FRINGE SEASON 1
This series is about paranormal happenings that a team
of investigators with the FBI, um, investigate!! This has
the great Mark Valley(Human Target) in it!! Unfortunately,
he's only here for 11 episodes!!!!
The three main characters are constantly trying to figure
out the hows, whys and whos of very unusual situations,
which almost all of which revolve around Dr. Walter Bishop!!
EPISODE # 1: PILOT(Oct. 10, 2012):
A plane full of passengers and crew lands in Boston, with
all of them found dead and in a skeletal state!! The
first assumption is terrorism!!
This introduces us to Olivia Dunhum, an FBI laison, Dr.
Walter Bishop, a borderline psycho, Peter Bishop, Walter's
son, and John Scott(Valley)!! A-
EPISODE # 2: THE SAME OLD STORY(Sept. 16, 2008):
Same old story, woman has sex with a dude she doesn't
know, gets pregnant, has a baby which dies of old age!!
The only thing different is, this all happens in ONE day!! A-
EPISODE # 3: THE GHOST NETWORK(Sept. 23, 2008):
A man goes to confession to say that he sees visions
of terrible things that are going to happen!! And of
course his vision whilst talking to the priest comes
to pass, which gets the team involved!! A
EPISODE # 4: THE ARRIVAL(Sept. 30, 2008):
A cylinder appears mysteriously and apparently it is of
nefarious purpose and the team is trying to find out
what that purpose is! And just as mysteriously a bald
dude seems to be everywhere that strange things occur
including the appearance of the cylinder!! A
EPISODE # 5: POWER HUNGRY(Oct. 14, 2008):
So there's this dude that apparently has an ability to
have an effect on everything electrical!! A
EPISODE # 6: THE CURE(Oct. 21, 2008):
What ever you do, don't go to Holly's Diner to eat!!
A young lady is very rudely dropped off near there
and proceeds to lose her head, literally! Along with
everyone else in the joint!!! A
EPISODE # 7: IN WHICH WE MEET MR. JONES(Nov. 11, 2008):
One of the agents that works with the team gets
afflicted by a parasite!! Things get really complicated
in the effort to trying to save his life!! Don't slack off
during the ending because there's more to the story
than meets the eye!!! A
EPISODE # 8: THE EQUATION(Nov. 18, 2008):
Here we are introduced to what appears to be a
music prodigy who's father stops to help a
stranded motorist!! The father looks under
the hood to help her, and suddenly everything
changes!!! We find out more about Walter's
visit to the mental hospital!! A
EPISODE # 9: THE DREAMSCAPE(Nov. 25, 2008):
After a presentation, a man from Massive Dynamics is attacked
by, ready for it, BUTTERFLIES!!!!! Surprisingly, this brings in
the team!! LOL!!! A
EPISODE # 10: SAFE(Dec. 2, 2008):
This has the return of Mr. Jones! Along with that,
it begins with a bank robbery of a bank with the
use of walking through the bank vault doors, closed!!! A
EPISODE # 11: BOUND(Jan. 20, 2009):
Continuing from the previous episode, Olivia is being
subjected to many bad things, trying to get information
that she has from her connection to John Scott!! This of
course brings out the rest of the team to try to find her!! A
EPISODE # 12: THE NO-BRAINER(Jan. 27, 2009):
A young man is on his computer when he just loses his
mind - literally!!! There seems to be a pattern here, as
another man is found with the same issue!! And Peter
gets a letter that appears to have some kind of bad news!! A
EPISODE # 13: THE TRANSFORMATION(Feb. 3, 2009)
Another plane, another disaster! A man appears to be
nuts, and requests that he be tranquilized and kept
locked in the bathroom!! And then-----! A
EPISODE # 14: ABILITY(Feb. 10, 2009):
Mr. Jones is back again!! And a bad boy is he!! We
find out what happened after his teleportation!! It
appears that the man is not himself anymore!! So
he proceeds to get things he needs from others!! A
EPISODE # 15: INNER CHILD(Apr. 7, 2009):
A young boy has survived underground by himself without
food, water or a good supply of air!! And he appears to have
some knowledge about a serial killer that the team needs!
Only problem is, he doesn't talk!! A
EPISODE # 16: UNLEASHED(Apr. 14, 2009):
Some animal activists think they're doing a good thing
by breaking into a facility that uses animals for testing
purposes and releasing all of them!! Unfortunately for
them, and a whole lot of other people, one of these
"animals" is quite dangerous!!! A
EPISODE # 17: BAD DREAMS(Apr. 21, 2009):
Olivia is having nightmares!! Not so unusual, except that
the nightmares she's having seem to have some basis in
fact!!! A
EPISODE # 18: MIDNIGHT(Apr. 28, 2009):
A new killer abounds and of course the circumstances
are just what the team feeds on!! Whoever's doing the
dirty deeds has a hankering for spinal fluid!! A
EPISODE # 19: THE ROAD NOT TAKEN(May 5, 2009):
Another bus, another near disaster! But instead, we
have a case of spontaneous human combustion!! Plus
there is a lot of evidence pointing to William Bell as
the leader of the ZFT group!! A
EPISODE # 20: THERE'S MORE THAN ONE OF EVERYTHING(May 12, 2009):
More on ongoing story lines: Walter's disappearance,
the attack on Nina Sharp, Mr. Jones' plans for the world!!!
