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and ne'er the twain shall meet.

sparklemotion — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:08:19 -0800

Felicity show-runner J.J. Abrams is reportedly close to being tapped to direct Star Wars Episode 7. As well as mastering the romantic drama, Abrams is known for his small screen work on shows such as Alias and Lost, so he is not completely unknown to the science fiction genre. [previously]

Fringe Oral History

hippybear — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:19:05 -0800

"TVGuide.com talked to stars John Noble (Dr. Walter Bishop), Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop), Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham), Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth), Lance Reddick (Phillip Broyles), Blair Brown (Nina Sharp), Mark Valley (John Scott), series co-creator Abrams, executive producers J.H Wyman, Jeff Pinkner and Bryan Burk, Warner Bros. President Peter Roth and Fox's Chairman of Entertainment Kevin Reilly about the bumpy road to the series finale, starting with the conception of the show. This is the first in a four-part series. Check out Part 2 and Part 3." (Part 4 is pending.)

"The story of Lost makes no sense."

IvoShandor — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:04:01 -0800

'I pretty much wanted to die', an excerpt from Alan Sepinwall's The Revolution Was Televised.

We're gonna need a bigger stage.

Neilopolis — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:06:41 -0800

"As part of the DGA's 75th Anniversary, DGA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and three-time DGA Award winner, Steven Spielberg, was celebrated on June 11, 2011..." "...Featuring a lively and engaging panel discussion with fellow visionary directors J.J. Abrams (Super 8) and James Cameron (Avatar), and moderated by 75th Anniversary Committee Chair Michael Apted, this "Game-Changer" event drew a maximum capacity crowd at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles and provided a deeply intimate, highly engaging reflection on one of the most influential and beloved filmmakers of all time." To watch the entire event, click on the top left video in the first link.

Did Super 8 . . . Super Suck?!

PhoBWanKenobi — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:10:06 -0800

In an essay about the end of J. J. Abrams' film Super 8 (caution: spoilers!), Devin Faraci writes, "[It] would work if just clipped out and used to sell flowers or something; technically it’s well made, but narratively it’s disastrously bad and lazy. That, more or less, sums up the entire film." In contrast, io9's Annalee Newitz says the film, "is the only young adult film I've seen in ages . . . that lives up to the promise of the last decade's extraordinary explosion in science fiction novels for young adults" and Danny Bowes, writing for tor.com, calls the film simply "mint."

Fringe Rocks!

cottoncandybeard — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:54:30 -0800

In an upcoming episode of Fringe, Walter meets the keyboard player for his favorite band, Violet Sedan Chair, who will be played by Christopher Lloyd. And while the band is fictional, they have, in fact, released an album called Seven Suns, which was shipped to record stores across the country a couple of months ago. Fringe previously

4 8 15 16 23 42

zarq — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:46:08 -0800

Here, There Be Spoilers: As "L O S T" Ends, Creators Explain How They Did It, What’s Going On. (Previously on MeFi)

"My job was to make it look like Atari!"

Servo5678 — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:35:28 -0800

When TV's Fringe dipped into an episode-long flashback to 1985, the opening title sequence flashed back with it. Sequence creator Andrew Kramer discusses how a 1985 version of the opening title was made; VHS tracking distortion, CyFy font, and all. Fringe isn't the first TV show to change its title sequence for a special occasion. TV Tropes has a long list of other examples.

4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42, and Other CIA Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight

pokermonk — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:23:53 -0800

Wired's Mystery Issue, guest-edited by J.J. Abrams, is a quizzical amalgam of puzzling things both obvious and less obvious... apparently the print edition's misspelled words, irregular borders, and seemingly random placements of numbers are all part of the game too. While the "master puzzle" was recently solved, there are reportedly still some codes left to crack. -Wired editors chat-you-up on the issue's concept -Abrams writes about the theme and teases the secrets within -Also from the issue, previously on MeFi

Star Trek XI, the trailer.

CunningLinguist — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:44:09 -0800

Star Trek XI, the trailer. (previously) Via Nikki Finke, who says the studio has been showing 25 minutes of the film overseas "to extraordinary response."