IMDB Summary: Walter flashes back to 1985 while explaining Peter's otherworldly origins to Olivia. Also, Peter's mother is introduced, and details of the neighboring world reaffirm that there is more than one of everything.

Fringe Connections: https://www.fringeconnections.com/episode?episode=215

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I think Walter would have difficulty remembering Anil's name and would have been funny hearing the incorrect names Walter could have called him. I'm thinking off the top of my head Anvil, Annul, Anal... What are some others people can think of?

So I'm watching the episode now, I rarely get to pay full attention when I'm watching TV. Olivia just said to Walter you haven't left the lab in 3 years.

It's been 3 years since Peter dissapeared? Is olivia and Walter seeing/dreaming about Peter and new thing or has it been 3 years of that too? Seems like they would have mentioned it to each other before then.

I feel lost so far this season lol.

Has anyone ever heard of the term "The Mandela Effect"? I am asking because I was watching some videos about it and they made me think of fringe because of how the show plays out? basically differences in peoples memories being different among the population. what stood out in the fringe was peter as a kid was asking why a one of the lantern corps guys being a different color, if I remember he was asking why red lantern was green

Charlie from other universe have kinda different voice and act different that reminds me of some actor or characther but can't place it who. Did you get same impresion? Not saying they did it on purpose, it's just something in my head.

When Peter asks the guy on the street where the pawn shop is he says "I don't know" and then a 4th word that sounds like Liv. He definitely says something after know but all the subtitles I could check just say "I dont know".

Am I crazy or does he call peter Liv for some reason? If not what did he say? Why are all the subs wrong? Lol

I know it's extremely unimportant but it's bugging me for some reason. I figured someone here might have noticed it too.

Hey guys, big Fringe fan here (got all the books, but never bought the BluRays/DVDs).

I wanted to know, I just showed on HBO Max the first season to my future wife, and she loved it (that's why she's my future wifey haha).

Quality wasn't as good as I hoped on my LG OLED 55G3. We watched it in French (I'm the only english speaker here) and the video quality suffered because of it (audio in French has always been bad, but the video streaming quality wasn't looking good).

I've seen different Blu Ray versions on amazon :

• French Blu Ray called "Fringe-L'intégrale de la série : Saisons 1 à 5 [Blu-Ray]"

Includes :  Video is in 20mbps, English 1500-2200kbps depending on the episode (DTS-HD 5.1), French in 192kbps (Dolby Digital 2.0), English in 640kbps (Dolby Digital 5.1)

• UK Import Blu Ray version called "Fringe: Complete Series 1-5 [Blu-Ray]"

Includes : Dolby Digital 2.0 in English (no mention of DTS-HD 5.1 ?) Maybe just a bad description from Amazon ?

Anyways, what I learned from blu-ray.com is that based on their reviews, DTS-HD 5.1 came for season 3-4-5, while the season 1-2 have at best Dolby Digital 2.0.

What I wanted to know but couldnt find was, is there a difference in video quality / video bitrate between the French version and the English version ? I realized that the episode titles / geolocations (example : Boston - Massachussets University / Harvard university) texts were translated in French (the 3d rendered silver texts that are floating at the start of an episode) so there has to be some difference ?

Currently the best file I own is "Fringe.S05.1080p.BluRay.REMUX.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.5.1-NOGRP[rartv]" for reference.

I might try to upscale in 4K-8K as I've seen some people doing it here https://www.reddit.com/r/fringe/comments/rxo014/fringe_in_4k/

If anyone has knowledge on this, thank you so much for reading.

TLDR : Fringe in French quality sucks, can you recommend me the best quality out here without buying a BluRay player ? And with a blu-ray player which BluRay will be the best ? Cheers

EDIT 1 : Found so more info to compare the french BluRay & the english one (not sure if UK or US version) :

Source 1 -> Blu-Ray.com (https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Fringe-The-Complete-First-Season-Blu-ray/5297/) says it's VC-1 1080p

Source 2 -> Hi Fi Writer (https://hifi-writer.com/he/bdreviews/fringe.htm) says it's Picture: 1.78:1, 1080p24, VC1 @ 19.30Mbps, says Region Free & Australian rating (probably the same as US version)

