J.J.’S OTHER SHOW
I’m a Fringe fan. I’ve watched every episode of this Fox series from the Fall 2008 premiere to the (oddly placed) never-before-seen episode shot and edited in Season 1 that finally aired in the middle of Season 2 to, most recently, last night’s episode, “Entrada.”
In case you’re unfamiliar, Fringe is one of those X-Files type shows, and it pretty much covers the basics.
Peter, Walter and Olivia of FRINGE
In Season 1, a team of government employed social rejects:
- A Girl Who’s All About Her FBI Job (with a tragic family life and an axe to grind at work),
- A Crazy Scientist/Crackpot Genius (complete with mental institution baggage and comic relief lines),
- And his Wrong Side Of The Law/Charming Yet Mysterious/Also Genius Son (with appropriate Paternal Conflict Syndrome)
Work together with help from
- An Assistant, the Only Normal Person In This Kooky Outfit with an Excellent and Convenient (yet Unusual) Skill Set And under the guidance of
- A Harried Supervisor/Crusader In The Know (with sometimes ambiguous loyalties) who Covers For Them when They Break The Rules
To solve various cases (determined to be Too Messed Up For The Normal FBI) which lead them to discover and explore strange phenomena (mainly in the shape of Science Too Advanced To Be Used Responsibly By Us Humans).
Along the way, they encounter some gruesome and effed up Critters and seriously horrific Weapons With The Potential For Annihilating The Entire Human Race created by A Conspiracy of Unknown Origin [which may or may not be related to a Very Powerful, Overly Interested, Suspiciously Cooperative Yet Still Secretive Global Mega-Company helmed by a Mysterious and Absent, Super-Genius Possibly Bad Guy Boss] all while demonstrating Barely Believable Concepts of Science. Continue reading »
