Review
• Shadowlocked: Fringe s3E13 review
• Crave Online: FRINGE 3.13 'Immortality'
• IGN: Fringe: "Immortality" Review - TV Review at IGN

Are there any review we are missing or we should ditch? Which are your favorite reviewers? Let us know!

'Fringe,' 'Human Target' Renewal Chances

Feb 16, 2011 12:49 AM ET
Fox on 'Fringe,' 'Human Target' renewal chances
by James Hibberd

How does Fox feel about Fringe’s performance on Friday so far? Quite enthusiastic.

“I’m so psyched about it,” says Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly. “It does go to show you the loyalty of the genre audience, when you get the right show. I’m so grateful to that audience, I’d like to shake their hands. We have a lot of passion for that show here.”

Now, this interview was just before last Friday’s second-in-row dip, but most other shows also fell that night and one rating does not a reputation make. As for Human Target ….
“We have some decisions to make about that,” Reilly says, “and Lie to Me as well. These shows are not being rejected. They’re doing a consistent and solid number. There are networks that would be happy to take those shows. We have to look at our shelf space.”

Translation: We’re going to decide about Human Target and Lie after we see our pilots for next fall. But keep in mind, Fox only programs two hours a night, so that’s a pretty crowded shelf….
Source:entertainmentweekly.com

TV's Top Couples 2011:Vote For Peter & Olivia Now!

Nobody ever said love was easy, and this Valentine's Day, TV fans participating in our E! Online TV's Top Couples Tournament will have to make tough choices between favorite couples, as Brittany & Santana from Glee take on Mark & Lexie from Grey's Anatomy, Chuck & Blair from Gossip Girl fight Eric & Sookie from True Blood, and Stefan & Elena from the The Vampire Diaries battle Derek & Meredith from Grey's Anatomy. Tough stuff, right?

Cast your vote in round two of our shipper-war bracket tournament to decide which television pairing is the best of the best! Which couple will prevail? Only you can decide:

TV's Top Couples 2011: Round Two, 32 Couples

Game 2.2Andy-April (Chris Pratt & Aubrey Plaza), Parks & Recreation
Peter-Olivia (Josh Jackson & Anna Torv), Fringe

Voting for this round closes on Thur., Feb. 17, 2011 at 11 a.m., and thank you so much for playing!
Source:eonline.com

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Fringe Aftermath 313: Immortality

This video interview with executive producers Jeff Pinkner and JH Wyman just showed up on the official Fringe website and YouTube in the last few hours.
Here our leaders discuss topics after episode 3.13 such as the recurring theme of lineage.

Vote for Fringe To Be In Spoiler TV Banner

Spoiler TV is redesigning their banner, and they are letting fans decide which shows will make the cut. Anna Torv is in the current banner, so it would be great to keep Fringe there.

The voting will be done via Twitter. In order to place you vote, you have to click the Fringe twitter link and let the link post EXACTLY what it says to Twitter. According to the rules, you can not add or delete anything from the tweet, or it will not be counted (along with 500 or so Lie To Me votes...)



The voting runs for 3 or 4 days (not very exact, I know), click on the Twitter link above or head over to SpoilerTV asap!

UPDATE: It appears you ARE allowed to vote multiple times, as long as you follow the rule above and post the exact tweet provided by SpoilerTV. The only limiting factor is that Twitter limits duplicated posts to once every few hours. So feel free to vote as many times for Fringe as Twitter will allow you!

Fringe Ratings 313: Immortality

The ratings for Fringe fell again last week, down to a series low rating of 1.4. The silver lining in this news however, is that all shows last Friday were down. So while it is never good for your rating to drop, it's not so much a reflection on Fringe, as it is TV watching in general on that night. With Valentine's Day on a Monday this year, I know a lot of people who celebrated on Fringe Friday or Saturday instead.

Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman also had this to say to Give Me My Remote about the low ratings this week:

J.H. Wyman: When CSI goes down 20% and every single show on the night goes down and they [all] had their lowest postings and FRINGE is one of those shows, you can’t single out FRINGE and say, “Oh no.” And we’ve been told, as long as we’re getting a 1.2 [in the important demo] or whatever, that’s okay for Friday nights, man!
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When things go down across the board, the viewers need to understand that that’s okay. That’s when people can rationalize [the ratings decrease]. When they can’t rationalize it is when everything goes up or posts even and your show is going down. That’s the problem. Friday nights…traditionally, nothing has worked [on Fox]. But if we’re continuing with a 1.4, a 1.5 and the DVRs are going up and we’re still posting a 2.3 or 2.4 with the DVRs, that’s good.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Fox is still enthusiastic:

“I’m so psyched about it,” says Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly. “It does go to show you the loyalty of the genre audience, when you get the right show. I’m so grateful to that audience, I’d like to shake their hands. We have a lot of passion for that show here.”

Contrast that with his comments about some other low rated shows:

“We have some decisions to make about [Human Target],” Reilly says, “and Lie to Me as well. These shows are not being rejected. They’re doing a consistent and solid number. There are networks [FX?] that would be happy to take those shows. We have to look at our shelf space.”

Fox knows that Fringe has an amazing and loyal fan base, so if Fringe can hang on to a 1.2 to 1.4 everything should be fine. J.H. Wyman suggests the most important thing you can do to help Fringe:

If the viewer can, watch [Fringe] live. If they can’t, DVR it. That’s the message. That’s the only thing people will respond to over at Fox. They’re not going to say, “It’s critically acclaimed and the fans really like it but nobody’s watching it.”

If you DVR the show and can't watch it live, it is important to at least watch it within the first 24 hours, or viewing won't be included in the "Live + Same Day" ratings. Also, don't fast forward through those commercials. Advertisers don't like that ;)

While some will want to tell you that the sky is falling, I'll leave you with these words from Jeff Pinkner:

Our message to our fans would be please don’t fret, watch the show, don’t be anxious and enjoy the story.

UPDATE: The Live + 3-day DVR numbers are in:

Friday’s @FRINGEonFOX jumps +57% from its Live + Same Day A18-49 rating (1.4 > 2.2) #FRINGE

In English, that means the 1.4 rating is adjusted up to 2.2 when you add 3 days of DVR viewings. This is still a little lower than the previous week (2.3), but for what it's worth, it's "the biggest such increase on any broadcast net (% basis) this season."

Fringe 3x14 "6B": Sneak Peek & Scenemaker

Fringe Now: Alternate Universe Articles - Chunnel

The Fox "Fringe Now" website has a new "Alternate Universe Article", which shows a news article from the Red universe, on one of those ubiquitous iPad-type devices.

The article is titled "Chunnel - The British and Belgian governments unveil plans for a Chunnel.":

The British and Belgian governments unveil plans for a "Chunnel" connecting the two countries beneath the North Sea. The announcement follows the collapse of British negotiation with France in late 2009. The with stretch over 115 km and connect Ramsgate, England and Ostende, Belgium.

For comparison, the chunnel in our universe connecting the UK and France is 50 km. 

Also, it's nice to see there are typos in the other 'verse. 

TV's Most Datable Characters:Vote Now for Peter and Olivia!

TV's Most Dateable Characters: Choose your 'one' from readers' top picks by Mandi Bierly

Last week, PopWatch asked readers to name the TV character they’d date in real life. After tallying more than 2,000 nominations (yes, we read them all), we’re ready to take it to a vote. We’ve put your top picks — 25 men, and 29 women (there was a tie for that last spot) — in two polls below. Vote now through Tuesday at midnight ET. Come back Thursday when we’ll reveal the results. Remember: You can’t change anything about the character you’re picking, other than that he or she will no longer have feelings for his or her show love interest. (Second rule: Do not feel guilty.) Note: The order the characters are listed in the polls below is how they ranked during the first round, when you could be indecisive. What will happen when you can only pick one?
Source:entertainmentweekly.com
Note:As of this post both Peter Bishop and Anna Torv were still in the running!