'Fringe' star Joshua Jackson relegated to sidelines while costar Anna Torv takes center stage

'Fringe' star Joshua Jackson relegated to sidelines while costar Anna Torv takes center stage
BY Ethan Sacks
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Friday, September 30th 2011, 4:00 AM


Despite all the creepy enigmas that surround Fox's sci-fi drama "Fringe," it's no great mystery as to what the secret is behind the show's appeal.

It's the chemistry among FBI agent Oliva Dunham (Anna Torv), her love interest Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) and his eccentric scientist father, Walter (John Noble).

So what on Earth - this or any alternate one - were the show's brain-trust thinking when they wrote one of the show's main characters, Peter, out as he sacrificed himself to save this world and an alternate universe from destroying each other at the end of last season's finale?

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Fringe Easter Eggs: Alias Scanner

Here is a comparison of the body scanner used in the Fringe episode "Neither Here Nor There", and the scanner used in the J.J. Abrams show Alias.

It’s A Parallel Life! Or: Welcome To Bishopsville

Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
- Clarence, Angel, 2nd Class

I know what it's like to have a hole in my life. It's been there as long as I can remember.
- Olivia Dunham, Fringe Division


"Neither Here Nor There" is a title that evokes a few things. First and foremost, the strange here/not here existence of Peter Bishop; the fact that the present timelines have changed; and perhaps most importantly, the little piece of real estate that now exists beneath the Statue of Liberty. Right now, the show's reality is like a Venn Diagram - the two spheres that threatened to smash into each other have now partly merged and that merged sliver is, quite literally, neither here nor there. It's a bridge that owes allegiance to neither side. While watching the episode I was frequently reminded of another story whose bridge was crucial to its story: It's A Wonderful Life.

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Observiews 4.01 Neither Here Nor There

Welcome to the Observiews for Season 4 of Fringe. I call them Observiews because they are more visual observations than deep thinking reviews, if that makes sense :)

This season, as far as Observiews go, is going to be a little more challenging. Fringe is not available on Hulu (1 day after air date) anymore, so I’m relying on screencaps from FringeFiles.com. I did tape it and will use some of mine but the quality is not that good. So please be patient.

All observations are mine and therefore could be totally off the wall and/or wrong:). I have not read or looked at any recaps or reviews.

I want to start where I left off at the end of last season. If you remember, Peter went in the machine to save both universes. By doing so, he wrote himself out of existence and we were left with our mouths open, at least I was. So…

1.01 "Pilot"

Olivia: “I just want to go back to before.” Broyles: “Dunham, I don’t think you can.”

Well, in a sense we are but it’s slightly different. Let me do a recap before we delve into details.

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Q&A WITH FRINGE STAR JOSH JACKSON

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
By Brandy Phillips


We had an opportunity to ask FRINGE star Josh Jackson a few questions about his role as a writer on the new digital comic series BEYOND THE FRINGE, here’s what he had to say:

THE SOURCE: How did you get involved with this project?
JOSH JACKSON: I’m not sure who above my pay grade made the choice to ask me but, I was brought in when our producers where looking for writers for the new run of Fringe comics.

TS: Are you a big comics reader or fan?
JJ: Like just about every guy my age comics were a huge part of growing up. I have probably spent thousands of hours debating ‘who would win’ and ‘which powers kick ass more’ But lately I tend to read longer form graphic novels.

TS: What has it been like for you to write a comic, do you enjoy the process?
JJ: Writing in comic form is totally different from standard script writing. Thankfully I had a couple helpers to get me used to writing panel by panel instead of scene by scene.

TS: What can we expect from “Beyond the Fringe”?
JJ: From my portion of it, I hope that it will fill in a piece of Peters’ story in a satisfying way.

TS: How does the comic tie to season four of the show?
JJ: You’ll have to read ‘em and find out!

Source:dccomics.com

Fringe Noble Intentions: Neither Here Nor There

John Noble discusses the effects of Peter's disappearance on Walter in the Fringe season premiere "Neither Here Nor There", in this latest episode of Fringe: Noble Intentions.

Fringe - New Promo 402 "One Night In October"

Here's a brand new promo for episode 402 "One Night in October".

Fringe Discuss: Who Would You Like To See Return On Fringe?

Welcome back to our weekly feature here at Fringe Television called "Fringe Discuss",where we throw out a Fringe-related topic and eagerly aniticipate your feedback.

This week's topic is inspired from Michael Aussiello's 9/27 post at tvline.com (NOTE: You do NOT have to go look at that spoilery post to participate in this discussion.)

In this new reality, where Peter doesn’t (quite) exist, events have played out differently in both universes, and some characters who had died in the Blue/Red universes may still be alive in this new Orange universe.

Discussion Question: Any thoughts on which character may not be dead in the re-set timeline?

Please give us your opinions in the comments below. As always we ask that you respect everyone's opinion, and keep your posts clean.

NOTE:This is NOT the place to discuss spoilers! Comments containing true spoilers will be deleted. We have a great place to discuss spoilers called "Fringe Spoilers, " which you can get to by clicking on its tab at the top of the page.

Anna Torv talks Fringe, says she is unsure about film spin-off

Anna Torv talks Fringe, says she is unsure about film spin-off
Posted on September 28th, 2011
by David Bentley

As sci-fi series Fringe returns to Sky1 tonight for a fourth season, Australian actress Anna Torv has spoken about working on the show and how her character differs from The X Files’ Dana Scully

Torv, 33, was born in Melbourne, Australia, and is now based in Vancouver. She rose to prominence in TV series The Secret Life Of Us, Mistresses and The Pacific and since 2008 has played FBI agent Olivia Dunham in Fringe.

Here she talks about meeting Fringe producer JJ Abrams on the set of his Star Trek movie and whether she would like to see the series make the transition to the big screen.

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Fringe Easter Eggs: Hidden Glyphs in "Neither Here Nor There"

A hidden Fringe butterfly glyph was on a bucket in the train yard where Lincoln and Olivia catch the Shapeshifters 2.0.

A hidden Fringe leaf glyph was on the had scanner at the security checkpoint entrance to the alternate world bridge.

Fringe - New Short Promo 402 "One Night in October"

Here's a new short promo for this week episode of FRINGE.

Fringe Reviews Roundup: Neither Here Nor There

Here are some reviews from around the web, in no particular order, for the Fringe episode "Neither Here Nor There":

• FringeTelevision.com: Fringe 401 Review: Neither Here Nor There
• FringeTelevision.com: Fringe Season 4 Episode 1: Rough Edged Reset
• Entertainment Weekly: 'Fringe' season premiere recap: Get On Your (Re)Boots!
• LA Times: ‘Fringe’ recap: In a world without Peter...
• Spinoff Online: Fringe Season 4: 5 Questions About “Neither Here Nor There”
• io9: Why is Olivia such a jerk on Fringe?
• TV.com: Fringe: Pondering Purpose Post-Peter
• Crave Online: Agent Lincoln Lee joins the Fringe team as a new breed of shapeshifters go on a rampage.
• AV Club: Fringe “Neither Here Nor There”
• SpoilerTV: Fringe - Episode 4.01 - Neither Here Nor There - Recap
• Polite Dissent: Fringe — Episode 1 (Season 4): “Neither Here Nor There”
• Cordial Deconstruction:  Deconstruction Review of Fringe, Episode 1 Season 4, Neither Here Nor There
• The Faster Times: Fringe Recap (Season 4, Episode 1) "Neither Here Nor There"

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