Season 2

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Season 2

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Filming

Season 2 of FRINGE began filming June 24th, 2009 at the Vancouver Film Studios in Vancouver, BC, Canada. FB2 Films Inc. is the on-site production company that manages the show within the studio. NS Films Inc. is the Copyright Holder. Located in Bldg. C North on the massive production lot, Fringe Season 2 is expected to film over 39 weeks, with a filming wrap on March 22nd, 2010. Post-production is expected to continue until late-April. Airing of episodes has been consistent, with a small hiatus in October for professional baseball in North America. However, in late Nov 09, FOX announced that the second season would take a short recess in airing from mid-February to the end of March, 2010. The hiatus is not a reflection on the production itself, but an effort to introduce fresh programming and allow continuous airing of new episodes throughout the final seven weeks of the planned season (no-reruns).

Interviews

During a TCA press panel in Pasadena, California in early August, 2009 - producer Alex Kurtzman explained his views following the first season, and organizing for the second.

"It became very clear they (loyal fans) were open and ready for more, so it felt like, why stall it? Let's throw down this challenge to ourselves where we have to come up with a way to take the stories even further."

Producer Roberto Orci added that season two will run more smoothly as the team has figured out how to balance season-long arcs with stand-alone episodes, character stories and overall mythology.

"That's been the whole thing from Day One, how much can you serialize? How much can you stand alone? You try to modulate."

About the move to Western Canada from the Northeastern United States and more direct control for the producers, Orci added -

"The fact that we're closer (to California) than we were from New York is helpful... we can be up there a little more, communicate better. I think we're just a tighter ship this year."

Production Notes

The Season One plus of displaying the length of the commercial break ("Fringe will return in 90 seconds"), etc... has not been returned to in the second season. Overall runtime appears to have diminished as well. Runtime was closer to the industry standard of 42 minutes for an hour long drama, as opposed to the 'extra act' profile from season one, averaging around 49 minutes per hour long episode. In addition, the Media Extras available on-line have been cut too - Walter's Lab Notes, and the FOX video-on-demand episode RECAPs have vanished in season two.

The production team of FB2 Films Inc. and Bad Robot Productions announced in early December 2009 that Season Two would officially be in hiatus for two weeks, from 19 Dec 09 to 3 Jan 10. This aligns with the Winter Holidays in North America, allowing cast, crew and creative staff time-off for whatever activities they wish to pursue during the break. No active production is expected during this period. Post-production activities (editing, special effects, sound) may continue, in order to satisfy other scheduling requirements for previously gathered material.

Opening Splash

A refreshed list of 'Fringe Sciences' are highlighted in the Season 2 opening montage. Listed are: Hypnosis, ESP, Hive Mind, Astral Projection, Neuroscience, Pyrokinesis, Clairaudience, Parallel Universe, Cryonics, Mutation, Genetic Engineering, Protoscience...

Season 2 Main Character Updated - Minus Charlie

Walter's Lab - Scene Preparation - Season 2

10 Aug Filming Notice

31 Aug Filming Notice
24 Sep Filming Notice

Impact? - 2010 Olympics

Episodes

Season 2: • A New Day In The Old Town • Night Of Desirable Objects • Fracture • Momentum Deferred • Dream Logic • Earthling • Of Human Action • August • Snakehead • Grey Matters • Unearthed • Johari Window • What Lies Below • The Bishop Revival • Jacksonville • Peter

Season 1: • Pilot • The Same Old Story • The Ghost Network • The Arrival • Power Hungry • The Cure • In Which We Meet Mr. Jones • The Equation • The Dreamscape • Safe • Bound • The No-Brainer • The Transformation • Ability • Inner Child • Unleashed • Bad Dreams • Midnight • The Road Not Taken • There's More Than One of Everything

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