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PilotEpisode Number: 1 Season Num: 1 First Aired: Tuesday September 9, 2008 Prod Code: n/a |
When all the passengers on a plane die, FBI agent Olivia Dunham investigates the events and while on the investigation her partner, John Scott, almost dies. A desperate Olivia looks for help and finds Dr. Walter Bishop, but he cannot help her because he has been institutionalized. The only way to even question him is with the help of his son Peter.
Olivia continues her investigations leading her to Nina Sharp, a manipulative executive. Olivia, Peter and Dr. Bishop will begin to discover what really happened on Flight 627 and begin to uncover a larger truth.
Olivia continues her investigations leading her to Nina Sharp, a manipulative executive. Olivia, Peter and Dr. Bishop will begin to discover what really happened on Flight 627 and begin to uncover a larger truth.
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| Writer: | J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman |
| Director: | Alex Graves |
| Star: | Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth), Blair Brown (Nina Sharp), Lance Reddick (Phillip Broyles), Kirk Acevedo (Charlie Francis), John Noble (Dr. Walter Bishop), Mark Valley (John Scott), Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham), Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop) |
| Guest Star: | Charlotte Rampling (), Shaun Shetty (Indian Man), Gregg Blake (Passerby), Bernadeta Wrobel (Flight Attendant), Joan Barrett (Old Woman - on plane), Chris Britton (Dr. Bruce Sumner), Katerina Taxia (FBI Agent) |
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Fringe will air 55 full minutes of content and only 5 minutes of commercials, as opposed to the usual 43 minutes of content format used by other hour-long series. This is part of FOX's new strategy to bring more viewers to the show.
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DC Comics will be releasing a prequel comic book on August 27, two weeks before the series premiere on September 9.
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The budget for the show's "Pilot" episode was $10 million.
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Filming location for Fringe: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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J.J. Abrams said he trusts Jeff Pinkner after working with him on both Alias and Lost.
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Peter Outerbridge (Dr. David Sandstrøm in Regenesis) has a cameo as an unnamed doctor. The character he plays is very similar to Dr. Sandstrøm, albeit a bit cleaner and nicer (even wearing a lab coat) but the specific situation would totally call for the head of Norbac.
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Goof: When the various governmental agents enter the plane on the tarmac, the oxygen masks are deployed, apparently for no reason.
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