Fringe

[shipperx]

So, okay, this one is pretty simple. Fringe = X-Files ... except the female lead is no Scully. Or, rather, she's no Gillian Anderson. I really would have liked to feel her angst over Jack Deveraux IV...er... I mean, Mark Valley's character. But she's just not Gillian. On the other hand Pacey is Pacey. And, actually, I don't have a problem with that. Production values were fairly good but, like True Blood, I'm underwhelmed but willing to give the show a chance to develop.

ETA: Okay, the twist has me hearing a jaws theme and looking wildly for Fonzie. Are we supposed to have followed that? More to the point, were we supposed to care?

Comments

[acristleo.livejournal.com]

Things were as clear as mud there but I was entertained so I'll give it another shot. I'm really trying not to compare the lead to Scully. However, even without setting the bar within Scully range - the lead fell a bit short. Hopefully she improves because she could be my biggest obstacle.

[jerrymcl89.livejournal.com]

I also found the lead actress pretty dull, which surprised me - Abrams previous casting choices, like Keri Russell and Jennifer Garner, have been pretty good. The rest of the cast is solid, and obviously the X-Files proved that the concept can work. I'll give it some time.

[appomattoxco.livejournal.com]

I think she was supposed to be Mulder but there wasn't enough time for the obsession to develop. I didn't believe in the intelligence or motive of the lead. So it was all just gimmick.

[queenofattolia.livejournal.com]

I'm underwhelmed but willing to give the show a chance to develop.

Me too. The lead is a strange combo of Renee Zellweger and Cate Blanchett (I suppose because she's Australian) with the Zellweger predominating unfortunately, so I totally agree with you about her being no Scully. Her character will make or break this show for me - if she gets more annoying, I'll stop watching altogether.

I liked Pacey, actually - he's a genuine grownup now, even though he still looks a bit like a hobbit. I really like Lance Riddick (scary), John Wood (who I totally didn't recognize as Theoden until they uncovered his massively wavy hair) and Kirk Acevedo (playing a good guy for once, although I'll bet he'll turn soon - this is an Abrams show after all). Nice to see Mark Valley playing a (reanimated, heh) villain, too.

The Hanso-like stuff is a little irritating (get a new idea, JJ), and it saddened me to see that Molly Dodd is playing the Cigarette-Smoking Man in this thing, but I'll reserve judgment until one or two more episodes go by.

[sourisvho.livejournal.com]

Okay, the twist has me hearing a jaws theme and looking wildly for Fonzie. Are we supposed to have followed that? More to the point, were we supposed to care?

That sounds like vintage J.J. Abrams WTF-ery!

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Me too. The lead is a strange combo of Renee Zellweger and Cate Blanchett (I suppose because she's Australian) with the Zellweger predominating unfortunately

She reminds me strongly of "Without a Trace"'s Poppy Montgomery.

But, actually, my main gripe with her is that I never felt anything in what should have been an angsty situation. We'll see whether it's really primarily the actress or whether I'm simply slow to warm to a character. Either is possible.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I found it something of an unlikely stretch that she could remember several days later a tiny bit of a conversation heard in passing that just happened to be the vital clue that revealed everything.