Observers Are Here Blog for fans of J.J. Abrams’ show Fringe

The official release date has been announced by Warner Home Video as September 8, 2009.  You can pre-order your DVD boxset by clicking on the Amazon ad on the right hand side of the screen, underneath the poll box or the Amazon widget underneath the Archives box.

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Featuring a collectible lenticular slipcase, and packed with nearly 6 hours of special features, including featurettes, production diaries, producer and writer commentaries, deleted scenes, gag reel, Blu-Ray exclusive content and much more, this is one release that fans definitely won’t want to miss this fall.
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DVD Special Features Include:
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- Evolution: The Genesis of Fringe featurette – The creators of the show discuss how the series unfolded and the qualities that make it so unique
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- Behind the Real Science of Fringe featurette – From teleportation to re-animation, Fringe incorporates recent discoveries in science. Consulting experts and scientists who are the authorities in their field address the areas of science which are the inspiration for the show.
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- A Massive Undertaking: The Making of Fringe (on select episodes) – An in-depth exploration of how select episodes came to be made: from the frozen far reaches of shooting the pilot in Toronto, to the weekly challenges of bringing episodes to air
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- The Casting of Fringe – The story, as told by producers and cast, of how Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble and others came to be cast in the series.
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- Fringe Visual Effects featurette – Goes deep into the creation of the shared dream state with some of the biggest VFX shots of the show.
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- Dissected Files: Unaired Scenes
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- Unusual Side Effects: Gag Reel
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- Deciphering the Scene
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- Roberto Orci Production Diary
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- Gene the Cow montage
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- Three Full-Length Commentaries from writers/producers, including J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtman, J.R. Orci, David Goodman, Bryan Burk, Akiva Goldsman and Jeff Pinkner
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Additional Blu-Ray Bonus Features:
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- Fringe Pattern Analysis – Take a closer look at 6 select scenes from Season 1 with experts who dissect each scene with notes, photos, and diagrams.
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- BD-Live enabled features include Media Center, My Commentary, and commentary on Season 1 finale episode.

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AV specs (subject to change):
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DVD – 7 Discs
Anamorphic Widescreen
English DD5.1; Portuguese DD2.0 Stereo
French, Portuguese, Spanish & Thai subtitles
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Blu-ray – 5 Discs
1080P Widescreen
English DD5.1; French, Spanish, German & Japanese DD2.0 Stereo
Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish & Finnish subtitles

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Source: DVD Times