JJ Abrams' Alcatraz.
Were it not for the brilliance that is Fringe, I’d write this off as being ripe for LOST-esq pacing and infuriating plots, but I’m willing to give it a shot.
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I always forget that Abrams is involved with Fringe. I don’t know about Alcatraz though. Part of what makes Fringe work so well and not nearly as frustrating as Lost is that the episodes work individually as well as being part of the larger narrative. So you can enjoy them and not be focused on just the whole mythology. Whereas Lost was 75% mythology and maybe 25% other, Fringe is (most of the time) only 25% mythology and 75% whatever is happening in that particular episode which will be solved in that episode.
This seems like it’s going to me more of a Lost ratio than a Fringe ratio. But I may watch just because of Hurley.
I haven’t kept up-to-date with Fringe but you’re pretty spot on…just as long as they don’t fuck it up like the X-Files did by making everything so damn complicated.
I’m not sure what I think of that trailer, it could really go either way. I’ll probably tune in just to see Sam Neil.
Matthew said:I haven’t kept up-to-date with Fringe but you’re pretty spot on…just as long as they don’t fuck it up like the X-Files did by making everything so damn complicated.
I am only about 25% through this season. Once the summer re-runs start on everything else I’ll go back and catch up.
Right now I’m just caught up in this The Killing show on AMC. So good.
I’m only part way through Season 2 for Fringe, so I have a lot of catching up to do. I have the same plan though, wait till the summer comes.
I like The Killing and appreciate it’s slow pace and portrayal of grief. But, some of the stuff with the Larson family and the mayoral campaign are starting to grate on me.
Have you seen the episode from this last Sunday?
I’m about 2 and a half episodes behind on the Killing. But yeah, the way they are depicting the parents coping with what happened is just totally gut wrenching and brilliantly acted. Especially the dad and the way they show him trying to keep it together for his family and his son’s, while at the same time breaking down.
But yeah, I have heard from people who are caught up on the whole thing that the pace and certain aspects are starting to wear down a little. Hopefully there’s not too many more episodes left.i
When an episode of Lost ended, my typical response was “I want to see this explained or further developed. I want to ruminate on how this fits into everything else.”
When an episode of Fringe ends, my typical response is “I really hope things work out okay for Olivia/Peter/Walter.”
That pretty much explains why Fringe is fantastic. And I tend to marvel at the way it handles mythology without the flopsweat… they have a tendency to push things in as batshit crazy a direction as possible, but without neglecting to explain the stakes or how it relates to the characters. Do that, and I manifest a tendency to simply forget about any holes in the plotting.