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"Fringe" (2008): Season 2: Episode 10 -- The team investigates bizarre brain business.
"Fringe" (2008): Season 2: Episode 10 -- A Fringe investigation is triggered when a patient at a mental institution undergoes brain surgery that  leaves his brain exposed.
"Fringe" (2008): Season 2: Episode 9 -- A mysterious piece of fringe science washes ashore.
"Fringe" (2008): Season 2: Episode 9 -- After a cargo ship runs aground, the shoreline becomes littered with bodies hosting a giant squid-like creature.
"Fringe" (2008): Season 2: Episode 8 -- The team investigates a peculiar abduction.

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Ask. Imagine. Investigate. more
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A television drama centered around a female FBI agent who is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena. full summary
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 16 nominations more
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What's with all the hate? more (165 total)

Cast

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Anna Torv ... Agent Olivia Dunham (30 episodes, 2008-2009)

Joshua Jackson ... Peter Bishop (30 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lance Reddick ... Agent Phillip Broyles (30 episodes, 2008-2009)
Blair Brown ... Nina Sharp (30 episodes, 2008-2009)

Jasika Nicole ... Astrid Farnsworth (30 episodes, 2008-2009)

John Noble ... Dr. Walter Bishop (30 episodes, 2008-2009)

Kirk Acevedo ... Agent Charlie Francis (25 episodes, 2008-2009)

Michael Cerveris ... The Observer (23 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mark Valley ... John Scott (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
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USA:60 min
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All outside shots of supposed Harvard University buildings are actually pictures of Yale University buildings. Some example shots are: Lanman-Wright Hall, Durfee Hall, and the Yale Station post office (as seen from Old Campus) and Calhoun College (as seen from Cross Campus). more
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Errors in geography: Despite being set in Boston many of the neighborhoods bear no resemblance to the actual Boston neighborhoods they are supposed to represent. more

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40 out of 51 people found the following comment useful.
What's with all the hate?, 3 October 2009
10/10
Author: Calypso0132 from New Zealand

I had started watching Fringe when it aired in my country, and at first, I didn't really find it particularly interesting. However, I decided to persevere with it, and I'm very glad I did. This show is not perfect, but it's definitely not as bad as all these reviews tend to make out. With each episode (so far), I find myself more deeply immersed in the plot, more involved with the characters, and I can't wait until the next one airs. A lot of these other reviews say it's worse than 'Lost' - which isn't true. I tried watching Lost, for the entire first season, but I found myself completely bored, with no real plot line to follow. The opposite is true with Fringe. Each episode has two plots - One, the overall plot of the series, and two, the plot of the individual episode, such as the investigation. This is common practice, but Fringe makes it.. fresher.

All in all, don't make any decisions on whether to watch this or not based off reviews on here. There's a lot of controversy - some hate it, some love it - just watch it for a while and judge it for yourself. I personally don't like the first 10 or so episodes, so I recommend you at least for a bit after that. They honestly do get better. 9/10

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