FRINGE - A Hidden Sci-Fi Gem
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- For this fourth installment in the Hidden Gem series, we take a look at Fringe. The heavily X-files inspired urban based sci-fi series which I usually don't go for, instead choosing to favour space opera shows like Babylon 5 or Star Trek. But Fringe not only surpasses The X-Files it's the only urban based sci-fi show I will pretty much ever need to watch and this video will show why.
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Fringe was rather bad.
I rewatched the first Episode a while ago and it's way too simple, but also, apparently the warped mindsets of some creators are seen in some characters.
There's a Rapist's Friend that defends him, and he's left alone as if discussion is over and he won the discussion.
Sometimes kinda disturbing, and not in the right way.
When is season 6 fringe going to start? I started watching fringe after a seen a clip from season 4 on tiktok. Started watching fringe from season 1 and just frinished season 5 took me about 3 weeks i was hooked to the show 👍
Could you please do one of these on Gene Roddenberry's Earth final Conflict.
There's a reason no one talks about the show anymore...created by JJ Abrams. This might well be the best thing he's put him paws on but alas Lost and the Star Wars debacle mar anything with his name attached.
Fringe is a flat out Masterpiece. One of my favorite Sci-fi shows.
Fringe and Continuum are really good SiFi that most people are not aware of.
@@garenson Exactly. Continuum is very underrated. Another good one is Dark Matter.
@@shaneblackburn8910 With The Expanse and Dark Matter the SiFi Channel killed its best programming at the time. Luckily The Expanse got picked up by Amazon. I've never invested time in watching something on SiFi Channel after that though. With very few exceptions I decided to binge watch TV series after their complete run. I've been led on and disappointed by excellent series being cancelled way to often by now. Dark Angel, Firefly, Dark Matter to name only a few.
Remembered the Fringe being the only sci fi series that my family as a whole actually watched from start to finish (they really dont like sci-fi movies/TV series in general, were more into Drama/K-drama type movies/series) and really liked it.
Later seasons are kinda suck though.
...also, I thought Fringe's final season was one of the best finales ever. They used everything from their past to fight the future, it was EPIC!!
When you realize that the final season was rushed together fuelled only by fans demand, you appreciate just how epic it was.
@@pee-buddy I didn't hear anything about that & I watched the show when it first aired, from pilot to finale. I still think it was epic, & well written.
I think the only thing missing from the final season was that they should have used the white tulip message in the last episode. There was even a perfect place to fit it in.
Oh man, I still remember the finale like it was yesterday. What a show.
I was mind-blown by the first seasons, fking loved it but towards the end felt like they tried to bite more than they could chew with these universal conflicts and futuristic villains opposed by only a group of us people?? (anyway watched it 10+ years ago in a rush cause my gf loved it so much so i don't remember much)
I watched the entire series in 2 weeks in the fall of 2020. An epic pandemic binge. I was so burned out, I couldn’t binge anything for another six weeks. So many layers and so well-put together. I recommended it to a friend and she started watching so I’m starting a rewatch. Hopefully, I can pace myself this time, but I doubt it!
Fringe will always have a special place in my heart. I was going through a strange period of my life. Watching this helped me and opened up my eyes showing there is more and helped me break that shell I had at that time.
Did anyone notice that the Observer is in most of the background crowd scenes throughout the entire series. Just look at all the crowds and there they are. BOOM!
every other year i think about fringe what an amazing show it was.
how can anyone not like Anna Torv, ugh
Anna Torv is in Mindhunter, still great.
@@hinxlinx she's secondary there tho
I know, RIGHT!!! Beautiful and talented. Down right perfect for this roll.
Her ex-husband?
@@SpaceCattttt are we talking personal life or acting abilities?
If you didn't have a chance to watch Fringe, watch Fringe. There's nothing else I can say. Just watch it. It's fantastic!
This is my fav show - ever ... I've rewatched countless times.
Watched this series several times already. One of my all time favorite series...
I love how Fringe always tries to give you an almost scientific explanation about the most strange and unimaginable events.
