Is Fringe worth watching?

[grrrarrrgh]

Been tempted to give this a whirl, but have heard mixed reviews - is it worth it?

[little pixie]

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Jane was just asking the same thing.

I`d give it a go for a few eps if you`re not sure.

[willowroolz]

Yes. It's not amazing or anything, but I find it very enjoyable

As Sarah said, though, give it a while. It wasn't until about episode 10 that it grabbed me.

[prophecy girl]

We all know that the conventional ratings system fails to account for the changing ways in which fans watch TV—especially science fiction fans, who tend to be early adopters of new technology such as DVRs and other time-shifting tech.

This continues to be borne out by the numbers: Both The CW's Vampire Diaries and Fox's Fringe were among the shows that showed the largest ratings benefit from DVR viewing for the week ending Sept. 20, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed:

The numbers compare shows' "live-plus-same-day" ratings (which really should just be called "live-plus-same-night" for sake of clarity ...
The CW again this year is showing significant gains. Vampire Dairies (2.1 adults 18-49 rating) was the largest gainer of the week, rising 31%. Melrose Place (1.3) and Fox's Fringe (3.9) both rose 30%. ...


Not surprisingly, many of the shows benefiting the most from DVR ratings air on Thursdays, which has turned out to be the most competitive night of TV this season. I mean, who's given up DVR'ing The Office and 30 Rock because they can't record them and Supernatural and Fringe at the same time?

[prophecy girl]

Thursday night is shaping up as the biggest night in sci-fi TV, but viewers of Fox's Fringe and other series apparently didn't get the memo.

A new episode of Fringe last night saw its ratings fall to a series low, possibly because many fans didn't realize that no World Series game seven meant a new episode of their favorite show.

Fringe ratings fell 23 percent, to 5 million viewers, The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed blog reported:

ABC won the night, with its lineup slipping about 4% across the board: "FlashForward" (8.5 million viewers, 2.6 preliminary adults 18-49 rating) ...
Returning after a two-week hiatus, Fox's drama lineup had "Bones" (8.5 million, 2.5) down 11%. At 9 p.m., "Fringe" (5 million, 1.7) hit a serious low, falling 23%.


Things were also bad for the boys at Supernatural, whose audience fell 14 percent.

But there was good news for fans of The CW's Vampire Diaries: The show boasted 4.2 million viewers, maintaining its recent gain in audience.

So ... have you stopped watching Fringe? FlashForward? Supernatural?

[prophecy girl]

'Fringe' exclusive: J.J. Abrams on 'bad' ratings, good vibes, and the show's future
by Michael Ausiello


It’s hardly a secret that Fringe is having a tough go of it on Thursday night this season. Last week, the sophomore drama’s audience shrunk to just 5 million viewers — an all-time low. Sure, two weeks of pre-emptions due to baseball didn’t help, but the fact remains: Fringe is struggling.

On the bright side, everyone seems to be in agreement that Fringe has never been better creatively. And inside sources say Fox, although not thrilled with the ratings, remains committed to the show — a fact corroborated by the drama’s boss, J.J. Abrams.

“The mood on set and in the writer’s room is as good as the ratings are bad, which is to say, wonderful,” Abrams tells me. “Luckily, Fox has been insanely supportive, for which we are deeply grateful.”

Abrams is encouraged by the show’s “strong” DVR numbers as well as the glowing reviews from critics. “But given that we’re on one of the hardest [nights] on television, we’re just focusing on making the best show we possibly can,” he says. “What else can we do?”

Bottom line: Fringe is in no immediate danger of going “over there” (a.k.a. TV graveyard). The key word there being immediate.

(EW.com)