FRINGE - A Hidden Sci-Fi Gem
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- čas přidán 16. 04. 2020
- For this fourth installment in the Hidden Gem series, we take a look at Fringe. The heavily X-files inspired urban based sci-fi series which I usually don't go for, instead choosing to favour space opera shows like Babylon 5 or Star Trek. But Fringe not only surpasses The X-Files it's the only urban based sci-fi show I will pretty much ever need to watch and this video will show why.
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@Kaagh178 iioiiiooo
Fringe was rather bad.
I rewatched the first Episode a while ago and it's way too simple, but also, apparently the warped mindsets of some creators are seen in some characters.
There's a Rapist's Friend that defends him, and he's left alone as if discussion is over and he won the discussion.
Sometimes kinda disturbing, and not in the right way.
When is season 6 fringe going to start? I started watching fringe after a seen a clip from season 4 on tiktok. Started watching fringe from season 1 and just frinished season 5 took me about 3 weeks i was hooked to the show 👍
Could you please do one of these on Gene Roddenberry's Earth final Conflict.
There's a reason no one talks about the show anymore...created by JJ Abrams. This might well be the best thing he's put him paws on but alas Lost and the Star Wars debacle mar anything with his name attached.
Fringe is a flat out Masterpiece. One of my favorite Sci-fi shows.
Fringe and Continuum are really good SiFi that most people are not aware of.
@@garenson Exactly. Continuum is very underrated. Another good one is Dark Matter.
@@shaneblackburn8910 With The Expanse and Dark Matter the SiFi Channel killed its best programming at the time. Luckily The Expanse got picked up by Amazon. I've never invested time in watching something on SiFi Channel after that though. With very few exceptions I decided to binge watch TV series after their complete run. I've been led on and disappointed by excellent series being cancelled way to often by now. Dark Angel, Firefly, Dark Matter to name only a few.
Remembered the Fringe being the only sci fi series that my family as a whole actually watched from start to finish (they really dont like sci-fi movies/TV series in general, were more into Drama/K-drama type movies/series) and really liked it.
Later seasons are kinda suck though.
Walter Bishop one of the best characters ever on tv and John Noble's acting on this show was epic.
yes!
I just started watching it and yeah i totally agree!
He is my 3rd fav character ever on tv.
Amen, Fringe was my favorite show when it was on. The stories and acting was top notch and the visual and make up effects were also great. John Noble should have gotten an Emmy award for his performance, especially the episodes where Walter was dealing with the loss of Peter, and when he was going insane. His acting is just amazing in this show and even when he plays evil characters like in "Sleepy Hollow" he is just superb. I miss Fringe and wish they would do a movie or something as a follow up. I even love the opening credit song, I listen to it often.
I became so attached to Walter Bishop. My favorite character of any show i,ve ever watched.
Astrif, give this man a prize!
I always thought the cow was very underrated as a character actor !
Marty! Ur so right🐄
The legend that is gene
@@GeneralSpooda "She always did moo loudly, especially after a meal"
GENE
I like how the show plays it off like it's weird to have a cow at a university in the first episode. I'm like "Universities do this a lot". Maybe not Ivy League schools,I have no experience with that, but pretty common at any school with animal husbandry or biology.
...also, I thought Fringe's final season was one of the best finales ever. They used everything from their past to fight the future, it was EPIC!!
When you realize that the final season was rushed together fuelled only by fans demand, you appreciate just how epic it was.
@@pee-buddy I didn't hear anything about that & I watched the show when it first aired, from pilot to finale. I still think it was epic, & well written.
I think the only thing missing from the final season was that they should have used the white tulip message in the last episode. There was even a perfect place to fit it in.
Oh man, I still remember the finale like it was yesterday. What a show.
I was mind-blown by the first seasons, fking loved it but towards the end felt like they tried to bite more than they could chew with these universal conflicts and futuristic villains opposed by only a group of us people?? (anyway watched it 10+ years ago in a rush cause my gf loved it so much so i don't remember much)
Walternate, the greatest name ever given to a character in anything.
Fauxlivia isn't a bad runner-up
@@robinw77 I have a game of Rimworld that I started yesterday, tribal with 5 starting colonists: Walternate, Fauxlivia, Peter, Astro, Captain Broyles. And in the 1st 2 weeks Fauxlivia and Peter hooked up and so did Astro and Broyles.