Walter, Peter and Olivia deal with the so-called "fringe science", inexplicable phenomenons which could simply be ordinary in the near future, exactly how stem cells were something new and mysterious in the 80s but they are used in various therapies today.
This idea is what fascinated me most nearly ten years ago. Fringe encouraged my interests in science, my curiosity about the unknown, my tendency to research answers. Fringe made me think about the potentialities of science in explaining everything we do not know and the vastness of its applications in ways we can not even imagine. Also, the philosophical questions raised by Fringe opened my mind. Certainly this series is one of the reasons I am studying something scientific in university now.
I want to point out something about the opening sequence. It changes to reflect what that episode is about. Moreover, the opening as well as the episodes hide various symbols and sentences. There is an amazing amount of attention to details.
Each episode contains some reference to the upcoming one. I've not found all of them, often they're quite subtle.
One of my favorite TV shows. It does get really odd after a few seasons but its a definite must-watch for scifi geeks.
Walter will be many peoples favorite character he plays his part perfectly and hilariously.
Fringe is free to watch now from Freevee’s streaming partners like Amazon Prime.
I have started watching and oh dear lord. I couldn't stop watching.. I am on a fringe marathon and eventhough my head feels like it is gonna flash millions of nightmares because of the overdose of this series, I'm still watching it... one day, and 15 episodes is not a joke yeah?!
WE'RE BINGING ON THIS RIGHT NOW!!! How funny that I just found this video.
Thank you. I think people slept on FRINGE.
Fringe didn't slip through the cracks it was a *massive* deal. Also everybody talks about it. So much so they keep talking about bringing it back. The reason Anna Torv didn't get a long strong of work off the back of Fringe is precisely because she played such an iconic character in Fringe.
The saddest thing about the show is that most of the people who are watching this video have already watched it.
The show just never got shown or brought to platforms and services like Netflix so it never got to have more fans
I'd love to see the 'restart/continuation' of Fringe, Dark Matter, Warehouse 13,. Caprica was also a very underrated sci-fi series. Good video!
Fringe is one of my favorite shows to watch over and over, and the only reason i still keep my Amazon Prime
THANK YOU for this! I talk about this show all the time. It's still one of my favourite series of all time despite a slightly 'extra' fifth season IMO. This show definitely was one that wasn't meant to last for 10 seasons, so I'm glad it ended while it was still on top. I loved these characters and their ongoing growth. For having such crazy and complicated story/plot arcs, it was so easy to follow, didn't feel dumbed down, and remained thoughtful. The world JJ created here was so easy to just... trust the madness. And Walter explaining the fringe science concepts never ceased to amaze me. (Also the bloopers are still some of my favourites. LOL) When I changed my name I chose Lee as my middle name as a nod to Lincoln Lee on this show.
Fringe is on amazon prime’s indian version and also available on DVD. I just finished show today loved it.
I absolutely loved Fringe and was actually pleasantly surprised that my wife, who is no sci fi fan by any means, was also enjoying it. I think the depth of the characters and the brilliant overall intrigue is one of the reasons she liked it.
But unfortunately, we did not get treated to the whole thing on French speaking television (can't remember at which season they stopped airing it). I'd love to binge it if I can find it somewhere.
I loved how every episode started and ended with a scream
Anna's imitation of L Nemoe is fantastic!
Fringe was, and still is, my all-time favorite tv show, for all the reasons set out here in this video. I didn't actually catch up to it until part way through season 2 during the first run. This is DEFINITELY a binge-worthy show.
Whenever asked about where to begin, I have recommended to people to watch episode 2.18 'White Tulip' first. It's a brilliant mostly stand-alone story with a barely mentioned thread of the overall story arc woven through it. It guest stars the great Peter Weller.
This episode got me hooked immediately and should do the same for anyone else. At that point, go back to the beginning and watch everything in order (including White Tulip again.)
Happy bingeing!
One of my favorite representations of the bootstrap paradox ever depicted
This show was so underappreciated. So underrated... The 5th season should be 6th and they should make the 5th season now and change/edit/add some bits throughout the whole series as they would if it wasn't for FOX forcing them to do other stuff. Amazon or Netflix would pay for it and then the whole series would be released again as 'Fringe - Creators Cut' or something. This show was so under the radar, that now it would found a whole new audience!
