Fringe - Page 20

Tolkien · 11-19-2012, 01:43 AM

Agreed. Season 4 was horrible and completely out of touch with what made the show awesome before.

MovieBuff801 · 11-19-2012, 10:51 AM

My personal main issue with Season 4 is that it had some individual, stand-alone episodes that were good, but the main arc was uninteresting and it ended in a VERY anti-climatic fashion.

Mikey-Bizzle · 11-19-2012, 03:51 PM

I'm liking this season so far but I agree last season wasn't great

**JBond** · 11-19-2012, 04:55 PM

The series started out great but as the seasons went on it became clear they didn't have much planned out. So when they needed new ideas, they pretended it was all connected and planned, oblivious to the plot holes and general chaos in retrospect. It's like Lost. You'd think the same people were involved with both shows.

Neverending · 11-25-2012, 12:01 AM

The Science Channel is airing reruns of Fringe. I watched the first two episodes. So far... I like it. So, MovieBuff801, watch out.

MovieBuff801 · 11-25-2012, 01:02 AM

VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

Neverending · 11-25-2012, 02:26 AM

TheWB.com has the first 10 episodes. I just finished watching episode 3. I think the fat dude from Revolution is in the episode. It's hard to tell without the beard.

MovieBuff801 · 11-25-2012, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Neverending

The Science Channel is airing reruns of Fringe. I watched the first two episodes. So far... I like it. So, MovieBuff801, watch out.

If you're planning on catching up that way, then you have to find Season 1 somewhere else, cause Science Channel starts Season 2 this week.

Neverending · 11-25-2012, 11:53 AM

Yeah, I noticed that. Those bastards did a season 1 marathon on Friday and that gives them an excuse to skip to season 2. But whatever, as I said, the first 10 episodes are on WB's website. At the rate Science Channel is going, they might be back on season 1 by the time I'm done with those.

MovieBuff801 · 12-08-2012, 10:11 AM

Well, I certainly wasn't expecting them to end the Observer Peter storyline so soon. On that note, though, I'll say that this season is keeping me on my toes.

MovieBuff801 · 12-21-2012, 09:34 PM

These past two episodes were great. And it looks like the final three are going to be HUGE.

Deexan · 01-14-2013, 05:30 PM

Are we all still watching? There are 2 episodes left of the entire series.

As much as I've felt these last 2 seasons have suffered an overall dip in quality in comparison to the first 3, I'm still going to miss this world and these characters.

In terms of the current plot, Michael touching Walter and showing him all his memories from the deleted timeline felt a little forced. That being said, the moment between Peter and he on the street where they discussed just that and embraced was wonderful.

Regarding Walter's sacrifice, I've a sneaking suspicion that September will be the one to go in his stead. But that may just be the part of me talking that doesn't want to say goodbye to Dr. Bishop.

Resetting the past by going into to the future? So the Observers would never exist? September would never save Walter and Peter? My brain hurts thinking about what will be achieved if they succeed. I hope to God it doesn't just end up with Peter, Olivia and young Etta in a loving embrace with knowing looks on their faces.

The reappearance of September has also pissed me off because now I feel like I need to go through the first 4 seasons to see if everything makes sense where he's involved.

Whatever happens, it's been a great ride.

MovieBuff801 · 01-18-2013, 01:19 PM

2-hour series finale is tonight. Very excited, but at the same time, a little sad. I, too, am not quite ready to say goodbye to these characters and this world.

Mikey-Bizzle · 01-18-2013, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MovieBuff801

2-hour series finale is tonight. Very excited, but at the same time, a little sad. I, too, am not quite ready to say goodbye to these characters and this world.

Tell me about it! If last season was the very last season I probably wouldn't care as much but I've really enjoyed this season and will be sad to see it end! Hopefully it has a good ending and not a Lost type ending!

MovieBuff801 · 01-18-2013, 10:30 PM

I'm satisfied.

Peter and Walter's goodbye scene in the final episode had me close to tears, and I love how they brought back a few of the past Fringe events during the storming of the Observer base. Also, I loved how it all came full-circle. Everything Fringe-related started with Walter crossing through a portal with a little boy, and it ended with him crossing through another portal with another little boy. Only this time, it was to fix the damage he'd caused. Awesome.

