Fringe

The first time I saw this tv series is on Monday, 8th November 2010 at about 01.00 a.m.
I really like it when I first saw that tv series. and now I publish the review maybe.

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.
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.  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. This was then cut back to 20 episodes with the season finale airing May 12. The series was renewed for a second season.  Season 2 premiered September 18, 2009. 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; it was later reported that it would be for a full 22 episodes. The third season premiered September 23, 2010.

PLOT

Fringe follows the exploits of special agent Olivia Dunham, mad scientist Walter Bishop, and his son, jack-of-all-trades Peter Bishop, as they investigate aspects of fringe science ranging from transhumanist experiments gone wrong to the apocalyptic prospect of a technological singularity to the possible existence of parallel universes. Unlike his other series, Lost, J.J. Abrams promises the series' story arc will be easier to follow and more accessible for those who skip an occasional episode. In an interview first published in September 2008, Abrams said: "Lost has garnered a certain reputation for being a very complicated show and one that you have to watch every episode. Fringe is in many ways an experiment for us, which is, we believe it is possible to do a show that does have an overall story and end game, which Fringe absolutely does… We can do a show that has that, so that there's a direction the show is going and there's an ultimate story that's being told, but also a show that you don't have to watch episodes one, two and three to tune into episode four." Roberto Orci, a co-creator, commented that Fringe "took its inspiration from The X-Files", but will “differentiate through the characters," and be a whole new take on the genre.

SEASON 1

All over the world, a series of apparent experiments collectively referred to as "The Pattern" (e.g., a newborn baby who rapidly ages and dies within a few minutes; a bus full of passengers trapped in a strange resin, like mosquitoes trapped in amber) are occurring for reasons unknown. Olivia, Peter, and Walter are in charge of investigating these strange events to determine their source. Connected to the Pattern is 'Massive Dynamic', a megacorporation which is a leading global technology company, holding the patents for a diverse number of new and significant technologies. Their enemy is ZFT (Zerstörung durch Fortschritte der Technologie, or in English, Destruction through advances in technology), a bioterrorist organization which is orchestrating all of the strange occurrences in order to prepare for a destructive technological singularity. Tying both sides together is a nootropic drug, called Cortexiphan, that was developed by Walter and his partner, William Bell (now chairman of Massive Dynamic), which Olivia and a number of others were treated with as children. Events also reveal to the viewer that a tragedy had occurred to Peter, and only Walter has knowledge of this. The first season closes with Olivia meeting William Bell in a parallel universe where, among other differences, the World Trade Center has not been destroyed.

SEASON 2

Much of Season 2 focuses on the alternate universe. It is established that Peter from the present universe died from a childhood disease; Walter, already with knowledge of the other universe, crossed over hoping to save that Peter, but instead was forced to bring him back to his universe, and kept this knowledge to himself. While Walter was aware that his crossing created "soft spots" in his universe, leading to the events of "The Pattern" from Season 1, he is unaware that more significant and dangerous singularities occurred in the alternate universe as ripple effects of his crossing. As a result, the alternate Walter (referred to as "Walternate"), now U.S. Secretary of Defense, leads a more powerful Fringe division in the alternate universe to deal with further breaches, including a fast-setting amber substance to contain the areas of the breeches regardless of lives of innocents. Walternate also led the development of shapeshifting technology that could travel to the present universe, and the means to communicate with its agents once there. Meanwhile, the Observers warn Walter that he should not let Peter return to the alternate universe as to avert a great disaster to either universe; Bell later describes this "great storm" to Olivia when she arrives.
A shapeshifter from the alternate universe kills Olivia's partner, Charlie, and under his form, finds the location of one of their agents, Thomas Jerome Newton. Newton, using information stored in portions of Walter's brain which Bell had purposely removed at Walter's request, devises a means to connect the two universes in order to allow Walternate across. As the Fringe division attempts to stop Newton, Olivia is forced to recall her Cortexiphan-induced ability to see objects that originated in the other universe, and comes to discover the truth about Peter. Walter urges her not to tell him as he wishes to tell him himself but is struggling in how to approach it. As a result of Newton's actions, Peter learns himself about his past and runs away to think to himself. Peter encounters Walternate who had recently crossed over prior to Peter's aid in a police case eluded with suspicions of paranoia due to explanations concerning a recurring fringe event of his bizarre experiences with the Fringe Division. Walternate offers to bring him back home, and Peter accepts.
Urged on by the Observers, Olivia and Walter manage to travel to the alternate universe, where they encounter Bell while avoiding capture from the alternate Fringe team. While Walter and Bell make peace with each other and prepare for a return trip to the present universe, Olivia is able to intercept and detain the alternate Olivia ("Bolivia") and pose as her to rescue Peter. Peter, realizing that the alternate Walter is seeking to use his personal bio-signature for a strange device, willingly goes with Olivia to return. In the process of preparing for the return trip, the group encounters the alternate Fringe team, and in the midst of the firefight, Bolivia is able to pass herself off as her doppelgänger. Bell sacrifices himself to provide enough power for the three to return, unaware of Bolivia's switch. Peter and Walter reconnect once home, while Bolivia makes contact with the alternate universe, assuring them of her infiltration. In the season cliffhanger, Walternate is shown holding Olivia in a cell in the alternate universe.

SEASON 3
Continuing from the conclusion of Season 2, Olivia, still trapped in the alternate universe, is put under experimental tests by Walternate to make her believe that she is Bolivia by implanting her with Bolivia's memories and traits, with hopes that her memories will lead her to find a way to cross back to her universe under her own means. In the original universe, Bolivia adapts to the changes, taking Olivia's place, but secretly working with Newton to try to recover parts of the machine in the alternate universe while attempting to keep her true identity hidden.
Christopher Lloyd will appear as Walter's musical hero in episode 10 this season.
Amy Madigan will appear in four episodes as Olivia's mother, starting with the season premiere.
Kevin Corrigan will reprise his role as Sam Weiss for a few episodes this season, as will Sebastian Roché as Thomas Jerome Newton.

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, episode 6. 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.

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 (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.