Fringe (TV Series)

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Original title: Fringe (TV Series)
Year: 2008
Running time: 50 min.
Country: United States
Director: J.J. Abrams (Creator), Alex Kurtzman (Creator), Roberto Orci (Creator), Joe Chappelle, Brad Anderson, Fred Toye, Jeannot Szwarc, Charles Beeson, Dennis Smith, Akiva Goldsman, Jeffrey G. Hunt, David Straiton, Paul A. Edwards, Paul Holahan, Tom Yatsko, Jon Cassar, Miguel Sapochnik, P.J. Pesce, J.H. Wyman, Bill Eagles, Alex Graves, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Christopher Misiano, Michael Zinberg, Norberto Barba, John Polson, Bobby Roth, Bryan Spicer, Adam Davidson, Kenneth Fink, Seith Mann, Chuck Russell, Deran Sarafian, Anthony Hemingway, Eagle Egilsson, David Moxness, David Solomon, Jeff T. Thomas
Screenwriter: J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, J.H. Wyman, Akiva Goldsman, Josh Singer, David H. Goodman, David Wilcox, J.R. Orci, Glen Whitman, Graham Roland, Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Monica Breen, Alison Schapker
Music: Michael Giacchino, Chris Tilton
Cinematography: Tom Yatsko, David Moxness, Fred Murphy, Gregory Middleton, Michael Slovis
Cast: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown, Jasika Nicole, Kirk Acevedo, Seth Gabel, Leonard Nimoy, Michael Cerveris, Mark Valley, Sebastian Roché, Ari Graynor, Lily Pilblad, Jared Harris, Ryan McDonald, Kevin Corrigan, Chance Kelly, Eugene Lipinski, Michael Gaston, Philip Winchester, Orla Brady, Amy Madigan, Andre Royo, John Savage, Stephen McHattie, Clark Middleton
Producer: Broadcasting by FOX; Bad Robot / FB2 Films / Warner Bros. Television / Fringe Element Films
Genre: TV Series. Drama. Mystery. Sci-Fi. Thriller | Supernatural. Cop Movies
Synopsis / Plot: TV Series (2008-2013). 100 episodes. FBI agents Olivia Dunham and Peter Bishop are faced with a rapidly spreading unexplained phenomenon of the threatening kind. In an attempt to stop the spread, they enlist the assistance of Bishop's estranged father, the institutionalized scientist Dr. Walter Bishop. Joshua Jackson (Dawson's Creek) stars as the lead role of Peter Bishop, a smart guy with many gambling debts. Anna Torv (The Secret Life of Us) is Olivia Dunham, a young, tough FBI agent who has to confront an unexplained phenomena. Also cast in the series are The Black Donnelly's Kirk Acevedo and Boston Legal's Mark Valley. They both play FBI agents. John Noble is Dr. Walter Bishop and Lance Reddick is Phillip Broyles, a special agent for Homeland Security head of the Fringe division, that investigates terrorist and paranormal events. Alongside them are veteran actress Blair Brown and Take the Lead actress Jasika Nicole. Brown is Nina Sharp, a 16-year veteran of Prometheus Corp., a cutting-edge research facility, while Nicole got the role of Astrid, a federal assistant.

Awards: 2009: Nominated for Emmy Award: Outstanding Sound Editing

2009: Nominated for Emmy Award: Outstanding Special Visual Effects

2008: Writers Guild of America (WGA): 2 Nominations inc. Best Screenplay New Series

2009: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (John Noble)

Critics' reviews

"You can see where it's going, and assuming Abrams doesn't let it get lost in its conspiracy, it should be fun to ride along. Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"

Robert Bianco: USA Today
"'Fringe' invokes some of the sillier forms of television devices-- teleportation, psychokinesis, transmogrification and even bionic prostheses--but still manages to seem smart and stylish"

Alessandra Stanley: The New York Times
"Lots of good action and lots of fun to boot. rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Linda Stasi: New York Post
"'Fringe' is a smorgasbord of a show, but one a little too synthetically engineered to allow you the chance to discover what it is"

Robert Abele: LA Weekly
"Unlike 'The X-Files', 'Fringe' has a sense of humor that cuts through its gloom"

Ken Tucker: Entertainment Weekly

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