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

We had all thought that FBI agent Charlie was leaving us…but recent promo photos and this set photo make it quite obvious that we haven’t seen the last of Charlie.

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The Observer, on the other hand, might be a different story.  Di has informed me that Michael Cerveris has announced on his Facebook page that he won’t be around next season.  I had my doubt’s, but then I remembered a photo of an apparent appearance made by the Observer at the TCA party in Pasadena, California on Thursday night.  It wasn’t Michael Cerveris, so I wasn’t sure what to think, but now it is starting to make sense.  He’s possibly the new Observer…whoever he is.

Thanks to Michael O’Neill at Flickr.com for these photographs of upcoming filming of Season 2 of Fringe.

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Top five Fringe Season 2 Spoilers from TV Addict:

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Fox gave journalists a taste of what Fringe’s parallel dimension is like at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in the form of a fictional newspaper called The New York News, similar to the New York Post glimpsed on the table in William Bell’s office in the season-one finale.

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The front page, dated May 12, ( which helps with my time line), features stories about the Obamas moving into the new White House—in this dimension, the original White House, not the World Trade Center, was destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001— former president John F. Kennedy will address the United Nations, and 1986 draft pick Len Bias hasn’t died of a drug overdose but rather becomes the NBA MVP. And inside, we learn that Star Trek is still the number-one movie for the weekend of May 8 (and was presumably still written by Fringe co-creators Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman).

That tantalizing glimpse of the parallel universe teases what viewers can expect when Fox’s sci-fi series returns in the fall, but Orci says the parallel universe will differ from our own only when it’s significant.

Spoilers ahead!

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This is what FOX FLASH had to say about Season 2:

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Last season’s No. 1 new series among Adults 18-49, FRINGE returns for a second thrilling season and will continue to explore the unexplained phenomena and terrifying occurrences linked throughout the world – known simply as “The Pattern” – in pursuit of a larger, more shocking truth.

Set in Boston, the FBI’s Fringe Division formed when Special Agent OLIVIA DUNHAM (Anna Torv) enlisted the help of institutionalized “fringe” scientist WALTER BISHOP (John Noble) and his son, PETER (Joshua Jackson), to save her partner and lover from a mind-bending death. Through unconventional and unorthodox methods, the FRINGE team imagines and tests  the impossibilities while investigating unbelievable events, macabre crimes and mystifying cases involving teleportation, reanimation, genetic mutation, precognition, artificial intelligence and other fantastical theories. When the unimaginable happens, it’s their job to stop it.

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Here’s the latest of what I have found on upcoming season 2 of Fringe.

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Season 2, Episode 1 “ A Day in the Old Town“

Head over to SpoilerTV for the episode’s casting call.

The first episode has to do with a shapeshifter who continually molds his face, somehow…

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Jo found this website - zazzle.com - that is selling all kinds of Fringe paraphernalia.  I don’t think any of it is official, but I thought it was worth posting about.  It’s a great site…you can create and sell your own products right on line.  To get more details and/or order, just click the image of the item that you like.

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T-shirts - come in a variety of sizes and colors

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- According to Production Weekly’s twitter, filming for season 2 will start June 24th in Vancouver, Canada.

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- According to Spoiler TV, there will be a new cast member in Season 2.

Question: Is it true that Fringe will be adding a new cast member next season? –Izebel
Ausiello: Yes, ’tis true. Producers are currently casting a new female agent to replace Kirk Acevedo’s Charlie. The character is described as brash, outspoken, quick-witted, and capable, and possesses a “deep core belief” in the wonders of the universe. Translation: She’s a Mulder.

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- J.J. Abrams talks a bit about what to expect in Season 2

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The official release date has been announced by Warner Home Video as September 8, .  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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The noetworks have all released their fall schedule, and I am very concerned.  First of all, I will apparently no longer be available to make myself available work on Thursday nights, and second of all, someone is going to lose this contest, and I’m not sure who to vote for.  Here is the lineup for Thursday night.

