'Fringe' to return for shorter fifth and final season?

'Fringe' to return for shorter fifth and final season?
Published Wednesday, Feb 22 2012, 12:23pm EST
By Morgan Jeffery
Fringe could be renewed for a fifth and final season, reports suggest.

It is possible that the sci-fi drama will return to Fox for a shorter run, composed of just 15 episodes, according to TVLine.

The current fourth season of Fringe has seen the show struggle in the ratings, with midseason premiere 'Back to Where You've Never Been' pulling in just 2.87m viewers.

Last week's (February 17) installment 'A Better Human Being' rose slightly to 3m.

Series star Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop) recently hinted that the series could continue "off network" if Fox declines to recommission it.

"I think there's a possibility that if people just watched the show on the day and date, and if the numbers came back, [renewal] is a possibility [on Fox]," he said. "[But] the TV landscape is a different place than it used to be, so [cancellation on Fox] might not be death."


Fringe continues on Fridays at 9/8c on Fox. Sky1 airs the show on Wednesdays at 10pm in the UK.

Read the Digital Spy article here.

The TVLine article Morgan references contains spoilers, and is linked here.

FRINGE-Answers Trailer

Here is probably the most exciting promo Ari Margolis has ever done for the series.
Pass this on to everyone you know, and tell them to watch Fringe LIVE this Friday!

FRINGE - Promo for "The End Of All Things" airing FRI 2/24

Here's the newest promo vid for episode 414, "The End Of All Things," which airs this Friday.
This showed up on YouTube yesterday. Is it Friday yet?!

Fox Super Perks Contest

FOX has launched a new SUPER PERKS fan engagement initiative that offers viewers once-in-a-lifetime opportunities and connects them with insider access to their favorite shows – simply for being a FOX fan. At the end of each sweepstakes, one lucky fan will walk away with an amazing experience and may even have his/her journey documented and featured on Fox.com.

The first promotion is not Fringe related, but it is possible that there will be something Fringe-related in the future, since the Fringe cast can be briefly spotted in the video above.

To join FOX SUPER PERKS, or for more information, visit www.fox.com/superperks.

Here is the details of the current promotion:

The first of many promotions, FOX SUPER PERKS is currently offering fans a chance to win the “TOUCH World Premiere Event Sweepstakes,” which includes a chance to win a trip for two to New York City to attend the Global Screening and Q & A with Kiefer Sutherland and the cast of FOX’s new drama TOUCH on Sunday, March 18. All fans have to do to enter the sweepstakes is visit www.fox.com/superperks or the TOUCH Facebook page to complete a short entry form. For the complete official rules visit www.fox.com/superperks or www.facebook.com/TOUCHonTV.

Fans should visit www.fox.com/superperks often for the latest exclusive experiences and to enter upcoming sweepstakes including a star-studded FOX party in New York City, backstage access and tickets to FOX shows including AMERICAN IDOL, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, THE X FACTOR and the TEEN CHOICE AWARDS and more prizes to be announced.

No purchase is necessary to participate in FOX SUPER PERKS. Please visit www.fox.com/superperks to enter and to find official rules and prize information for each FOX SUPER PERKS promotion.

FRINGE-A Game Changer

Ari Margolis has given us a new, excellent video, in which the cast members talk about the upcoming Winter Finale episode 414, titled, "The End Of All Things,"which airs this Friday. Enjoy!

Fringe Observiews 4.13 A Better Human Being

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.

Screen caps from this episode are taken from fringefiles.com. Dialog is from fringepedia.net/transcripts.

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 could also have missed a few things, oh well…

3.09 Marionette

WALTER: “Do you think possibly they replaced her with a robot?”

That line had been stuck in my head since 4.09 Enemy Of My Enemy and I’m not sure why. There is no evidence that Olivia has been replaced by a shapeshifter but…

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Fringe Poll: Alt-Nina or Shape-Shifter Nina?

At the end of the Fringe episode "A Better Human Being", Nina is caught in a lie, then it is revealed that there is another Nina tied-up somewhere else with the abducted Olivia.

Since we already know that Alt Brandon in the new Red universe was revealed to be a shape shifter, it's possible that one of these Ninas is also a shape shifter - meaning that Massive Dynamic was compromised at very high levels in both universes.

Normally a shape-shifter kills their victim when they assume their identity, but we see that there is another, bound Nina still alive. This could mean either that these Next Generation shape-shifters don't need to kill their victims, or the scarier possibility that both Ninas are shape shifters!

However, there is another possibility, that they are both "real" Ninas, and the fake Nina (Nin-not?) is the Alt-Nina from the Red Universe.

I came up with seven possible combinations - what do you think is going on?

What do you think is going on with Massive Dynamic Nina and the tied-up Nina?

Fringe FBI Podcast Season 4 Episode 13

Frea, Jan, Lou, & Maximus get together after each Fringe episode in this temporarily constructed shared reality known as a podcast to discuss the Fourth Season of Fringe.

'A Better Human Being'
AKA
Peter Sees Eye To Eye With Olivia

Agenda:
1) Intros
2) Episode Easter Eggs
3) Quick Thoughts
4) Round Table
5) Episode Rating - out of 10 Genes

Intro Music: 'Lunatic Fringe' - Tom Cochrane
Exit Music: 'I'm A Believer' - The Monkees - for Max & Jan who believe in Peter & Olivia now!

Leave us feedback here or on Twitter:

Frea - @Frea_O
Jan - @happydayz3
Lou - @olddarth
Maximus - @mxpw999

Jan's Fringe Recaps can be found at NiceGirlsTV

FBI Inc Podcast graphics designed by Frea_O

On the run all the time? A commuter? Listen to our portable version

via iTunes - Alternate Reality Version.

Support Fringe: Commercials From "A Better Human Being"

This is a compilation of all the commercials (and glyphs) shown during the Fringe episode "A Better Human Being".

Please take a moment to thank the sponsors of Fringe on their Twitter and/or Facebook pages (and if possible, purchase their products!):Keep it simple, like this tweet from @Ocean5ouL:

Hey @IntuitInc, I just observed your @TurboTax commercial during #Fringe. Thanks for supporting the show. :)

For other ways to show your support for Fringe, check out other Support Fringe posts, like the weekly Twitter and GetGlue campaigns.

Fringe Easter Egg: Next Episode Clue 413

Every episode of Fringe contains a hidden "next episode clue" that foreshadows something in the following episode. In the last Fringe episode "Welcome To Westfield", the Fringe team hides out with the survivors at Coolidge High School, where the mascot is "Killer Bees"...

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Fringe Easter Egg: Slusho in "A Better Human Being"

It's been a while since we've had a blatant Slusho sighting, but not only do we get a Slusho poster on the convenience store, but it looks like Slusho has a new product: Slusho Pops.

In case you are not familiar with the infamous J.J. Abrams drink, seen in Star Trek, Cloverfield, Heroes, and even Alias, check out the Slusho website at Slusho.com.

You can see a closeup of the sign after the break:

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Fringe Easter Eggs: Observer in "A Better Human Being"

Observers make an appearance in every Fringe episode. In the Fringe episode "A Better Human Being", one can be spotted walking past the gas station store window, just as Peter enters looking for Olivia..

You can see all of the other hidden appearances of Observers here.

Here is a close-up of the observer:

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