And Meana!
"You fell right into her vagenda!"
Or something like that..
@@Gainn That was a good one :)
I couldn't agree more! Fringe is a brilliant series which deserves consideration by any sci-fi fan. And John Noble should have earned an Emmy. Glad you highlighted this gem of a show.
Just one Emmy? This show did run for five seasons.
Emmy, agreed. Noble out acted everyone on TV at the time. It was a masterclass in complexity without becoming aloof and distasteful. You understood every action and reaction as his character unfolded over the seasons.
@@spacecadet35 Fringe was rather bad.
I rewatched the first Episode a while ago and it's way too simple, but also, apparently the warped mindsets of some creators are seen in some characters.
There's a Rapist's Friend that defends him, and he's left alone as if discussion is over and he won the discussion.
Sometimes kinda disturbing, and not in the right way.
Sometimes i feel like the only person who knows about it as i never met anyone who watched it. The moment where the woman gets pregnant and dies giving birth to a baby that grows adult and dies all in a span of 40 mins stuck in my mind forever
The way Walter would switch from vague and unsure and softly spoken, to all of a sudden becoming certain about something, adopting a deeper, louder, commanding voice, sometimes dripping with disdain - just brilliant stuff.
That and all the yummy-looking food he was constantly eating - it's done nothing for my diet!
Fringe was the first TV series I was obsessed with. I was 14 years old when it first aired! I miss it so much. Such a great series.
Is fringe cancelled
@@thisaldesilva7320 Yes. Many years ago.
Free on Amazon prime
Anna Torv is excellent in this. Saying that, all 3 leads are great.John Noble gives a stellar performance - when they start jumping between the 2 universes and he plays 2 completely different people. It’s brilliant acting for a TV show.
It’s actually playing on TV right now - on Pick.
Asterisk also did an amazing job performing her alternate version
Everyone that got to do two different, but the same characters did amazing, honestly. You could tell they were different but did some things the same. Perfect casting in my opinion.
@@nighttaco10blooperton8 I also loved the episode with the Professor investigating himself in the other universe. Him saying he felt the darkness too, and probably would have also been a serial killer if he hadn't met a woman with a very kind soul.
Walter Bishop is the OG Rick Sanchez. I really think that this show inspired some parts of Rick and Morty.
ON POINT, Sr! Also Peter looks so much like Morty.
I always pick up on things Rick says and whisper "so Walter" to myself
I wouldn't be surprised. This show doesnt get the credit it deserves.
Fringe is what I think of whenever I watch Rick And Morty!
Yeah... We call him "Drama Rick".
Walter kind of mindblew himself to depression xD
I'm currently rewatching Fringe and it is as good as I had in memory. Fringe actually made me study science, this show is underrated!!
They don't make TV like that anymore. Fringe was a true master peace.
It’s 2024 and Fringe is still my most favorite series of all time! I probably watch it about 4-5 times a year. I cry every time laugh every time and the story always draws me in!
Walter Bishop: "Excellent let's make some LSD"
This was the quote I remembered the most from when I watched it years ago. I was surprised to find out that was an episode 1 quote when I watched it last week.
We are big fans of Fringe and we agree, this gem deserves more coverage! We recommend the show to people when we can. Thanks for giving this wonderful series a well-deserved place in the spotlight :)
I do the same. It's a wonderful show. There is another series on Amazon that explores alternate universes, which is well worth exploring. The first season comes with prime however craftily the second is on another pay per view channel. Worth watching all the same, at least the first season.
@@gunner678 Care to share what's it called?
@@gunner678 i second the "What show is that?" request. Colour me intrigued.
Coincidentally, I'm watching all five seasons on Amazon right now, and got my mom hooked on the show. Loved this show in its hey day. Astrid Farnsworth is one of the most underrated characters.
YES! ASTRO is the best. And the actress Jasika Nicole is super nice too, she replies to my geek-outs on Instagram. I hate to bother celebs but I HAD TO tell her how much I love her character!
@@tirthvaishnav4551 I followed her too this past week just to tell her how much I appreciate Fringe and Astrid - and she is a total sweetheart.
Astrid and alt-Astrid were both great.
