Joshua Jackson has revealed insight into the recently-announced departure of showrunner Jeff Pinkner.
Speaking in another segment of THR’s Comic-Con Roundtable, Jackson said Pinkner’s departure is a “big change”, but one that could be offset by the fact that it’s the final season and a blueprint for the last chapter was likely in place prior to his exit. Quotable:
“It changes a lot because [Jeff Pinkner] is part of the creative DNA of the show. But because our show is ending, I think it’s less — we’ll see as we get into it, but I think it’s less — dire than it would be if the show was ongoing.”
A typically forthcoming Jackson also blamed the “business side” of things for Pinkner’s departure, and cites a diminished contract offer which ultimately resulted in one less showrunner for the final 13. You can watch the video for yourself below (jump to 49:15 for the Pinkner exit talk, though there are other ‘Fringe bits’ throughout):
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I had a sneaking feeling this was a budget issue. Let’s just hope they didn’t kill the wrong Lincoln again.
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Oh … I see what you did there.
lol!
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Its all about money in the end
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I watched the entire interview. Great stuff! I love Josh’s sense of humor and honesty. It’s refreshing.
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I did too I like bones as well and was intrigued by the other actors shows and experiences.
I always hear the first season was a set disaster from the show and actors but that disaster was one of my favorite seasons. But what ever went wrong in their perspective turned out great for us viewers. Fringe and its amazing fans where created.
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Budget or not: we got season 5.
Everybody (Fox network, mr. Kevin Reilly, Warner studios, staff) pitched in and us fans got 13 more episodes to finalize the story of Fringe.
How cool is that?
How many times in tv-history did fans got success on pointing out that Nielsen is wrong and that the audience is right?
Fringe is truly unique, in many ways and as a fan i for one am very grateful to get a 5th season.
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