Fringe season 3 thread (1 Viewer)

[Hanson]

Anyone catch Bolivia's reference to the alternate Casablanca? According to urban legend, Ronald Reagan was first choice to play Sam in Casablanca. So on the other side, Casablanca was a Ronald Reagan movie that fell into obscurity, hence Bolivia's reference to, "that Ronald Reagan movie" that she never saw.

 

[NeilO]

Originally Posted by Hanson Yoo

Anyone catch Bolivia's reference to the alternate Casablanca? According to urban legend, Ronald Reagan was first choice to play Sam in Casablanca. So on the other side, Casablanca was a Ronald Reagan movie that fell into obscurity, hence Bolivia's reference to, "that Ronald Reagan movie" that she never saw.

Thanks for pointing that out. That's a nice touch. I remember hearing about that, but it didn't cross my mind when watching the episode.

 

[SWFF]

I know I'm coming to late to this party, but I just heard they were bumping the shows to Friday nights, and that Friday nights was where all shows go to die. And, another thing I just got around to hearing . . . it's getting low ratings?! Wow. Well, I would have to chalk that up to the mythology and it's deeper probe into what life is like in the parallel universe. I guess, people aren't digging those alternate episodes. Personally, I dig everything about the show, including those alternate eps.


Damn this is shitty news.

 

[Malcolm R]

Originally Posted by SWFF

. . . it's getting low ratings?! Wow. Well, I would have to chalk that up to the mythology and it's deeper probe into what life is like in the parallel universe. I guess, people aren't digging those alternate episodes.

I'm sure that's part of it. I'm still watching, but I'm definitely less interested in the show with the entire emphasis on the parallel world story. I miss the stand-alone case files. This past week's episode was more interesting, with Olivia solving the Candyman case on the other side. But it was all still wrapped in the dimensional-shifting mythology.

 

[TravisR]

Originally Posted by Malcolm R

I'm still watching, but I'm definitely less interested in the show with the entire emphasis on the parallel world story.

Same here. It's not like the show is bad but since it's safe to assume that Olivia is going to get back to her universe at some point, I've spent more time waiting (and waiting and waiting and waiting) for that to happen rather than being all that interested in what she's doing on the other side.

 

[Jeff Jacobson]

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Friday_night_death_slot

Originally Posted by Jeremiah

"The X-Files" debuted and thrived on Friday nights. If people are interested in watching "Fringe," they'll find it there.

Eh I guess so, but I probably will not watch it live, since Fridays I might go out or something. So did Friday night just become the death night for shows or has it been that in the past?

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[NeilO]

A good episode tonight. I'll have to check back again, but why wasn't that shopkeeper taken under FBI custody? Will his store be watched or bugged? I hope they address that sometime. They have to use that typewriter in another episode ...

 

[Hanson]

Whenever Anna Torv does that thing where she responds to a question by pausing with a toothy, squinty smile and then responding, "yeah" almost under her breath, it reminds me of Gilly.

 

[Quentin]

Originally Posted by NeilO

A good episode tonight. I'll have to check back again, but why wasn't that shopkeeper taken under FBI custody? Will his store be watched or bugged? I hope they address that sometime. They have to use that typewriter in another episode ...

Exactly! The guy has an inter-dimensional spy communication post in his shop...but, he's given absolute freedom to travel around? They don't search the store, him, his house, etc. for the item? A clear misstep by the writers.

 

[Greg_S_H]

The alternating of blue and red in the titles was really cool.

 

[Citizen87645]

Is a vagenda the outcome of sexpionage?

 

[Andreal]

love to watch this show this is my favroite one.

 

[Simon Massey]

Great show again - 8 for 8 in my book so far.


Guess we might be getting a few standalones now which should make others happy

 

[mattCR]

The trailer for the move to Friday in the spring is pretty funny



Here goes (damn! Had to go to source to change paragraph again

 

[spshultz]

That was FANTASTIC! I think Walter is one of my favorite characters currently on TV. And, I think he's going to be in that new "L.A. Noire" game by Rockstar.

 

[Lou Sytsma]

Love this season and an aftermath episode like The Marionette makes it even better. Fantastic episode. Anna Torv has been killing it all season and that shot of her finding Peter's MIT t-shirt in her laundry was so touching. Josh Jackson did an awesome job too and that final shot with him saying I'm sorry with the two empty lawn chairs - visual poetry.

 

[Will_B]

I'm glad Bolivia is gone... Her lighter, more casual demeanor was annoying!!! Which is a credit to Anna Torv that she can on one hand become an incredibly attractive, multifaceted character like Olivia, and on the other hand become someone you wouldn't want to know.


I worried though that the production of these past 8 episodes must have been absolute hell for the actress; she may have had about the same amount of screen time (maybe a few extra minutes each episode), but she was often the central character. The workload must have been awful.

 

[Will_B]

Does anyone else think of, and snicker about, Futurama's dubbing of the two universes " 'Universe 1' and 'Universe A' "? I wish Walter would at some point refer to their universes in the same way, as an in-joke for Futurama fans.

 

[SWFF]

Why do they call the alternate Olivia, Bolivia? I just call her Evil Olivia, where does the 'B' come from. Need enlightment.

 

[Greg_S_H]

B Universe. Bad Olivia. I think it's the former. Do they use it on the show, like they use Walternate?