Fringe: Season 1

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FOX | Season Premiere Date: September 9, 2008

Starring: Mark Valley, Kirk Acevedo, Lance Reddick

Summary: J.J. Abrams' sci-fi drama investigates the conspiracy behind the mysterious deaths on an airplane.

Creator: J.J. Abrams and Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E20. There's More Than One of Everything
Air Date: May 12, 2009
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S1:E19. The Road Not Taken
Air Date: May 5, 2009
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S1:E18. Midnight
Air Date: April 28, 2009

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Robert Bianco

You can see where it's going, and assuming Abrams doesn't let it get lost in its conspiracy, it should be fun to ride along. Read full review

Barry Garron

Although episodes are self-contained, each has a clue that points to the overall involvement of a shadowy, giant corporation, Massive Dynamics. Combine these elements with solid special effects and confident direction and you get some heavy-duty counterprogramming to ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." Read full review

Linda Stasi

Lots of good action and lots of fun to boot. Read full review

Mary McNamara

if you're the type of person who needs every little thing, or indeed any little thing, to make sense in a pilot, then you should probably watch Fringe in solitude, preferably with the door closed, so the rest of us can enjoy it for what it is--an uneven but promising jumble of horror, thriller and comedy that is not afraid to reference SpongeBob and "Altered States" in practically the same scene. Read full review

Micah Towery

Fringe attempts something similar [to "Lost"] (with an opening scene involving a plane, no less) but can't quite match the primal thrill of vehicular destruction. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Fringe is just good enough to watch with or without the ads. But with Abrams, you expect more than "just good enough." Read full review

John Leonard

In the end, it turns out that Homeland Security so desperately needs Olivia on their side of the freak wars that they show her their top-secret Mulder-Scully-esque X-files and recruit both Bishops as her own mercenary team of pattern pods. And I am the queen of the Nile. Read full review

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mauricioc.

Sep 15, 2008

Show is amazing!!! This series will have a couple of seasons!!!

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RASAMNDRES

Sep 18, 2011

It's an incredible show, I've seen a lot of series but nothing with the quality of Fringe.You see the episodes and only gets better and better.Unquestionably the best show on TV

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

caladoniak

Feb 13, 2009

Starts out a little weak, but the later episodes are incredible.

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BretW

Dec 12, 2008

oh my god after seeing the last episode and how it sums everything up. i cant wait until January 20th. I think this field of science is so interesting, and this show is amazing, omg. Yes sometimes the acting is kinda bad, but overall thins show is incredible. Finally i love how you NEED to oh my god after seeing the last episode and how it sums everything up. i cant wait until January 20th. I think this field of science is so interesting, and this show is amazing, omg. Yes sometimes the acting is kinda bad, but overall thins show is incredible. Finally i love how you NEED to watch every single episode to get whats going on. Once again nice job fox something that doesn't bore me… Expand

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Jarody

Feb 17, 2018

Fringe: Season 1 is an absolutely fine first season, it has great acting, interesting characters and an overall gripping story. However, that being said, a lot of the episodes are very repetitive. Sure, the "fringe event" is always different and shocking, but the structure of the episode isFringe: Season 1 is an absolutely fine first season, it has great acting, interesting characters and an overall gripping story. However, that being said, a lot of the episodes are very repetitive. Sure, the "fringe event" is always different and shocking, but the structure of the episode is always the same. Obviously this isn't in every episode, as the story centric episodes are mostly fantastic, but there are a lot of episodes like this. Once the story begins to pick up towards the end of the season however it gets really exciting. Finally, I just want to mention how excellent of a performance Jared Harris put in this season- i was on the edge of my seat whenever he was on screen.… Expand

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JennaJ

Dec 5, 2008

It really wants to be the successor to the X-Files and it has everything except what it need most: the chemistry between the two main characters. Fringe is well written and nicely produced but it feels as empty and plot driven as the X-Files without Mulder. I got bored and quit watching.

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AlexT.

Nov 19, 2008

this show sucks, there's nothing good about it, bad actors, bull crap story lines, and bull crap things that cant happen. this last Tuesday's episode pissed me off, near the flipping end a guy puts a apple in a safe thing, then it starts to buzz, then he pulls it out the back this show sucks, there's nothing good about it, bad actors, bull crap story lines, and bull crap things that cant happen. this last Tuesday's episode pissed me off, near the flipping end a guy puts a apple in a safe thing, then it starts to buzz, then he pulls it out the back EXACTLY THE SAME. WTH!!!! this show should be taken off TV forever and burned before the future generations realize how stupid we are.… Expand

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