Fringe

Is Thursday The New Friday?

source: io9

Both Fringe and FlashForward are seeing ratings in a worrying freefall right now; Meredith has already reported that Fringe was being considered a show in "trouble," but that was before the audience dropped a worrying 23% for this Thursday's episode (In its defense, many people may hav...

Published Sun, Nov 8

"The Box" Contains A Conspiracy Wrapped In a Mystery Wrapped In 70s Retro

source: io9

Richard Kelly, director of Donnie Darko, has manufactured another dream of paranoid moral confusion with his latest film The Box. An uneasy tale of alien technology and human greed, The Box is science fiction done the emo way. Spoilers ahead.

Published Fri, Nov 6

The Shadow Knows: Ashes to Ashes on "Fringe"

source: Televisionary

Now that's what I call a fantastic episode of Fringe. While I've been pushing the series' producers to shift towards a sleeker serialized format for the series since its inception, last night's episode of Fringe ("Earthling"), written by J.H. Wyman and Jeff Vlaming and directed by Jon Cass...

Published Fri, Nov 6

Commie Fringe Scientists Bring Back Deadly Space Souvenir

source: io9

With the World Series over, Fringe is finally back with a B-movie-inspired episode that plunges us into Russian fringe science, delves into Agent Broyles' past, turns people to ash, and has us wondering what the CIA is up to. Astrid Action: This was a Broyles-heavy episode, so most of our r...

Published Fri, Nov 6

Review: Fringe - Earthling

source: TV Squad

I said in my preview earlier today that I hoped this episode of Fringe wouldn't be a stand-alone creature feature. Unfortunately, that's exactly what it was. No William Bell. No Nina Sharp. No Pattern. No alternate universe. And no Observer. At least, not front and center. Did anyone see him?

Published Thu, Nov 5

You Be the Critic: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, SUPERNATURAL, COMMUNITY, PARKS AND RECREATION, THE OFFICE, 30 ROCK, FLASH FORWARD, GREY’S ANATOMY, PRIVATE PRACTICE, SURVIVOR, CSI and THE MENTALIST

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WIth the notable exception of another hilarious instalment of 30 ROCK, a not-so-hilarious (save for Kelly Kapoor’s disapproving nod of approval) episode of THE OFFICE and a sadly very-underwhelming instalment of PARKS AND RECREATION this TV Addict is embarrassed to report that I’ve...

Published Thu, Nov 5

You Be the Critic: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, SUPERNATURAL, COMMUNITY, PARKS AND RECREATION, THE OFFICE, 30 ROCK, FLASH FORWARD, GREY’S ANATOMY, PRIVATE PRACTICE, SURVIVOR, CSI and THE MENTALIST

source: the TV addict

WIth the notable exception of another hilarious instalment of 30 ROCK, a not-so-hilarious (save for Kelly Kapoor’s disapproving nod of approval) episode of THE OFFICE and a sadly very-underwhelming instalment of PARKS AND RECREATION this TV Addict is embarrassed to report that I’ve...

Published Thu, Nov 5

What's Hot on SlashControl: Sneak peek at tonight's Fringe

source: TV Squad

It appears that the Russians have fringe science, too. Tonight's episode of Fringe, "Earthling," ups the creep factor with an old case of Agent Broyles' that's come back to haunt him. The story centers on a cosmonaut who goes to outer space and brings something mysterious back with him that...

Published Thu, Nov 5