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Anna Torv

Speaking to reporters today, Anna Torv who plays F.B.I. Agent Olivia Dunham on the new science fiction series FRINGE, revealed some tidbits about what to expect from the new episodes that start airing next Tuesday on FOX.

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On Olivia’s past, Torv says:
“We slowly start to discover some things that happened to her when she was very little that she doesn’t remember. You start to see the story as everyone’s lives start to interlace a little bit and how their paths have crossed before.”

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On finding more about the mysterious Observers, she says:
“We’re filming the final episode of the season and getting the a glimpse of what their function is.”

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On having a two month hiatus and viewers having to get back into the mythology, she adds:
“If you’re dropping in, you’ll be able to get your head around it and where we’re at. Hopefully people tune back in and finish the journey with us.”

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On Olivia’s supposed “superpowers,” Torv hints:
“We do start to find out what was done to her when she was little. She may have some ability. We do delve into a little about that and whether it’s a super power or if it’s something that has been done to her.”

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On the writers and producers making sure the story doesn’t get burdened by a complicated mythology:
“I don’t know how much of the storyline is plotted out, but they’re adamant about it not getting convoluted. I think we’re managing really well to straddle that procedural drama. If you miss an episode, you’re not going to be lost.”

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The Observer has made his third appearance out and about with us mere mortals.   The first time was at a NFL game, the second time at a Nascar race.

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Leonard Nimoy

Look at J.J. Abrams using his fancy sci-fi connections.

After collaborating on his upcoming Star Trek reboot, Abrams has signed Leonard Nimoy to join the cast of his Fox baby, Fringe.

The 78-year-old Trek icon will play William Bell, Walter Bishop’s former lab partner-turned-millionaire founder of Massive Dynamic.

“It was a delight to work with Mr. Nimoy on Star Trek,” J.J. tells me. “The idea that he will play the mysterious, much-referenced William Bell is a thrill. I know I sound like a goofy fan boy, but I can’t help it: Leonard is an icon of the genre and such a wonderful actor. To have him come on board Fringe is a mind-blowing honor.”

The character is slated to debut in next month’s season finale and then return in the fall for an extended arc.

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The Observer was spotted at a Naascar race April 5, 2009.

Here are some promotional photos for Episode 13 “The Transformation”

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Joshua Jackson piled on the layers with his extra long scarf and sweater in snowy Toronto Monday for an appearance on late night talk show The Hour. As a Vancouver native, Josh is no stranger to the freezing temperatures up north, but it’s got to be a big change from sunny LA.

Joshua Jackson in Toronto

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Rick Orci has posted a couple of photos on Flickr.com that confirm Episode 13 to be “The Transformation”  and possibly Episode 14 to be “Ability”

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Speaking to Abrams and his collaborators about the new episodes. by Eric Goldman

Press tour

This week, during the Television Critics Association press tour, I had the chance to speak to three of the executive producers from Fringe, including J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Jeff Pinkner.

J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Rob Orci and Jeff Pinkner

The most recent episode of Fringe was a very impressive one, bringing back plot points and characters from earlier episodes that seemed initially to be completely standalone. When I asked Abrams if that had always been the plan, he said yes and added, “I would say, you should just wait until these upcoming episodes, because that happens again and again. There are payoffs to standalones [where] you don’t have to have seen the show before, but if you’ve been watching, everything comes together.“

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J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams, who co-created Fox’s SF series Fringe, told a group of reporters that the series is just hitting its stride in the second half of its first season.

“I think that now more than ever, the show has really found its voice,” Abrams said in a group interview Wednesday in Hollywood, Calif. “The episodes that are airing starting next week are the ones that for me are far and away the best episodes and what the show is. I feel like Fringe is a show about these crazy experiments, but in many ways Fringe is an experiment. I feel like we just found a way that the show works best. Those episodes are coming up next.“

J.J. Abrams

Included in those upcoming episodes, starting Jan. 20, is a resolution to the arc of Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) and John Scott (Mark Valley). Abrams warned viewers to expect more questions along with those answers.

“There’s a great resolution that’s coming out in a few episodes, but it takes a lot of loose ends and gives closure to those,” Abrams said. “Any show that is working will tell stories, resolve them; other stories will begin, and it’ll just kind of be this staggered thing. That’s where we are. So I really love the episode, and he’s fantastic in it. If you’re watching the show, it explains who he was, why he was doing what he did, why she’s been seeing him.“

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Earlier in the day, Fox President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly said he was confident the network would pick up a second season of Fringe. “I’m in love with Kevin Reilly,” Abrams joked, before adding that he himself has not thought that far ahead.

“I hope that’s true,” Abrams said. “It’s sort of like being in the middle of lunch talking about dinner. It’s like the idea of a season two is spectacular. I’m sure I’ll be hungry when dinnertime comes, but I’m in the middle of lunch right now, so I just want to get through lunch.“

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In the near future, Abrams is excited about the “slug gigantism” episode.

“Wait until you see this next episode,” he said. “If you’re a fan of gigantic slugs, don’t miss Fringe. That really should be the billboard.”

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Fringe airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.

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J.J. Abrams makes reference to gigantic slugs.  Is it possible that this might be an episode solving one of the unsolved patterns from Episode 3 “The Ghost Network”?

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