I’ve watched Fringe about 6 times all the way through and it’s better every single time. It’s a masterpiece
Fringe is the best sci-fi show ever! I'm watching it for the 4th or 5th time right now and I'm still excited
Love Fringe. Twice a year I binge watch the show. 💯💗
Ohh I actually remember the TV advertising for this. We couldn't watch it in my own country with out paying for a sky digital box, plus subscription. So I never actually got to watch it.
Definitely going to give a watch now.
My most favorite series of all time
Somewhere around the 4th episode I realized that guy in the suit and hat kept making a background cameo. We then watched for him in every episode. I also read that the different symbols used in each episode (for commercial breaks, I assume) were actually a basic substitution cipher that when converted spelled a word or name that related to that episode. I didn't solve that myself--I thought I saw a pattern so I googled it instead. I now wish I'd spent the time trying to solve it; just one more thing that would have made the show enjoyable.
Nice to see a channel that actually likes sci-fi.
You acknowledged who Strarship Trooper is good. It doesn't have to be a dirty little secret anymore.
This is one of my top all time shows. This along with Buffy the Vampire Slayer are my forever favourites.
Don't forget that you can borrow discs from the library! Once it's open again.
Kinda late but: I loved the show while it was airing and bought the whole series on bluray as each season came out but over the past ten years have never made it past the third season on a rewatch. I eventually realized that I loved the show for the opportunity to watch the cast (who are all amazing) but the writing just lost me more and more as time when on. Fringe didn't jump the shark, they created a shark breeding program to have enough sharks to jump from season three onward. I definitely give them a huge amount of credit for being brave enough to just go for it with respect to reinventing itself every season and moving the plot forward (hence watching and then buying it) but looking back I just didn't like where it went.
Fringe is a fantastic show!!! Love the characters especially John Noble's portrayal of Walter Bishop
I have a box set of DVDs!
Well worth it, I rewatch every few years or so...
And it Absolutely is a shame Anna Torv isn't in more stuff!
Besides simply being very attractive she is an outstanding actor as well and brought real depth to that character...
In all fairness, I didn't expect it at first and she gave it her all throughout the shows entire run also...
Definitely one of my favorite shows ever.
Available to watch on Amazon Prime, viewed through IMDB with commercials
this show is one of my all-time favourites, abd btw I think that SG-U was the best of all the SG family
Subbed for this amazing review of this masterpiece show.
To me the best sci-fi series by far.... I miss too much FRINGE
Best show ever ..season 5 fits with tons of call backs and foreshadowing..
Yes! It was one of my favorite
Me, a 13 year old : yes, finally someone who talks about it. IT IS A GEM. Masterpiece. Long live Walter Bishop
Then you should become a scientist and research the String Theory. Which allows for Alternate, and Multiple Universes.
The most widely accepted theory is the Particle Theory. You know, a single particle that Bang Banged the known universe into existence. Yeah well, turns out Quantum Physics has some problems with that theory.
I can't explain it all here, of course. But it is a very interesting subject, and who knows. Maybe one day you will be able to punch a whole into another universe.
Best show i have rewatched it 5 times.
I don't understand how you're calling this hidden. It was one of the Primetime shows on Fox for several seasons. It got cut short and they had to rewrite the last season but it was in no way a hidden show. One of my favorites by the way and I have it on DVD.
Hidden? Not in this house.
I watch fringe all the way through every year or two.
Love me some Walter Bishop
Love this one. As of Sept 2022, it's on HBOMax
"fringe is better urban sf than x-files"
good, it would be strange if x-files would be a good urban sf, when it is not an urban sf, it is a detective story with a slight twist with something out there, of course this only applies to the first or maybe the first few season, the later ones forget the part that we and they do not know if anything is out there, and clearly show the monster of the horror movie, killing any suspense it had as an unseen thing.
Best fucking show so glad to finally find someone talking about it
Totally loved this show!!
5:56 Waiting for a good ship can be rewarding once it sails. Titanic-like “Jump the shark” plot devices are difficult to enjoy, especially when you know they’re doomed.
