FOX's "Fringe" Discussion (2008-2013) - Blu-ray Forum

Allerion · 06-10-2020, 07:03 AM

Fringe is one of my favorite shows. The complete series is currently only $19.99 on Vudu. You can also watch it for free on imdb but there are ads and you never know how long they'll have the rights to it. 20 dollars is an incredible deal for this gem of a show. Just started rewatching it tonight. John Noble deserves all the awards for his portrayal of Walter Bishop. Anyone else rewatching the series?

caztia · 06-10-2020, 07:35 AM

I haven't watched it for years but now that you have reminded me I will dig out my blurays and dig in. Thanks

Jay H. · 06-10-2020, 08:08 AM

I recently finished watching my Blu-ray set. It was the first time I had watched the series since it aired and I loved it just as much. How John Noble didn't even get an Emmy nomination is beyond me.

Along with Justified and The Shield, this is my favorite TV drama. (I can't pick which one I like best.)

Josep5349 · 06-10-2020, 08:28 AM

I watched this at the time, but always found it lacking. The ideas in the show were all recycled material, and though much praised I quickly got tired of John Noble’s endless pained facial expressions and Vincent Price voice impersonation.

Mobe1969 · 06-10-2020, 08:38 AM

I found season one a little hard to take (mainly Noble playing the oblivious dolt with stupid disease unsafe insanity), but after that it was just awesome, especially as the mythos got stronger. It was so great seeing Leonard Nimoy show up as well, especially the animated episode...

I really want to sit down and binge the whole lot again, especially now as I have a great home cinema and all the extras like that lost episode too. I need to retire to make a dent... I need to stop starting any new series...

kurko1992 · 06-10-2020, 10:16 AM

I finish re-watched the my entire BR collection a month ago (thas corona virus haha).
And i eas sorprice that there are people that didn't like the finale.
It is possible that when we watch everything together we see thing that when we watch a season per year we don't see, and that's the reason that a lot of people didn't like the finale?

levcore · 06-10-2020, 12:55 PM

I really need to rewatch this. I think its biggest mistake was casting Anna Torv in the lead role. I really don't rate her as an actress. The rest of the cast were great though.

Haven't watched the show in many years though so i'll definitely need to get on it again soon.

BluLobsta · 06-10-2020, 02:09 PM

My all-time favorite science-fiction series. Such a great story. Alternate universes, good vs evil, etc. Ohhhh evil Olivia

I screened it on Amazon Prime then immediately bought every season and got addicted to it, watching 2 episodes a night. The second season was amazing. I couldn't stop watching. Someone had recommended it to me but I finally decided to give it a chance after the series had ended. My mousepads are Fringe and I even have the Fringe theme as a ringtone on my phone. I almost bought a Massive Dynamic coffee mug, too.

The lore behind the show really attracted me, too. The images that they show at breaks are all mathematical relations. The frog, seahorse, etc. The relation to the Fibonacci sequence with the Greek letter phi on the back of the frog (one of my mousepads). Seahorses grow according to the Fibonacci sequence. Well, actually the Fibonacci sequence is all throughout nature. Trees, the veins in our bodies are all structured according to the Fibonacci sequence. The yellow dots in all of the images that they show are binary representations for hints at what is to come next. There was a website that was active during the series that used to provide hints, also. The URL was the Golden Number related to the Fibonacci sequence - 1.618033988749895... It went on for 50 digits so you were typing for awhile

At the Fringe premiere in Hollywood, they also provided hints on the website for fans to track down items of interest around town.

Such great characters. Olivia, wicked pretty and tough. Cereal and scotch for dinner lol. Some people don't like her animated expressions but I think they are so sexy. Walter and Peter. Great characters. Astrid. Great support role. Leonard Nimoy as the interdimensional arch-villain. September! Need I mention September?? It was soooo funny that The Observers would tilt their heads like dogs when they didn't understand something and that's what

[Show spoiler]

I was thinking of watching this again. Thanks for nudging me!

Allerion · 06-11-2020, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BluLobsta

My all-time favorite science-fiction series. Such a great story. Alternate universes, good vs evil, etc. Ohhhh evil Olivia

I screened it on Amazon Prime then immediately bought every season and got addicted to it, watching 2 episodes a night. The second season was amazing. I couldn't stop watching. Someone had recommended it to me but I finally decided to give it a chance after the series had ended. My mousepads are Fringe and I even have the Fringe theme as a ringtone on my phone. I almost bought a Massive Dynamic coffee mug, too.