No lie me too.. finishing season 3
@@tirthvaishnav4551 was disappointed by the last season... got awkward
Currently (2/22) watching Fringe for the first time. Season 4 episode 4 stars Chadwick Boseman, baby faced. Damn it we lost a great one. RIP King👑😔
The progression in Fringe is great! It's just awesome store telling with good pace. A lot of events in this show tie together and actually adds to the main story line. It's like they know the ending and work around that to make sure they're on path. This show respect the audience intelligence and doesn't waste our time.
When the observer came into the scene I went through all the episodes looking for his appearance. That was a great idea/concept to make watching the series fun and exciting.
Yeah it was. How many did you manage to spot w/o having to look up where he was? I manged to spot 2 (not counting the times we were supposed to see him)
@@natehigman3987 bro there is an observer in literally every episode. I remember the comment section from the streaming service i was watching it on and people were always competing with time stamps who noticed the observer first. Without exception there is an observer in each episode.
@@floreaciprian9742 I know there is one in each episode, however I only manged to spot 2, without hints or it being SO obvious that they was nearly impossible to NOT spot.
Anna Torv grows on me in this series, especially when comparing happy Olivia and grumpy Olivia. But like you say, it is the Steward of Gondor who steals the show.
Anna is amazing, i adore her. Such a cutie 😍🥰
All three feeds from each other, but Walter takes the cake! And each show grows into a crescendo and their characters evolving is natural and organic. I personally love the fact that the resolution of their interpersonal issues isn’t resolved right away, but slowly is resolved like in real life (I.g. Olivia - Peter - fauxlivia relationship)
nimoy olivia, "evil" but not really olivia, she has the most different roles that she pulls off, believable, and noble has the most nuanced drama still, and peter is still good at playing both off aand being his own character(through lets face it, astrid is playing walter the best off) , And a good closure to nemoys career, that likable and warm and smart and funny, but highly dubious character, that had awesome chemestry with walter.
Also nina, among astrid and broyle, outstranding support cast and her being as dubious as bell, but warm.
Plus Anna is insanely attractive. Her looks alone are a good enough reason to watch this show lol
Fringe was one of the best shows of all time I loved it and was happy to see Peter and Olivia get together as a family.
I love the interaction between Walter and Olivia when William Bell's consciecousness is inside her and the little chuckle she does.
There was a blatant X-files reference in Season 2 Episode 1, wherein Broyles is facing the Senate hearing and the committee chairman says, "The old "X" designation, and your Fringe investigations have been indulges in the federal budget for over half a century."
This is still my all-time favorite series. Ever.
AGREED
it is a good series that started weak but is improving the more i watch it, it is OFC your reality almost a decade and a half later, who would have believed eh, sci fi is reality after all just matter of time.
Fringe was one of my favorite shows, but I do think there were things about it that held it back. I think the biggest reason it never took off as much as other big shows of the time was that it failed to distinguish itself quickly enough in terms of its aesthetic and format from other similar TV shows. Fringe becomes a really great show, but it doesn't start out as one. You have to slog through a whole 23-episode season of monster-of-the-week storytelling until you finally get to the season finale which is what really hooked a lot of people like me. The end of season 1 was where you finally got a strong sense of where the story of this series was going to go and what it was going to be about. But up until that point, it wasn't really anything special. And audiences have short patience. If you fail to distinguish yourself from the crowd within a couple episodes, you may be very well screwed from then on. At that point, the best you can usually hope for is to cultivate a dedicated fanbase (which this show did) without ever managing to go full mainstream. It's unfortunate, because I really believe this series was one of the best things that J.J. Abrams ever created, and certainly one of the best sci-fi shows on television in the last couple decades.
in light of how badly GoT screwed the pooch ; Fringe sticking the landing so well, makes me love it even more. Worth a re-watch.
Fringe beat Game of Thrones in one but very important way, It had a good ending. No one I know of was satisfied in anyway with how GOT ended, it was one of the worst endings to a great show ever made. I want the guys behind the show be constantly followed with a Bell rung and told "Shame" like what happened to Cersei. I can't even rewatch that show anymore knowing how it ends, total rushed garbage.
Same with breaking bad. Perfect ending. Literally every season of BB was better than the ones before it. That's so impressive and why BB is the GOAT
@@HugoStiglitz88 honestly fringe is more interesting to me.. I love scifi and hate crime
Fringe to me proves that remakes are overdone, it could have easily been an X files remake but instead it was its own thing and was great.
