"Fringe" Pilot (2008)

Director:

Alex Graves

Writers:

J.J. Abrams (creator) &
Alex Kurtzman (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Fringe" (2008)

Original Air Date:

9 September 2008 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

When a commercial flight from Germany lands at Boston's Logan Airport without a single passenger or crew member on board alive...

Plot Keywords:

Laboratory | Pattern | FBI | Airport | Flight

Cast

Anna Torv	...	Agent Olivia Dunham
Joshua Jackson	...	Peter Bishop
Lance Reddick	...	Agent Phillip Broyles
Kirk Acevedo	...	Agent Charlie Francis
Blair Brown	...	Nina Sharp
Jasika Nicole	...	Astrid Farnsworth
Mark Valley	...	John Scott
John Noble	...	Dr. Walter Bishop
Jason Butler Harner	...	Richard Steig
Peter Outerbridge	...	Dr. Reyes
Bernadeta Wrobel	...	Flight Attendant
Katerina Taxia	...	FBI Agent Dawson
Peter Sawyer	...	Denver Man
Max Topplin	...	Angry Teen
Shaun Shetty	...	Indian Man

Runtime:

82 min (pre-release version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Bad Robot

Trivia:

When John Scott (Mark Valley) opens the second storage unit, the car inside is a MG Midget, though the emblem on the front was changed from MG to MD.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the car chase between Dunham and Scott snow appears and disappears between shots.

Quotes:

Peter Bishop: Hello Walter
Dr. Walter Bishop: I thought you'd be fatter.
Peter Bishop: You thought I would be fatter. Excellent. First words, perfect.
Dr. Walter Bishop: No, no. As a boy you were rounder.
Peter Bishop: Yes, I was. Until the summer before high school, not that I'd expect you to remember that.

Movie Connections:

Features "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)

Think 'Fringe', think 'X-Files', think interesting and entertaining

This show was exactly what i expected it would be, and it's obviously what i hoped it would be. After i saw this pilot i think this show could have many similarities in episodes that are yet to come with famous, incredible and "one and only" (atleast in quality, originality and presentation) 'X-Files'. Although acting crew of 'Fringe' and acting in particular is league or two below those of 'X-Files', pilot just offered viewers (specialy those who love these kind of series, and i do also) a lot more to hope for from 'Fringe' in near future, and that's exactly the point of pilot of every show, just interest the viewers in the show and give them something entertaining and gripping, and 'Fringe' in my opinion definitely delivered that. I thought lead actress could have been better, more authentic, charismatic and attractive also, but this one will probably do just fine for this show (atleast i hope so). And as far as other casting crew is concerned, lunatic doctor and his witty son, those roles are given to proper people i think, although Joshua Jackson could improve his acting and make a bit more convincing performance in episodes that are yet to come.

9/10 - for the pilot that promises an exciting new 'X-Files' called 'Fringe'