The lore behind the show really attracted me, too. The images that they show at breaks are all mathematical relations. The frog, seahorse, etc. The relation to the Fibonacci sequence with the Greek letter phi on the back of the frog (one of my mousepads). Seahorses grow according to the Fibonacci sequence. Well, actually the Fibonacci sequence is all throughout nature. Trees, the veins in our bodies are all structured according to the Fibonacci sequence. The yellow dots in all of the images that they show are binary representations for hints at what is to come next. There was a website that was active during the series that used to provide hints, also. The URL was the Golden Number related to the Fibonacci sequence - 1.618033988749895... It went on for 50 digits so you were typing for awhile

At the Fringe premiere in Hollywood, they also provided hints on the website for fans to track down items of interest around town.

Such great characters. Olivia, wicked pretty and tough. Cereal and scotch for dinner lol. Some people don't like her animated expressions but I think they are so sexy. Walter and Peter. Great characters. Astrid. Great support role. Leonard Nimoy as the interdimensional arch-villain. September! Need I mention September?? It was soooo funny that The Observers would tilt their heads like dogs when they didn't understand something and that's what

[Show spoiler]

I was thinking of watching this again. Thanks for nudging me!

I agree with everything! And I think season 2 is my favorite, it had the perfect blend of everything that makes the show so great. I also thought the glyphs and secret messages were really neat. I remember I'd look up what it spelled out each episode back in the day when the show was first airing.

Jay H. · 06-11-2020, 02:42 AM

The only episode I don't like at all is the "lost" episode from Season One (it aired during Season Two). It should have stayed "lost". The other 99 episodes are very good at worst.

I truly love Fringe.

Allerion · 06-11-2020, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay H.

The only episode I don't like at all is the "lost" episode from Season One (it aired during Season Two). It should have stayed "lost". The other 99 episodes are very good at worst.

I truly love Fringe.

I know a couple of people who were really confused by that episode when watching it via streaming because

[Show spoiler]

Jay H. · 06-11-2020, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Allerion

I know a couple of people who were really confused by that episode when watching it via streaming because

[Show spoiler]

A co-worker/fellow Fringe fan said the episode should have been called "Dead Man Walking".

Allerion · 06-11-2020, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay H.

A co-worker/fellow Fringe fan said the episode should have been called "Dead Man Walking".

Good one!

A major episode highlight for me was the episode Christopher Lloyd guest starred in, that was a fun one! And two of my favorite episodes of the entire series are White Tulip and Peter, they're both so well done.

Mobe1969 · 06-11-2020, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Allerion

I know a couple of people who were really confused by that episode when watching it via streaming because

[Show spoiler]

For someone like me wanting to rewatch, where would be the best spot in s1 to watch that episode?

bluenote23 · 06-11-2020, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobe1969

For someone like me wanting to rewatch, where would be the best spot in s1 to watch that episode?

Stick it in at the end of Season 1 Disc 3.

Currently at Season 4 rewatching this great show. At $19.99, it's a steal for such a rewatchable, engaging TV show.

Monterey Jack · 06-11-2020, 03:02 AM

Anna Torv...

BluLobsta · 06-11-2020, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Anna Torv...

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She is hypnotic. Kinda like the effect on your avatar

I can feel my jaw drop involuntarily every time I look at her

drb999 · 06-11-2020, 05:09 AM

One of my favorite shows ever.

Crispy0009 · 06-11-2020, 01:17 PM

Fantastic show.
I have the whole set on dvd - Season by Season when they came out.
Pick up the complete series in iTunes last month for $19.99.
Totally worth it.
Just started a rewatch of the whole series.

AnamorphicWidescreen · 06-11-2020, 02:28 PM

Agree, Fringe is an amazing & trippy sci-fi series with alternate reality elements, that made it somewhat complex. You really had to pay attention to what was going on to follow the story - and I mean that as a compliment. Great casting as well.

I streamed it back in 2013, and really want to see it again. I may get the Blu set. I remember seeing DVD season sets @ Big Lots in the past five years (not recently, though), and kind of regret not getting them. However, I think the reason was because they never had the entire series there, so didn't want a piece-meal collection.

06-10-2020, 07:03 AM	#1
Allerion Active Member Member since:Mar 2016 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:69	FOX's "Fringe" Discussion (2008-2013) Fringe is one of my favorite shows. The complete series is currently only $19.99 on Vudu. You can also watch it for free on imdb but there are ads and you never know how long they'll have the rights to it. 20 dollars is an incredible deal for this gem of a show. Just started rewatching it tonight. John Noble deserves all the awards for his portrayal of Walter Bishop. Anyone else rewatching the series?

