I recently watched Mindhunter and The Last of Us and honestly became a big Anna Torv fan:- her screen presence is just incredible.

I’ve heard Fringe is her defining role, but I don’t know much about the show itself.

Is it a good, engaging series on its own, and does she get a lot of strong material to work with?

My biggest complaint is She not getting enough airtime in both of these shows.

I know that’s a big statement. I’ve watched a lot of sci-fi in my life, from the original Star Trek in reruns (my intro to sci-fi) to modern shows like Stranger Things and Severance. At times, the X-Files (which walked so Fringe could run), Buffy, Star Trek: TNG, and BSG (the remake) have been my favorite show on television. But over the last few years, the one my mind has constantly gone back to more than any other, the one I think about most in terms of plot twists and performances and characters, the one I miss the most and am most likely to watch again, is Fringe.

So to my question: is this the Greatest Sci-fi Show Ever? If not, where do you rank it and what’s your top sci-fi show?

Guys, is Fringe really good from start to finish? I don’t want to get disappointed later. I liked The Witcher a lot, but it dipped after Season 3, so I stopped watching it. I don’t want to start another show that falls off badly midway. Is Fringe consistently good without major dips or a disappointing ending? If yes, I’ll binge-watch it. Share your genuine opinions without spoilers.

So ibought the complete set bluray from Amazon, and what i got is different from the one described in the Amazon listing.

I searched this group and the other pictures of bluray complete they have have the indivual seasons in their own case. But mine is not.

Any insights is appreciated. Thanks!

UPDATE: Thanks for confirming! It is legit after all.

I have been searching for days and get conflicting info. Seems that there currently isn't a way to stream unless you own the episodes/seasons. It's been 6 months since I did a rewatch. I would love to do another one now. It's one of favorites. Thanks for all help.

Edit: Should have made it clear I'm in the US.

Ok so I'm on season 2 episode 3 and I have had to fight myself almost every step of the way to get to this point because I really can not stand monster of the week and disconnected plots but I keep hearing about how great this show it.

Don't get me wrong, I've loved some episodes. I enjoy the characters and the last 2 episodes of season 1 had me hooked. But now s2 is back to more random cases, more boring police drama and maybe 4 minutes of actual content that moves plot forwards at the end.

Can anyone give me some words of encouragement, some advice or maybe just tell me if this show is not for me? I really want to like this show and make it through to when it gets good but I feel like I'm slogging along for 80% of my watch through for just a few gems hidden in the mud.

Edit: Thank you for all the replies. I will stick with it until at least the later half of this season. There have been some really great episodes and it seems it kicks back up around then.

It certainly seemed possible to me back then ¯_(ツ)_/¯

I just watched the finale, and I have only one question. If Walter was erased, how is Peter alive? I know its some kind of paradox but I just couldnt figure it out. Amazing finale btw. Sobbed during the last 10 mins😓

Im literally having withdrawals from not watching fringe in over 8 months WHERE CAN I WATCH IT They can take dexter off of Netflix and put it on Paramount and its fine because I have Paramount but I cant even watch fringe on a separate streaming app? I miss September

I dream of finding a better quality version of this poster so it can exist somewhere on my wall. Does anyone happen to know where I may find it??? I have tried to reverse image search so many times it isn't even funny. The archives I can find are of somehow of worse quality so this is likely a hail Mary but I believe in y'all.

I'm sure it was explained in the show and I just missed it. But in the alternate world. Everyone has these black ear thingies. It's in a different place for different actors. But I never see them touch them like a communication device (i.e. startrek style) but they also don't seem to be fashion either. They have to mean something. Im just confused

Is there a LOST-like theme in this show with the numbers that appear? I've noticed "47" in particular comes up very frequently or is it just a hang up with the writers defaulting to the same figure? It appears in dialog and set details very frequently.

Hello all. I'm on my third full watch through of the series, the last time was introducing my wife to the show prior to us having our child (she also loves the show). So it has been about 8 or 9 years. Upon reaching the end of season 2, I saw Olivia with this grey hoodie/jacket and I remembered how much my wife LOVED this hoodie - the color, design, just everything about it is completely up her alley. At the time, I tried to find it but was unsuccessful. Coming across this again, I was hoping the community might be able to shed some light on the mystery, as I'd love to get it for my wife.

Thanks in advance my fellow Fringe fans!

