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Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security. The team uses unorthodox "fringe" science and FBI investigative techniques to investigate a series of unexplained, often ghastly occurrences, which are related to mysteries surrounding a parallel universe. The show has been described as a hybrid of The X-Files, Altered States, The Twilight Zone and Dark Angel.[1][2]
The series premiered in North America on September 9, 2008, on the Fox network. Fringe was part of a Fox initiative known as "Remote-Free TV". Episodes of Fringe were longer than standard dramas on current network television. The show ran with half the commercials during the first season, adding about six minutes to the show's runtime.[3] When the show went to a commercial, a short bumper aired informing the viewer of roughly how much time commercials will consume before the program resumed. On October 1, 2008, Fringe's first season was extended to 22 episodes.[4] This was then cut back to 20 episodes with the season finale airing May 12.[5] The series was renewed for a second season.[6] Season 2 premiered September 18, 2009.[7] However, Fox's "Remote-Free TV" trial did not continue past the first season. On March 6, 2010, Entertainment Weekly and Variety reported that Fox had renewed Fringe for a third season;[8] it was later reported that it would be for a full 22 episodes.[9] The third season premiered September 23, 2010.[10]
Genre
Science fiction
Thriller
Horror
Drama
Created by
J. J. Abrams
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Starring
Anna Torv
Joshua Jackson
Lance Reddick
Kirk Acevedo
Blair Brown
Jasika Nicole
John Noble
Theme music composer J. J. Abrams
Composer(s)
Michael Giacchino
Chris Tilton
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 50 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
J. J. Abrams
Bryan Burk
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
J.H. Wyman
Jeff Pinkner
Running time
50 minutes (season 1)
43 minutes (season 2 - present)
Production company(s)
Bad Robot Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
Original run September 9, 2008 - present
Main characters
Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham (Season 1-Present), a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent assigned to investigate the spread of unexplained phenomena.
Joshua Jackson as Peter Bishop (Season 1-Present), a jack of all trades who is brought in as a civilian consultant by Olivia to work with his estranged father Walter.
Lance Reddick as Phillip Broyles (Season 1-Present), a Homeland Security agent who runs the Fringe Division.
Kirk Acevedo as Charlie Francis (Season 1-Season 2: episodes 1-4, 11. Recurring thereafter), Olivia's colleague and close friend at the FBI, and the second-in-command of the Fringe Division.
Blair Brown as Nina Sharp (Season 1-Present), the Chief Operating Officer of Massive Dynamic, a leading firm in science and technology research.
Jasika Nicole as Astrid Farnsworth (Season 1-Present), a young federal agent and assistant to Olivia and Walter.
Mark Valley as John Scott (Season 1, episodes 1-13), Olivia's former FBI partner and secret lover.
John Noble as Walter Bishop (Season 1-Present), a mad scientist/former government researcher in the field of fringe science who was institutionalized after a lab accident in which his assistant was killed.
[edit]Recurring characters
Michael Cerveris as September (Season 1-Present), an "Observer", a traveling chronicler and enforcer of extraordinary events. He appears in one form or another, usually in an Alfred Hitchcock-like cameo, in every episode to date.
Kevin Corrigan as Sam Weiss (Season 2-Present), Olivia's Yoda-like amateur psychologist and manager of a Boston-area bowling alley.
Seth Gabel as Lincoln Lee (Season 2-Present), an agent of the alternate dimension Fringe Division.
Michael Gaston as Sanford Harris (Season 1), an old nemesis of Olivia's assigned to access Fringe Division.
Ari Graynor as Rachel Dunham (Season 1-Present), Olivia's sister.
Jared Harris as David Robert Jones (Season 1), leader of the ZFT cult.
Chance Kelly as Mitchell Loeb (Season 1), an FBI agent and mole working for ZFT.
Ryan McDonald as Brandon Fayette (Season 2-Present), a scientist at Massive Dynamic.
Leonard Nimoy as William Bell (Season 1-2), Walter's former lab partner, the founder of Massive Dynamic.
Lily Pilblad as Ella Blake (Season 1-Present), Olivia's niece, the daughter of Rachel.