Loved the series. A wee bit cringe at the end, but still a gem. Still keep all the complete seasons on 4TB portable HD. One of these days I'm gonna move 'em to an SSD--when it's no longer so expensive to purchase. Lol.
You should definitely see Dark ASAP
WALTERNATE - greatest character name EVER, no one else need apply.
Nobles perfromance was incredible, up there with Peter Jurassic as Londo and Andreas Katsulas as G'Kar as the best character performances of all time.
Leonard Nimoy though, sadly hes just so entrenched as Spock its hard to see him as anything else.
Season 5 was ok. It wrapped up the issue of the Observers.
Babylon 5 had 4 epic seasons and floundered after the climax of s4 :)
Was a great show and glad I watched it all
That was an incredible show
Walter Bishop one of the best characters ever on tv and John Noble's acting on this show was epic.
yes!
I just started watching it and yeah i totally agree!
He is my 3rd fav character ever on tv.
Amen, Fringe was my favorite show when it was on. The stories and acting was top notch and the visual and make up effects were also great. John Noble should have gotten an Emmy award for his performance, especially the episodes where Walter was dealing with the loss of Peter, and when he was going insane. His acting is just amazing in this show and even when he plays evil characters like in "Sleepy Hollow" he is just superb. I miss Fringe and wish they would do a movie or something as a follow up. I even love the opening credit song, I listen to it often.
I became so attached to Walter Bishop. My favorite character of any show i,ve ever watched.
Astrif, give this man a prize!
Fringe was the first TV series I was obsessed with. I was 14 years old when it first aired! I miss it so much. Such a great series.
Is fringe cancelled
@@thisaldesilva7320 Yes. Many years ago.
Free on Amazon prime
Walternate, the greatest name ever given to a character in anything.
Fauxlivia isn't a bad runner-up
@@robinw77 I have a game of Rimworld that I started yesterday, tribal with 5 starting colonists: Walternate, Fauxlivia, Peter, Astro, Captain Broyles. And in the 1st 2 weeks Fauxlivia and Peter hooked up and so did Astro and Broyles.
And Meana!
"You fell right into her vagenda!"
Or something like that..
@@Gainn That was a good one :)
I always thought the cow was very underrated as a character actor !
Marty! Ur so right🐄
The legend that is gene
@@GeneralSpooda "She always did moo loudly, especially after a meal"
GENE
I like how the show plays it off like it's weird to have a cow at a university in the first episode. I'm like "Universities do this a lot". Maybe not Ivy League schools,I have no experience with that, but pretty common at any school with animal husbandry or biology.
Walter Bishop is the OG Rick Sanchez. I really think that this show inspired some parts of Rick and Morty.
ON POINT, Sr! Also Peter looks so much like Morty.
I always pick up on things Rick says and whisper "so Walter" to myself
I wouldn't be surprised. This show doesnt get the credit it deserves.
Fringe is what I think of whenever I watch Rick And Morty!
Yeah... We call him "Drama Rick".
Walter kind of mindblew himself to depression xD
I couldn't agree more! Fringe is a brilliant series which deserves consideration by any sci-fi fan. And John Noble should have earned an Emmy. Glad you highlighted this gem of a show.
Just one Emmy? This show did run for five seasons.
Emmy, agreed. Noble out acted everyone on TV at the time. It was a masterclass in complexity without becoming aloof and distasteful. You understood every action and reaction as his character unfolded over the seasons.
@@spacecadet35 Fringe was rather bad.
I rewatched the first Episode a while ago and it's way too simple, but also, apparently the warped mindsets of some creators are seen in some characters.
There's a Rapist's Friend that defends him, and he's left alone as if discussion is over and he won the discussion.
Sometimes kinda disturbing, and not in the right way.
Sometimes i feel like the only person who knows about it as i never met anyone who watched it. The moment where the woman gets pregnant and dies giving birth to a baby that grows adult and dies all in a span of 40 mins stuck in my mind forever
The way Walter would switch from vague and unsure and softly spoken, to all of a sudden becoming certain about something, adopting a deeper, louder, commanding voice, sometimes dripping with disdain - just brilliant stuff.
