New 'Fringe' teaser: Reading between the lines
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GoogleFOX has released a new teaser for season two of "Fringe," and mostly it consists of the cast telling you how awesome it's going to be. Mostly -- but not completely.
In between the jump-cutty talking head segments are brief flashes of footage from the show. They barely register with the naked eye, but that's why pause buttons exist. The video is below; my observations follow.
The intercut footage is a mix of old and new, and naturally there aren't any huge revelations to be had. But I have to think that the shots they did choose to include are meant to remind us of certain key points that will be part of the second season, which begins Thursday, Sept. 17.
With that in mind, here's what I saw.
:08 into the video -- As Joshua Jackson finishes saying "... this bridge exists," a man (Mr. Jones, I'm fairly certain) walks through one of Walter Bishop's (John Noble) "soft spots" in the world. Been there.
:10 -- An apparently new piece of showing Agent Harris gets knocked on his can. I think we can all get behind that.
:12 -- Atmospheric shot of Olivia (Anna Torv), Peter (Jackson) and Walter bathed in blue light. Very atmospheric and poster-like.
:13/14 -- Boom (just after Blair Brown says "thrilling").
:14 -- Another closeup of Mr. Jones, as Jasika Nicole is talking about how "wildly entertaining" the new season is (to their credit, the cast really stays on message).
:16 -- A guy falls from a great height into a car. Ouch.
Just after that comes a blizzard of images: Walter, William Bell, Olivia, the Observer, Peter, Nina and her robot arm, Broyles at his desk, a shot of someone's legs walking through what looks like the scene of a car wreck, a locked gate. The last image, at about the 21-second mark, is a doozy: the world going all bad TV reception around a guy who's bleeding from the head.
For a 30-second spot that doesn't reveal a whole heckuva lot, this teaser did its job. I'm more geeked up for the new season of "Fringe" than I was a couple hours ago.
How about you? Looking forward to more "Fringe"?
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Ahhh, can't wait for the new season, it's killing me!!
Hey, maybe Jasika Nicole will have more than 20 collective minutes of airtime this season, especially since fellow FBI agent guy (name escapes me) is no longer on the show.
I like the show, bring it!
I'm excited! This show's fun. Can't wait!
By the way, where's the "flag/offensive content/report this comment or user" link? I'd love to have that option to take out the crap comments.
I like Fringe a lot. A whole lot.
Other than Fringe, I mostly watch bbca.
I have never been a sci fi fan and i love this show! its too exciting not to watch! it makes you think WTF! I love it!
I like the premise of the show but I hope Anna Torv (who is the weakest link in the cast) develops a personality in Season 2 and that Peter FINALLY stops making his snarky comments about his father's knowledge. That got old very quick.
If Peter is supposed to be the show's resident skeptic, fine, but enough already with him doubting his father's ability/understanding of things.
Word on Anna Torv's character needing a personality. While I adore Fringe, since it's the first viable SciFi procedural show since the x files, I hope to god she gets interesting. The show is good, but is one step away from being the best there is on television but it's the Olivia character that drags it down.