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PR: “FRINGE” Renewed for Fourth Season

Johnny — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:26:06 +0000

WOOT! I am so doing the happy dance. Though it does bare the question as to what FOX has up their sleeve…perhaps they will change it into a reality TV show mid-season.

Press Release from FOX:

FOX RENEWS “FRINGE” FOR FOURTH SEASON � IN BOTH UNIVERSES

FOX has renewed critically acclaimed thrilling drama FRINGE for a fourth season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company.

“FRINGE has truly hit a creative stride and has distinguished itself as one of television’s most original programs. The series’ ingenious producers, amazingly talented cast and crew, as well as some of the most passionate and loyal fans on the planet, made this fourth-season pickup possible,” said Reilly. “When we moved the show to Fridays, we asked the fans to follow and they did. We’re thrilled to bring it back for another full season and keep it part of the FOX family.”

FRINGE co-creator and executive producer J.J. Abrams said, “We could not be happier that the fans of FRINGE (and our most excellent partners at FOX) have allowed us to continue telling stories from the fringe for another season!”

“This early pickup comes at a perfect time as we start production on the Season Three finale,” added FRINGE showrunners and executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman. “We join the cast and crew in thanking our loyal fans and FOX for allowing us to have this much fun telling stories we love.”

Since moving to Fridays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) in January, FRINGE is averaging a 2.2/7 among Adults 18-49 and has established itself as Friday’s No. 1 series in the core adult demographic.

The compelling third season continues tonight, Friday, March 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), on FOX. In the “Bloodline” episode, the intensity of life “over there” accelerates as a pregnant OLIVIA (Anna Torv) is kidnapped and finds herself in mortal danger. As the Fringe Division races against time to find her, agent LINCOLN LEE (guest star Seth Gabel) receives some heartbreaking news as WALTER (John Noble) stops at nothing to preserve the new branch of the Bishop family tree.

Created by J.J. Abrams & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci, FRINGE is produced by Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Jeff Pinkner, J.H. Wyman and Joe Chappelle serve as executive producers, while Kurtzman, Orci and Akiva Goldsman are consulting producers. Additionally, Pinkner and Wyman serve as the series’ showrunners. Become a fan of the series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fringe and follow the series on Twitter at www.twitter.com/fringeonfox (@fringeonfox).

Fringe Episode S03E10 Trailer “Firefly”

Johnny — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:43:48 +0000

Someone was kind enough to post the trailer for the next episode of Fringe titled Firefly for the fans!

Inside Joke as First Friday Episode of ‘Fringe’ is Entitled ‘Firefly’ (tvsquad.com)
FRINGE Friday Night Timeslot Inspires FIREFLY Style Opening Credits (collider.com)
FRINGE’s 1st Friday Night Episode Title Will Be Called FIREFLY, For A Reason (geektyrant.com)

Fringe Comic Debuts Today!

Johnny — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:04:34 +0000

An all new story arch based on my favorite TV show ‘Fringe’ will be hitting the comic book store shelves today. Produced by Wildstorm press, “Tales from the Fringe” is a 6 issue mini-series that will delve into the pasts of the main characters.

Pretty pumped by this since they haven’t had much chance to expand on some of the characters too much. This month deals with Peter Bishop, followed by Philip Broyles, Astrid Farnsworth, and then Nina Sharp.

And if you’re not to sure where your nearest comic book store is (SHAME ON YOU!)… go to www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-COMIC-BOOK!

Fan Rants Episode 27

Kevin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:08:25 +0000

This week we recorded earlier in the day, so Johnny was sober. We talk a little about Splice. We talk about a possible Aquaman movie, among other DC “second tier” possibilities. Michael Bay gets a mention for destroying our childhoods. Apparently, he’s going to remake Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We talk about Logans Run and how it’s being remade, which turns into a brief synopsis of what Logans Run is all about for those who may not have ever seen it. If you haven’t seen it, we suggest you do. In TV, we finally talked about the Fringe Finale. We also talk in depth about the Lost Finale. Yes we know it’s been a while, but it needed some time to sink in. While we were recording we got the news that Gary Coleman died. We talked about that a little. R.I.P. In comics news we talk about “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep: Dust to Dust” and how it’s totally worth the read.

