It's Official: Fringe Renewed! 22 episodes, Bay-bee!
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UPDATED: Saturday, April 9, 2011 23:07
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Is this show really good? Like V, or better?
There have been very few shows since Firefly that I have loved. Fringe is one of them, and it gets better with each episode. It's in a whole other league than "V".
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Originally posted by InvaderChat:
No
This is not the thread you are looking for. If you don't like the show, go your own way and find something you do like, or else be a little more specific about your dislike.
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It is the thread I'm looking for actually. I wasn't actually here to troll/bitch and my opinion is just as valid as anyone else's, why DO you like it? You haven't explained yourself any better than me.
For me it was a really quick decision that I hated all three of the main characters and it never really got any further than that. While I usually enjoy the 'crackpot' characters I found Walter VERY annoying, his accent/voice, his attitude. I saw him during the whole 'son from alternate dimension' bit and just hated it. Which leads into the whole 'parallel dimensions' type deal which I don't think flowed very well, it gave me a vibe similar to 'Lost' where basically any bullshit could happen. Peter wasn't bad as an actual character (even though his necessity for the group seems a bit...vague) but the actor will always be that Paysee dude from Dawson's Creek which I always hated watching and I didn't think much of the girl.
So without connecting to them I wasn't very interested in their dimension hopping, slug tracking crap. Admittedly, the story may be better than I was able to see but because I didn't care, I didn't find past around seven episodes plus the few I've watched after that TRYING to give it a shot. Everything I have gleaned from watching an isolated episode after the first few which failed to suck me in seems to say that the 'fiction' side of it has gone nuts and the 'science' gone awol, it's all way over the top in my opinion.
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Better my friend, much better. This good news is awesome, score 1 for the Fringles.
SGG
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Originally posted by ecgordon:Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Is this show really good? Like V, or better?
There have been very few shows since Firefly that I have loved. Fringe is one of them, and it gets better with each episode. It's in a whole other league than "V".Quote:
Originally posted by InvaderChat:
No
This is not the thread you are looking for. If you don't like the show, go your own way and find something you do like, or else be a little more specific about your dislike.
EC I couldn't have said it better myself, Bravo!
SGG
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Originally posted by InvaderChat:
It is the thread I'm looking for actually. I wasn't actually here to troll/bitch and my opinion is just as valid as anyone else's, why DO you like it? You haven't explained yourself any better than me.
For me it was a really quick decision that I hated all three of the main characters and it never really got any further than that. While I usually enjoy the 'crackpot' characters I found Walter VERY annoying, his accent/voice, his attitude. I saw him during the whole 'son from alternate dimension' bit and just hated it. Which leads into the whole 'parallel dimensions' type deal which I don't think flowed very well, it gave me a vibe similar to 'Lost' where basically any bullshit could happen. Peter wasn't bad as an actual character (even though his necessity for the group seems a bit...vague) but the actor will always be that Paysee dude from Dawson's Creek which I always hated watching and I didn't think much of the girl.
So without connecting to them I wasn't very interested in their dimension hopping, slug tracking crap. Admittedly, the story may be better than I was able to see but because I didn't care, I didn't find past around seven episodes plus the few I've watched after that TRYING to give it a shot. Everything I have gleaned from watching an isolated episode after the first few which failed to suck me in seems to say that the 'fiction' side of it has gone nuts and the 'science' gone awol, it's all way over the top in my opinion.
Ok, fair enough. You don't like any of the characters, plot or storylines. There must be some reason why you kept watching though, of course after you discovering that this was all crap. Why keep watching something that doesn't "suck you in?"
BTW you're right you are entitled to an opinion. But the question remains, why keep watching a show you don't like?
SGG
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Awesome! Maybe they broke the Friday-night death curse!
There have been a few "clunker" eps this season, but overall I've like it quite a bit. I'm glad they got another season!
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill
Clunkers you say! Blasphemy! Get out the wet noodle, this man needs to be noodle whipped!
;-)
SGG
Fringe 4th Season, Yay!
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I have kept watching in an attempt to give the show a chance because there have been shows in the past (and occasionally movies) that kind of come together and end up being enjoyable once they settle down a bit and with limited new sci-fi here in Australia I just check it out as opposed to the reality shows and stuff.
Unfortunately it also leaves me without the knowledge to make a compelling argument because it's simply as you said, I don't like any of it.
I'm pretty easy going too, I've watched 'The Cape' online and found it tolerable but re-runs of older sci-fi shows kick Fringe in the pants as far as I'm concerned.
EDIT: And to tie it back in to the original question, I think V is also better.
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Yup, I'm a "time shifter". I rarely watch anything in real time anymore. But here's the thing - I *do* watch commercials, if they can grab my attention or amuse me. The silly DirecTV li'l giraffe commercials? I'll pretty much stop what I'm doing (including fast-forwarding) when I see those. The Kia hamster commercials? Same thing. A clever ad *WILL* get watched, whether I have to or not.
So while I'm not their desired customer for Fringe (since I'm a DVR watcher), they're still getting effective advertising, just as long as they come up with effective ads.
True that, a good commercial is.....well, a good commercial. The DirecTV giraffe commercial gets me everytime, especially the first one.
SGG
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Originally posted by InvaderChat:
I have kept watching in an attempt to give the show a chance because there have been shows in the past (and occasionally movies) that kind of come together and end up being enjoyable once they settle down a bit and with limited new sci-fi here in Australia I just check it out as opposed to the reality shows and stuff.
Unfortunately it also leaves me without the knowledge to make a compelling argument because it's simply as you said, I don't like any of it.
I'm pretty easy going too, I've watched 'The Cape' online and found it tolerable but re-runs of older sci-fi shows kick Fringe in the pants as far as I'm concerned.
EDIT: And to tie it back in to the original question, I think V is also better.
Well, first off, thanks for your honesty, but I guess we agree to disagree. I was not impressed with V, other than Morena and, at the very beginning, Alan, I found it kind of boring and lacking any staying power (what I mean by staying power is having me, the viewer, stay still). I found myself reaching for the remote quite often. The original V kicks the imitation V in the ass. So in that we agree, some old sci-fi shows and series do kick butt, and then some, over some of the lame sci-fi shows today (ahem, SyFy channel, cough, cough).
SGG
"These are not the droids you are looking for"
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