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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Shhh... I'm Checking Out "Fringe"

I'm in a ballroom in San Diego far away from home tonight, about to take in the pilot episode of the new series "Fringe". Having failed utterly to link up with anyone I know...well, here I am.

Ran into Michael Uslan earlier, though. He's looking at good things in the future for the movie he produced...and considering said movie is "Batman: The Dark Knight", that's very good indeed.

Anyway, blurbs as they occur. Some might actually have something to do with music...

Update:

After J. J. Abrams's taped intro for the Comic-Con, the show unspooled...

There's twists of all sorts here - and I can give it no greater honor than to say that it kept my jet-lagged brain occupied, and I only looked at my watch once. The intro is grisly in a way I've not seen done on television before. The characters are solid, including one who's a new take on the idea of the "mad scientist" - this show follows what happens when he's locked away, and the stuff he thought was too dangerous happens anyway (though I did notice the name "Hannibal Lechter" pop up in my mind at least once.) You're in for a ride - I recommend it.

Took a walk of the roughly half-mile-long exhibit floor afterward. Thousands of people, and Lou Ferrigno (who, it must be said, looks damn good.)

It's gonna be a weird week.

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