That and all the yummy-looking food he was constantly eating - it's done nothing for my diet!
Anna Torv is excellent in this. Saying that, all 3 leads are great.John Noble gives a stellar performance - when they start jumping between the 2 universes and he plays 2 completely different people. It’s brilliant acting for a TV show.
It’s actually playing on TV right now - on Pick.
Asterisk also did an amazing job performing her alternate version
Everyone that got to do two different, but the same characters did amazing, honestly. You could tell they were different but did some things the same. Perfect casting in my opinion.
@@nighttaco10blooperton8 I also loved the episode with the Professor investigating himself in the other universe. Him saying he felt the darkness too, and probably would have also been a serial killer if he hadn't met a woman with a very kind soul.
We are big fans of Fringe and we agree, this gem deserves more coverage! We recommend the show to people when we can. Thanks for giving this wonderful series a well-deserved place in the spotlight :)
I do the same. It's a wonderful show. There is another series on Amazon that explores alternate universes, which is well worth exploring. The first season comes with prime however craftily the second is on another pay per view channel. Worth watching all the same, at least the first season.
@@gunner678 Care to share what's it called?
@@gunner678 i second the "What show is that?" request. Colour me intrigued.
I'm currently rewatching Fringe and it is as good as I had in memory. Fringe actually made me study science, this show is underrated!!
They don't make TV like that anymore. Fringe was a true master peace.
Anna Torv grows on me in this series, especially when comparing happy Olivia and grumpy Olivia. But like you say, it is the Steward of Gondor who steals the show.
Anna is amazing, i adore her. Such a cutie 😍🥰
All three feeds from each other, but Walter takes the cake! And each show grows into a crescendo and their characters evolving is natural and organic. I personally love the fact that the resolution of their interpersonal issues isn’t resolved right away, but slowly is resolved like in real life (I.g. Olivia - Peter - fauxlivia relationship)
nimoy olivia, "evil" but not really olivia, she has the most different roles that she pulls off, believable, and noble has the most nuanced drama still, and peter is still good at playing both off aand being his own character(through lets face it, astrid is playing walter the best off) , And a good closure to nemoys career, that likable and warm and smart and funny, but highly dubious character, that had awesome chemestry with walter.
Also nina, among astrid and broyle, outstranding support cast and her being as dubious as bell, but warm.
Plus Anna is insanely attractive. Her looks alone are a good enough reason to watch this show lol
Walter Bishop: "Excellent let's make some LSD"
This was the quote I remembered the most from when I watched it years ago. I was surprised to find out that was an episode 1 quote when I watched it last week.
"It's easy to see Walter Bishop as a villain in another show..."
Yes....another show...😉
😂😂😂
That's what I thought.
Spoilers!!!!
lol
ICHABOD, just pretend you are talking about that show. MUST. OBFUSCATE...
i dont get it...
@@anonumosGirl never watched Fringe?
Coincidentally, I'm watching all five seasons on Amazon right now, and got my mom hooked on the show. Loved this show in its hey day. Astrid Farnsworth is one of the most underrated characters.
YES! ASTRO is the best. And the actress Jasika Nicole is super nice too, she replies to my geek-outs on Instagram. I hate to bother celebs but I HAD TO tell her how much I love her character!
@@tirthvaishnav4551 I followed her too this past week just to tell her how much I appreciate Fringe and Astrid - and she is a total sweetheart.
Astrid and alt-Astrid were both great.
No lie me too.. finishing season 3
@@tirthvaishnav4551 was disappointed by the last season... got awkward
Fringe to me proves that remakes are overdone, it could have easily been an X files remake but instead it was its own thing and was great.
There was a time where you could track down old message boards where Sci-Fi fans were planning to hatewatch it for being a ripoff of the X-files. In the early days they found plenty of things to complain about, before the struggle gave way to submission and they reluctantly yet somehow excitedly give themselves, and each other, permission to like the show, until it's basically a Fringe fanboard.
I wasn't there at the time, but someone linked me the archive once, it was a hilarious read.
futurestoryteller I need the link this sounds hilarious
I've never seen Xfiles.