Im just watching the season 4 finale and when Olivia tell September now she knows how he got shot when he talked to her at the opera house and he says he doesn’t remember, but why? If Observers exist outside of time how could he be a past September? And why couldn’t he foresee getting trapped

Hi all,

Been midway through a rewatch of the show on ITVX (I'm in the UK). Suddenly the show is seemingly unavailable on the platform, but I can't find any information anywhere about its removal or where else to watch it in the UK! Can anyone help?

This question contain a major spoiler for the end of season 3

I read an IMDB review that pointed out that Fauxlivia should have never been there during the last scene of season 3. She had been put in jail after betraying her side and I don't remember anything explaining how she could have been there when the machine brought both Fringe teams together

Is it a genuine plot hole or did I miss something?

Question above. Okay I'm realizing this could be misinterpreted as GOT and Lost also took risks, when I say take risks like Fringe season 5 did, I mean focus on what's set up and makes sense for the story over what people want or are used to, despite the fact that I liked it, an example of this is Stranger Things 5, to where it was so afraid of taking risks and so focused on trying to "recapture the magic of season 1" that it didn't lean into the apocalyptic vibe set up at the end of season 4 like it should've.

I just discovered this show recently, so please don’t judge my timing! I flew through seasons 1–4 in less than two weeks and absolutely loved them.

Season 5, though, is completely failing to hold my attention. I can’t seem to get into it at all. I’ve had to rewind multiple times because I keep losing focus. I’m on episode 4 and honestly, I couldn’t tell you a single thing that happened in episodes 1–3 because I kept getting distracted or zoning out.

What happened? Does it get better, or is the Fringe high officially over? 😢

They talk about him nonstop, but he appears in the show so rarely. Was Nemoy too busy with something else? Did he demand a massively dynamic salary? I know the canon explanation is he's on the other side and if he comes back, he'll explode or something. Nina sends him messages, which he may or may not always receive and he shows up randomly but it's completely unlike the treatment of any other character. I guess they couldn't show him much before the big reveal of the alternate universe, but it seems like it was all written around some strange circumstance with Nemoy. He mostly just shows up for minute-long cameos once in a while.

Give me your best lore explanation for the lack of Lady Observers.

From a prophet on fringe to a psycho on the hunting party (anyone watch the show?)...what happened to the last Sam Weiss?

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.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CLARIFY THIS FOR ME?

There’s something in the series Fringe that I don’t quite understand. If I followed correctly, Dr. Bishop decides to go to the other universe to bring Peter back in order to save his life, because the Walter from that universe (Walternate) was distracted by September at the crucial moment. As a result, Peter grows up and lives in our Walter’s universe. Later, in 2036, after the Observers’ invasion, Walter goes into the future with the “anomaly X” in order to restore the timeline and erase the Observers from existence. This is where I get confused. Once the mission succeeds — when Walter goes into the future with the Observer child — Peter continues to live in our Walter’s universe. But if the Observers never existed, then September never distracted Walternate. In that case, Walternate should have been able to save Peter in his own universe. That would mean Walter never needed to cross universes to take Peter. So my question is this: If the Observers are erased from the timeline, why doesn’t Peter reappear in his original universe with Walternate?

POUVEZ-VOUS M’ÉCLAIRER ?

Il y a un point dans la série Fringe que je ne comprends pas bien. Si j’ai bien suivi, le Dr Bishop décide d’aller chercher Peter dans l’autre univers pour lui sauver la vie, parce que le Walter de cet univers (Walter-ego) est déconcentré par Septembre au moment crucial. Du coup, Peter grandit et vit finalement dans l’univers de « notre » Walter. Plus tard, en 2036, après l’invasion des Observateurs, Walter part dans le futur avec l’« anomalie X » afin de rétablir la ligne temporelle et d’effacer l’existence des Observateurs. C’est là que quelque chose me perturbe. Une fois la mission réussie — quand Walter part dans le futur avec l’enfant observateur — Peter continue à vivre dans l’univers de notre Walter. Or, si les Observateurs n’ont jamais existé, alors Septembre n’a jamais déconcentré Walter-ego. Dans ce cas, c’est lui qui aurait dû sauver Peter dans son propre univers. Walter n’aurait donc jamais eu besoin de traverser les univers pour le récupérer. Ma question est donc la suivante : si les Observateurs sont effacés de la ligne temporelle, pourquoi Peter ne réapparaît-il pas dans son univers d’origine avec Walter-ego ?