Huuuge deep dive on the show and awesome nostalgia fest for lovers of this (probably underrated) show!
I’ll never forget Walter Bishop. He’s the best mad scientist ever written.
It was great starting out but I feel it jumped the shark in a way that made it just, bland and meh. It worked when it initially was a bit more Sci than Fi, but later it upped the drama aspects and went all in on Fi with some handwavy Sci mumbo and it just lost me.
Enjoyed fringe a lot for what it was. Good cast - John noble was great. Enjoyed all the seasons. Masterpiece though? No.
Mmmm … I’m rather open to the argument of the video which is that for its time it probably did very well at the things we’ve come to value about TV more and more over time. You know, compare it to something like Marvel and Star Wars, which feel like they’re dominating the sci fi tv space at the moment. The amount of grey-ness the characters have while also being portrayed sympathetically and even endearingly without shying away from what they are … it worked for me when I watched it and I wouldn’t be surprised if it has aged rather well.
Marvel is lazy. The Orci/Kurzmann/Abrams brainchildren are clumsy.
Hard disagree. The first season was just awful.
Every fucking episode:
(Something weird happens)
“Walter! Could this be related to your research?”
(Walter acts twitchy)
“WE HAVE TO GET THIS BACK TO MY LAB!!!”
(More weirdness)
Walter: “This is just like when x in the y in 19-dickety.”
“Oh Walter! You so crazy!”
(Walter was right)
(Alien eating hot sauce)s/Alien/Man from the future/, but otherwise on point.
the last couple seasons were a slog… the show lacked cohesion
This is a show I’ve tried to get into multiple time, but I made it a couple episodes and lost interest. I’m a big sci-fi fan (all kinds), but for some reason I didn’t click with it. I hear people talk about loving it though, and it’s always sitting on my recommended list based on shows I watch. Maybe someday I’ll get through the first season.
The disrespect to Jasika Nicole has soured the show for me, and I liked it quite a bit the first time.
Anna Torv is attractive and charismatic, but finding out that Rupert Murdoch is her uncle just ruined it for me.
According to her Wikipedia, through her estranged father. You can’t pick your relatives and you’re not the same as them. Seems a superficial reason to dislike an actor.
