The X-files fan base has moved on, while:

Flashforward, the Lost fan base is being handed off.

I agree, time slot and day slot will kill Fringe more that anything wrong with the show.

Flashforward, the Lost fan base is being handed off.

I agree, time slot and day slot will kill Fringe more that anything wrong with the show.

Sadly, I'm kind of a pavlovian mutt when it comes to SciFi – ring the bell, and I'll eat it up. I fear for Fringe though, it didn't develop the root system I had hoped for last season, and it really seems to be struggling in the early going. There is always next week though. :D

I hear you on the 'pushed' thing. FlashForward was heavily marketed; at times I worried that ABC was overdoing it, but that turned out to be the Eeyore brand of dread.

Sadly, I’m kind of a pavlovian mutt when it comes to SciFi – ring the bell, and I’ll eat it up. I fear for Fringe though, it didn’t develop the root system I had hoped for last season, and it really seems to be struggling in the early going. There is always next week though. :D

I hear you on the ‘pushed’ thing. FlashForward was heavily marketed; at times I worried that ABC was overdoing it, but that turned out to be the Eeyore brand of dread.

That being said, if you did make it past the first few episodes of Fringe, you would find a wealth of reasons to stick around. Sure, the show has some holes it needs to fill in but it's very solid for the most part. It's a show that deserved a second season and is back for a reason.

The move to Thursday kills me personally, but it's still my priority come Thursday(considering I live in Scranton and skip The Office, I think that says something at least).

Flash Forward, however, felt pushed to me. Many parts felt overacted but the premise still has me interested. The second half worked for me, but the beggining simply didn't have me like Lost did. It's fair to say that we can compare the two as well, being Flash Forward has been deemed by many the "next Lost".

I haven't given up on the show nor am I being negative, I simply felt it was forced and I'm looking forward to a more natural feeling next time I watch it. Plus, a certain actor will be on next week's episode…

That being said, if you did make it past the first few episodes of Fringe, you would find a wealth of reasons to stick around. Sure, the show has some holes it needs to fill in but it’s very solid for the most part. It’s a show that deserved a second season and is back for a reason.

The move to Thursday kills me personally, but it’s still my priority come Thursday(considering I live in Scranton and skip The Office, I think that says something at least).

Flash Forward, however, felt pushed to me. Many parts felt overacted but the premise still has me interested. The second half worked for me, but the beggining simply didn’t have me like Lost did. It’s fair to say that we can compare the two as well, being Flash Forward has been deemed by many the “next Lost”.

I haven’t given up on the show nor am I being negative, I simply felt it was forced and I’m looking forward to a more natural feeling next time I watch it. Plus, a certain actor will be on next week’s episode…

A big challenge they face is that they have the ensemble to service, but they rarely offer a compelling character story within the world of the mystery. Like this week, daddy wasn't really a sympathetic character because, well, he did human experimentation on his wife and unborn child. Lowest form of hick-scientist scumbag. But we literally met him outside of the investigation one beat before he was a target of the investigation, and a beat later he's at FBI headquarters.

It would also be nice if there was some sort of metaphor between the monster-of-the-week (I have nicknamed these 'Insta-beast' episodes, because of the ease at which these beasties get whipped together) and what was going on in the lives of the characters inside the mystery.

I dunno… I could go on for hours… BUT, I'm hooked to the show. Grudgingly, but I'm hooked. I'll be there till the end. I'm the geeky guy who got asked out by the hot chick, only to find out she's really bitchy and is staying sexually abstinent for marriage – I can't give up on it because it's on the edge of perfect, and I might not get another girl… err… show.

A big challenge they face is that they have the ensemble to service, but they rarely offer a compelling character story within the world of the mystery. Like this week, daddy wasn’t really a sympathetic character because, well, he did human experimentation on his wife and unborn child. Lowest form of hick-scientist scumbag. But we literally met him outside of the investigation one beat before he was a target of the investigation, and a beat later he’s at FBI headquarters.

It would also be nice if there was some sort of metaphor between the monster-of-the-week (I have nicknamed these ‘Insta-beast’ episodes, because of the ease at which these beasties get whipped together) and what was going on in the lives of the characters inside the mystery.

I dunno… I could go on for hours… BUT, I’m hooked to the show. Grudgingly, but I’m hooked. I’ll be there till the end. I’m the geeky guy who got asked out by the hot chick, only to find out she’s really bitchy and is staying sexually abstinent for marriage – I can’t give up on it because it’s on the edge of perfect, and I might not get another girl… err… show.

Fortunately, I never got into the mythology Lost but I'm wondering if audiences are getting tired of the deep series that have such detailed stories where if you miss one episode, you might as well stop watching for the season. Lost, Supernatural, Fringe, Defying Gravity, Prison Break, 24.

Fortunately, I never got into the mythology Lost but I’m wondering if audiences are getting tired of the deep series that have such detailed stories where if you miss one episode, you might as well stop watching for the season. Lost, Supernatural, Fringe, Defying Gravity, Prison Break, 24.

I wasn't worried about Fringe "surviving" until you brought it up Doc…don't do that to me! :) Honestly, I think it's awfully early in the season to start worrying about Fringe's viability.

One thing Fringe will have to contend with, and it irks me to death, is the massive Fox schedule rearrangement that happens every year at World Series time, since Fox usually carries either the playoffs or the series in any given year. A lot of shows show marked ratings drops from the time before the series until after because folks can't see the shows for a few weeks and forget to come back when baseball finally gets the hint and goes the hell away.

I wasn’t worried about Fringe “surviving” until you brought it up Doc…don’t do that to me! :) Honestly, I think it’s awfully early in the season to start worrying about Fringe’s viability.

One thing Fringe will have to contend with, and it irks me to death, is the massive Fox schedule rearrangement that happens every year at World Series time, since Fox usually carries either the playoffs or the series in any given year. A lot of shows show marked ratings drops from the time before the series until after because folks can’t see the shows for a few weeks and forget to come back when baseball finally gets the hint and goes the hell away.