Fringe Promo-The End Of The Beginning

JJ Abrams' Super 8 Promo With Fringe Easter Egg

Can you identify the Fringe Easter egg in this promo?

That Which "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" Unearthed

Has your subconscious Fringe ever demanded you to re-watch a particular Fringe episode? Three days before "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide"(henceforth referred to as "LSD") aired my "inner Fringe" demanded I watch an older episode. So I looked through the BluRay menu for Season 2 and got suddenly frustrated, until I found what my inner Fringe wanted in the "extra features" section: "Unearthed." The Fringepedia.net website, which does not follow FOX's official episodic numbering schedule, lists "Unearthed" as episode 211 (the official number is #121), which explains why our Agent Charlie Francis is alive and well in that episode, even though he got killed in episode 201 (see: Fringe Math for more info).

It took a good 15 minutes into the episode and suddenly I had a feeling I was exactly where I was supposed to be. A high school girl named Lisa Donovan comes back from the dead shouting launch codes for nuclear ICBM missles and the ID code for a Naval petty officer Andrew Rusk.Olivia is asking Lisa Donovan questions. She tells the girl that the ID she shouted belongs to a man named Andrew Rusk, and she asks if that rings any bells? OK, this is starting to sound familiar!Just then Lisa Donovan launches into fluent Russian, which of course, human lexicon Peter Bishop is able to decipher. About two thirds of the way into this episode Walter decides Lisa Donovan is not channeling Rusk psychically, but that "Mister Rusk's entire consciousness was transferred into Lisa." Now the bells are ringing for me! This is all foreshadowing way back in "Unearthed" for Bell's consciousness transferring into our poor Olivia!Two women lying on gurneys (probably the same one) posessed, if you will, by a man's consciousness. Their names even sound the same: Lisa Donovan, and 'Livia Dunham. Wow. Who would've guessed an episode in the Extra Features section would be closely linked to "LSD"? But Lisa Donovan gets a benzodiazepine to start the prosess that purges her man, whereas our Liv gets LSD. Why the difference? I'll get back to that in a bit.

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Fringe: For HIM The Bell Tolls

Leonard Nimoy discusses his role as William Bell and Anna Torv's performance as Bellivia.

Behind The Scenes Look at Fringe Soundtrack

Fringe composer Chris Tilton shared via Twitter a behind-the-scenes video of the "bigger" orchestra creating music for Fringe episode 321 "The Last Sam Weiss".

Speaking of Fringe soundtracks, the soundtrack for Fringe Season 2 will be released on May 3, 2011. but is available to pre-order from Amazon.com now.

The soundtrack for Fringe Season 1 is also available for purchase or digital download:

Buy Fringe S1 Soundtrack from Amazon.com
Download Fringe S1 Soundtrack from Amazon.com
Download Fringe S1 Soundtrack from iTunes

Zoic Studios Helps Create Groundbreaking Fringe Episode

Zoic Studios Helps Create Groundbreaking Fringe Episode
Daniel Haim // April 18, 2011

Friday night’s Fringe episode entitled “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” is one of the most unique and compelling productions to air on television. For Zoic Studios it was also one of the most ambitious, involving the creation of 240 heavily stylized animated shots, a blend of hand drawn and 3D techniques, in just under six weeks.

Inspired by graphic novels, Max Fleischer and Hanna-Barbera classics, Zoic began the process with extensive character designs for each of the actors who would appear in the animated dream-state. Storyboards were drawn for every scene in the show and were cut together with footage from stunt coordinator fight scene choreography and live action performances to retain the integrity of the actor performances and ensure that that these unique character personalities translate on screen. Using a unique blend of 3D and hand drawn bush strokes, Zoic created animated characters that strike a balance between stylized and authentic, allowing the subtleties of the actors’ emotions and mannerisms to shine through. The materials and footage from various formats were extensively tracked in Zoic’s project management pipeline, to effectively organize plates, actor and voice over performances and feed shot and version notes to the artists from the supervisors and client.