The ending is a must watch, as it raises more questions
than gives answers, and a surprising new character and
actor shows up!!! A
SPECIAL FEATURES:
DISC 1:
THE PILOT:
The Massive Undertaking:
Shooting the "Pilot"!
Deciphering the Scene:
What Mark Valley went through with make-up in the "Pilot"!!
Roberto Orci's Production Diary:
More on the making of "The Pilot"!
THE SAME OLD STORY:
Deciphering The Scene:
How the eyeball was done in "The Same Old Story"!
OTHER SPECIALS:
Evolution: The Genesis Of Fringe:
This covers the whole first season and its
progression through the development of
the season! It is suggested that you watch
the full first season before you watch it!
DISC 2:
THE GHOST NETWORK:
The Massive Undertaking: The Ghost Network:
Setting up the shoot in the tunnel!
Deciphering The Scene:
The working for the shoot of the molding shot
on the bus!!
Dissected Files:
A deleted scene with Olivia and John Scott's
Mother!
THE ARRIVAL:
Deciphering the Scene:
The shoot of the cemetery scene!
Dissected Files:
A deleted scene about alternate universes!!
POWER HUNGRY:
Deciphering The Scene:
Shooting the chase scene!
Dissected Files:
A deleted scene about getting the birds!
The Casting Of Fringe:
I wonder what this is about?!?!
DISC 3:
THE CURE:
Fringe: Deciphering The Scene:
The scene in the Diner!!
IN WHICH WE MEET MR. JONES:
Deciphering The Scene:
The shooting of the scene with the
open heart!
THE EQUATION:
Deciphering The Scene;
The fight scene between Olivia and
the female antagonist!!
Dissected Files:
Deleted scene with Walter and Peter!
Deleted scene about a poker game!
DISC 4:
THE DREAMSCAPE:
Deciphering The Scene:
The butterfly attack!
SAFE:
Deciphering The Scene
The chase scene!
BOUND:
Deciphering The Scene:
Olivia's hostage experience!
OTHER FEATURES:
Gene The Cow!!:
DISC 5:
THE NO-BRAINER:
Deciphering The Scene:
Shooting the computer special effects!
THE TRANSFORMATION:
The Massive Undertaking:
Transforming the man to the monster and
the plane wreckage!!
Deciphering The Scene:
More on the monster and the plane crash!
ABILITY:
Deciphering The Scene:
Raiding the bad guys lair!!
Dissected Files:
Deleted scenes:
A meeting between Olivia and a German
authority!!
DISC 6:
THE INNER CHILD:
Deciphering The Scene:
The fight scene at the cemetery!<>
UNLEASHED:
Deciphering The Scene:
Walter's fight scene in the sewers!
BAD DREAMS:
Deciphering The Scene:
The scene about jumping off the building!
OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES:
BEHIND THE REAL SCIENCE OF FRINGE!
How the show uses some actual science
in their unusual stories!!
UNUSUAL SIDE EFFECTS:
Bloopers and gags!!
DISC 7:
MIDNIGHT:
Deciphering The Scene:
Shooting the attack in the car!
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN:
Deciphering The Scene:
Burning up Michael Gaston!!
THERE'S MORE THAN ONE OF EVERYTHING:
The Massive Undertaking:
Shooting the final scene!!
Deciphering The Scene:
The weird scene on the New York city streets!!
OTHERS:
Visual Effects
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
I thoroughly enjoyed the pilot episode, and not being
a comic book fan didn't feel lost at all. The story is
set up extremely well, and you can see there is clearly
a lot of potential there and a lot of places they can
explore if they so desire. Along with "last resort"
this was the best new pilot that i have seen in a
while. I can see this running a long time, as it
strongly reminds me of Nolan's Batman series and
is completely different to the green arrow offered
up in "Smallville" which i also thought was pretty
good in its own unique way. The darker grittier
Green Arrow is a much better one and i prefer
the way he isn't being portrayed as someone who
is extremely nice to everyone and only uses
violence when its the only way out like a
"batman" sort of character. You can also see
how what happened at the start has affected
him and the difference is portrayed well by
the other cast members; all of whom seem
to be suited to their respective roles.
It is too early to say whether this is gonna be
around for ages and be known as the best
comic book to TV show adaptation, however
if the show can continue its quality that was
shown in the pilot episode then the future
is green for Arrow! - Matthew Hutchings