1. I guess. Because I don't believe in aliens. (No offense)
2. Because there was no mystery to it. You just know each episode is going to be connected to aliens somehow. Which makes any more than one episode, very Boring as your just telling the same old story over and over again.
3. And yeah, okay. It may have something to do with the fact that I use to go hunting for aliens, and Sasquatch. And never found anything to shoot at. ... though I did find a footprint 👣. But that was a long time ago.
in light of how badly GoT screwed the pooch ; Fringe sticking the landing so well, makes me love it even more. Worth a re-watch.
Fringe beat Game of Thrones in one but very important way, It had a good ending. No one I know of was satisfied in anyway with how GOT ended, it was one of the worst endings to a great show ever made. I want the guys behind the show be constantly followed with a Bell rung and told "Shame" like what happened to Cersei. I can't even rewatch that show anymore knowing how it ends, total rushed garbage.
Same with breaking bad. Perfect ending. Literally every season of BB was better than the ones before it. That's so impressive and why BB is the GOAT
@@HugoStiglitz88 honestly fringe is more interesting to me.. I love scifi and hate crime
When the observer came into the scene I went through all the episodes looking for his appearance. That was a great idea/concept to make watching the series fun and exciting.
Yeah it was. How many did you manage to spot w/o having to look up where he was? I manged to spot 2 (not counting the times we were supposed to see him)
@@natehigman3987 bro there is an observer in literally every episode. I remember the comment section from the streaming service i was watching it on and people were always competing with time stamps who noticed the observer first. Without exception there is an observer in each episode.
@@floreaciprian9742 I know there is one in each episode, however I only manged to spot 2, without hints or it being SO obvious that they was nearly impossible to NOT spot.
There was a blatant X-files reference in Season 2 Episode 1, wherein Broyles is facing the Senate hearing and the committee chairman says, "The old "X" designation, and your Fringe investigations have been indulges in the federal budget for over half a century."
Fringe is one of my favorite shows of all time. Anna torv was my first crush on tv. I also recommend 12 monkeys the tv show!
Yessss!!! Love Fringe but love 12 monkeys even more
I highly recommend Person of Interest as a hidden gem show. It has a similar structure to Fringe in terms of story telling. Maybe not your usual sci-fi show (if at all) but it's built around A.I and it's capabalities and how it effects soceity as a whole. Has very interesting concepts as well as numerous questions to think about, becoming evermore relevant these days. While i think season one is also very good, don't be fooled by it, because it starts out as a "case of the week" crime show with an interesting idea, but as the show starts to focus more and more on "The Machine" it really becomes a full on A.I. , cyberwarfare, orwellian kind of show. Also the actors IMO are fantastic and this time they're "running around" in NY. It also has J.J. Abrams and involved and his "mystery box" works very well here too. And the show's creator and executive producer through the whole thing is Jonathan Nolan who is Christopher's brother. They written movies together like The Dark Night and Interstellar, and he co-created Westworld which he works on now. It's definetely worth to check this show out.
Yup. Person of Interest also starts out with a "case of the week" structure with little bits of backstory and hints at the big picture sprinkled in, and the A.I. stuff eventually takes the lead. As I understand it, it was structured that way because the execs at CBS hated the idea of it being a sci-fi show, so they had to sneak it in.
Lord, I loved that show...
Yes POI never faltered.
Person of interest was awesome and had some of the best character development like root and Shaw.
Too bad that show also ended and again the last season was not so good.
would you say blindspot is a prolongation of POI?
This is still my all-time favorite series. Ever.
AGREED
it is a good series that started weak but is improving the more i watch it, it is OFC your reality almost a decade and a half later, who would have believed eh, sci fi is reality after all just matter of time.
Fringe was one of the best shows of all time I loved it and was happy to see Peter and Olivia get together as a family.