Source 3 -> Hi Def Digest (https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/2456/fringe\_s1.html) says Video Resolution/Codec:
1080p/VC-1 & Region Free

Source 4 -> HD Numerique (french reviews so french BluRays https://www.hdnumerique.com/dossiers/285_test-blu-ray-fringe-saison-1-1.html ) says for season 1 : 1080p MPEG-4 VC1 (bitrate averages 20 Mbps) / Format 1.78 and for season 2 : 1080p MPEG-4 VC-1 (bitrate is 18071 kbps) / Format 1.78

Conclusion -> The french audio will always be bad in 192kbps Dolby Digital 2.0. I do not know why the streamed version on Amazon Prime Video / HBO Max is different from the one I had in 2007-2012, they translated the silver text on screen to french and there is a lot of artifacts of compression due to that (can't compare with the French BluRays).

I will either watch the english blu-ray rip that I have, or buy the french one online (there isn't anyone who ripped the French blu-rays it seems).

IMDB Summary: An earthquake from >!the other side!< is being felt on our Universe as well. Furthermore, the only survivor seems to be from the >!alternate Universe!<. Walter attempts to get Olivia to "recover" her ability to make out things from >!the other side.!<

Fringe Connections: https://www.fringeconnections.com/episode?episode=214

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IMDB Summary: A man uses a toxin to target specific groups of people. Walter finds out that the toxin was created by >!his father!< in Berlin, long before DNA was even discovered.

Fringe Connections: https://www.fringeconnections.com/episode?episode=213

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as title says, you are dumb.

I know people have talked about a Fringe video gake in the past, back when there was more than a little interest in the show, but that time has come and gone.

That being said, I think a sandbox game would be the best way to interact with the world of Fringe.

All the different objectives and missions involving genetically engineered creatures, shapeshifters, Observers, and high tech terrorist organizations like ZFT.

And if they wanted to get real creative, they could have the sandbox shift into a parallel version of itself when you access the multiverse

I just really wish we got a Fringe video game.

I was searching on internet to see if there really was a bald guy in Boston Massacre 1770 😂

There's an episode where Walter offers someone a peek freak. He says it's a vanilla cookie with raspberry filling and lemon creme. I am so mad at him that this cookie does not exist! I can find plenty with vanilla creme. I think it was a writing mistake or it doesn't exist anymore.

How can I complete a fringe rewatch with only roast beef sandwiches and strawberry milkshakes but no peek freans?!

For me, I debate this because the story given to us was wrapped up so beautifully. But I do wish we had more seasons. >!I want to see the journey of Oliva's powers fully developing. When Peter goes into the machine, Oliva said she only learned to control them a few months ago. That means Fringe would still be on as he went to 2026. Wishful thinking... lol Then we can still have the ending be the Observers take over, just push the date 11 years into the future. Or we pick up after season 5. My only issue with that is there would be no Walter. But they could bring him back.!<

Hello everyone, I hope you can help me with this. Spoilers below for up to Season 3, just in case.

(And sorry for any grammar mistakes. English isn't my first language )

I originally watched the show on it's original run with my mom when I was a little. Odd series for a kid, I know, but my mother watched (and still does watch) all types of series, from X-Files to Friends, and sometimes I got hooked on one of them and followed along with her. Fringe was one of those series.

The other day we were talking about how we used to follow the show religiously, and when we looked it up, it was on HBO MAX. So we decidedd to watch it all again, after all we both liked it a lot back then. While I didn't remember the whole series, some random scenes were burned in my memory since I was a kid. The chimera in the sewers, the first time an observer appears and eats a lot of spicy stuff, Walter stealing Peter from the alternate universe and falling on ice, the real Olivia on the second universe dodging death from the creepy smart guy from the alternative universe, because he though she was alternate Olivia... among others. And they all happened, just like I remembered.

However, there is one particular scene that I remember that I never happened.

Olivia is seen driving to a place, we don't know were. Upong arriving, it turns out is an orphanage, or a school. Something along those lines, the important thing being it's a place with children. She then examines one of the them, and the boy has 2 pupils in a single eye.

