On the Fringe (of finishing the Con)

Print Written by Adam A. Donaldson Sunday, 08 February 2009 00:00

So I after feeding myself, getting caffeinated and finding a spot in the press room to plug in the old beast of burden (AKA: my laptop), I'm final able to dissect the "Fringe" panel. Featured were executive producer Jeff Pinker, along with the entire cast: Anna Torv (Agent Dunham), Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop),Kirk Avecedo (Agent Francis), John Noble (Walter), Lance Reddick (Broyles), Jasika Nicole (Astrid) and Blair Brown (Nina Sharp)

I'm not sure it offered much, mostly because I sensed a bit of a gush fest on the part of the moderator.  But ther were some interesting anecdotes and other information about the series direction that came out of the discussion. Here are the highlights:

  • We will meet William Bell by the end of season 1
  • Also by the end of season one we will learn why Peter was not supposed to return to Boston
  • The Observer is not an alien...
  • And, he's not the only one.
  • In fact, "Fringe" will never deal with aliens, at least according to Pinker
  • The Observer has better connections than Joshua Jackson. The actor was at the Eagles game the big O made an appearance at, sitting way up in the nosebleeds
  • Fox tried to get the observe on the platform for the inauguration of President Obama. True story, says Pinker. 

During the Q&A, an individual claiming to be a "neurology student" at a "local univeristy" asked Anna Torv to participate in his telepathy experiment using a device of his own design. Was it a  success? Not sure, I'm tryoing to load the picture, but thir seems to be some disagreement with the software and the connection, so I'll do it later.

There were also a few minutes previewed from Tuesday's episode. It looks like Mr. Jones will be escaping his German confinment via a teleportation device designed by Walter. Big trouble brewein'.

So I think I'll make one last pass at the floor and see who I can meet and then call it a day. Back in a sec.