There was a time where you could track down old message boards where Sci-Fi fans were planning to hatewatch it for being a ripoff of the X-files. In the early days they found plenty of things to complain about, before the struggle gave way to submission and they reluctantly yet somehow excitedly give themselves, and each other, permission to like the show, until it's basically a Fringe fanboard.
I wasn't there at the time, but someone linked me the archive once, it was a hilarious read.
futurestoryteller I need the link this sounds hilarious
I've never seen Xfiles.
1. I guess. Because I don't believe in aliens. (No offense)
2. Because there was no mystery to it. You just know each episode is going to be connected to aliens somehow. Which makes any more than one episode, very Boring as your just telling the same old story over and over again.
3. And yeah, okay. It may have something to do with the fact that I use to go hunting for aliens, and Sasquatch. And never found anything to shoot at. ... though I did find a footprint 👣. But that was a long time ago.
"It's easy to see Walter Bishop as a villain in another show..."
Yes....another show...😉
😂😂😂
That's what I thought.
Spoilers!!!!
lol
ICHABOD, just pretend you are talking about that show. MUST. OBFUSCATE...
i dont get it...
@@anonumosGirl never watched Fringe?
I watched the entire series in 2 weeks in the fall of 2020. An epic pandemic binge. I was so burned out, I couldn’t binge anything for another six weeks. So many layers and so well-put together. I recommended it to a friend and she started watching so I’m starting a rewatch. Hopefully, I can pace myself this time, but I doubt it!
I have rewatched this show so many times and it's still fresh. Each time I learn something new.
Thank you for this - I'm a huge Fringe fan and appreciated even the left turn of Season 5. That was understandable, considering they had barely managed to be renewed for the 4th season, which was marked by a move from Thursdays to the dreaded "death slot" of Friday broadcasts. Season 4 gave closure to the mythology created and nurtured those first seasons so Season 5 - which they knew would be its last - was intended to be a stand-alone arc that told a related but not continued story.
And the acting WAS special; that John Noble (nor any other member of the cast or guest stars) was never even nominated for an Emmy is outrageous. As for its popularity, a show of this sophistication required viewers that were equally perceptive which leads one to assume a lot of viewers were time-shifters (I certainly was), recording the show to be watched another time, so the ratings would never accurately reflect the actual viewership.
That beats me, too. At least he got several nominations for other awards and won the Saturn Awards and Critic's Choice Television Awards once each.
I love his portrayal of Walter with all the subtleties and nunances, it really is mesmerizing.
When I first read "time-shifters" I thought you meant understanding the show due to experiencing time non-linearly. Oh, yes, "recordings"!
I suspect the viewership was probably low in actuality; otherwise, this wouldn't be listed under hidden gems even now. I don't say that happily because this show is so fantastic. I wouldn't rate it above X-Files as Rowan does, but it is one of my favorites and certainly equal to X-Files. (I'm comparing it to the first 6 seasons of X because there was a definite drop off in quality after season 6).
I'm now in the middle of the Fringe season 3. It's a great show with very interesting concepts. I'd love more episodes in style of season 1, to be honest, because "the monster of the week" usually was a creation or consequence of science taken to the most extreme fringes, nomen omen, and I'd love to see more of that...
JJ Abrams "mystery box" thing actually COMPLETELY paid off and flourished in this show and lends credence to the fact that if the concept can be fully realized it is a POWERFUL narrative device
Fringe and Lost were the only shows that really flourished under this style of storytelling. By the time Fringe ended, most cable shows were always under too much of a cancellation threat to see any long-term payoff.
Despite the many good shows I've seen since I finished Fringe, it still is one of my favorite shows! It made me like Sci-Fi so much more since I was never a fan of space operas like Star Gate and such, I even hated them almost for being well known, while Fringe was merely popular. But I digress, the point being that I love this show so much! Season 5 really disappointed me because I felt it didn't expanded on what we knew of the show to that point and just did it own thing, and as you put it, what made Fringe so good was the exact opposite. Also, John Noble and Anna Torv, just an amazing cast for such an interesting story! And I am right there with you, I still can't understand why we haven't seen Anna Torv after Fringe's end, she had so much potential. Hope we'll see her shine in a future show someday, a Sci-fi one would be even better. Thanks for making this video! Really hope it encourages people to go bingewatch the hell out of it!
