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post #61 of 192
10/27/11 at 11:44pm
No Fringe tomorrow. I was hoping Texas would git 'er done. frown.gif Should end up dealing a hurt to Chuck's return, too, but it'll air. No word on if the episode will just be bumped to next Friday or some other date.
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post #62 of 192
10/28/11 at 11:14am
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Originally Posted by Greg_S_H View Post

No Fringe tomorrow. I was hoping Texas would git 'er done. frown.gif Should end up dealing a hurt to Chuck's return, too, but it'll air. No word on if the episode will just be bumped to next Friday or some other date.
I am guessing that FOX will just postpone the airing of Fringe episodes by one week and somewhere down the line where there had been a repeat scheduled there is a new episode now.

As far as the impact to Chuck - I doubt it would hurt it too much. Chuck fans probably will be ready to miss the first inning or so even if they are interested in the game. In any case, it should diminish expectations for Chuck's ratings.
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post #63 of 192
10/28/11 at 1:40pm
As poorly as NBC is faring this season, there may be hope for more Chuck! Though, there's something to be said for ending on their own terms. Wrong thread, I know.
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post #64 of 192
10/28/11 at 1:58pm
Just to continue the OT discussion
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Originally Posted by NeilO View Post

As far as the impact to Chuck - I doubt it would hurt it too much. Chuck fans probably will be ready to miss the first inning or so even if they are interested in the game. In any case, it should diminish expectations for Chuck's ratings.

Yeah, I think the rabidness of Chuck's fanbase will save it from taking a huge loss to the World Series. I just read that last night, Community (another show with a small but loyal following) and Parks And Recreation both had all-time series lows and about a 15% drop in ratings thanks to Game 6.

That being said, I think Chuck will do about what NBC is expecting.
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post #65 of 192
11/5/11 at 2:31pm
Yeah, Peter is back! To bad Charlie isn't returning.
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post #66 of 192
11/12/11 at 1:50pm
Have to say the ratings aren't looking good again despite my enjoyment of another great season so far. I have a feeling this will be the last year and I can only hope they give them enough notice to wrap up the story the way it should be
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post #67 of 192
11/12/11 at 1:57pm
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Have to say the ratings aren't looking good again despite my enjoyment of another great season so far. I have a feeling this will be the last year and I can only hope they give them enough notice to wrap up the story the way it should be

After getting renewed by the skin of their teeth last year and considering that they know how bad their ratings are, the producers have only themselves to blame if they don't wrap things up this year. Of course the fans will blame Fox but given how much this show costs and how terrible its ratings are, no other network would have kept it on as long as Fox has.
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post #68 of 192
11/12/11 at 2:24pm
It was good seeing Bill Dauterive, and nice that he was not evil and was not doing harm intentionally or even knowingly. I still hope the bulk of the season is with everyone knowing who everyone else is (doubtful), but it's acceptable now that they have Peter back in the mix (and now that Walter is slowing warming up to him).
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post #69 of 192
11/14/11 at 12:37am
Ratings are always hurt by sports interrupting the schedule. The networks have no one to blame but themselves when they schedule sports on a non-cable channel. The week when a show returns after an interruption is always bad.

Good episode though!
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post #70 of 192
11/14/11 at 12:33pm

Another interesting development - Peter resigning himself to the (apparent) fact he doesn't belong there. Things are too different and there's no way he can make them remember someone they never knew in the first place. His exchange with Olivia was particularly telling - she can't feel something for someone she never knew. The question is if those emotional connections are so immutable and timeless that Walter and Olivia will come to love him regardless.

 

The case of the week also had strong connection to the theme of accepting things and moving on, but I didn't find it overly didactic.

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post #71 of 192
11/14/11 at 2:15pm
But we still have an indication that the universe might pop back into place, because of the moment when Olivia was handed paperwork twice.

Plus I don't think they'd leave the viewers with such a maladjusted Walter.

Really enjoying all the opportunities these actors have had over the seasons to play the same people in totally different ways (parallel universes, different timelines, etc.). Why the whole cast doesn't have Emmy Awards by now is extremely odd.
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post #72 of 192
11/14/11 at 2:17pm
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It was good seeing Bill Dauterive, and nice that he was not evil and was not doing harm intentionally or even knowingly.

Agreed. In my mind he'd become typecast as the suburban vampire in True Blood season 2. So it was good to see him (the actor) again totally transformed into another character.
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post #73 of 192
11/14/11 at 2:31pm
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Agreed. In my mind he'd become typecast as the suburban vampire in True Blood season 2. So it was good to see him (the actor) again totally transformed into another character.

