Fringe Exclusive:Across the Universes

      Email Post       12/15/2010 08:44:00 AM      


Today's News: Our Take Fringe Exclusive: Across the Universes
Nov 16, 2010 08:04 AM ET
by Damian Holbrook
Who says you can't go home again? Now that Fringe's Olivia knows she's actually a captive in Walternate's wild world, it's time for our heroine to head back to the universe she belongs in.

"Olivia just needs to find someone she can trust," says Anna Torv, whose Agent Dunham has spent the bulk of Season 3 on the other side — being brainwashed and experimented on by Walternate — while her doppelgänger (aka Bolivia) was over here, working as a secret agent within Fringe Division by day and rocking an unsuspecting Peter's world by night. Thankfully, her time in the alt-verse has allowed Olivia to line up a few allies to aid in her escape, including, of all people, alt-Broyles.

"I figure out that she knows who she really is," reveals Lance Reddick, adding that his by-the-book Fringe Division leader ultimately opts to betray his country after uncovering Walternate's wicked plan to get his hands on the Cortexiphan in Olivia's system. "He decides to save Olivia because they're about to dissect her. She is the only one they have ever found who can cross back and forth between universes safely without any of the effects, and they want to know why."

Back in this world, things are looking just as grim for Bolivia. With her cover blown and unable to secure an extraction back to the alternate universe, the Mata Hari winds up in federal custody and facing trial. But then something sick and certifiably Fringe occurs to send our home team into a tizzy. "Shock, horror, all of that," is all Reddick will reveal of the twist.

Once the dust settles and both women are back where they belong, it won't be long before even more shock and horror set in. After all, Peter's got some 'splaining to do about what he's been up to — and who he's been getting down with — since the real Olivia's been gone.

"The last interaction he had with Olivia was, 'I'm not quite sure how I feel about you, but I'm gonna take a huge emotional gamble on what we could be,'" says Joshua Jackson. "Now the payoff for that gamble was that he actually did fall in love, just not with the woman he was signing on for. How do you broach that conversation?"

He's not the only one feeling conflicted. "When our Olivia comes back, you'll see how we all change suddenly, how the relationships will change. We have got to reestablish the game rules for the team," says John Noble of the impact Walternate's spy will have on the crew. "It will be really interesting to see how the Peter-Olivia situation is handled."

Jackson is concerned how viewers are going to feel about Peter not just falling for another woman, but also being played once again. "He gets hoodwinked at a time when you'd think he'd be a little bit more eyes-wide-open," says Jackson. "And because he doesn't figure [Bolivia] out and has no real hand in getting our Olivia home, I worry about Peter's future. I think it may break the character. It's like, 'Who is this guy who keeps getting fooled?'"

Fear not, promise the producers. "An impostor in their midst has in a lot of ways damaged their relationships, and now we're playing the fallout," says executive producer Jeff Pinkner, "but the team is a family." Adds executive producer Joel Wyman: "It's a family in crisis, and now we're going to see how they come back together. It's our way of exploring the Peter and Olivia relationship even deeper."
Source:tvguide.com

A big 'thank you' to anonymous who asked where the article was in which Jeff Pinkner said they would give us P/O backstory. I was wrong. It was J.H.Wyman who said they would explore the P/O relationship deeper.
The article above is from the Nov. 18th edition of TV Guide with our main Fringe trio (Walter, Peter, Olivia) on the cover.

Casting Call for Episode 3.15

      Email Post       12/14/2010 09:12:00 PM      

[YOUNG PETER] Looking for a 9 year old Joshua Jackson. Dark hair. Blue eyes. Co-Star. Possible Guest Star.

[YOUNG OLIVIA] -9 years old. She’s damaged, dark, quiet and yet tough and a survivor. Must match Anna Torv. Co-Star, Possible Guest St

Director:Fred Toye
Writers:TBD
Shoot dates:January 5-14
Location:Vancouver

Source:spoilertv.com


Cool. We're going to get the P/O backstory promised to us by Jeff Pinkner.