There is a brief line when Broyles is being questioned as to Fringe division should remain open, X-files is mentioned suggesting they share a universe.
Umm....nope.
That was in Season 2, Episode 1
Yep, "the old X designation" or similar words, in a scene where Broyles faces a hearing similar to those Skinner was always dealing with.
Careful watching reveals several stories and concepts repurposed from x-files, that the viewer is free to play with and create their own headcannon.
For instance, the orifice-sealing mutagen in Fringe is suspiciously similar to the manner in which the rebel alien faction in X-Files made themselves immune to Black Oil.
Perhaps someone in ZFT had access to the files and research done a decade or two earlier?
I highly recommend Person of Interest as a hidden gem show. It has a similar structure to Fringe in terms of story telling. Maybe not your usual sci-fi show (if at all) but it's built around A.I and it's capabalities and how it effects soceity as a whole. Has very interesting concepts as well as numerous questions to think about, becoming evermore relevant these days. While i think season one is also very good, don't be fooled by it, because it starts out as a "case of the week" crime show with an interesting idea, but as the show starts to focus more and more on "The Machine" it really becomes a full on A.I. , cyberwarfare, orwellian kind of show. Also the actors IMO are fantastic and this time they're "running around" in NY. It also has J.J. Abrams and involved and his "mystery box" works very well here too. And the show's creator and executive producer through the whole thing is Jonathan Nolan who is Christopher's brother. They written movies together like The Dark Night and Interstellar, and he co-created Westworld which he works on now. It's definetely worth to check this show out.
Yup. Person of Interest also starts out with a "case of the week" structure with little bits of backstory and hints at the big picture sprinkled in, and the A.I. stuff eventually takes the lead. As I understand it, it was structured that way because the execs at CBS hated the idea of it being a sci-fi show, so they had to sneak it in.
Lord, I loved that show...
Yes POI never faltered.
Person of interest was awesome and had some of the best character development like root and Shaw.
Too bad that show also ended and again the last season was not so good.
would you say blindspot is a prolongation of POI?
Words cannot describe my love for this show
Same thing, i probably watched the entire show more than 10 times and still love it like I’m watching it for the first time
I binge-watch this at least once yearly; by far one if my favorite shows ever made. I love how perfectly the casting worked out as Peter and Walter are both left-handed and it just made them seem even more real to me.
Wow, I never realized this. And I'm left handed! 🤔
Otoh - bc I'm L-h maaaaybe it seemed so natural to me... that it *didn't* "stand out"! 🤔
Interesting.
I LOVE Fringe, it was so much fun and so emotionally powerful, and the cast is just absolutely perfect! It deserves so much more acclaim that it was given! Fringe's story development and character building reminds me of another criminally underrated show Agents of SHIELD.
Loved this show and bought the bluray box years ago. One of my favourite sci-fi series of all time. Great writing, great acting. The show will make you laugh and cry and want more. It was good to see Anna Torp in Mindhunter, which I don't think has been renewed for another series sadly.
Although they have been very clear in stating Mindhunter has NOT been cancelled, the actors and crew have been released from their contracts because producer David Fincher has prioritized finishing his next film, "Mank", about Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, starring Gary Oldman. It took two years for Season 2 to be produced so there may be hope that a Season 3 will eventually come about, but releasing everyone could result in a very different looking show; considering how most actors hate being out of work, many may no longer be available to return.
Watch Anna Torv as the lead in the Aussie series Secret City. It's a political thriller where she plays a journalist! It's on Netflix. You can see shades of Dunham in her role here.
@@tirthvaishnav4551 I started watching that myself because of Anna...it turned out pretty dry, with Australian politics, and I bnever made it past Ep.3. She was great in it though.
This is my favorite sci-fi show ever made. I've watched it over and over, and it never gets old. In fact, I notice new things after many viewings. I try to get everyone to watch it.
Fringe is one of my favorite show. I was sad when it was cancelled. I wish they would have done more with the alternate universe.
This hidden Gem series is slowly becoming my to be watched list.
I think the marketing for this show is one of the reasons it not well remember. I remember seeing a bunch of commercials making this show out as a CSI clone but with ghost
The Hidden Gem vids are also some of my favourites to make :)
Marketing isn't the only issue. Science Fiction simply has a hard time doing well on prime time television. I've noticed as someone who isn't living in the US that Americans don't enjoy science fiction as much on TV. A lot of potentially amazing sci-fi shows have been cut off early because ratings weren't high enough. People more love to watch either a good comedy or something such as NCIS, CSI, Criminal Minds or Law and Order. But any promising science fiction show eventually dies out fast.
