The Friday Fringe Famine Is Almost Over!

FBI Podcasts

Well Fringe fans we made it through the holiday season and we are into the final week of waiting for Fringe to return.  

Hurrah!  The Friday Fringe Famine is almost over!!!!!  Virtual high fives all around!

If you are in need of a memory tickler why not give our FBI - Fringe Benefits Inc podcast episode reviews a listen in preparation for the next Fringe episode!

Each week Frea, Jan, Maximus, and myself - Lou get together in a temporarily constructed shared reality known as a podcast to discuss episodes of Fringe.

You can find all our podcasts for Season 3 and 4 at:

1) At BlipTV show page in one central location for your listening convenience.  

OR

2) Here at FringeTV by searching here

 

The wait for 4.08 is almost complete.

Anna Torv Interview - Italy's Fantasy & Horror Awards

Last summer Anna Torv was in Italy for their annual Fantasy and Horror Awards celebration.

Snippets of that interview surfaced on the web at the time but here is a longer uncut version from the festival posted by Sara Manacelli.


backstage Anna Torv Italy from Sara Monacelli on Vimeo.


Its a bit dated and somewhat raw. What is great about the rawness of the footage is to see how gracious Anna Torv was during, and especially in between, the interview segments.

Thanks for the footage Sara! 

Fringe Trailer isn't what it seems

Fringe Trailer isn’t what it seems

Posted on January 4, 2012 - 16:39 by CB Droege

Fox has released a new Fringe trailer for the upcoming second half of season 4.

The trailer is in the form of rapid-fire clips from the season, some we’ve seen before, and some we haven’t. It looks like we’re going to be experiencing a lot more of the other universe going forward, which is fine, because this was something sorely lacking in the first half of the season. IMHO, I think it’s time we caught up with Walternate and Fauxlivia.

Interestingly enough, Fox is at least attempting to give the impression that the pace will pick up in the new episodes.

The season so far has been a bit slow, mostly focusing on Olivia and Lincoln, with a lot of character development for everyone. It feels like the beginning of a new show, full of the need to expose the audience slowly to the characters and places. They’re not explaining the basic premises, but it’s clear the writers feel we need a strong introduction to this new world - which leaves me to believe we’ll inevitably be stuck here. This is Peter’s new reality, and he will never get back ‘home’.

Read the entire TG Daily article here.
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One Degree of Fringe: Michael Eklund Going To Alcatraz

Jan 4, 2012 05:33 PM ET

by Natalie Abrams

Fringe's Michael Eklund and Smallville's Eric Johnson have been tapped to portray escaped prisoners on Fox's new drama Alcatraz, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.


J.J. Abrams' new sci-fi series centers on a cop (Sarah Jones) and a team of FBI agents who track down a group of missing Alcatraz prisoners and guards who have reappeared in the present day after disappearing 30 years earlier.

Michael Eklund won won Best Guest Performance in a Drama Series at The Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia Leo Awards in June 2011 for his portrayal of Milo Stanfield in episode 303, 'The Plateau.'

Read the entire tvguide.com article here.

John Noble and Jasika Nicole To Appear At Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo

Official Press Release


John Noble, also known as Denethor in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, and Jasika Nicole also known as Egypt in Take the Lead, have joined the Calgary Expo's already star-studded line-up.

Fringe, having been on the air since 2008, has become an incredibly successful television series, having been compared to such sci-fi hits as The X-Files and Altered States.

"Both John and Jasika have a lot to offer our convention," states Event Director Kandrix Foong. "Not only are they talented actors but they are both talented artists in their own right, which is something that the Calgary Expo has always worked to support from day one."

Priding itself on supporting the arts, the Calgary Expo strives to bring in local, national and international artists to showcase their work in Artist Alley. The Artist Alley section of the exhibition offers these talented individuals an opportunity to demonstrate their skills to both fans and fellow artists. The Calgary Expo will also be featuring panels and workshops that will include topics such as breaking into the arts industries, portfolio critiques and so much more.

The Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo will be held April 27 – 29, 2012 at the BMO Centre, Stampede Park, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Read the entire article here.

