For those of you who are still nostalgic of the X-Files era, there is hope! I recently came across a new TV show called Fringe. Well not soooo new, it’s actually at the end of season 2. And season 3 is planned for next autumn (2010). This series is here to stay. I just hate it when I dig my teeth in a TV show and at the end of season 1, they announced that it is cancelled… Good sci-fi original shows like the Dresden Files, Surface and Invasion will never get the ending they deserved because of… who knows what? Just bad karma and CSI…
To get back on the subject, Fringe tells the story of an FBI agent Olivia Dunham played by Anna Turv) investigating strange phenomenon with the help of Peter Bishop Joshua Jackson) and his demented but highly intelligent father (John Noble) who seems to hold all the keys of science and knowledge in his twisted broken mind. A deep conspiracy will soon surface and the mystery of the Pattern will emerge. We don’t know for sure what is the Pattern, but one thing we do get to understand rapidly is that all the strange events happening are all related in some way and are converging into the apocalypse. Yeeeessss. Space travel, aliens, giant slugs are on the menu. Who do we have to thank for such a good show? J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the co-creators of Fringe. You may recognize J. J. Abrams as the man behind the remake of the Star Trek movie. So get ready: Lots of action, deep plotting, and surprising endings will keep you on the edge of your seat and beg for more.
First season is available on DVD with 20 episodes that I highly recommend. I was totally blown away by the pilot and the amount of work and effort that was put in its creation. Make-up is good, FX are awesome, stunts are impressive and the acting is solid. I really have nothing bad to say about the show except that some of the stories could be more originals. The further you get in the first season and the more it will leave you with this sense of Déjà Vu. It really has an X-Files feel to it: weird paranormal investigations, possibly a love interest between the agent and her partner Peter, an untrusting boss and a deep constipation… oups, I meant conspiracy. Anyway, I hope they get passed that and move on to what made the first couple of episodes so captivating. I want to keep this feeling of: My God what if that could really happen!
