Stuff I thought was cool in last nights pilot for J.J. AbramsFringeon Fox:
Lance Reddicks spooky cranium.
First thing in the ep I saw that made me cheer out loud.
Gross, but really cool.
The cow walking through the halls of Harvard.
The whole immersion tank scenario.
I was thinking, How veryAltered States.
And then, a few minutes later, who shows up butAltered Statesstar Blair Brown.
With a ROBOTIC ARM.
Well played, sirs, well played.
The opening midair disaster.
Cmon, J.J., youve been there, done that.
Those 3D title cards.
They were novel the first time I saw them at the opening ofPanic Room.
Less so after 90 minutes of repeated usehere.
OliviaDunham recruited the Bishops (John Noble and Joshua Jackson,pictured).
The characters are going to need a lotmore fleshing out; fortunately, Abrams is the king of backstory.
Watch for a full,official reviewofFringefrom our TV critics in a forthcoming issue of EW.
Meanwhile, Illbe tuning in next week.
