Fringe Noble Intentions: Alone In The World

John Noble discusses the implications from the death of young Peter and self-performed lobotomies, in this latest episode of Noble Intentions, for the Fringe episode "Alone In The World".

Joel Wyman & Jeff Pinkner:Top 50 Power Showrunners 2011

Top 50 Power Showrunners 2011
by The Holloywood Reporter Staff
12:49 PM PDT 10/12/2011

by Philiana Ng
Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman
Fringe (Fox)

When Fringe moved from Thursdays to Fridays in the middle of its third season, viewership tumbled from 5.1 million to fewer than 4 million. This is why it was so meaningful -- and shocking, really -- that Fox renewed the cult favorite for a fourth season in March. It was a sign, say Pinkner and Wyman, that ratings are no longer the most valuable unit of measurement by network execs. Buzz can be all powerful. "We keep a lot of plot secrets because we find it's better that way," says Wyman. "If nobody knows what you're doing, then nobody can tell." Created by J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, Fringe took a creative gamble last season when it erased the existence of one main character and added a new series regular. But Pinkner, 45, a former producer on Abrams' Alias and Lost, and the Montreal-bred Wyman, 44, who was a writer on Canadian period series Wind at My Back and created Keen Eddie, are hardly ready to close up shop. "The only show we've done that said, 'Hey, this is going to be our end date and we're marching toward it,' was Lost," Pinkner says. "We hope it's a long time before that happens for Fringe."

Read the entire article and judging methodology here.

Fringe Sneak Peeks #404: Subject 9

Here are three sneak peek scenes from this week's Fringe episode "Subject 9".

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Fringe:Discuss-What Will Peter Bishop Be Like When He Returns?

It's Wednesday, and time for a new installment of Fringe:Discuss, where we
throw out a question and ask for your comments.

With all the talk and promos about the return of Peter Bishop, here is this week's question:

What will Peter Bishop be like when he enters the new timeline September established?


Please sound off in the comments section below.
Remember, NO SPOILERS HERE. All comments containing spoilers will be removed.
Feel free to post your spoilers in the "Fringe Spoilers" section by clicking on that tab from the menu at the top of the page.
There is no correct answer, so please be courteous of everyone's opinions.

FRINGE: Where Is Peter Bishop? (Interview)

Here is a new "Where Is Peter Bishop?" video, featuring interviews with Joshua Jackson and John Noble discussing the disappearance of Peter.

Fringe - Sneak Peek #2: 404 "Subject 9"

Here's another preview for this week episode of FRINGE.

Science Of Fringe:Fungi

Enjoy this new update to the "Science Of Fringe" video series from
FOX Broadcasting.

Fringe Observiews 4.03: Alone in the World

Welcome to the Observiews for Season 4 of Fringe. I call them Observiews because they are more visual observations than deep thinking reviews.

Screen caps are taken from fringefiles.com. 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.

3.17 Stowaway

Lincoln: “… This was a tough one.”

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Fringe 403 Review: Alone in the World

“I need more time!”

It is interesting to consider the development of television narrative devices. I maintain that TV today is a place of subtle, radical developments in traditional narrative structure, just as much as Victorian novels (particularly the sensational ones) often addressed the grim realities hiding under petticoats and behind cravats. Those wildly popular novels incorporated radical critiques of law and tradition into suspenseful narrative; in the same way, TV today takes radical storytelling risks, trusting the viewer to follow multiple timelines, alternate realities, astonishing improbabilities, and deeply entrenched metaphors amid chase scenes, unrequited love, and everyday travails as experienced by telegenic people.

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Ratings:Fringe Scares Up Small Gain

Ratings: Fringe Scares Up Small Gain, Nikita Dips, Supernatural Holds Steady
Matt Webb Mitovich

The promise of Peter’s imminent return perhaps played a part in perking up Fringe‘s latest numbers.
The Fox drama, with 3.24 million total viewers and a 1.3 rating, rebounded from last week’s all-time low to gain 8 percent in the demo. It also notched a 6 percent bump in total audience.

In fact, Fringe was one of only two Friday programs to register a week-to-week gain in the demo, and the only show to bring in additional viewers.

Read the entire tvline.com article here.

Fringe Season 4 Episode 3 Review

Read Mind Vine Time

‘Alone In The World’

The show continues it’s exploration of what a world without Peter is like and its impact on those he left behind.  Till this episode that journey has been an interesting one with the success of the journey relying heavily on how interesting the case of the week is. In my books translucent shape shifters and serial killers trump killer fungus any day.

‘Gus’ was too flat a threat to get very excited about.

Pity too because John Noble acted the heck out of the episode. So did Anna Torv - when she could break away from the case of the week imposition.  Special marks for Jesika Nicole too.

Oddly enough on our last FBI - Fringe Benefits Inc podcast, (which you can find under the Podcast tab here at FringeTV), we remarked it was curious that Peter was only trying to contact Walter and not Olivia. The previous two episodes had a definite lack of Walter and we hoped for more of him. Both of these items were addressed in this episode.  

2 for 1 His 'N Hers Suit Sale?

One quite successfully.  The other not so.

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Fringe Sneak Peek 404 "Subject 9"

Here's the first sneak peek for next week episode of FRINGE.