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I can hear you on that. Though one could argue that season 5 didn’t have the case of the week “filler”. (Which almost isn’t fair to say as many of the cases had tied into the main plot). I’m just glad it had a proper ending, it ended while it was strong rather than an arbitrary cut off (i.e. CSI: Miami). On one hand I’m amazed that I missed this while it was running on TV, but on the other I’m glad I was able to binge watch it (to a degree) back to back and experience it all at once. Especially with those cliffhangers. I have to admit it is probably one of the best shows, if not the best, that I have ever seen. Makes me wonder what else I’ve been missing out on. =P
See that’s the one reason FRINGE was . The cases actually felt like they had a place in the show, much like the X-Files.
I’m so sick of the lazy storytelling in “X of the week” shows where the same killing monster-alien is thrown at the viewer.
The writers of FRINGE had some really original ideas. It’s one of the only shows where (most) antagonist plot lines were just as interesting as the overarching one.
I think the one major problem with FRINGE is that it just wasn’t advertised… at all.
Most people had no idea what the show was when it was on. If you weren’t watching it from day one, you most likely didn’t know about it which is sad (the other thing that is sad is that LOST has basically fallen off the face of the Earth; if they didn’t watch it while it was on most people look at you funny when you mention it).
As for the ending, you’re right at least they were able to WRITE an ending, instead of leave it with a cliffhanger.
It terms of other shows you can watch, I would strongly suggest anything from my list (The Vampire Diaries, although the name may be off putting, has had some amazing episodes and it is up there with LOST/FRINGE on my list; Alternatively I think everyone should watch In the Flesh at least once in their life; vs Blue, in Season 6 - 13, is one of the best written shows ever of all time…and its a web-series based on a game…just take that in, the emotion and smart storytelling is just amazing… the writers managed to write the best love story in a show without resorting to anything graphic and never even showing the faces of the main characters; that being said all the shows up there have some great moments, if you liked FRINGE you’ll like them).
Fell free to ask about any one of them if you need a rundown or something of the sort.
Actually I am curious how you feel about Person of Interest, seeing as you liked FRINGE.
What are your thoughts on the show as a whole?
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