Think Fringe is on Prime but with commercials
It is
Yes, imdb tv
To get the DVD or BLUERAY version for less is not that complicated I bought the first four seasons used. Still love the show
Currently (2/22) watching Fringe for the first time. Season 4 episode 4 stars Chadwick Boseman, baby faced. Damn it we lost a great one. RIP King👑😔
Thank you for this - I'm a huge Fringe fan and appreciated even the left turn of Season 5. That was understandable, considering they had barely managed to be renewed for the 4th season, which was marked by a move from Thursdays to the dreaded "death slot" of Friday broadcasts. Season 4 gave closure to the mythology created and nurtured those first seasons so Season 5 - which they knew would be its last - was intended to be a stand-alone arc that told a related but not continued story.
And the acting WAS special; that John Noble (nor any other member of the cast or guest stars) was never even nominated for an Emmy is outrageous. As for its popularity, a show of this sophistication required viewers that were equally perceptive which leads one to assume a lot of viewers were time-shifters (I certainly was), recording the show to be watched another time, so the ratings would never accurately reflect the actual viewership.
That beats me, too. At least he got several nominations for other awards and won the Saturn Awards and Critic's Choice Television Awards once each.
I love his portrayal of Walter with all the subtleties and nunances, it really is mesmerizing.
When I first read "time-shifters" I thought you meant understanding the show due to experiencing time non-linearly. Oh, yes, "recordings"!
I suspect the viewership was probably low in actuality; otherwise, this wouldn't be listed under hidden gems even now. I don't say that happily because this show is so fantastic. I wouldn't rate it above X-Files as Rowan does, but it is one of my favorites and certainly equal to X-Files. (I'm comparing it to the first 6 seasons of X because there was a definite drop off in quality after season 6).
It’s 2024 and Fringe is still my most favorite series of all time! I probably watch it about 4-5 times a year. I cry every time laugh every time and the story always draws me in!
I'm now in the middle of the Fringe season 3. It's a great show with very interesting concepts. I'd love more episodes in style of season 1, to be honest, because "the monster of the week" usually was a creation or consequence of science taken to the most extreme fringes, nomen omen, and I'd love to see more of that...
Loved this show and bought the bluray box years ago. One of my favourite sci-fi series of all time. Great writing, great acting. The show will make you laugh and cry and want more. It was good to see Anna Torp in Mindhunter, which I don't think has been renewed for another series sadly.
Although they have been very clear in stating Mindhunter has NOT been cancelled, the actors and crew have been released from their contracts because producer David Fincher has prioritized finishing his next film, "Mank", about Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, starring Gary Oldman. It took two years for Season 2 to be produced so there may be hope that a Season 3 will eventually come about, but releasing everyone could result in a very different looking show; considering how most actors hate being out of work, many may no longer be available to return.
Watch Anna Torv as the lead in the Aussie series Secret City. It's a political thriller where she plays a journalist! It's on Netflix. You can see shades of Dunham in her role here.
@@tirthvaishnav4551 I started watching that myself because of Anna...it turned out pretty dry, with Australian politics, and I bnever made it past Ep.3. She was great in it though.
There is a brief line when Broyles is being questioned as to Fringe division should remain open, X-files is mentioned suggesting they share a universe.
Umm....nope.
That was in Season 2, Episode 1
Yep, "the old X designation" or similar words, in a scene where Broyles faces a hearing similar to those Skinner was always dealing with.
Careful watching reveals several stories and concepts repurposed from x-files, that the viewer is free to play with and create their own headcannon.
For instance, the orifice-sealing mutagen in Fringe is suspiciously similar to the manner in which the rebel alien faction in X-Files made themselves immune to Black Oil.
Perhaps someone in ZFT had access to the files and research done a decade or two earlier?
This hidden Gem series is slowly becoming my to be watched list.
I think the marketing for this show is one of the reasons it not well remember. I remember seeing a bunch of commercials making this show out as a CSI clone but with ghost
The Hidden Gem vids are also some of my favourites to make :)
Marketing isn't the only issue. Science Fiction simply has a hard time doing well on prime time television. I've noticed as someone who isn't living in the US that Americans don't enjoy science fiction as much on TV. A lot of potentially amazing sci-fi shows have been cut off early because ratings weren't high enough. People more love to watch either a good comedy or something such as NCIS, CSI, Criminal Minds or Law and Order. But any promising science fiction show eventually dies out fast.