Did you know you can call us? You can call and leave a nasty message at (405)63-FANTS (405-633-2687). Go write it on some bathroom walls.

Music this week was from the artist Karmafish. We heard the enitre album “All These Voices” and most of the album “Ultrascope“

Fan Rants Episode 22

Kevin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:52:05 +0000

Sweet balls of rum! This week we get back in the swing of things with rum and beer. Not mixed together. Let me say that WE KNOW (now) that we were totally wrong about Fringe. I didn’t edit it out because I thought it was funny. There’s movie talk, TV talk, we make fun of Thor, the French, the Germans, ourselves, religious fanatics, Harrison Ford, aliens, among many other things. Some how we managed to talk about the upcoming Cowboys and Aliens movie for like 10 minutes.

Please tell your friends about the podcast! Please follow us on Twitter (@fantsinpants), Please read the website! THANKS!!

Music this week was generously provided by Kirby Krackle. We met them at C2E2 and they were super cool and nice. They sing nerd rock about video games and comic books. they’ve got two albums out, E for Everyone and Kirby Krackle, both available on iTunes. Check them out!

Fan Rants Episode 20

Kevin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:30:16 +0000

FINALLY! First off, let me apologise for the delay. Life happens. Please note that there are no sponsors for the show (and we aim to keep it that way), which means we do this podcast (and this website) because we love doing it. What this means is that sometimes life can get in the way of editing or recording the podcast. While we aim to be a weekly pod, the reality is that sometime we are going to be bi-weekly, or something thereabouts. Heh, “bi”.

This week we talked about Captain America, Fringe, Legend of the Seeker, boobs, movie ticket prices, and all that fun stuff. There’s also a little bit about which Trades we’re reading. This episode was actually recorded a couple weeks before it’s airing, as is evidenced by our Alice in Wonderland talk, so if you think the news is stale (which I personally do not) then focus on our liberal use of the word “balls”. I also say “F*ck” a lot, which should make the 10 year old in you giggle. Wait, why is there 10 year old in you?

Music this week was provided by the artist Tab. The first few songs were off the album Nightmares Daydream {a Silent Film}. The rest of the music was from the album Traveling in Stereo

Fringe to Continue for Another Season

Johnny — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:07:17 +0000

According to Entertainment Weekly, Fringe has been picked up for a third season. This despite a tough time slot of Thursday nights and a low Nielsen rating. I can’t wait for the season to restart on April 1st!

Fox announces midseason schedule. Fringe returns April 1st?

Johnny — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:20:49 +0000

I hope with this news its not some elaborate April fools joke on the Fringe fans, but you can never be sure with Fox.

Here is the info that Fox sent out on the plans for its midseason. Premier date, timeslot, regular airing time:

24: Jan 17 & 18th, 8pm – Two night four hour event – Sundays 9pm EST
American Idol: Jan 12 & 13th, 8pm – Two night event – Tuesdays 8pm EST
Fringe: April 1st, TBD – Thursdays TBD
Glee: April 13th, TBD – Tuesdays TBD
Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares: Jan 29th, TBD – Fridays TBD
Human Target: (NEW!) Jan 17th, TBD – Wednesdays TBD
Our Little Genius: (NEW!) Jan 13th, TBD – Sundays TBD
Past Life: (NEW!) Feb 11th, TBD – Thursdays TBD
Sons of Tuscon: (NEW!) March 14th, 8:30pm – Sundays 8:30pm

Also of note is the fact that ‘Lie to Me’ has had nine more episodes ordered to round out the season. No date or time yet on those.

Fringe taking a 7 week break

Kevin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:54:10 +0000

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.

Is Flash Forward the best new show on TV? The best show on TV overall?

Kevin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:21:01 +0000

So I was thinking about the little debate the Johnny and I were having in last weeks pod and now that I’ve had a little time to sober up and think about it… I’m going to stick with my comments about Flash Forward being the best show on TV right now. Fringe really is great and the stories are really engaging, but the overall arcing story is moving sooo slow. It was moved forward a tiny bit last week at then end of the episode, but it barely moved when compared to Flash Forward. Fringe may be the best overall show in the long run, but currently, I’d have to give that prize to Flash forward.