Saturday 25 September 2010

'FRINGE' 3.1 - "Olivia"

Saturday 25 September 2010

The third season of sci-fi drama FRINGE aired Thursday night on Fox, and my review is now live at Obsessed With Film, brought to you by the smash-hit musical "Dogs".

"After two seasons it looks like Fringe has decided to embrace serialized storytelling, despite debuting in 2008 with the promise it would be more episodic and, thus, accessible to casual viewers. Consequently, it's moving away from a modern-day X Files format, to focus on its fanbase's preference for the mytharc. Even with the opening catch-up that condenses the past two season’s events for potential newcomers, it's hard to imagine Fringe increasing its audience from hereon in. It's a shame, because this is arguably the best pure sci-fi show on the box right now, but I think it’s missed its chance to grab a larger audience, sadly." Continue reading...