Tbh the first season (the first half of it, at least) does kinda feel like an X Files knockoff. But it does gain a more clearly defined personality and takes a cool route from beginning to end. Highly recommended.
I actually think the X files vibe was deliberate. This along with the early episodes being 'monster of the week' type stories was, I think , an attempt to bring viewers into something that was different but not unfamiliar. Once people were drawn into the series the writers could do the more compelling and complex arc stories. Mind you, it's worth appreciating that the second episode of season 1 (about the amber), appeared as just another stand-alone episode but in fact was critical in the main story.
@@apkk5594 Yeah they were clearly finding their groove for the first season, as all shows do. 1.14 "Ability", for me was the turning point when it became clear how vast their premise is. It really is my favorite show of all time.
Fringe, one of the best shows ever.
The progression in Fringe is great! It's just awesome store telling with good pace. A lot of events in this show tie together and actually adds to the main story line. It's like they know the ending and work around that to make sure they're on path. This show respect the audience intelligence and doesn't waste our time.
everyone I tell about this show just don’t believe how good it is and ignore me their loss
Hidden? Not really. And quite the gem.
This is a cool series you have here: take a closer look at Person of Interest. My fav show, definitely heavily underrated.
I've been meaning to watch that for so long! Looks super interesting and has a lot of talent I admire behind it - but somehow, I never saw it brought up anywhere... seems like PoI had a similar fate to Fringe in many ways (5 seasons, Bad Robot, loyal fanbase but no mainstream success in spite of deserving more attention)
Person of Interest is another incredible show with incredible characters.
Words cannot describe my love for this show
Same thing, i probably watched the entire show more than 10 times and still love it like I’m watching it for the first time
Fringe was one of my favorite shows, but I do think there were things about it that held it back. I think the biggest reason it never took off as much as other big shows of the time was that it failed to distinguish itself quickly enough in terms of its aesthetic and format from other similar TV shows. Fringe becomes a really great show, but it doesn't start out as one. You have to slog through a whole 23-episode season of monster-of-the-week storytelling until you finally get to the season finale which is what really hooked a lot of people like me. The end of season 1 was where you finally got a strong sense of where the story of this series was going to go and what it was going to be about. But up until that point, it wasn't really anything special. And audiences have short patience. If you fail to distinguish yourself from the crowd within a couple episodes, you may be very well screwed from then on. At that point, the best you can usually hope for is to cultivate a dedicated fanbase (which this show did) without ever managing to go full mainstream. It's unfortunate, because I really believe this series was one of the best things that J.J. Abrams ever created, and certainly one of the best sci-fi shows on television in the last couple decades.
I LOVE Fringe, it was so much fun and so emotionally powerful, and the cast is just absolutely perfect! It deserves so much more acclaim that it was given! Fringe's story development and character building reminds me of another criminally underrated show Agents of SHIELD.
Also, it's streaming on Amazon Prime with ads.
Lisa Boban needs a pass to view it now. I watch a few episodes earlier this year then it states I need a stars (?) pass
I'm delighted that I have the whole series on blu-ray - only way to go, and the behind-the-scenes extras are SUPERB. There is a recording of a Comic-Con appearance by the cast and co-creator Robert Orci and the best moment was when the actors were asked to each tell what was their favorite episode. Lance Reddick said his was "Making Angels", where Astrid Farnsworth's doppleganger from the other universe crosses over to meet her (also one of my faves, too). He was so touched by actress Jasika Nicole's performance of the two characters that he breaks up on the stage while describing the moment. Seeing a show where the performers are as intense, dedicated and enthusiastic about it as the viewers are adds to my enjoyment.
@@simonockwell3485In the US on Amazon Prime it's all available, but there are ads. I don't see any request for a "pass". But you do need to be a Prime member.
@Peter Bishop If you already have a Prime membership (which you do pay for) there are still ads. It's some kind of weird partnership Amazon has with another vendor. But the ads aren't very frequent and they don't seem intrusive to me.
Can confirm. As long as you have amazon prime, you can watch the whole series with some ads. It’s really not that many ads and it compensates for what amazing show this is.