I posted last week my list of shows to DVR this season, and Fringe was an unknown due to this being its rookie year. This JJ Abrams show stars Anna Torv, a female FBI agent forced to work with a scientist (Joshua Jackson, Mighty Ducks/Dawson Creek fame) to discover the source of some pretty frightening goings-on.
To begin, the production quality is top notch. The problem with SciFi is that the genre never gets much money thrown behind it but because of JJ Abrams and his history with LOST , Alias, Cloverfield etc… the studios are going to give him what he needs to make a cool show. Special effects aren’t cheesy, at times they are downright disturbing and the smaller roles are filled by known-actors not cheesy fill-ins so its good to see real money being thrown behind a show like this. Hooray Fox.
One of the main complaints about LOST (not by me) is that you sort of need to watch every episode to stay in the loop. Fringe has been set-up on purpose to not force that, so that one episode can stand on its own… thats a debatable choice in my opinion because I love the movie-like aspects of a story that doesn’t get wrapped up in 45 minutes every week, but at the same time, it can be a pain to keep up on top of everything, so I’m giving them a shot.
Joshua Jackson is awesome. Maybe he doesn’t have the range of some but he is ultra-likeable, and in this show, his character has an IQ of 190 which fits perfectly with what he plays best, the slightly cocky but equally charming young guy.
Anna Torv is eh. She’s good but there are some weird moments in the show, mostly revolving around her strange faces & reactions. However, the show is good. It’s not LOST , but what is? It definitely is fringe, in that the science is way out there, the people are slightly insane, but all in all is enjoyable.
Rather than embed this movie I’m gonna give you the link so you can watch it in high res if you feel you want to. http://www.hulu.com/watch/33786/fringe-pilot (please forgive HULU for going crazy with the ads on this show, its not normal for them, who knows)