FOX
Fringe - Season 1, Episode # 1 - Pilot
Recap: http://fox.com/fringe/recaps/s1_e1.htm
Marmot: I do… It's 90210. Just kidding. It's Fringe.
Manatee: You gave me a heart attack for a sec there.
Marmot: What if the cast of Fringe and 90210 swapped places?
Manatee: In a weird way, I think it would work. I already have a hard time buying Pacy as the genius on Fringe.
Marmot: I like his dad, though. He's like the science fictional Kramer.
Manatee: I have to agree. The performance is great, and really convincing. I like the comedic play between him and Olivia's assistant.
Marmot: Do FBI agents typically have assistants?
Manatee: I'm not too clear on that. I suppose she's not a 'personal assistant' and is more of a 'junior agent' if you will.
Marmot: Do you think she still has to roll calls?
Manatee: Probably. What did you like about the pilot? I enjoyed it, and I'm not that huge a fan of 'sci-fi.'
Marmot: Well first, I thought it was shot beautifully. Some of the shots were breathtaking. Overall, I really liked it. A little bit of X-Files, a little LOST and a great cast.
Manatee: I like that there is going to be a new case each week, but there is an overall larger scheme here. I'm interested to learn more about that company. Though I am a little sick of the thread in series about a large corporation taking over and controlling America. Not that I know that's the direction they are headed. But it feels that way.
Marmot: I'm a little confused on what this company does. I think they're supposed to be Microsoft, but bigger.
Manatee: Did you see their office? It's huge and white and spacious. And the woman had a fake crazy computerized hand. It's biazzro-land.
Marmot: That was one thing that bothered me. The show is somewhat based in psuedo-science, but a super-advanced robotic hand? That's pretty much fiction.
Manatee: That we know of... 'find the pattern.'
Marmot: Oh yeah, the pattern. I've heard that the answer to the whole show is in those things in all the promotional material. So the answer is Frog, Leaf,Apple.
Marmot: That was easy. What happens when you solve the pattern?
Marmot: I just did. It's frog, leaf, apple.
Manatee: Is the earth going to explode now?
Marmot: um.....yes. I think maybe they have to merge. Like the frog has to eat the apple?
Manatee: How long do you see a show like this lasting for? If it was purely procedural, like a Law & Order case each week, maybe it could last 19 years too. But this pattern thing seems to imply a natural end (at some point).
Marmot: How long do frogs live for?
Manatee: Roughly 14 years. But then again, some are only 2-3 years. Really it varies.
Marmot: I think that's going to decide how long the show continues. Well, consider the X-Files. It lasted 9 seasons on a mixed serial/episodic format.
Manatee: The series definitely is inviting a lot of discussion. I'm very curious about what is going on.
Marmot: Do you think that the guy from L O S T is in on it?
Manatee: Ben?
Marmot: No, Lance Reddick. He plays Matthew Abaddon on L O S T and the FBI agent that hates her on Fringe.
Manatee: Oh yeah, that guy. I knew he looked familiar. Well it's hard to say too much since you have not watched episode #2.
Marmot: Is it bad that I've watched more episodes of 90210 than Fringe?
Manatee: YES! What are you thinking?!
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