06-10-2020, 02:09 PM	#8
BluLobsta Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Rhode Island Home Theater Gallery:86 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:420 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:2	My all-time favorite science-fiction series. Such a great story. Alternate universes, good vs evil, etc. Ohhhh evil Olivia I screened it on Amazon Prime then immediately bought every season and got addicted to it, watching 2 episodes a night. The second season was amazing. I couldn't stop watching. Someone had recommended it to me but I finally decided to give it a chance after the series had ended. My mousepads are Fringe and I even have the Fringe theme as a ringtone on my phone. I almost bought a Massive Dynamic coffee mug, too. The lore behind the show really attracted me, too. The images that they show at breaks are all mathematical relations. The frog, seahorse, etc. The relation to the Fibonacci sequence with the Greek letter phi on the back of the frog (one of my mousepads). Seahorses grow according to the Fibonacci sequence. Well, actually the Fibonacci sequence is all throughout nature. Trees, the veins in our bodies are all structured according to the Fibonacci sequence. The yellow dots in all of the images that they show are binary representations for hints at what is to come next. There was a website that was active during the series that used to provide hints, also. The URL was the Golden Number related to the Fibonacci sequence - 1.618033988749895... It went on for 50 digits so you were typing for awhile At the Fringe premiere in Hollywood, they also provided hints on the website for fans to track down items of interest around town. Such great characters. Olivia, wicked pretty and tough. Cereal and scotch for dinner lol. Some people don't like her animated expressions but I think they are so sexy. Walter and Peter. Great characters. Astrid. Great support role. Leonard Nimoy as the interdimensional arch-villain. September! Need I mention September?? It was soooo funny that The Observers would tilt their heads like dogs when they didn't understand something and that's what [Show spoiler]gave them away. I was thinking of watching this again. Thanks for nudging me!

06-10-2020, 07:35 AM	#2
caztia Senior Member Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Australia 4K collection:138 Blu-ray collection:305 Digital collection:1	I haven't watched it for years but now that you have reminded me I will dig out my blurays and dig in. Thanks

06-10-2020, 08:08 AM	#3
Jay H. Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2019 Trading Score:2	I recently finished watching my Blu-ray set. It was the first time I had watched the series since it aired and I loved it just as much. How John Noble didn't even get an Emmy nomination is beyond me. Along with Justified and The Shield, this is my favorite TV drama. (I can't pick which one I like best.)

06-10-2020, 08:28 AM	#4
Josep5349 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2013	I watched this at the time, but always found it lacking. The ideas in the show were all recycled material, and though much praised I quickly got tired of John Noble’s endless pained facial expressions and Vincent Price voice impersonation.

06-10-2020, 08:38 AM	#5
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	I found season one a little hard to take (mainly Noble playing the oblivious dolt with stupid disease unsafe insanity), but after that it was just awesome, especially as the mythos got stronger. It was so great seeing Leonard Nimoy show up as well, especially the animated episode... I really want to sit down and binge the whole lot again, especially now as I have a great home cinema and all the extras like that lost episode too. I need to retire to make a dent... I need to stop starting any new series...

06-10-2020, 10:16 AM	#6
kurko1992 Active Member Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Bat Yam, Israel Home Theater Gallery:29 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:171 Blu-ray reviews:6	I finish re-watched the my entire BR collection a month ago (thas corona virus haha). And i eas sorprice that there are people that didn't like the finale. It is possible that when we watch everything together we see thing that when we watch a season per year we don't see, and that's the reason that a lot of people didn't like the finale?

06-10-2020, 12:55 PM	#7
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2616 Trading Score:3	I really need to rewatch this. I think its biggest mistake was casting Anna Torv in the lead role. I really don't rate her as an actress. The rest of the cast were great though. Haven't watched the show in many years though so i'll definitely need to get on it again soon.

06-11-2020, 02:42 AM	#10
Jay H. Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2019 Trading Score:2	The only episode I don't like at all is the "lost" episode from Season One (it aired during Season Two). It should have stayed "lost". The other 99 episodes are very good at worst. I truly love Fringe.

06-11-2020, 03:02 AM	#16
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	Anna Torv...

06-11-2020, 05:09 AM	#18
drb999 Blu-ray King Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Outer Space 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:706 DVD collection:57 MA collection:6 Digital collection:75 iTunes collection:1 Prime collection:1	One of my favorite shows ever.

06-11-2020, 01:17 PM	#19
Crispy0009 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2016 Location:Royal Palm Beach 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1009 DVD collection:1479 MA collection:1 Digital collection:303 iTunes collection:662	Fantastic show. I have the whole set on dvd - Season by Season when they came out. Pick up the complete series in iTunes last month for $19.99. Totally worth it. Just started a rewatch of the whole series.

06-11-2020, 02:28 PM	#20
AnamorphicWidescreen Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2014	Agree, Fringe is an amazing & trippy sci-fi series with alternate reality elements, that made it somewhat complex. You really had to pay attention to what was going on to follow the story - and I mean that as a compliment. Great casting as well. I streamed it back in 2013, and really want to see it again. I may get the Blu set. I remember seeing DVD season sets @ Big Lots in the past five years (not recently, though), and kind of regret not getting them. However, I think the reason was because they never had the entire series there, so didn't want a piece-meal collection.

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