Tbh the first season (the first half of it, at least) does kinda feel like an X Files knockoff. But it does gain a more clearly defined personality and takes a cool route from beginning to end. Highly recommended.
I actually think the X files vibe was deliberate. This along with the early episodes being 'monster of the week' type stories was, I think , an attempt to bring viewers into something that was different but not unfamiliar. Once people were drawn into the series the writers could do the more compelling and complex arc stories. Mind you, it's worth appreciating that the second episode of season 1 (about the amber), appeared as just another stand-alone episode but in fact was critical in the main story.
@@apkk5594 Yeah they were clearly finding their groove for the first season, as all shows do. 1.14 "Ability", for me was the turning point when it became clear how vast their premise is. It really is my favorite show of all time.
Easily the best sci fi series I’ve watched! So good I’ve watched it about 12 times over the years.
Did anyone notice that the Observer is in most of the background crowd scenes throughout the entire series. Just look at all the crowds and there they are. BOOM!
Fringe will always have a special place in my heart. I was going through a strange period of my life. Watching this helped me and opened up my eyes showing there is more and helped me break that shell I had at that time.
The half animated episode and 1920’s Noir story episode were hilarious. The 1920’s Noir one was a story Walter cooked up after getting high as a kite on a substance he called “Brown Betty.” In the half animated episode, Walter and Peter had to get inside Olivia’s mind... literally. In order to do that, they had to take LSD. And boy did Peter get high. 😂.
Watched this when it first aired on fox and it's the only tv show I've ever bought the DVD collections for, and my family is even streaming a rewatch while we self isolate. One of the things that make Fringe so good is it's rewatch value, with all the different types of Easter Eggs in the show and the foreshadowing you didn't know to watch for, going back a second or third time is so rewarding.
My husband and I are rewatching it right now binge watching. You're right, the foreshadowing so early on is incredible
the great leonard nimoy had his last tv appearances in "fringe", which speaks for the outstanding quality of the series. the dvd boxes are beautiful and include tons of awesome extras.
Just rewatched Fringe on Amazon Prime. Enjoyed it even more binging an episode a day which really helped the narrative flow. I actually enjoyed it more this second time because I could appreciate how the characters developed. Lots of seeds planted in the first season bear fruit.
This is a great show my wife and I just watched the whole series
The love between Peter Bishop & Olivia Dunham made me cry.
The love the father Walter Bishop for his son Peter (and vice versa) also made me cry.
And I’m not the type to cry.
Exactly
Dude, you took literally everything I've been saying about 'Fringe' for 10 years now and turned it into a well done video. 'Fringe' had heart. Thank you for this.
Walter definitely steals the show but ngl Anna Torv is such an underated actress. That episode where William Bell takes over her body and she has to mimic the speech and mannerism of William Bell/Leonard Neemoy is delightful. XD
Watched this series several times already. One of my all time favorite series...
John Noble did the most amazing performance ever in my opinion! Best acting I’ve ever seen!
The whole show is a masterpiece. I must have watched it from start to finish about 20 times by now!
"Fringe" is my favorite sci-fi show of all time. It was riveting.
I love Walter. John Noble was superb.
every other year i think about fringe what an amazing show it was.
For me one of the most emotional and brilliant scenes from the show is when Walter plays the record of Bowie's "Man who sold the world" on the old gramophone. At the end of the episode when we realize the magnitude of his sacrifice to bring his son back and thus creating imbalance to both universes. Truly a masterpiece.
Fringe, one of the best shows ever.
Fringe was massively underrated. It was an absolute diamond in the rough. The three leads were perfectly cast.
In '70s, US Army actually hired a scientist to investigate paranormal activities, that's where I think creators got the idea for this show and esp. Walter. I loved this show too.
Finally someone acknowledged how amazing this show is. I get it, right now it's time when everyone starts looking for something to watch, but I've watched it a year ago and was just amazed.
One of my favorite shows of all time. Truly a masterpiece.
everyone I tell about this show just don’t believe how good it is and ignore me their loss
Fringe is one of the greatest shows ever created. I would go into it blind though, if i hadn't seen it already. This video gives away spoilers that were shocking to me when i saw it blind for the first time. I'm glad i saw it like that.
