Genre fans will soon lose another ongoing sci-fi series as “Fringe”
is currently winding down its five season run on television. Before all of the mind
control, teleportation, extra-dimensional shenanigans with a twist goes the way
of the dodo, let’s take a moment to celebrate Agent Olivia Dunham as played by Australian
actress, Anna Torv. Along with series regulars John Noble (Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King) and Joshua Jackson (Dawson's Creek), the "Fringe
Division" team under the supervision of Homeland Security used scientific and
FBI investigative techniques to combat a series of unexplained, often ghastly
occurrences related to a parallel universe. The series combined elements
from procedural dramas as well as those found in old-style movie
serials in a "mystery of the week" format. Despite a lukewarm early
critical reception, Fringe developed a strong cult following among fans and survived
its move to the "Friday night death slot" and low ratings to
complete its overarching story-line over the final thirteen episodes. Now, if
only they had allowed Anna to speak in her sexy, Aussie dialect, but I guess
you can’t have everything.
2 comments:
Great series, loved it from the start. I suspect the general public stayed away after suspecting they'd seen the same thing when it was called The X-Files. By the time Fringe made it clear that it was actually quite different, the public had already made up its mind, and the public does not change its mind easily.
Chuck I must confess I find Anna Torv's Fringe 'daughter' just as ravishing as her 'mum' but my heart belongs to Anna especially now you've provided me with a flash of her 'heart'!
Saying that if I become a certain type of Mormon or maybe a Moslem I can marry both!
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