Just something fun I saw. I'm big fan of the tv show Fringe and tonights episode is called "Jacksonville". One of the main characters is said to be from Jacksonville and it says in the preview that the team heads down to Jacksonville, but I doubt they actually filmed anything here. Would have been cool though. Just thought it was something cool to tell everyone.
Thanks for the heads up. Big fan of the show. This storyline has been mentioned and hinted at in the past and have anxiously awaited an episode to shed some light. I will definitely watch tonight...
Can't wait!!!
I'm curious to know if the writers have some sort of connection to Jax or if it was just a convenient city to use in the show.
Tonights episode...
QuoteFRINGE
"Jacksonville" - 9 \ 8c
**WINTER FINALE**
-- "FRINGE" -- (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT)
TWO WORLDS COLLIDE WITH DISASTROUS RESULTS ON THE ALL-NEW WINTER FINALE OF "FRINGE" THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, ON FOX
After a violent tremor shakes a Manhattan office building to its core, leaving only one survivor who leads the Fringe Team to believe he is not from this reality. Walter surmises that what shook the building was not geologic, but rather something discovered by him and William Bell many years ago. With another catastrophe imminent, the team races to Jacksonville, the site of Walter and William's experiments, forcing Olivia to face her mysterious past in an effort to save hundreds of people from certain death in the all-new "Jacksonville" winter finale episode of FRINGE airing Thursday, Feb. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FR-214) (TV-14; V) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 PA: Viewer discretion is advised.
Cast: Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham; Joshua Jackson as Peter Bishop; John Noble as Walter Bishop; Lance Reddick as Phillip Broyles;Blair Brown as Nina Sharp; Jasika Nicole as Astrid Farnsworth
Olivia... ::::drool:::: :)
Yowzaa!! You just made my day. Thanks Stephen!
She is an Aussie... drool... 8)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Torv
Are we sure they're going to Jacksonville, Florida and not Jacksonville, NC (home of Ryan Adams)?
I think it will be Mayport actually... 8)
it's Jacksonville Florida, because they said it in season 1
Mayport? Damn. I was guessing that the mysterious experiments here would be related to the famous Hipps Rd groundwater problems of many years ago near Cecil.
Pretty good episode... with a cliffhanger ending for the new season in April. The Jacksonville location was an abandoned military base. Clearly NOT filmed on location... :)
I watched the show last night for the first time after seeing this thread yesterday. Pretty cool 8)
It was funny how they said 'Jacksonville' like 10 times in the span of minutes
'We need to get to Jacksonville'
'What's in Jacksonville'
'Our lab is in Jacksonville'
'Let's get down to Jacksonville'
Out side the abandoned lab looked more like up state NY than Jacksonville :D
I noticed that too and, frankly, was a bit disappointed that the location had absolutely no true connection to the area whatsoever. It could have at least LOOKED like Florida.
Nonetheless, a great episode. I was glad to see the show getting back to the thick of the plot instead of watching a bunch of random "cases".
Shwaz, if you can get a hold of the old episodes you should really try to start at the beginning. This show is a lot like "Lost" and jumping into the middle will have you lost for sure. :)
Great place to start... 8)
http://www.fringetelevision.com/
Nothing like keeping it all in the family! :DQuoteHer paternal aunt is the writer, Anna Maria Torv Murdoch Mann, who was married for 31 years to billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch's News Corporation owns Fox Entertainment Group who in turn owns the Fox Broadcasting Company television network.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Torv
I agree the 2 shows, LOST and Fringe, are a little similar, especially with the alternate universe angle they are both portraying. I also agree that 'Jacksonville' in Fringe looked like nowhere here in J-ville.
Quote from: Jason on February 05, 2010, 09:22:38 AM
I noticed that too and, frankly, was a bit disappointed that the location had absolutely no true connection to the area whatsoever. It could have at least LOOKED like Florida.
Nonetheless, a great episode. I was glad to see the show getting back to the thick of the plot instead of watching a bunch of random "cases".
Shwaz, if you can get a hold of the old episodes you should really try to start at the beginning. This show is a lot like "Lost" and jumping into the middle will have you lost for sure. :)
I hope they dont embarass Jacksonville like they did on Cops when a cop chased a suspect in a car,then jumped of overpass to catch him only to break his legs or something.Guy look really lame lumping after jump and all caught on camera.
Quote from: BridgeTroll on February 05, 2010, 09:43:18 AM
Great place to start... 8)
http://www.fringetelevision.com/
Thanks BT I'll check it out.
In the meantime all the Anna Torv fans may want to check esquire.com
I’ve only seen like one episode so I’m not very familiar with it, but I’ve always heard Fringe was more X-Files than Lost.
I'd say it is a fair mix of the two.