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Fringe Rundown: Episode Two, "The Same Old Story"

BuzzSugar — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:30:29 PDT

After last week's super-sized premiere of Fringe, Tuesday's episode was the first chance to see what the show might look like on a weekly basis. Well, sort of. There was a lot of clunky recap in this episode, most of it crammed into the first 10 minutes. ("And now we're working with Walter Bishop, a scientist with questionable ethics who up until recently was institutionalized in a mental facility." "Yes, and also with his son, a college dropout with an IQ of 190.") It's a problem a lot of second episodes run into, but I still did a lot of eyerolling at the beginning.

The episode picked up after that, though, moving to the next case in The Pattern and some revelations about Walter Bishop's science and Peter Bishop's very being. To see what I made of it all and add your thoughts, just

Pilot Watch: Fringe

BuzzSugar — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:30:54 PDT

The networks have announced their Fall schedules, but which of the series will actually be worth watching? This Summer, as the networks release their pilots, I'll be posting my first impressions. A lot can change before a show makes it to air - especially this year, when the writers' strike severely gummed up the production of pilots - so consider these just some quick thoughts on how the shows look now. Today's installment: Fox's Fringe, which will air Tuesdays this Fall after House.

What's it about? After a creepy incident on an airplane (creator JJ Abrams seems to like those), an FBI agent ends up getting sucked into the world of fringe science, which essentially uses humankind as one large laboratory for exploring cloning, mind reading, and the like.

Who's in it? Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown

The good: The first episode does quick work of establishing the premise, the characters, and their central conflicts while also dropping some hints as to the mythology (and cool science-y plot twists) that will likely develop later. Jackson and Noble are great as a dysfunctional father-son team, grudgingly interacting again after years of silence. Two actors in relatively smaller roles - Lance Reddick as a Department of Homeland Security agent and Blair Brown as the head of science corporation Massive Dynamic - carry a lot of the weight of setting up the series' framework and do an outstanding job with it.

The bad: The pilot is super-sized (just under 90 minutes), and I'm not sure it needed to be. Some of the middle section dragged, which prevented me from being as completely wowed by the show as I'd hoped. I'm still not sure I completely understand Noble's character (he was borderline deranged at the start, then just kind of quirky by show's end), but that could have been intentional, since part of the premise is that he is a bit of a wild card.

Will I watch? Absolutely. A lot goes down in the final 15 minutes, and it was enough to make me want to see where the story leads.

To check out a preview and see a gallery of photos, just

Buzz Blabber: Gossip Girl Promo Sparks Debate About Blair

BuzzSugar — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:05:00 PDT

With Fall TV fast approaching, the networks have been releasing sneak peeks of the season premieres of a lot of shows. This week, glimpses at the CW's Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries got you guys buzzing about what you might expect from the new seasons, and venting about how much you've missed certain characters. The end of Fall also means the end of Summer shows like True Blood, which is eliciting passionate reactions from fans as it nears its season finale. See what readers had to say about each show.

The Gossip Girl promo got you gossiping about Blair

"The promo didn't really pull me in. I think the Chuck, Nate, and Serena stuff looked interesting, but Blair's story looks so boring. I wish we had something emotional with Serena and Blair or Chuck and Blair to have some heart to it. I guess if Blair is having Chuck's baby the emotion will be there, hopefully. Not really impressed." - MCsquare
"I think the promo looks cute and fun - definitely looking forward to the LA stuff. Blair's storyline with the prince is kind of a snoozer, though, that relationship is so obviously doomed. And I could care less about Dan's feelings, since he can barely keep them straight himself. Anyway, let's get this season-full-of-stalling-a-Chuck-Blair-reunion on the road, I'm getting impatient." - katiemacs
"Awww, it looks really fun for Chuck, Nate, and Serena. I want more Chuck & Blair in my Gossip Girl life, but I will take Nate being adorable and Chuck and Serena living it up in LA." - seethesun

Find out what else got you talking when you

"Maybe I'm alone in this but the last few weeks I've been CRINGING over Anna Paquin's so-called acting. She's been awful. At first I thought it was Anna just doing "southern belle clueless" but it's not. . . it's bad acting." - ChelMarie
"Not sure if it's bad acting or bad writing. I think she is going with what they give her, but what they are giving her is absurd. The writers continue to lack continuity with the characters. Sookie is not supposed to be completely stupid, but when the writers choose to have her join hands with the coven anyone with half a brain would know that the spell Marnie was weaving was going to kill the vampires, the very ones Sookie claims to love." - Asfandancer
"I'm really over the bad acting, too. I wish Lafayette would catch a break, though. Oh, and I'm ticked off at how Eric treated Pam. It wasn't necessary." - HoneyBrown

Vampire Diaries fans anxiously await the new season

"OMG . . . I cant wait until next week! I used to make fun of the whole vampire hype but Vampire Diaries is just so different! I love it! And as for Damon...H-O-T." - sayhk
"I can't wait! I feel so empty without Vampire Diaries." - postmodernsleaze
"Jeremy looks more grown up this season." - ktc71

Photo courtesy of The CW

Lil Links: When Mom Lives in Fear of Her Child's Lovey

LilSugar — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:05:59 PDT

A mother lives in fear of losing her daughter's lovey - The Stir
Camille Grammer is a Malibu mama - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Healthy snacks to fulfill pregnancy cravings throughout the day - FitPregnancy
Selma Blair dazzles six weeks after delivering baby Arthur - Celebrity Baby Blog
8 women with incredible can-do spirit - Health
Creative ways to jazz up the brown-bag lunch - Parenting
Tips for preparing your pet for your baby - The Bump
Should computers really be in schools? - Momformation
Tips for teaching children manners - Babble
5 ways to savor your Summer memories - Yahoo! Shine