In addition to the character animation, the Zoic team recreated some Fringe sets and designed and animated new environments key to the narrative. These environments, often hand painted backgrounds projected onto 3D plates, have incredible depth of field and subtle hand held float, providing an immersive experience for the viewer.

“This project was one of the most intensive and rewarding we have worked on in Zoic’s history,” says Zoic Studios Creative Director Andrew Orloff. “It was an incredible undertaking, from the amazing writers at Fringe to the animation production that is both steeped in tradition and groundbreaking.”
Source:bloginity.com

Fringe Reviews Roundup: "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide"

Here are some reviews from around the web, in no particular order, for the Fringe episode "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide":

• FringeTelevision.com: Ipanemian Insight - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide by Old Darth
• FringeTelevision.com: Review: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide by Josie Kafka
  
• Entertainment Weekly: 'Fringe' recap: LSD and the red door: Feed your head
• io9: Leonard Nimoy really did take too much LSD on Fringe
• LA Times: ‘Fringe’ recap: Drugs. A lot of drugs.
• AV Club: Fringe "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide"
• Spoiler TV: In Which the Gang Gets Their Animation On and Broyles Blows Bubbles
• BSC Review: Fringe: “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” – review
• HitFix: Walter and Peter race against time to help Olivia return to her own mind
• Polite Dissent: Fringe — Episode 18 (Season 3): “Bloodline”
• Cordial Deconstruction: Deconstruction Review of Fringe, Episode 19 Season 3, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
• BuzzFocus: Fringe Episode 3.19 ‘Lysergic Acid Diethylamide’ was Mind Blowing

Have any favorite reviews, or reviews we should add? Let us know in the comments.

Where Will You Be at 6:02 AM EST? Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock...

Here is the complete "Where Will You Be" video, with all five parts spliced together.

HD Screenshots of the entire "Where Will you Be?" series can been seen at FringeFiles.com.

Fringe Promo: "Where Will You Be?", Part 5

Fox has released part five of the "Where Will You Be?" series.


HD Screenshots of the entire "Where Will you Be?" series can been seen at FringeFiles.com.

UPDATE: There is a small piece of reverse audio at the end that sounds like:

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Fringe Photos: Screenshots From "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide"

HD screenshots of Fringe episode "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" are now available at FringeFiles.com.

These screen caps have all been randomly selected, so if there's something that might be missing, you can request a specific Fringe screenshot in these comments.

Promotional photos for "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" are also available at FringeFiles.com.

Fringe Review: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

“I’m not afwaid of you.”

Last season’s “Brown Betty” was about experimenting with form to achieve maximum emotional wallop. I adored that episode, both because I love all things noir and because Walter’s emotional situation was so complex and weighty that the unusual presentation seemed both necessary and inevitable—not a writerly choice so much as a real expression of Walter’s innermost emotional narrative. Like “Brown Betty,” “LSD” plays with presentation to explain an arc more affective than active.

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Ipanemian Insight - Episode Review - Fringe 3.19: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

The Girl From Ipanema

Tall and tan and young and lovely,

The girl from Ipanema goes walking,

And when she passes each one she passes goes "a-a-ah!"

When she walks she's like a samba that,

Swings so cool and sways so gentle,

That when she passes each one she passes goes "a-a-ah!"

Oh, but I watch her so sadly,

How can I tell her I love her?

Yes, I would give my heart gladly

But each day when she walks to the sea,

She looks straight ahead not at me

The girl from Ipanema goes walking,

And when she passes

I smile, but she doesn't see,

She just doesn't see,

No she doesn't see

To paraphrase my favorite James T. Kirk speech of all time from, 'Return To Tomorrow,' , 'Risk! Risk is our business. That’s what Fringe is all about. That’s why we write the stories we do.’

The Fringe showrunners, like Kirk, have made Risk their business.

And they are good at their business. Very, very good.

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