Bostonist: BostonTV: Fringe Is the New Lost

Michael Femia

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:50:23 -0500

For people who didn't do their homework on Boston, it's hard to top "Crossing Jordan". Two things that stand out for me: 1) Why the Suffolk county coroner's office would have jurisdiction in Concord is one thing, but for the characters to say that "Concorde" is easy to get to - "just take the 2" is another. 2) "You know? The Boston Art Museum? That big building downtown?" Ugh. Other than that, it was a decent show.

pinteresque

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:40:01 -0500

"By far the best part of the show is its setting. Soaring shots of Boston accompany each scene, along with exteriors of various local universities..." ...which is hilarious considering that the show is filmed almost entirely in New York City.

Pam

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:56:20 -0500

Hey, at least the FBI office is now actually in Boston (in the Hancock Tower) as opposed to some building in Miami that they were showing earlier in the season... And they've gotten a little better with sites since they showed "South Station" as basically a one-room train station.

badgertime

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:06:30 -0500

For shows set in Boston, I personally prefer the copious meaning-enhancing zooms of "Boston Legal." Now that I think of it, the appearance of another TV series set in Beantown does present the possibility of cross-show character swapping. If it involves a zombie Shatner, I'm there.

p0larbare

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:45:08 -0500

I too watch the show, although not religiously like I would House. I think that Fringe does a good job filling in that missing X-Files part of me from my youth.

rcolonna

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:35:38 -0500

don't get me wrong; i like the show, and think it's gone from okay to good, and is improving at a very promising rate, but the liberties they take with the Boston area are pretty laughable sometimes. The best one was when they referred to someone being located in the 'wharf district' of Stoughton. cut to grimy warehouses and a giant bridge in the distance.