John Noble Wins Best Dramatic Actor in TV.com's 'Best of 2011'

A big congratulatory shout-out to John Noble today, for winning the 'Best Dramatic Actor' category in TV.com's recent 'Best Of 2011' contest.

We here know how oustanding John Noble's performances have been since the show aired 4 seasons ago, and it's always lovely when the voters notice also.

Congratulations, John!

See who John Noble beat in his category by clicking here.

Ten Actresses To Watch in 2012

Our picks for the actresses who will take next year by storm.
By Sax Carr
December 31, 2011

 Jasika Nicole has very little to complain about as a cast member of the show "Fringe." However she may be getting lost in the sea of John Nobel, Anna Torv, and Joshua Jackson (he’s dreamy). Still, over the course of four seasons Nicole has only gotten better. And the writers of "Fringe" have noticed, pushing her to the forefront more and more as things progress. Her portrayal of both Astrid and red universe Astrid (who has at least some form of Autism) deserve more than subtle praise. It may have to wait until she moves on from "Fringe" (let that never happen), but Nicole will be everywhere in 2012.

Read the entire Craveonline.com article here.

Fringe Teaser: The Wait Is Almost Over

Here is the latest teaser video for the winter premiere of the Fringe episode "Back To Where You've Never Been", airing January 13 at 9/8c on FOX. Only 10 more days!

The Perfect Day, Proposal For A Bishop Family Genealogy, and The Importance Of Being Markham

‘The child is father to the man.’
How can he be? The words are wild.
Suck any sense from that who can:
‘The child is father to the man.’
- Gerard Manley Hopkins

I'm my own grandpa
I'm my own grandpa
It sounds funny I know
but it really is so
Oh, I'm my own grandpa.
- "I’m My Own Grandpa” (popular song)


I keep coming back to The Dream.

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Fringe Makes Tv Addict's Top 10 Shows List for 2011

December 29, 2011
by Tiffany Vogt

FRINGE

Another television series that pushed boundaries and expectations this past year was FRINGE. Regularly underestimated, FRINGE continues to provide astoundingly well-conceived and brilliantly portrayed stories that also challenge our perceptions about the world around us. The dual-universe stories and the mirroring of its characters in two different worlds is enthralling. It also challenges us to rethink what we think we know about the characters introduced in the first season and how they have evolved. Most shows are content to create their characters fully-formed early on, but in FRINGE’s case, with each episode, the core characters changed with a chameleon-like grace and astound us all over again — even now that the series is in its fourth season. Credit goes the writers who created them and the stars Anna Torv, John Noble, Josh Jackson, Jasika Nicole and newcomer Seth Gabel for their stunning ability to seamlessly transition between their multi-faceted and increasingly fascinating characters. It has never been more fun to watch the kaleidoscope spin and see where everyone lands up next and who he or she may be next. Science fiction is an enigma in and of itself, yet FRINGE makes it look effortless and exciting.

Read the entire TvAddict Top 10 List here.

Happy Birthday, Lance Reddick!

From all of us here at Fringe Television, we wish you a very Happy Birthday in all the universes!

Fringe Rewatch 406: And Those We've Left Behind

Join us during the fall/winter break every Friday for our Fringe Winter Rewatch.

In my opinion, Fringe is a long-running mystery that will never give up it's secrets until the very end. It used to be a private escape. But today, it's very hard to throw away an episode after watching. I missed that a lot. So I appreciate the time taken to set up the season for all the players involved. From a storyteller's point of view, I need episodes like these to establish where the characters are. Here Peter is embarking on a journey all his own.

It is weird that much of what I imagined has come true. I am not referring to Olivia not knowing Peter. I have come up with that scenario myself in fan fiction. What I imagined was a train coming from nowhere, not so much from the past.

On with the episode. Is it a dream, or a memory? Part of the future vision Peter saw in season 3's The Day We Die. The perfect day in the park for Peter until Olivia tells him, "Too bad it has to end." Why? "You can't ignore the problem, Peter. Ignoring it won't make it go away." What's the problem? "You, Peter. You are the problem."

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