I'll miss ya, Fringe. It was a fun 5 years.

carnage4u · 01-19-2013, 10:21 PM

It was a fairly safe series finale, with some good moments. It was a decent close for this season. Time being reset was in now way a surprise, but still was done well.

Deexan · 01-20-2013, 11:19 AM

Emotionally it ticked all the right boxes, and I was pleased that everybody got their moment to shine, but the resetting of time makes ZERO sense.

If Walter and Michael were successful and the Observers never came back then September would never have shown up at Walternate's lab and prevented him from discovering the cure, meaning that "our" Walter wouldn't have traveled to the other side and saved Peter.

I mean, it's not Lost levels of suck (that finale had some great emotional beats too) but it wasn't a million miles away.

**JBond** · 01-20-2013, 01:33 PM

Not only does it make no sense, it's poor way to end a series. Somehow they managed to make the same mistake they made in Season 4 by disassociating us with the characters by making them different people. I couldn't care about characters that were alternate versions of people once Peter started jumping around, and I don't care about their plight and all the suffereing they've gone through in this season to have to end with a wipe like nothing ****ing happened.

Why do shows insist on having the "clean slate" idea for a series finale, it's bull****. A series is a jounrey. It should start somewhere and end somewhere. Don't they see this is just a rearranging of the oldest cliche in the book: it was all just a dream?

MovieBuff801 · 01-20-2013, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Deexan

If Walter and Michael were successful and the Observers never came back then September would never have shown up at Walternate's lab and prevented him from discovering the cure, meaning that "our" Walter wouldn't have traveled to the other side and saved Peter.

Interesting. That didn't occur to me.

Anyway, I still liked it.

Mikey-Bizzle · 01-21-2013, 05:45 PM

I liked the finale it pretty much ended how I hoped

11-19-2012, 01:43 AM	#476
Tolkien LOTR Junkie™ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minas Tirith Posts: 15,031	Agreed. Season 4 was horrible and completely out of touch with what made the show awesome before. __________________ “When you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done.” -- The Truth. My Facebook - My Twitter - My Blog

11-19-2012, 10:51 AM	#477
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,886	My personal main issue with Season 4 is that it had some individual, stand-alone episodes that were good, but the main arc was uninteresting and it ended in a VERY anti-climatic fashion. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100

11-19-2012, 04:55 PM	#479
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,506	The series started out great but as the seasons went on it became clear they didn't have much planned out. So when they needed new ideas, they pretended it was all connected and planned, oblivious to the plot holes and general chaos in retrospect. It's like Lost. You'd think the same people were involved with both shows. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

11-25-2012, 12:01 AM	#480
Neverending sex Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18,115	The Science Channel is airing reruns of Fringe. I watched the first two episodes. So far... I like it. So, MovieBuff801, watch out. __________________ "Would you like some boob action?" -Conan O'Brien July 13, 2004 12:55 AM "We’re No. 1 in TBS’ key demographic: People who can’t afford HBO." - Conan O'Brien May 18, 2011 "I honestly don't know who gives me a bigger boner: Zoe Saldana OR Chris Pine. Star Trek Into My Pants!" - Kevin Smith February 24, 2013 The Batman Appreciation Thread

11-25-2012, 01:02 AM	#481
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,886	VIDEO-CLick to Watch!: __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100

11-19-2012, 03:51 PM	#478
Mikey-Bizzle Executive Producer Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 343	I'm liking this season so far but I agree last season wasn't great

11-25-2012, 02:26 AM	#482
Neverending sex Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18,115	TheWB.com has the first 10 episodes. I just finished watching episode 3. I think the fat dude from Revolution is in the episode. It's hard to tell without the beard. __________________ "Would you like some boob action?" -Conan O'Brien July 13, 2004 12:55 AM "We’re No. 1 in TBS’ key demographic: People who can’t afford HBO." - Conan O'Brien May 18, 2011 "I honestly don't know who gives me a bigger boner: Zoe Saldana OR Chris Pine. Star Trek Into My Pants!" - Kevin Smith February 24, 2013 The Batman Appreciation Thread

