Fringe, Season 5, Episode 12: “Liberty” Written by Alison Schapker Directed by P. J. Pesce Fringe, Season 5, Episode 13: “An Enemy of Fate” Written by J. H. Wyman Directed by J. H. Wyman Aired Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Olivia goes for a final jaunt Over There, Michael goes …
Fringe, Season 5, Episode 11: “The Boy Must Live” Written by Graham Roland Directed by Paul Holahan Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Donald lays out the plan, Michael has his own plan, and Astrid still has nothing to do With the series finale looming large just two episodes (one …
Fringe Review, Season 5, Episode 9: “Black Blotter” Written by Kristin Cantrell Directed by Tommy Gormley Fringe Review, Season 5, Episode 10: “Anomaly XB-6783746” Written by David Fury Directed by Jeffrey Hunt Fringe has a tradition of doing at least one surrealist episode per season and this year, that episode is “Black Blotter”. As in …
Once again the SOS staff have voted on their favorite TV shows of the last 12 months. As per usual, the results reflect our staff’s geographical spread over North America and the UK, with severa key British series sneaking into reasonably prominent positions. Two one-season wonders made it in as well, along with at least …
When it came to devising a list of what I felt were the top ten Television shows of 2012 I contemplated sticking with the theme of “Hey You Geeks!!” and centering the list solely on the best sci-fi and nerd related shows on TV. I generally group “Geek TV” into a segment of shows exclusively …
Fringe Review, Season 5, Episode 7: “Five-Twenty-Ten” Written by Graham Roland Directed by Eagle Egilsson Fringe Review, Season 5, Episode 8: “The Human Kind” Written by Alison Schapker Directed by Dennis Smith These weeks on Fringe: William Bell lends a hand, Jill Scott drops by, and Peter makes a big decision The bulk of these …
Fringe Review, Season 5, Episode 6: “Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There” Written by David Fury Directed by Jon Cassar Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Walter creates his own Wonderland, Cecil gets Red Shirt duty, and Peter gets his Observer on After last week’s more character-driven …
Fringe Review, Season 5, Episode 5: “An Origin Story” Written by J. H. Wyman Directed by P. J. Pesce Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Walter and Olivia grieve, Astrid once again does (almost) nothing, and Peter tries to ‘splode a dimension The surprising death of Etta last week takes …
Fringe Review, Season 5, Episode 4: “The Bullet That Saved the World” Written by Alison Schapker Directed by David Straiton Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Broyles returns, Walter loves Detective Comics, and Olivia gets her necklace back With Fringe rocketing towards its series finale (only nine episodes left), something …
Fringe Review, Season 5, Episode 3: “The Recordist” Written by Graham Roland Directed by Jeff T. Thomas Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: The team follows the first, well, third, Betamax and find what is hopefully some red Observer kryptonite The Great Betamax Hunt is on and this week, it …
Fringe, Season 5, Episode 2: “In Absentia” Written by David Fury Directed by Jeannot Szwarc Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Etta does some questioning, Peter goes undercover, and Walter carves up an eye After last week’s tense, action-filled premiere, things slow down a bit with “In Absentia”. We pick …
Fringe, Season 5, Episode 1: “Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11” Written by J. H. Wyman Directed by Jeannot Szwarc and Miguel Sapochnik Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Etta has shady connections, Walter has a screw loose, and Markham has a pretty sweet coffee table After ending last season’s finale with …
It’s been such a deathly slow year at the movies so far that attempting to list ten great TV series is far easier than naming ten great films. With the premieres of TV’s two best shows, Breaking Bad (July 15, AMC) and Louie (tonight, FX), imminent, it seemed as good a time as any to …
Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 22: “Brave New World (Part 2)” Written by Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman, and Akiva Goldsman Directed by Joe Chappelle Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Bell monologues, Walter shoots, and Olivia smiles It’s been a mixed season for Fringe. After last year’s shocking cliffhanger, …
Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 21: “Brave New World (Part 1)” Written by J. H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner, and Akiva Goldsman Directed by Joe Chappelle Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Walter bakes, Olivia and Astrid are fighters, and Belly likes almonds Much of this season has centered around the …
Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 20: “Worlds Apart” Written by Matt Pitts and Nicole Phillips (Teleplay) and Graham Roland (Story) Directed by Charles Beeson Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Walter and Walternate finally talk, Lincoln didn’t like coffee that much anyways, and Fauxlivia misses rainbows When Fringe introduced the …
As far back as the ‘60s, TV fans have complained about the Friday Night Death Slot, when it was blamed, in part, by many for the cancellation of Star Trek. Friday evening timeslots have notoriously high turnover rates and most TV people can name a few shows off the top of their head that have …
Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 19: “Letters of Transit” Written by Akiva Goldsman, J. H. Wyman, and Jeff Pinkner Directed by Joe Chappelle Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Etta’s lost her parents, Walter’s lost his marbles, and humanity’s lost their freedom After weeks of build up in the most …
Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 18: “The Consultant” Written by Christine Lavaf Directed by Jeannot Szwarc Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Walter takes a trip, Fauxlivia has a good poker face, and Foeyles isn’t a shapeshifter after all Last week, Fringe gave us one of their best episodes of …
Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 17: “Everything In Its Right Place” Written by David Fury and J. R. Orci and Matt Pitts Directed by David Moxness Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Lincoln spends some quality time with himself, Foeyles is still a baddie, and shapeshifters are people too After …
Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 16: “Nothing As It Seems” Written by Jeff Pinkner and Akiva Goldsman Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Olivia is the worst aunt ever, Peter gets some birthday presents, and David Robert Jones builds a zoo After last week’s …
Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 15: “A Short Story About Love” Written by J. H. Wyman and Graham Roland Directed by J. H. Wyman Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on FOX This week, on Fringe: Olivia makes a choice, Walter slows down time, and Peter gets answers Were Fringe episodes titled like Friends episodes, this …
Fringe Review, Season 4, Episode 14: “The End of All Things” Written by David Fury Directed by Jeff Hunt Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on Fox This week, on Fringe: Olivia gets some inspiration, Peter gets some answers, and September disappears For many, the highlight of this week’s much anticipated episode will be the answers …