Who is Bill Dauterive? I am not familiar with him, and when I tried to look him up the only reference I could find to him is the character from King Of The Hill.
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post #74 of 192
11/14/11 at 2:49pm
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Who is Bill Dauterive? I am not familiar with him, and when I tried to look him up the only reference I could find to him is the character from King Of The Hill.

They're talking about Steven Root, who was the voice of Bill Dauterive on King of the Hill.
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post #75 of 192
11/14/11 at 2:53pm
Sorry, that's my character trait: I refer to actors by their big past roles. For instance, in Ringer, I say, "I feel bad for Reed Richards. He's the only completely decent guy in the whole show." And people say, "I thought that guy's name was Andrew Martin (played by Ioan Gruffudd)?" Early in Fringe, I probably called Peter "Pacey." biggrin.gif

Plus, there was a scene where the character Root was playing was passionately pleading for his wife to finish the formula, and he sounded just like Bill Dauterive.
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post #76 of 192
11/14/11 at 8:36pm
I think of his first as the guy from Newsradio, second as the stapler-loving guy from Office Space, and third as the guy from True Blood.

And it takes me a LONG time to know new characters names.
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post #77 of 192
11/15/11 at 10:11am
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Originally Posted by Will_B View Post

I think of his first as the guy from Newsradio, second as the stapler-loving guy from Office Space, and third as the guy from True Blood.
And it takes me a LONG time to know new characters names.

I'm with you on the first two! I then think of his character in Dodgeball.
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post #78 of 192
11/15/11 at 3:16pm
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I think of his first as the guy from Newsradio, second as the stapler-loving guy from Office Space, and third as the guy from True Blood.

Yes, Yes and Yes. smile.gif
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post #79 of 192
11/18/11 at 7:09pm
The episode in of itself wasn't all that special (though it was a solid fringe event), but then we got the kicker at the end and preview of what's coming starting January 13 ... It can't get here too quickly ...
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post #80 of 192
11/19/11 at 7:55pm
Yeah last night was a pretty boring episode.

No episodes until January??? That sucks.
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post #81 of 192
11/19/11 at 8:09pm
Thread Starter 
I wonder if the writers/ producers knew that this would be the episode before a long break, because if so, it was a horrible choice. I thought it was a very mediocre episode throughout, and even the ending didn't do anything to make me excited for the return.
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post #82 of 192
11/19/11 at 8:42pm
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I wonder if the writers/ producers knew that this would be the episode before a long break, because if so, it was a horrible choice. I thought it was a very mediocre episode throughout, and even the ending didn't do anything to make me excited for the return.

Don't quote me but I'm pretty sure the next episode was supposed to be the 'fall finale' but the World Series pre-emption bumped it. Since it's only fans watching the show, I don't know why Fox couldn't air an episode next week or the week after.
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post #83 of 192
11/21/11 at 12:32am

I could be wrong but I doubt they'd show a new episode on Black Friday (i don't pay that close of attention but most of my shows are repeats, even survivor, while new on wed, is a recap episode). But you'd think they'd know World Series Week could be a write off for new eps and plan accordingly.

 

I thought there was going to be a new ep coming. Now I'm sorry I missed the preview - I always skip these. Too often they give away too much and I prefer to walk in cold. I do watch the more expansive previews where they cover most of a season.

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post #84 of 192
11/21/11 at 5:49am
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I could be wrong but I doubt they'd show a new episode on Black Friday...

Yeah, they probably wouldn't do that but the Friday after that is still an option. Like I said though, it's basically a non-issue for Fox because the only people still watching this show are fans and they'll be back for new episodes whether they're on in 1 week or 6 weeks.
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post #85 of 192
11/21/11 at 5:09pm
Snoooore. Someone call me when they remember who Pacey is.
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post #86 of 192
11/24/11 at 1:51pm
I am surprised that Peter has not sought out the bowling ally Dude, to get the Dude's opinion on the different timelines.
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post #87 of 192
11/24/11 at 3:57pm
Maybe the Dude will give Peter a magical object.

"That rug really ties the universes together."

"What will tie what together?"

"Shut the fuck up, Donny. We're having a conversation here!"
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post #88 of 192
11/24/11 at 11:32pm
Oh my, someone needs to make a t-shirt mash up with Olivia, Peter, and Walter Sobchak in the lab.
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post #89 of 192
11/27/11 at 2:54pm
So this past Friday, Fox had the Iron Man movie on. This coming Friday Fox has College Football:Pac-12 Championship. So, while they could have easily shown it on Black Friday, they are quite committed on December 2.
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post #90 of 192
12/4/11 at 10:37am
Plenty of other networks showing new episodes this week, but FOX is showing a rerun of Fringe - "One nIght in October - the episode where they look for the serial killer on the other side.
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