Fox's motivations in bringing Fringe to a close were twofold - falling ratings and an expensive production budget. In terms of viewership, Fringe 's debut season began strongly enough, but saw a significant drop-off with its sophomore effort. By season 3, numbers had approximately halved.
This wasn't necessarily a reflection of Fringe 's popularity - a high percentage of viewers watched episodes via DVR or other such recording, but this was back in the days when streaming and on-demand was still an unknown quantity and live viewership remained vital. As well as being far from a ratings smash, Fringe also commanded a hefty budget and premiered with fewer commercials. In truth, Fringe was flirting with death for some time before the plug was actually pulled, moved to the infamous "friday night death slot" for its third season.
Meanwhile, Abrams and others on the Fringe creative team spoke openly about concerns that the series would be killed off before delivering a proper ending. Despite preparing for a hasty conclusion with season 4, Fringe was generously by modern standards afforded a episode fifth season in order to provide a satisfying conclusion to the show.
This was largely because, in spite of a ratings decline, Fringe 's viewership largely stabilized around the season 3 mark, proving that the adventures of Olivia and the Bishops had found their audience. Furthermore, 13 more episodes was enough to take Fringe to the magic episode milestone that would allow Fox syndicated reruns of Fringe in the years to come.
Given the meaty subject matter and lofty themes at play, Fringe was never going to be the next Desperate Housewives , but fans can certainly be grateful that the series ran for as long as it did and was wrapped-up in an effective way.
Gabe Khouth Hastings Guest Star. Eugene Lipinski December Guest Star. Jennifer Cheon Nurse Guest Star. Abrams Executive Producer. Alex Kurtzman Executive Producer. Roberto Orci Executive Producer. Jeff Pinkner Executive Producer. Bryan Burk Executive Producer. Wyman Executive Producer. View All Critic Reviews Dec 28, Not as good as other seasons. But they brought it together for a powerful conclusion to the series. Tracy A. Dec 17, Fringe takes some of the most interesting ideas in science, adeptly crafting a deeply-fulfilling story about the most profound aspect of being human- love.
Everything about this series worked for me, and I would've been happy with it with a lesser payoff, but the series conclusion took the story to a level I never expected from television.
Fringe is my favorite series of all time The Black Blotter episode was just amazing, as were all of Leonard Nimoy's guest appearances , and I don't see that changing anytime soon. David H. Feb 24, For three seasons, "Fringe" was a sci-fi masterpiece worthy of any other other ever created in that genre. Then, the network in this case FOX decided to cast it off to the "fringes" pun intended of their schedule, burying it on Friday nights and make the show creators sweat out renewal, severely affecting plot cohesiveness.
So, by the time this final truncated season got the O. That being said, the show producers still managed to create a workable ending to such a high-concept show. It just wasn't in the jaw-dropping format of the past. They discover a world in havoc and terror, caused by an Observer takeover. However, Walter has a plan to set things right, requiring a number of different "ingredients" compromising the bulk of the season's episodes and help from old friends Astrid Jasika Nicole , Nina Sharp Blair Brown , and Agent Broyles Lance Reddick.
The obvious problem with this season is that because of FOX's tampering, the show oozed away all its most creative juices in a rollercoaster season four. Without knowing whether or not a final renewal was imminent, the writers were practically held hostage, story-arc wise.
So, by the time word finally came down that a episode send-off was a go, things had to be severely simplified. Thus, a show that once dealt with some hefty, mind-bending topics was reduced to "rebels vs Observers" in terms of the main plotline. In essence, it failed to distinguish itself from other general sci-fi fare currently on the airwaves.
Yet, despite that glaring weakness, the Fifth Season still holds some meaning in the Fringe cannon for one main reason: the characters. When all the lofty storytelling and mind-bending plots fall away, the strong characters that comprise this show still stand strong. You'll keep watching because you want to see how they all end up.
Simply put, the Fifth Season of "Fringe" is clearly in a different class unfortunately a lower class than the first three or maybe even four seasons of the show. It is still interesting to watch because, at least for sci-fi "big idea" show fans right now, the pickings are extremely slim.
It just isn't the "glory days" of old. Zach K. Nov 15, Fringe saves the best season for last by challenging some very interesting concepts such as freedom, time and sacrifice. Mark S. Jun 12, Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Robert Orci succeeded in making the modern 'X-Files' of our generation a lot of imagination, philosophy, human understanding, and coherent storytelling.
Jon C. Mar 20, A bit of a tangent from previous seasons but still a grand and satisfying finale to a near flawless show.
Michael S. Jan 29, So sad this finished!! Jan 04, Another one of my very favorite shows of all time, made by some of the same people as my favorite, Lost! The show was a little slow at first, but still very good. Some people think that's when it got too weird and out there, but again, just like Lost, that's what I liked so much about it! The weirder and more out there, the better for me! It would have benefited from 1 more season, because the final season felt a little rushed and like they were trying to fit in all their remaining ideas, but I still think it's ending was pretty perfect!
I'm still waiting for a Fringe movie! They left a little bit of a loose ends that would make for a great film! Dan M. Aug 07, Share This. Maisel Season 4? Trending Today. This website uses cookies to improve your experience.
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