While I know this might be too vague, It's one of those short scenes that was stuck in my mind and was looking forward to see again. When it never happened, it left me baffled. I'm posting here to see if maybe you guys can help me? Perhaps it was some episode with cut scenes, or some sort of promo video for the series that I can't find.

It's also possible that it was for another series entirely, and I defaulted to Olivia when remembering it. The part of someone, I'm almost sure a woman, examining a childs eye and it having multiple pupils for sure is what I remember. And the closest thing that happened in the show was on the episode where two buildings from the two universes merge, and they find a guy with 8 limbs. So if it really is a scene from a different show and I'm misremembering, that confirmation would help a lot.

This is driving me insane, and I hope you guys can help me!

Can anybody recommend me tv series to watch like Fringe, Person of Interest, X-Files or True Detective where individual events occur in each episode while the main storyline progress slowly? I would prefer a little bit sci-fi oriented but check other genres work too.

I finished 20 ep of first season and on Imdb and wiki it says first season have 20 ep but on my HBO MAX there is one more. What's deal?

Just watched the bloopers on YouTube and some interviews. Really enjoyed them.

I just binged Monarch Legacies of Monsters on Apple TV+ and loved it!! Definitely hit some emotional themes of Fringe around family as well as figuring out mystery and loose science inspired stuff. Lots of good drama and emotion and some action but nothing that becomes boring. Decent character depth as well with lots of weaving in backstory. It’s only 10 eps but they’re slam packed (but not convoluted or too hard to follow either). Really impressed with it.

Note: needed to pick a flair so said first time observer since it isn’t related to any season in particular. I just really think this would hit the spot for lots of ya!

EDIT to clarify: this was meant as a rec FOR YOU of Monarch! Cool shows mentioned so far but I just really think folks would like this

In the final episode of fringe Walter transported the boy to the person who created the observer's therefore supposedly stopping the creation of the observers.

What I don't get is why only the timeline wasn't completely reset to before any observer could have interacted with anyone therefore causing the timeline play out differently, possibily drastically differently.

If you stop to think about it, Olivia from one universe would never been with Peter from the other universe if the observers were never around to set things into motion, but yet they were together in the final scene.

So, I used to watch Fringe religiously as a preteen, and I still love it.

I'm trying to see if anyone else remembers an unaired episode that you could only find if you had a disc set. It was supposed to be aired in season one, but wasn't. You could find it in the play menu of one of the disc sets from one of the later seasons, I think maybe season three or four?

I remember the plot being something along the lines of a young girl having seizures, and her parents were religious, so they thought it was a demon possessing her. I remember most of the episode taking place in a hospital and part of it in a church.

I've seen every episode of Fringe a dozen times, but this one I can barely remember because I only found it on a play menu once before I switched to watching Fringe on streaming services instead of disc.

Has anyone else seen it or remember it?

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My Fringe "White Tulip" tattoo. Want to show it off somewhere people can appreciate it :) I had it altered a little from the illustration in the show, but this was still the best first tattoo I could've gotten.

Hi Ive started watching the show by pirating it but I really want to watch it normally on a streaming service. Anyone knows where I can watch it in the U.S. (where I don’t have to pay per episode)

I’ve heard on HBO Max but Ive also heard that’s only in other countries, and I wanna make sure it’s on there before I buy the subscription.

Thank you.

**Edit: I appreciate all the help guys. I ended up just buying the Fandango at home bundle for $60, since the pirating was in SD. Still hope they bring it back to streaming soon.

IMDB Summary: After a man spreads a pathogen on the grounds of a company, the Fringe team start an investigation. While stuck inside the quarantine zone, Peter and Olivia try to identify the origin of the pathogen. Outside, Walter tries to find a cure.

Fringe Connections: https://www.fringeconnections.com/episode?episode=212

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Does anyone else think there is a lot in Common between Severance and Fringe? I feel like the severance procedure could have been some sort of Fringe episode. I can almost picture Olivia in the elevator. I feel like the shows are alike in terms of soundtrack, cool color palette, and generally unsettling atmosphere.

I am just sooo frustrated!!! Finally found a show worth binging and poof 💨gone just like that.

My mother has an embroidery machine, so I made her a request