11-25-2012, 11:53 AM	#484
Neverending sex Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18,115	Yeah, I noticed that. Those bastards did a season 1 marathon on Friday and that gives them an excuse to skip to season 2. But whatever, as I said, the first 10 episodes are on WB's website. At the rate Science Channel is going, they might be back on season 1 by the time I'm done with those. __________________ "Would you like some boob action?" -Conan O'Brien July 13, 2004 12:55 AM "We’re No. 1 in TBS’ key demographic: People who can’t afford HBO." - Conan O'Brien May 18, 2011 "I honestly don't know who gives me a bigger boner: Zoe Saldana OR Chris Pine. Star Trek Into My Pants!" - Kevin Smith February 24, 2013 The Batman Appreciation Thread

12-08-2012, 10:11 AM	#485
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,886	Well, I certainly wasn't expecting them to end the Observer Peter storyline so soon. On that note, though, I'll say that this season is keeping me on my toes. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100

12-21-2012, 09:34 PM	#486
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,886	These past two episodes were great. And it looks like the final three are going to be HUGE. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100

01-14-2013, 05:30 PM	#487
Deexan Integral Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,333	Are we all still watching? There are 2 episodes left of the entire series. As much as I've felt these last 2 seasons have suffered an overall dip in quality in comparison to the first 3, I'm still going to miss this world and these characters. In terms of the current plot, Michael touching Walter and showing him all his memories from the deleted timeline felt a little forced. That being said, the moment between Peter and he on the street where they discussed just that and embraced was wonderful. Regarding Walter's sacrifice, I've a sneaking suspicion that September will be the one to go in his stead. But that may just be the part of me talking that doesn't want to say goodbye to Dr. Bishop. Resetting the past by going into to the future? So the Observers would never exist? September would never save Walter and Peter? My brain hurts thinking about what will be achieved if they succeed. I hope to God it doesn't just end up with Peter, Olivia and young Etta in a loving embrace with knowing looks on their faces. The reappearance of September has also pissed me off because now I feel like I need to go through the first 4 seasons to see if everything makes sense where he's involved. Whatever happens, it's been a great ride. __________________ What's the law but a leash? SoundCloud Twitter

01-18-2013, 01:19 PM	#488
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,886	2-hour series finale is tonight. Very excited, but at the same time, a little sad. I, too, am not quite ready to say goodbye to these characters and this world. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100

01-18-2013, 10:30 PM	#490
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,886	I'm satisfied. Peter and Walter's goodbye scene in the final episode had me close to tears, and I love how they brought back a few of the past Fringe events during the storming of the Observer base. Also, I loved how it all came full-circle. Everything Fringe-related started with Walter crossing through a portal with a little boy, and it ended with him crossing through another portal with another little boy. Only this time, it was to fix the damage he'd caused. Awesome. I'll miss ya, Fringe. It was a fun 5 years. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100 Last edited by MovieBuff801; 01-19-2013 at 01:31 AM.

01-19-2013, 10:21 PM	#491
carnage4u The Bad Man Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,996	It was a fairly safe series finale, with some good moments. It was a decent close for this season. Time being reset was in now way a surprise, but still was done well. __________________ Carnage4u I wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself.

01-20-2013, 11:19 AM	#492
Deexan Integral Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,333	Emotionally it ticked all the right boxes, and I was pleased that everybody got their moment to shine, but the resetting of time makes ZERO sense. If Walter and Michael were successful and the Observers never came back then September would never have shown up at Walternate's lab and prevented him from discovering the cure, meaning that "our" Walter wouldn't have traveled to the other side and saved Peter. I mean, it's not Lost levels of suck (that finale had some great emotional beats too) but it wasn't a million miles away. __________________ What's the law but a leash? SoundCloud Twitter

01-20-2013, 01:33 PM	#493
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,506	Not only does it make no sense, it's poor way to end a series. Somehow they managed to make the same mistake they made in Season 4 by disassociating us with the characters by making them different people. I couldn't care about characters that were alternate versions of people once Peter started jumping around, and I don't care about their plight and all the suffereing they've gone through in this season to have to end with a wipe like nothing **ing happened. Why do shows insist on having the "clean slate" idea for a series finale, it's bull**. A series is a jounrey. It should start somewhere and end somewhere. Don't they see this is just a rearranging of the oldest cliche in the book: it was all just a dream? __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013.** 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

01-21-2013, 05:45 PM	#495
Mikey-Bizzle Executive Producer Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 343	I liked the finale it pretty much ended how I hoped