Thread: Fringe: Season 3

Great 1st episode, glad it's back.

What started as a very interesting show about strange/fringe science events is now turning into the usual "us versus them"/ "good guys versus bad guys" show. I guess one reason is that audience testing showed more people understood simple conflict plots than harder to stay with fringe science plots.

Having worked on many shows including several science fiction shows it is much easier to write and produce conflict plots than shows that need to come up with unusual events or occurrences each week e.g. "Outer limits" or "Twilight Zone". Even "Star Trek" TV shows as a whole tried to do different manifestations each week.

I would also note in this tight cost control times that having the same actors doing their look-a-like counter role saves money. Reusing the same sets with different background mats likewise saves costs.

So it just might have been necessary to go to this plot line to get the budget down and keep the show on the air. But to me, and I only speak for myself, it remains a good show but less interesting show.

Great post GJ. Personally, this season is not as intriguing as previous seasons....but it's still early. I'm glad it's back, but I hope the show doesn't get old and stale.

I came pretty close to hitting stop and deleting last weeks episode after the first 20-minutes...but then something happened. The show took a break from the endlessly repetitive 'War of the World' theme and had itself a little paranormal adventure. While I certainly understand the show has establish the storyline for the remainder of the season, it was all getting a little stale. It was just nice to relax and enjoy a good show without all (too much) the parallel universes at war drama. Just my two-cents.

Originally Posted by riffjim4069

I came pretty close to hitting stop and deleting last weeks episode after the first 20-minutes...but then something happened. The show took a break from the endlessly repetitive 'War of the World' theme and had itself a little paranormal adventure. While I certainly understand the show has establish the storyline for the remainder of the season, it was all getting a little stale. It was just nice to relax and enjoy a good show without all (too much) the parallel universes at war drama. Just my two-cents.

I agree. I wouldn't mind a lot more episodes like this. Where either side investigates something like this, while slowly advancing the main story line.

The only part that I didn't like about last week was that we didn't get any Peter or Bishop (well the real Bishop).

Originally Posted by lakebum431

The only part that I didn't like about last week was that we didn't get any Peter or Bishop (well the real Bishop).

I miss Walter and cannot stand Walternate. Anyway, now that Dunham realizes who she really is...I wonder if she will continue to sleep with her boyfriend and take one for the team per se? I guess that's one way of her staying close to peter.

Excellent episode, but I still can't figure-out the shapeshifters...until I found this a short while ago:


Source

What do you need to know about the shapeshifters? I asked Fringe exec producer Jeff Pinkner the question. Here’s his answer: “The shapeshifters are Walternate’s ‘soldiers.’ Part organic, part mechanical — they ‘bleed’ mercury — and are able to take the shape of any human that they kill. Walternate sent them here years ago (they were able to cross universes safely because they’re not human) to act as sleeper agents.”

I missed last weeks show...will get to see a double feature later this week.