I skipped the spoilers and appreciated the warning
I think what they did with the 5th season was really clever. At least the concept. Especially with the first episode of season 5 basically airing right before the season 4 finale. The idea (iirc) was that they were at risk of being cancelled during season 4, so in an attempt to keep interest (while simultaneously wrapping up the "main" story) the season 4 finale was written as a series finale and they slipped in what was basically a "what if we got season 5" right before it finished.
Fringe, Farscape, Space above and Beyond and Blake's 7, Space Patrol Orion, Dark Skies
all need more recognition!
Im inspired to rewatch this for the 1000th time. My favorite show
This is my fav show - ever ... I've rewatched countless times.
Yes, Fringe, at first a discovery rather by accident, then a very enjoyable revelation, to say the least. And very accommodating to being rewatched, exactly because of the reasons you so aptly give in your concise video. Nice!
I bought the DVD set 4 years ago and haven't stopped watching since. In deed sometimes, when I get tired of changing disk. I will just watch the S1E1 Pilot, over & over and over again. Strange how I never get tired of seeing Peter's reaction when Olivia tells him, his father is Dr. Frankenstein!
I mean, could you imagine?
John Noble not winning an award for his performance in this show is UNFORGIVABLE
Tremendous series and I hole heartedly agree about Anna Torv. Just love her and can't fathom why she isn't more popular.
Fringe is my all time favorite! Currently rewatching it again. LOVE Walter Bishop❤️ And Olivia, Peter and Asteroid, of course.
Just reminded me to order this on Blu-Ray from Amazon.
Watched this back in the day and stuck with me to this day as a fantastic show.
What I found good about fringe is I felt it just got better and better as it went on. Most series just get worse and people get bored of them. Fringe managed to start of simple but build up and become more complex and I loved the way it did that.
I appreciate the shoutout to Space: Above and Beyond. Brisco County Jr. also gets an honorable mention.
Fringe is one of my favorite shows of all time. Anna torv was my first crush on tv. I also recommend 12 monkeys the tv show!
Yessss!!! Love Fringe but love 12 monkeys even more
Ken Russell's Altered States was obviously a huge influence on the show as well.
I am so glad I kept my Bluray collection of all 5 seasons of Fringe...What a great series..awesome way to pass the time during the lockdown...great review Rowan!
how can anyone not like Anna Torv, ugh
Anna Torv is in Mindhunter, still great.
@@hinxlinx she's secondary there tho
I know, RIGHT!!! Beautiful and talented. Down right perfect for this roll.
Her ex-husband?
@@SpaceCattttt are we talking personal life or acting abilities?
So I"m not sure how i happened upon this show barely 2 weeks ago, but it hooked me right away. And before I knew it, I was binge watching every episode and just finished today. I absolutely loved it and am so mad at myself for not watching it during it's original run. WTH was I doing with my life between 2008-2013? Seriously! I"m emotionallly invested now and will probably have to do a slow rewatch since I went through it so fast.
I will never forget Fringe. That show is one of the key parts of my teenage years that shaped me as a person. Peter and Walter were my favs.
I’ll tell you one that no one remembers. Eleventh Hour. Fringe destroyed it as the aired around the same time and I never understood, as I loved both of them.
Also, really dope that you mentioned Threshold. I thought I was the only person who remember it.
So has anyone here seen Surface?
Also, it's streaming on Amazon Prime with ads.
Lisa Boban needs a pass to view it now. I watch a few episodes earlier this year then it states I need a stars (?) pass
I'm delighted that I have the whole series on blu-ray - only way to go, and the behind-the-scenes extras are SUPERB. There is a recording of a Comic-Con appearance by the cast and co-creator Robert Orci and the best moment was when the actors were asked to each tell what was their favorite episode. Lance Reddick said his was "Making Angels", where Astrid Farnsworth's doppleganger from the other universe crosses over to meet her (also one of my faves, too). He was so touched by actress Jasika Nicole's performance of the two characters that he breaks up on the stage while describing the moment. Seeing a show where the performers are as intense, dedicated and enthusiastic about it as the viewers are adds to my enjoyment.
@@simonockwell3485In the US on Amazon Prime it's all available, but there are ads. I don't see any request for a "pass". But you do need to be a Prime member.
