Happy Monday to you. It’s good to be in the final throws of the Lowatus, I must say. I’m looking forward to the next batch of episodes -- my fingers are crossed that the baseball doesn’t run over and delay the return of Fringe this Thursday!
Anyway, below the jump we continue to stick it to the Lowatus with several bits and pieces made of Fringe.
Here’s a short promo for this Thursday’s Fringe return -- “Earthling”:
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Fancast report from the Vancouver set of Fringe (spoiler alert):
From the fantastical set of Fringe in Vancouver, I got to play the role of Observer (without undergoing a buzz cut, thankfully) and find out from the cast what’s coming up on this show in which “the impossibilities are endless.” Here’s a whiff of what was uncovered during my visit.
A prevailing topic on the set was that The Observers are about to get a whole lot more face time. We now know there is more than one, and that they are all named after months. The main man we’ve come to know, as played by Michael Cerveris, is “September,” by the way – but it’s the episode entitled “August” which is supposed to be a doozy. And, contrary to what you might think, it seems these fellows are far from invincible. What can bring these hairless heavies down – besides bland food? Why is Walter (John Noble) apparently their only BFF from this dimension? And why is The Observer carrying Walter’s photo around in his briefcase?
“Somehow along the line, because of Walter’s experiences, because of things he’s done, he’s been able to make communications with The Observer, whatever The Observer is – I’ll leave that for you to think about,” Noble says. “That will continue, and that will become far more dense as the season goes on, as to what the role of The Observers are, and also Walter’s relationship with them. In terms of the teaser as to why Walter’s photo is in [The Observers briefcase]: my feeling is because he’s their only live contact. The rest -- they should not and cannot make contact with other people. And if they do – at their peril, which will also be revealed.”
Anna Torv promises that the William Bell and Walter meet-up is finally coming. And there are a couple of other episodes that she thinks we should keep a particularly careful eye on. “We have an episode that we did just shoot not so long ago – the last one that we did – that sort of pulls and answers a couple of questions from the episode where Charlie dies,” Torv tells us. “When she finally remembers what was said to her during the meeting with William Bell, with the mention of the man with the marking on his head also comes up, there’s some stuff that kicks in that was really fun to do, that’s a little bit of a throughline.”
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You have to admire Jasika Nicole. She’s somehow managed to make Astrid more human, despite limited screen-time. I have a feeling that Astrid will turn out to be a much bigger player later on down the line, but that’s speculation for another time. In this interview with Examiner she sheds light on one of the most intriguing mysteries of the season -- her lovely new haircut. (and more..):
Sean: I am extremely happy to be interviewing you as you’re filming season 2 of Fringe. You’ve added much to the show over the past season, and now it looks like you are getting an even bigger part in Fringe. These past few episodes have given you much more time to interact with John Noble’s character (Walter), and to develop your own wry charm on the screen.
How do you feel about growing the Agent Farmsworth character to take a more important role in the show?
Jasika Nicole: I think its overdue, but I also think its wonderful that the character had a chance to garner some followers. The fact that Astrid’s background is unknown and you don’t get to see her interact with very many people makes it that much more satisfying to start learning more about her.
Sean: Do you think that you will join Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson outside the lab sometime in the future?
Jasika Nicole: Astrid has already gotten out of the lab in season 2, the audience just hasn’t seen it yet (we are filming episode 10 right now).
Sean: In the first episode of this season, I believe that Walter (John Noble) makes a comment about your new haircut. Was your new haircut something you did on your own, or was it something that was asked for by the producers?
Jasika Nicole: Actually, Walter doesn’t make that comment, Peter does. I don’t think that Walter is particularly interested enough in things like ladies’ haircuts to notice them or have much of an opinion on them. My haircut was accidental- I was supposed to get a trim and they cut off almost 2 inches, so we had to throw a line in the script to acknowledge the new style since it was so different than the way it was in the final episode of season 2. My hair didn’t take long to grow back at all, so by the time the first episode aired, I looked completely different on screen than I did in real life.
Sean: One of the major mainstays in the lab where you spend most of your time is a cow that Walter ascribes some human-like qualities. After all of your time on the set and reading through the scripts, do you think that Walter talks about the cow like that because Walter is just crazy, or because there is something special about Walter’s cow?
Jasika Nicole: No to both questions; I don’t think he is any crazier than a pet enthusiast, someone who loves their dog or their cat and is sensitive to how that animal feels. I think his is actually a pretty normal response to spending lots of time with another living creature, be it human or otherwise. Walter would seem crazy to me if he ignored the cow or forgot that it was there or had no sense of connection with her at all. And I don’t think there is anything special in the “fringe” sense about our cow either- she is essentially the equivalent of a lab rat that we have become way too attached to. What is striking about her presence in the show is that she isn’t a cute and cuddly little kitten that runs around the lab and purrs and and begs to be petted, or a rat kept in a cage that Walter can do tests on- Gene is bigger than a human, louder than most house pets, and she needs a lot more special attention than a smaller animal ever could. So the strangeness isn’t the fact that Walter treats her like the family pet, the strangeness is the fact that no one has ever seen a family pet quite like Gene.
Elsewhere, Fringe has been nominated in for the Sixth Annual TV DVD Awards (best current TV series, Best Blu-ray and Best Extras).
Fringie of the Week will be starting up again this time next week. It’s worth mentioning that Olivia Dunham won the Dream Logic vote, giving her an overall score of 4 victories this season. Peter is her only challenger so far with 1 win.
And that’s about it. No daily polls this week, we’ll save em’ for next week.
Til’ next time.
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GO YANKEES!
I sincerely hope that they will capture the world series on Wednesday (game six of the world series)!
fringe has hotties