Methinks they doth protest too much, but James Randi's website asked five brainiacs to review the scientific accuracy of Fox's new TV show Fringe, the X-Files clone that was just picked up for a full season.
On the one hand, c'mon -- it's a sci-fi show whose stated intention of exploring "fringe science" clearly gives it a pass on the real world. On the other hand, this is pretty funny:
Maybe Fringe would be good if, before watching every episode,
you had a lot of alcohol. I'm not sure. I'd guess that's what J.J.
Abrams was doing when he created the concept. It's crap masquerading as
science.
I'm hoping this show can find its footing soon. Only one episode to date -- "The Arrival" -- has been worth re-watching. I think Fringe's problems have nothing to do with pseudo-science at all, and everything to do with one-note characters who offer little emotional investment.
i like fringe, tho i will admit to usually being stoned while watching it. so maybe i'm their target audience? i am hoping for better character development in the coming episodes. who are these people? what happened in their mysterious pasts that are hinted at, but not yet reveled? but on a whole i enjoy escaping reality with them, rather then wasting time checking facts.
anyway, happy belated birthday. hope you've been well :)
Posted by: vrtualme | January 06, 2009 at 12:49 PM