Fringe is edging closer to a fifth season, according to the latest reports.
As per Seriable:
Showrunner J.H. Wyman posted another update on the future of the FOX sci-fi serial:
We feel SO positive about a pick up because our fans make people listen. They make people take notice. Have loud voices and are heard. xo
While the coveted fifth season is not yet official, Wyman noted:
We will get news this week. We feel really positive.
Source: @JWFringe | Seriable | beth
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I really really hope Fringe gets renewed, come on Fox, don’t take great TV off the air!
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Fingers crossed!!!
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I thought that said “Fringers Crossed!” hahaha
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If this isn’t true, I’m going to get a bunch of Amphilicite and blow up the FOX building.
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please please please please please please please.
PLEASE!
season 5, full 22 eps. I don’t even care if you make it the final season, i’m just a tired of the constant not knowing when it’s going to end. sure i would love 7 seasons and a movie. but i really just want to know when i need to start preparing myself for the loss of my most favorite television shows ever. i will need months, if not years to get over the fact that fringe is over.
so please FOX, let me not start to grieve yet.
Thanks,
from a loyal FOX fan from the x-files on.
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After Season 4 being packed full of filler, I say no to the 22-episode season.
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I surely hope that we will get a fifth season to “sob” close with dignity this unique and awesome show that is Fringe.
Nevertheless, I have one issue, if season 5 takes place in 2036 and follows letters of transit, it will mean no Olivia, right?
I know that we already missed deeply Peter at the beginning of season 4 so I cannot figure a fifth season without Olivia, what do you think, hopefully we will get a fifth season and hopefully with Olivia!
Long live Fringe!
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I think that if season 5 were to follow on from “Letters of Transit” then it would be an every other episode thing like how the beginning of season three switched back and forth between universes each episode. I imagine there would be an episode set in present day (or in 2015) where they could have Olivia and the whole Fringe team and then the next episode would be set in 2036. They would hopefully continue this pattern for the rest of the season. This is all speculation of course but I’m hopeful that this is what the fifth season would be about.
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This. This sounds like a genius plan for season 5.
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I’d go further and say that if we get a 5th season, Olivia will be in more episodes than not. It’s pretty clear now that she’s a huge asset to the show. The 2036 dystopia still stands as a possible future, but I don’t think we’ll be spending most of our time there.
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I am emotionally drained from the roller coaster news of will or won’t it be renewed. Fingers still crossed though.
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Last year was worse, this season the idea of a 1/2 season makes it almost certain compared to last year’s “moved-to-friday-part-of-the-way-through” vibe.
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OMG yes I’m turning 19 on Thursday,that would be one cool gift…PLEASE!!!!!! I LOVE this show!!!!
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Happy birthday.
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The Drive for Five Remains Alive as Fringe Fans Strive to Make the Series Thrive.
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I don;t think they would have held out so ridiculously long if they were just going to axe it.
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One would hope.
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The DVR numbers are ridiculous, last week had I think 60% gain to bring back to 1.9.
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That was actually 2 weeks ago. Last week had a 80% gain, from 1.0 to 1.8.
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Am I overthinking, or is the feeling soooo positive that it leans toward a full season?
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A full 22 episode season would be great, but I think it’s unrealistic. I’ll be happy with 13 episodes.
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Live+7 DVR Ratings: ‘New Girl’ Tops Absolute Ratings Gain, ‘Fringe’ Tops % Gains, ‘The Mentalist’ Tops Total Viewer Gains in Week 29
Fringe 04/06/2012 FOX
Rank 1
18-49 Live+SD (rating) 1.0
18-49 Live+7 (rating) 1.8
Post Airdate 18-49 Rating 0.8
Absolute Increase From DVR Viewing
Post Airdate 18-49 Rating % Increase from DVR Viewing 80%
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The reason DVR’s excite me is because of NETFLIX. That’s our last hope just in case.
Also how great is to see FRINGE in a good news headline?
The Nielsen fan base is as steady as could be considering that this is a serialized show. It goes from 1.8 to 2.1 depending on the week. But the average from the last 2 years is 1.9-2.0, so I think we are still in a good zone.
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Obviously the problem with the Nielson idea is that with the TV landscape has moved more to internet, DVR or on-demand ways.They still don’t add any other viewing habits into how much advertisers pay-basically forcing the owners to give buyers amazing prices as the TV ratings drop-off. Show’s like Fringe are right on the lip as we have to imagine shows developed now are probably planning on using internet and such.
Also-nielson is a joke, really bad system they monopolize. Really, wish there was a Fringe episode dealing with how weird that stuff is.
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haha…I don’t think any broadcast network would dare to do such a thing yet, but that’s a good idea.
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Come on Fringe, you can do it :’) I really believe we are getting a season 5, now if they could just ANNOUNCE IT
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You know, this will be the best Lowatus ever, towards S5
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FOX I watched your goddamn 25th anniversary retrospective you OWE me this one!!
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They had the same guy who always does their voices, I think they recycled some of his lines from other specials, or that he did them all like 15 years ago.
“for the 30th anniversary of Fox….For the 40th anniversary of Fox…For the 750th anniversary of Fox broadcasting….for the year 201000 of the Fox era…”
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(forgot about this one)
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I’m gonna do the ”dance-on-the-rain” like no one before!
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If we get a season five, I look forward to not ever checking or caring about the ratings ever again!
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Agree with you 100%
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cheers to that!
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please no bicentennial olivia
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robolive
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bicentenniolivia
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Please make this happen!! I WILL BUY A DAMN NISSAN LEAF IF IT WILL KEEP FRINGE ON FOR ANOTHER SEASON!! This will be the best news ever if it’s true. I LOVE FRINGE!!!
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yes, buying a NISSAN LEAF is a great idea!!
I still wonder how big the importance of NISSAN LEAF is, for the fringe mythology!
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Please PLEASE full seaosn 5. And .. hell, how about a season 6 while you’re at it. This show will do great in syndication sicne the only reason people dont tune in every single week live is because they haven’t heard of it before. Part of the way FOX saves money on fringe is by never advertising it anywhere! C’mON renew it!!!
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Please keep Fringe and shows like it on air for those of us who’s brains want something more than mundane crime & hospital dramas and reality TV
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If there is no Fringe, than there is no hope.
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Come on FOX! Its only one more season and we will be happy. If this gets cancelled after the huge outcry from fans I will lose my faith in TV forever </3
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If I think more closely, I realy don’t want a season 5.
I want a season 6!!!
(if we get a season 6, we naturaly get a season 5)
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The whole thing comes down to advertising revenues. If FOX doesn’t feel the viewership is large enough to sustain advertising revenue the show will get axed regardless of how anyone feels. In the business world it is nothing personal towards Fringe fans or how much they love the show or even how much anybody at FOX loves the show. It is economics unfortunately.
Having said that though if there is a renewal, Season 5 will be the last if only a half season. The show has dropped its ratings slowly over the last couple of seasons and that cannot be sustained. And none of the poor ratings has anything to do with the fine ensemble of actors who have done magnificent jobs with their roles even as complicated as they have been. The show will certainly propel their careers regardless.
No matter what though I will always consider the show to be in my top ten. It is very unique from a story telling aspect in addition to the excellent acting, special effects and dialogue. But quality and television are sometimes mutually exclusive.
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Yes, it’s a terrible world of capitalism.
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There would be no television shows period without Capitalism. Come to think of it there would be no Televisions either.
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I love Fringe can’t get enough of it best show I have watched for a while, please keep them coming, watch all up to Third sesson I hope there is going to be more, and I hope they keep the same actors in it I hate it when they change, it’s never the same again.
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