Yuli
07.20.12 | List is the 4 albums I plan on reviewing next. |
TheNotrap
07.20.12 | One of my favourite series. Need to check the last season tough.
Agreed, sometimes Olivia gets pretty boring. |
Yuli
07.20.12 | I'm just used to Lost, where every character is so dynamic. Crazy events don't matter to me if I don't care for who's involved with them |
Deviant.
07.20.12 | Olivia's fine, though I'll admit that when the alt universe storyline really got going and we got to spend some time with fauxlivia that that was a breath of fresh air. My only real gripe with the characters is the almost complete lack of development for everyone that isn't Olivia, Walter & Peter |
Wolfhorde
07.20.12 | Some people wanted me to check that out and I believe I actually watched until the half of season 3 but I remember for some reason I got REALLY bored. You might've actually nailed it with the characters. |
TheNotrap
07.20.12 | I didin't like Oliva's "Oh Peter why did you fell for fauxolivia....why???..."
The script lost track there in my opinion. Too emotional for the series concept. |
omnipanzer
07.20.12 | I thought the writing and special effects were so bad on season 1 I've never even seen an entire episode. |
Mewcopa0
07.20.12 | Their characters are almost "character fragments." Not completely developed, yet self sustainable. I almost like the characters more than most shows because you can't relate to them, and you are segregated. Almost as if you are watching through a window. The characters are almost meant to lack depth, in order to strengthen the plot. |
theacademy
07.20.12 | best show on television.
and i 100% disagree about the characters (i'd say peter is the weak point over olive). I rather like that Olivia is... i'm going to go with "muted"... female sci fi leads are either hypersexualized or hyper-masculine but olivia is neither...
since fringe is, at its heart, a show about a man weighing the entire world against his son and choosing the latter, i think the most important characters to develop are Walter and Peter, and while Noble delivers some of the best acting on television and Jackson is passable as well, Peter feels a bit underdeveloped (but then i think, how could he not compared to Walter and in such a rich, reasonably tight-knit plot...)
I do agree with Notrap's: "I didin't like Oliva's "Oh Peter why did you fell for fauxolivia....why???..." The script lost track there in my opinion." but i don't think it was because it was too emotional --- i think it just felt forced/disingenuous |
theacademy
07.20.12 | i guess 99% disagree would be more appropriate^ |
theacademy
07.20.12 | just read what deviant wrote, and agree with him for the most part (as usual) (except for calling walter underdeveloped) |
Cosmiche
07.20.12 | was my favourite show until the 3rd season at which point I couldn't watch it any longer. I liked the fact that it was a modern x-files, and when the parallel universe plot really got going they started to stray from the "each-episode-is-a-different-fringe-case" plot that i liked.
season 3 just way too convoluted and overly dramatic for its own good. |
Hyperion1001
07.20.12 | watch x files its the best |
Wolfhorde
07.20.12 | "best show on television."
ugh, when will 'this' stop. |
omnipanzer
07.20.12 | Haha, The German the Kiwi and the South American (Chile?) know more about this show than I do. |
theacademy
07.20.12 | xeno do youself a huge favor and don't watch the end of lost.
i don't know where you are in the series so i cant tell you exactly where to stop, but i highly recommend you do. |
Wolfhorde
07.20.12 | Edit: Duh. Also, you're just old, old man. |
Cosmiche
07.20.12 | "watch x files its the best"
this |
Yuli
07.20.12 | I'm a complete Lost fanboy, and will never be able to admit even a single fault in the show. |
Yuli
07.20.12 | And the monster of the week formula of the show in the first two seasons was impossible for me to enjoy. Structurally the third season's my favorite - everything's been relevant. I just feel like there's no new ground for our characters to cover, but maybe I'll be proven wrong soon. :] |
Wolfhorde
07.20.12 | I actually watched most of lost (or all of it? I don't really remember) and despite generally being incredibly messy it actually managed to keep my attention. Although it was partly a combination of some characters I liked (Hurley, Saiyeed & the knife guy.. John, I believe) and laughter at shit that's happening. |
Deviant.
07.21.12 | "(except for calling walter underdeveloped)"
Nah dude, everyone BUT Walter, Peter and Olivia. I guess they kind of opened the books on Lincoln a little bit but Lance Reddick is just being wasted on a character who shows up at the beginning, explains the situation and then pretty much disappears. Same for Astrid |
Deviant.
07.21.12 | Nah man, comic relief |
theacademy
07.21.12 | "I'm a complete Lost fanboy, and will never be able to admit even a single fault in the show."
ugh the worst kind of tv person, no wonder you find fringe exhausting... i bet you're one of those people who watched more than a season of 24 |
theacademy
07.21.12 | or who didn't watch dollhouse |
Wolfhorde
07.21.12 | oh shit, here comes the police. |
Yuli
07.21.12 | Only saw 10 minutes of 24, and am not a "TV person" - I only get to watch the occasional show, seeing as I don't really have access to a TV terribly often. |
LifeAsAChipmunk
07.21.12 | Hm, I've never watched Fringe, or Lost. And I have absolutely no idea what 24 is. I guess I don't watch TV that often anymore. |
qwe3
07.21.12 | Is olivia the protagonist girl cuz if so thats the reason i got as far as like one episode. holy shit shes the worst actress ever plus her character is annoying as fuck ruins the show which looked pretty cool |
Yuli
07.21.12 | Hahaha, I agree with qwe except not to such an extreme degree.
And I agree with you Deviant, Broyles could be so much more interesting but instead he's just the obligatory boss. At least the alternate one was a sweetie. |
theacademy
07.21.12 | fair enough
and i havent had "access to a TV" in four years (except when i visit mom).
an internet connection is all you need, don't sell yourself short. |
Yuli
07.21.12 | What's the point when you aren't actively looking for TV shows? My interests have been elsewhere the last few years |