Sebastian Roché as Thomas Jerome Newton (Season 2-3), the leader of the shape shifters, human/machine hybrids and undercover agents from the alternate dimension.
[edit]Production
Co-created by J. J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, Fringe is produced by Bad Robot in association with Warner Bros. Television. Abrams's inspiration for Fringe came from a range of sources, including the writings of Michael Crichton, the Ken Russell film Altered States, and the television series The X-Files and The Twilight Zone.[20] Additionally, Orci stated that it is a combination of a procedural and an "extremely serialized and very culty" series, quoting as examples of each, Law & Order and Lost.[21] Jeff Pinkner was selected to act as the head show runner and executive producer. Abrams noted that he trusts Pinkner after working together with him on Alias and Lost.[22] In season two, J.H. Wyman was brought on as executive producer and showrunner with Jeff Pinkner. Michael Giacchino, Abrams' frequent collaborator, composed the music for the pilot of Fringe, before handing over duties to his assistants Chad Seiter and Chris Tilton;[23] Giacchino retains an on-screen credit. Abrams himself wrote the series theme music.
The two-hour pilot episode, filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, cost a total of $10 million to create.[24] A cow used in the pilot episode had to be recast when production of Season 1 was moved to New York, due to livestock restrictions preventing it from being brought from Canada to the United States.[25][26]
On February 21, 2009, it was reported that in the event that Fringe would be renewed for a second season, the show would move production to Vancouver from New York City as a cost-cutting measure.[27]
On May 4, 2009, Fringe was officially renewed for a second season.[28] In the US the series airs on Thursday nights at 9 following Bones.[29]
On March 6, 2010, it was reported that Fox officially renewed Fringe for a third season.[30]
[edit]Casting
The first actors cast were Kirk Acevedo and Mark Valley, who portrayed FBI agents Charlie Francis and John Scott, respectively.[31] John Noble and Lance Reddick, who play Dr. Walter Bishop and Homeland Security agent Phillip Broyles joined the cast later on.[32] Casting of Anna Torv, Blair Brown, and Jasika Nicole, who play Olivia Dunham, Massive Dynamic employee Nina Sharp,[33] and Astrid Farnsworth, a federal agent and assistant to Olivia Dunham, respectively, followed;[34] while Joshua Jackson, who plays Peter Bishop, was the last main character to be cast.[35] Jackson auditioned for James T. Kirk in Abrams' Star Trek and believed this is what impressed the producer to cast him in his television project.[36]
On April 8, 2009, it was announced that Leonard Nimoy would appear as Walter Bishop's former lab partner, Dr. William Bell in the first season's finale, which explores the existence of an ominous parallel universe. Nimoy will return as Dr. Bell for an extended arc, and according to Orci, Bell will be "the beginning of the answers to even bigger questions."[37][38] This choice led one reviewer to question if Fringe's plot might be an homage to the Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror", which featured an alternate reality "mirror universe" concept and an evil version of Spock distinguished by a goatee.[39] Nimoy reprised his role in the second season finale, where his character and Walter met for a "showdown".[40] Nimoy's character is apparently dead after the season finale, having used himself to help Walter, Peter and the Alternate Olivia back to our universe. As Nimoy has retired from acting, it is unlikely that his character will return.[41]
Life Unexpected is an American television series that premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010. The series was picked up for a second season, which premiered on September 14, 2010, airing on Tuesdays at 9/8c following One Tree Hill.[1][2]
The CW declined to order the back 9 episodes for season 2, leaving the season's episode count at 13.[3] Although there will be no official announcement by the CW until May 2011 concerning the show's fate, it is expected that Life Unexpected will be cancelled due to low ratings.[4][5]
Production
Life Unexpected is produced by Mojo Films in association with CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television with executive producers Liz Tigelaar (Brothers and Sisters, What About Brian), Janet Leahy (Boston Legal, Gilmore Girls), and Gary Fleder (October Road). Gary Fleder directed the pilot.
The CW announced the series in January 2009 under the working title of Light Years.[6] According to Tigelaar, the title "tested way too sci-fi"[7] and it was changed to LUX (the name of one of the lead characters) in April. This was quickly changed again into Life Unexpected, but at The CW Upfronts in May, the series was promoted as Parental Discretion Advised.[8][9] That June, the network reverted to the name Life UneXpected, again highlighting the name of the main character in capital letters. Initial advertising for the series in fall 2009 listed it without the capitalized "X", which became the final version as it appears now.
