"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer
Was behind in watching since the 5th episode with my long distance move from the west coast, but just got caught up. Man, I love this show. You really don't know what to expect at any time, and the acting is superb for a T.V. drama. Haven't liked a show this much since X-Files.
I got to sit in the Fringe panel at NY Comic Com yesterday and there were a few spoilers mentioned that don't ruin the series but do offer some information on what to expect in the series.
I'll put them in spoiler tags for those that don't want to know a darn thing.
First, this is no spoiler. The producer that attended (Jeff Pinkner) said that they started with the ending before they wrote the beginning of the series. He made it clear that, "We do know what's going to happen in the end of our show."
He did say that there is a lot to tell that hasn't been covered since we haven't even met Charlie's, Broyles, or Bishop's families.
Ok the spoilers
Spoiler
1. We will find out what Peter was running away from in Boston by the end of the season. Even Joshua Jackson turned to the producer and said, "Really?!" in pure shock. He didn't think they would get to that so quickly.
2. There is more than one observer. We will meet another one very soon. The producer said the cast has already met him - meaning that they've already shot the episode.
3. The observer is not an alien. Thanks for that. The producer said that they thought X-Files did a great job covering Aliens and the one rule they put on themselves before starting the series was: No aliens!
4. The producer alluded to the possibility that we have already met William Bell, the founder of Massive Dynamic.
"William Bell will be making an appearance in the series. We might have already met him."
5. Pinkner said that every member of the main cast will be in the final episode. Though he added, with a smile, that they might not look as they do now. No telling if that was really a joke.
Oh, and this Tuesday's episode is what Pinker called a "Definite Game Changer."
"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer
Anna Torv
John Noble
Joshua Jackson
Lance Reddick
Kirk Acevedo
Jasika Nicole
Blair Brown
Anna actually at one point took a picture with this kid that who begged her to wear an awkward looking hat on her head. He said that he was failing his advanced physics course and wanted to prove that two people wearing the hat could read each other's thoughts. "Even if the experiment doesn't work, I will get an A if you wear the hat." Anna said, "Really?" So she got up, took a picture, and kept the hat.
Good, fun cast and Joshua Jackson is just as in real life as he is in the show. The host was horrible and Jackson threw in a couple of subtle jabs at him much to the audience's delight.
Some more nuggets.
1. Joshua Jackson has a large diagram in his home that details every hint at the plot from the Fringe threads online. He said he originally had it in his dressing room but it got so big he had to take it home.
2. FOX tried really hard to get The Observer to appear on stage during the Inauguration of Barack Obama.
3. Pinkner said they might have to start a contest to crown a winner if someone can finally figure out the code that appears during episode breaks. Pinkner confirmed that the symbols during commercial breaks are all in code and reveal information about the plot of the series. "It is very hard to break, though," he said.
"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer
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