Reinforcing this point is the fact that they’ve hired David Scarpa to write the script.  “Who?” you ask?  Well look him up on IMDB!  He wrote the screenplay for the 2008 movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still”!!  He also wrote “The Last Castle”!  Aaaand that’s all, at least according to IMDB.  Now I don’t want to be the one to say “oh, this guy is a sh*tty writer”.  Please don’t think that’s what I’m saying.  For all I know this guy might be the “next big thing”.  What I’m saying is that Fox went to what looks to be the least expensive guy they could so the movie could be considered “in production” and they could keep their rights without spending too much money.  I’m betting this movie never gets made, at least not in this current incarnation.  There’s no director attached, no actors, no nothing.  Way to go, Fox.

Fringetastic

God damn it so much Fox…

According to The Futon Critic, Fox is putting Fringe on a 7 week hiatus starting in February.  They SAY this is so that they won’t have to show any Fringe repeats during 2010, but the buzz has been buzzing that Fringe is “on the bubble”.  While Fringe is hiatusing, presumably on a beach somewhere in Mexico with a pretty girl and a belly full of rum, Fox will present its midseason offering drama “Past Life”, a new series about a pair of past-life detectives who investigate whether what is happening to you today is the result of who you were before.  Sounds lame.  BOO.  And how many times have we heard this line from Fox right before they cancel a show?  In my opinion, Fringe is one of the best shows on TV right now.  It doesn’t deserve to be anywhere near “on the bubble”.  Listen up Fox, don’t even think about canceling this show.