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8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
ABC *Flash Forward
CBS Survivor
Fox Bones
NBC *SNL Weekend Update Thursday / Parks and Recreation
CW *The Vampire Diaries
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9:00 - 10:00 p.m.
ABC Grey’s Anatomy
CBS CSI
Fox Fringe
NBC The Office / *Community (moves to 8 p.m. after SNL run) / 30 Rock (after Community moves)
CW Supernatural
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10:00 - 11:00 p.m.
ABC Private Practice
CBS The Mentalist
Fox Local Programming
NBC *The Jay Leno Show
CW Local Programming

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The 8:00pm timeslot doesn’t concern me…it’s ‘Bones’ all the way.  The 10:00pm timeslot is a little annoying, because I enjoy both ‘Private Practice’ and ‘The Mentalist’.  But the 9:00pm timeslot is very perplexing…’Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘CSI’, ‘Fringe’ and ‘Supernatural’ are all on at the same time!

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Don’t these execs realize that they have a whole entire week to work with!  Do they have to put all the best shows on at the exact same time on the exact same night?  They might as well move ‘Criminal Minds’ from Wednesday into the NBC slot, where ‘The Office’ is now, and it will be official…I will only need to turn my television on one night a week!  Even if I record three of the other shows, I either have to stay up until 1 o’clock in the morning to watch them all, or I don’t get to watch them until I have some free time on the weekend.  How is that fair?

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My biggest concern is the CBS lineup…it’s unbeatable as far as the ratings go.  Supernatural doesn’t stand a chance against these big hitters, and although ‘Fringe’ has a dedicated fanbase, will they be able to keep up?  Let’s just hope one or two of the networks cave in and send their show to a night with less competition, before anything gets cancelled!  I guess, until then, I have to bow out from everything other than ‘Fringe’.

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What show will win your 9:00pm viewing?

Thanks to Bradbury and Torma616 for giving us the heads up on this one.

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It was the status update that rocked the Fringe-verse: On May 20th, Kirk Acevedo—who plays level-headed Fed Charlie Francis—posted an all-caps bulletin on his Facebook page that read “WELL BOYS AND GIRLS THEY DONE DID YER BOY WRONG! THEY FIRED ME OFF FRINGE, AND I’VE NEVER BEEN FIRED IN MY LIFE!!”

But according to exec producer Jeff Pinkner, “like all things on Fringe, there is more to this story than meets the eye.” In fact Pinkner not only confirms to TV Guide Magazine that Acevedo “was not fired,” he hints that we’ll see more Agent Francis in season 2. Literally.

“We have already seen two of him on the show,” teases Pinkner. “We have already met the second Charlie. He had a scar on his face.” Looks like The Observer wasn’t messing around when he said that there’s more than one of everything.

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This is what Dennis over at Fringe Television had to say:

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Notice Pinkner doesn’t actually say we’ll see Charlie next season, he just “hints” at it (at least according to TV Guide). In fact, as of yesterday, I hear there were discussions on how Charlie could be written out of the story.
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What’s the real story? Pinkner is right about one thing, there is more to this story than meets the eye.
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I contacted Fox and WB, and as per usual SOP, they declined to comment. However, my inside source did verify that Kirk’s Facebook page was legitimate, and had this to say:

Kirk wasn’t 100% happy with the way he was used on the show and was somewhat vocal about it.

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Lee Hernandez of Latina.com was able to contact Kirk directly, and got a little clarification on his original statement:

“It’s called not picking up my option. But at the end of the day, you got fired!”

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So technically, he wasn’t fired - he was “let go” (or “made redundant” for our UK fans :). You say potato and I say potahto - the bottom line is that he won’t be a regular on the show anymore.
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A lot of this has to do with saving money. Kirk had a prety minor role on the show, but from what I hear, he was getting paid more that Anna Torv! So while I am a huge fan of Kirk (we even share the same last name!), if they needed to cut the cast budget (maybe to accommodate Nimoy), I can understand why this happened.
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The good news, if we read between the lines (and maybe because of all this coverage), is that there’s a good chance that we’ll see Charlie again - if everyone can kiss and makeup.

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Source: TV Guide Magazine and Fringe Television