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Fringe - Season 1 [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Actors: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole Studio: Warner Home Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£49.99~~ Buy New: £25.27 as of 22/11/2009 12:10 GMT details You Save: £24.72 (49%) New (7) Used (3) from £23.95 Seller: Amazon.co.uk Rating: 12 reviews Sales Rank: 193 Format: Box set, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 7 Running Time: 1221 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.2 EAN: 5051892010634 ASIN: B001FOQJPK Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: September 28, 2009 Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Easily one of the most interesting and unusual science fiction shows of recent times, IFringe/I comes from J.J. Abrams, the very same man who had a hand in ILost/I, IAlias/I and the quite brilliant recent IStar Trek/I movie reboot. And while this may be lower profile than some of those projects, itrsquo;s nonetheless equally as worthy of attention. p The central concept is actually quite similar to IThe X-Files/I, with a core of three main characters investigating what they call âfringe sciencersquo;. This manifests itself with a series of unusual situations and happenings, that the team proceed to investigate and try and get to the bottom of. p The IFringe/I crew consists of FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, Peter Bishop and the quite brilliant creation that is his father, Walter Bishop. Walter, played expertly by John Noble, is like every mad scientist in the world wrapped into one wonderful character, and IFringe/I is often at its strongest when hersquo;s is stage centre. p This first season of IFringe/I runs for 20 episodes, all of which are included on this set, and it does occasionally struggle to find its feet. Thatrsquo;s no surprise given the showrsquo;s infancy, but it also hits some spectacularly good highs, including a marvellous cameo in the season finale thatrsquo;d be remiss to spoil here. It also throws in a smart underlying narrative, and leaves things finally poised for the already-commissioned second season. In short, a strong show, and one with real potential to get even better. --IJon Foster/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 12 1 2 3 Next » Last scene, season finale!!! September 17, 2009 P. Roberts (UK) 5 out of 5 found this review helpful If you haven't already seen it, this is worth buying for the last scene in the season finale alone. Possibly the most jaw-dropping cliff-hanger in TV history! Brilliant June 13, 2009 J. Yates (Rochdale, England) 8 out of 9 found this review helpful Short and sweet, one of the best series ever. I enjoyed every episode and was thrilled to find out there is going to be another. Hugely enjoyable, very funny sci-fi romp October 11, 2009 Kentspur 4 out of 4 found this review helpful I am afraid there is an element of 'resistance is futile' about Fringe, which is an utterly compelling, wonderfully silly show that entertains, amuses and grips from the first few minutes of its first episode - zombies on a plane - to it's stunning last shot in a very strange New York. br / br /The three leads - Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble - are superb. Torv is not the most charismatic of leads, but she provides a hard-edged, rugged heroism in counterpoint to the louche Jackson and the downright nuts Noble. She actually reminds me a bit of - don't laugh - Russell Crowe in Gladiator; tough as nails; doing the right thing. br / br /Lance Reddick from The Wire plays - er - exactly the same guy as in The Wire - all twitching intensity and stern parent figure authority. He's great. br / br /The formula is 'weird thing of the week' procedural with an underpinning 'alternate reality' arc that will be familiar to anyone who trekked out to see JJ Abrams reboot of the Star Trek saga (which also gets a cheeky plot nod in one of the latter shows). Some episodes are stronger than others; all are lifted by the wonderfully witty mad scientist Walter Bishop (John Noble), who manages to transcend caricature to give a warm, human face to his sometimes funny, sometimes frightening creation. br / br /In short, this is pure entertainment; glitzily shot, very snappy and, most importantly, very, very witty. Buy, enjoy... fringe bring it on May 26, 2009 P. barton (LONDON) 4 out of 5 found this review helpful its a long, long time till september, but anyone not having seen fringe on telly will love this, mines on preorder already, a most original series, both disturbing and funny at the same time, dr bishop should have a show on his own, his gleeful way of dealing with some of the cases they come up against only leaves me yearning for season two !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Highly recommended February 7, 2009 H. Hallett (London) 12 out of 18 found this review helpful If you missed this when it was on the TV then it is definately worth a watch it is belly laughing funny in places and keeps you on your toes. Do not miss an episode as you will loose the plot!It is truely one of the best series I have seen in a long time. Like CSI meets X Files only better! Showing reviews 1-5 of 12 1 2 3 Next »

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