While the show is set in Portland, Oregon, most of the filming is done in Vancouver, British Columbia. Scenes of Westmonte High are filmed at Sutherland Secondary School in North Vancouver and H. J. Cambie Secondary School in Richmond, British Columbia. The drinking establishment that serves as the Open Bar is located in Vancouver's Granville Island.[10][11]
Also known as Light Years
Parental Discretion Advised
Genre Drama
Created by Liz Tigelaar
Creative director(s) Gary Fleder
Starring Britt Robertson
Shiri Appleby
Kristoffer Polaha
Austin Basis
Kerr Smith
Opening theme "Beautiful Tree" by Rain Perry
Composer(s) David Baerwald
Pieter A. Schlosser
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 22 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Liz Tigerlaar, Gary Fleder, Janet Leahy
Location(s) Vancouver, British Columbia
Running time 42 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s) Mojo Films, CBS Television Studios & Warner Bros. Television
Broadcast
Original channel The CW
Original run January 18, 2010 - present
Cast
[edit]Main Characters
Lux Cassidy The main protagonist. A sixteen year old girl who, failing in her attempts to be emancipated, is placed in the custody of her birth parents. Bonded more immediately with her father, Baze, and has his eyes. She shares a very close bond with her father. Idolizes, but is often disappointed by, her mother, Cate. Ex-girlfriend of Bug; best friend of Tasha.
Cate Cassidy-Thomas Lux's primary caregiver. Married to radio star, Ryan, as she was fired from her job with him. Gave birth to Lux and put her up for adoption, but was saddened by the fact that she hadn't been adopted due to some heart issues when she was a baby, that included getting expensive surgeries. Loves Lux although she can be discouraged that she will never have the close bond that Lux has with her father, Baze.
Nathaniel "Baze" Bazile Lux's father, with whom she bonds with quickly. Other than acting child-like very often, he is much of a semi-slacker who lives above the bar he owns called the Open Bar. Upon meeting Lux, he finds out that she has his eyes and an instant connection was formed. Despite his being a slacker in a lot of ways, and his carousing with women (including Lux's 2 aunts, Abby and Paige,) has shown that when the chips are down, he comes through for his daughter. At first a rival of Ryan, but after having drinks together, they become more amicable after he explains that all he is to Cate is the father of their daughter, Lux.
Ryan Thomas Cate's former morning drive-time partner on the Morning Madness radio show, as well as her husband. At first he and Baze were rivals, until he explained to him that all he is to Cate is Lux's father, although Ryan's attitude toward Baze does not change much, until time went by. He bonds with his stepdaughter, after a storm stranded them at the radio station and accompanying her on a school camping trip.
[edit]Main cast
Actor Role Season
Britt Robertson Lux Cassidy 1-Present
Shiri Appleby Catherine "Cate" Cassidy-Thomas 1-Present
Kristoffer Polaha Nathaniel "Baze" Bazile 1-Present
Austin Basis Matthew "Math" Rogers 1-Present
Kerr Smith Ryan Thomas 1-Present
[edit]Supporting cast
Actor Role Season
Reggie Austin Jamie 1-Present
Ksenia Solo Natasha "Tasha" 1-Present
Rafi Gavron Bobby "Bug" Guthrie 1-2
Austin Butler Jones Mager 1-Present
Erin Karpluk Alice 1
Robin Thomas Jack Bazile 1-Present
Alexandra Breckenridge Abby Cassidy 1
Cynthia Stevenson Laverne Cassidy 1-Present
Gina Holden Trina Campbell 1-2
Shaun Sipos Eric Daniels 2-Present
Arielle Kebbel Paige Thomas 2-Present
Amy Price-Francis Kelly Campbell 2-Present
Emma Caulfield Emma Bradshaw 2-Present
Lucia Walters Fern 1, 2
Landon Liboiron Sam Bradshaw 2-Present
[edit]Awards
Year Result Award Category Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Breakout Show Life Unexpected
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