Fringe 2011 Spoiler From TV Guide's Mega Buzz

      Email Post       12/14/2010 09:03:00 PM      

Today's News: Our TakeMega Buzz: Brennan's Big Move on Bones, Nikita's Major Murder, and Horatio's New Lover

Dec.07, 2010 10:20PM

Will we learn more about the machine on Fringe? —Andy
NATALIE: The pieces of the machine puzzle will come together when the show returns next year. John Noble calls it "a huge turning point" for the season. "What they've done with the machine — and Peter — I actually think it's super exciting," Anna Torv adds, noting that the upcoming machine-centric episodes are "awesome for Josh [Jackson]."

Source:tvguide.com

EW Speaks With Pinkner & Wyman About Fringe's Future

      Email Post       12/09/2010 04:54:00 PM      

Entertainment Weekly spoke with Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman about tonight's episode and what the remainder of Fringe's third season has in store.

On "Marionette":
“The headline here is ‘Picking up the pieces.’ Olivia’s had this real Rip Van Winkle experience; while she was away, life went on without her. Now she’s back and she’s going to find out what happened while she was gone. It’s going to shatter her.”
On the format for the rest of the season:
Now that the Olivias are back where they belong, Fringe will focus on the drama in Earth Prime; no more alternating one episode “over here”/one episode “over there” storytelling… for now. “You definitely haven’t seen the last of the ‘over there’ world,” says Wyman. “We’ve established that both of these worlds are linked in a profound way. We are going to attend to that. We are going back ‘over there.’ It’s not going to be forgotten about, but we’re not going to be ‘one on, one off’ right now.”
What to expect when Fringe returns in January?

What to expect when Fringe returns in January? To start, you’ll get an episode ("Firefly") devoted to The Observers. (Back To The Future’s Christopher Lloyd will also appear in the episode as old buddy of Walter Bishop.) The producers also confirm that the mystery of The First People will get a lot of attention during the second half of the season. 
On the move to Friday:
The producers insist they’re not sweating the situation. ... “It doesn’t feel loaded to us,” says Pinkner. “It’s not like Fox is saying to us: ‘We’re falling out of love with the show. We’re burning it off by moving it to Friday.’” Pinkner says that Fox execs explained the move as part of a strategic rethink of its schedule precipitated by the midseason arrival of American Idol, which now airs on Wednesday and Thursdays. In principle, the producers had no problem with being moved (“For a year and half now, we’ve been asking — and our fans have been asking — to take us off Thursday because the landscape is crowded,” Pinkner says), and the producers are confident that Fringe loyalists will move with them. “The research shows that people love the show, but they don’t really want to watch it on Thursday night. Thursday is more of a romantic comedy kind of night, not a hard science fiction night,” says Wyman. “We hope our fans follow us to Friday night. It’s a much easier marketplace, and Fox is going to really support it; they think there’s a real opportunity to reinvent the night.” Adds Pinkner: “If this felt like a vote of no confidence from Fox, I’d be concerned. But they’ve verbalized the opposite. They think we have a better chance at staying on the air for years to come, which, of course, is what we want, because by design, we have years of story left to tell.”
 To read the full article, head over to EW.com.

Fringe Mini Press Release 310: "Firefly"

      Email Post       12/08/2010 03:55:00 PM      

"FRINGE" TRAVELS TO NEW NIGHT AND TIME BEGINNING FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, ON FOX

Christopher Lloyd ("Back To The Future") Guest-Stars in Midseason Premiere

The midseason premiere of hit series FRINGE will air Friday, Jan. 21 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following the season premiere of KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

In the "Firefly" midseason premiere, which kicks off a string of six all-new episodes of FRINGE, an Observer makes contact with the Fringe Team to help rectify a mistake. Meanwhile, WALTER (John Noble) befriends one of his musical heroes (guest star Christopher Lloyd).
 

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