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Fringe: Season Two Premiere

by Lesley Smith

[24.Sep.09] :. Unlike her TV predecessors, Olivia is not moved by transcendent belief or duty. Uncertainty hurts her.

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‘Fringe’ zeros in on sustaining suspense

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[26.Feb.09] :. Like the Observer - the strange man who keeps popping up during investigations then disappearing - “Fringe” has mysteriously vanished. The Fox drama has made plans to leave New York,...

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‘Fringe’ benefits: Chemistry between characters surprises Joshua Jackson

by Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)]

[6.Feb.09] :. LOS ANGELES - For some fans, sci-fi’s always been as much about the relationships as about the little green men and displaced polar bears. “The X-Files’” Mulder and Scully....

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Aussie actress Anna Torv says she’s happy to be a ‘Fringe’ player

by Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[5.Jan.09] :. HOLLYWOOD - Actress Anna Torv used to dream about being an actress over the kitchen stove. “When I was about 15 or 16 Mum would work and I would often cook dinner at home,” she says over...

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Fall TV isn’t fiery, but it has hot spots

by Hal Boedeker [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[20.Nov.08] :. What kind of TV season is it so far? “A no-fun fall,” USA Today ruled. “A season of disappointments,” The New York Times headlined. But the glass may be more half full than...

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Sci fi or spy fi? It’s hard to put a label on ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ ‘Fringe’ and ‘

by Verne Gay [Newsday (MCT)]

[16.Oct.08] :. Years ago, some bright soul thought up a term to describe TV shows that made absolutely no sense. The term seemed to embrace almost anything that was not a “sitcom” or a...

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Aussie actress Anna Torv is busy keeping secrets on ‘Fringe’

by David Hiltbrand [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[19.Sep.08] :. Anna Torv has just returned to her Manhattan apartment from another demanding shoot on the set of Fox’s new suspense series, “Fringe” (Tuesdays, 9 p.m. EDT). But her workday is not...

 

‘Fringe’ creators blend the best of the past

by Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[9.Sep.08] :. BEVERLY HILLS - Ever wonder what inspires the creators of some of TV’s top thrillers? Old TV thrillers, it turns out. Take the case of J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci - the guys who...

 

Fringe: Series Premiere

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Sep.08] :. The formula set in motion by the Fringe pilot is familiar, but also devious and delightful.

 

News and notes from the Television Critics Association summer press tour

by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[17.Jul.08] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - If you hang around TV producers and stars for a couple weeks, you actually get a few moments of candor and truth. Failing that, you at least get some good...

 

Creator of ‘Lost’ finds new mission in ‘Fringe’

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[17.Jul.08] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - It might be easier to say what “Fringe” isn’t, rather than try to define what it is. The Fox show, which debuts Sept. 9, isn’t “Lost.” It...