@Peter Bishop If you already have a Prime membership (which you do pay for) there are still ads. It's some kind of weird partnership Amazon has with another vendor. But the ads aren't very frequent and they don't seem intrusive to me.
Can confirm. As long as you have amazon prime, you can watch the whole series with some ads. It’s really not that many ads and it compensates for what amazing show this is.
One of my favorite shows of all time. Definitely deserved much, much more attention than it got.
Just discover this gem recently and love it so much and I cannot stop watching it over and over
One of my favorite shows. Have it on DVD and digital.
A time it came out I still had a TV, and had to wait a full week for my sci-fi fix.
What surprised me the most anyway, ain't anything in the show itself, but the fact that the hack that is JJ Abraham managed to keep the show intresting for its entire running length.
It was the first JJ thing I watched, and the only one I revisit.
If you didn't have a chance to watch Fringe, watch Fringe. There's nothing else I can say. Just watch it. It's fantastic!
In case someone comes across this video and isn't aware of this, Fringe is currently being shown on HBO Max! So if you have never seen it and this video has made you want to, now you can!
I am one of those who started watching Fringe when it first came on tv, and became a HUGE fan of Anna Torv ( Olivia Dunham ), who is my avatar here! But since Fringe Anna has starred in a few shows in Australia, where she and John Noble are from!
She has two shows on Netflix, 1 is Secret City, which is complete with 2 seasons, it's a political thriller from Australia, the other is a Netflix original Mindhunter, which is set in 1977-78 and centers on some FBI agents interviewing REAL serial killers from the 1970s! Anna plays a psychologist who joins with the two male FBI agents to catalog these interviews with these serial killers, to help them better understand them, so they can catch them!
Mindhunter is a great show, but, it only has 2 seasons, though it is possible they may be a 3rd season in the near future!
Anna is currently in another Aussie series called The Newsreader, set in 1986, where she plays a news anchor, it's not on any streaming service here in the US yet, I got to watch it though and it was really good, and it did very well so it will be getting a 2nd season, Anna even won acting awards over in Australia, which she also won for Secret City as well!
Some time next year she will be in a few episodes of a series version of the video game The Last Of Us, which will air on HBO!
Anna also did a few movies in Australia and 1 that was an indie horror movie, none are that great though, but two are on Netflix, The Daughter an Australian movie and Stephanie which is the horror movie, which is probably the better of the two, but not if your a fan of Anna Torv, though we do see her a bit more, towards the middle of the movie, it doesn't have a very good ending!
One of the best shows ever. Deeper than a Sci Fi. A love story (perhaps one of the best ever), a comedy, a tragedy, a story about redemption and the realization that even the most genius of human beings know NOTHING about the scope of creation and the bigger picture compared to what their 'hubris' led them to believe. A journey worth watching from beginning to end more than once. (in fact you almost need to watch this show from beginning to end several time to get most of the nuances presented here.)
When mom says "I wanna see Walter," I know what to do.
Mescalin?!!..
Think Fringe is on Prime but with commercials
It is
Yes, imdb tv
To get the DVD or BLUERAY version for less is not that complicated I bought the first four seasons used. Still love the show
I just finished this show for the second time-February 16, 2022-after not having seen it since it aired and forgetting large portions of the plot
This show is incredible. Watching Fringe via streaming enhanced the experience so much!
Same here, it had been just long enough that I’d forgotten most of the plot points. It was like watching it for the first time. What a blessing
Loved how each season changed what i felt the show was about. It kept me on my toes.
Bloody amazing show - I was/am such a fan. Anna Torv is brilliant as is all the cast. John Noble was quite a villain in Lord Of The Rings by the way.
Hidden? Not really. And quite the gem.
This is a cool series you have here: take a closer look at Person of Interest. My fav show, definitely heavily underrated.
I've been meaning to watch that for so long! Looks super interesting and has a lot of talent I admire behind it - but somehow, I never saw it brought up anywhere... seems like PoI had a similar fate to Fringe in many ways (5 seasons, Bad Robot, loyal fanbase but no mainstream success in spite of deserving more attention)
Person of Interest is another incredible show with incredible characters.
Walter: So much… so much happened here and so much is about to.
amazing line.
John Noble's performance was genius.
This show is easily in my Top 5 if not the top of my top favorite shows. John Noble just killed it.