Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
01-29-09 | 01:39 PM
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01-29-09 | 03:41 PM
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Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
Growing tired of this show.
Same forumla every week. The angry FBI guy who no one would ever, and no one is taking seriously is a major annoyance and adds NOTHING to the show. Apparently Blair Brown is too busy running her company to even be in the show as if that ever had anything to do with the plot. There is/was some type of over arching story, wasn't there? Or is this just turning into a soap opera with crying mother's and cute sisters?
It is obvious that Abrams can come up with good ideas and then manage to leave everyone hanging while he tries to figure out what to do next.
I moved it down on the dvr priority list.
Same forumla every week. The angry FBI guy who no one would ever, and no one is taking seriously is a major annoyance and adds NOTHING to the show. Apparently Blair Brown is too busy running her company to even be in the show as if that ever had anything to do with the plot. There is/was some type of over arching story, wasn't there? Or is this just turning into a soap opera with crying mother's and cute sisters?
It is obvious that Abrams can come up with good ideas and then manage to leave everyone hanging while he tries to figure out what to do next.
I moved it down on the dvr priority list.
I think this show has gotten better.
01-29-09 | 03:52 PM
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Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
Yeah, I love this show and I love more things on the show than just Walter.
01-29-09 | 10:24 PM
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Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
Still a big fan of the series, but that was probably the weakest ep of the season so far, imo. I guess I'm just not a fan of hacker-themed storylines, and all of those wacky user interfaces that allow them to easily find an address of someone downloading a file in about 30 seconds.
Where was The Observer? I missed him if he was there somewhere...
And damn, Astrid
Where was The Observer? I missed him if he was there somewhere...
And damn, Astrid
01-30-09 | 01:20 AM
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Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
Missed him. I was thinking he wasn't here because this hacker guy didn't seem like he was part of the big hellmouth story line. Guess not though.
01-30-09 | 01:55 AM
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Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
Still a big fan of the series, but that was probably the weakest ep of the season so far, imo. I guess I'm just not a fan of hacker-themed storylines, and all of those wacky user interfaces that allow them to easily find an address of someone downloading a file in about 30 seconds.
Where was The Observer? I missed him if he was there somewhere...
And damn, Astrid
Where was The Observer? I missed him if he was there somewhere...
And damn, Astrid
Dammit. No gettin' in there for nobody.
01-30-09 | 07:21 AM
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Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
Astrid caught my eye when the series started.
I'm tired of the douche that has a vendetta for Olivia. I realize this is a sci-fi show, but some basis in reality would be nice and there is no way he would be anywhere near her office considering their history. It's bringing the show down much the same way that Chi McBride brought 'House' down a few years ago.
Am I mistaken or wasn't this the first non-Massive Dynamic-related mystery?
I'm tired of the douche that has a vendetta for Olivia. I realize this is a sci-fi show, but some basis in reality would be nice and there is no way he would be anywhere near her office considering their history. It's bringing the show down much the same way that Chi McBride brought 'House' down a few years ago.
Am I mistaken or wasn't this the first non-Massive Dynamic-related mystery?
01-30-09 | 08:41 AM
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Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
Astrid caught my eye when the series started.
I'm tired of the douche that has a vendetta for Olivia. I realize this is a sci-fi show, but some basis in reality would be nice and there is no way he would be anywhere near her office considering their history. It's bringing the show down much the same way that Chi McBride brought 'House' down a few years ago.
Am I mistaken or wasn't this the first non-Massive Dynamic-related mystery?
I'm tired of the douche that has a vendetta for Olivia. I realize this is a sci-fi show, but some basis in reality would be nice and there is no way he would be anywhere near her office considering their history. It's bringing the show down much the same way that Chi McBride brought 'House' down a few years ago.
Am I mistaken or wasn't this the first non-Massive Dynamic-related mystery?
Isn't there always more than one potential "bad guy" in this series? Just asking because it seems that way.
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01-30-09 | 10:49 AM
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01-31-09 | 10:16 AM
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01-31-09 | 08:31 PM
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Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
I always thought the Pattern and Massive Dynamic were linked. This was the first episode I can think of where the bad guy acted without any plan other than revenge.
02-01-09 | 03:40 PM
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Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
I felt the same way. Massive Dynamic is behind the Pattern (or at least that's how everything has been portrayed).
02-02-09 | 02:14 PM
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Re: Fringe -- "The No-Brainer" -- 1/27/09
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fringe-S...a-1002352.aspx
Apparently, Anna Torv and Mark Valley were lovers in real life. They got hitched over the holidays.
Apparently, Anna Torv and Mark Valley were lovers in real life. They got hitched over the holidays.
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