Miscalculation By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2010 by Sarah Stegall Fringe Thursdays on Fox at 9/8 E/C “The Plateau” Written by Alison Schapke & Monica Owusu-Breen Directed by Brad Anderson “I’m still a scientist, Brandon. I just have a much larger laboratory.” —Walternate In 1958, Daniel Keyes published the first version of his ground-breaking story about intelligence enhancement, “Flowers for Algernon”. The short story won a Hugo for best short story in 1960, was adapted into a novel that shared the 1966 Nebula for best novel. Finally in 1968, the story was turned into the movie Charly, which won actor Cliff…
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Fringe: “The Box”
Mandrake Root By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2010 by Sarah Stegall Fringe Thursdays on Fox at 9/8 E/C “The Box” Written by Josh Singer & Graham Roland Directed by Jeffrey Hunt “We gather knowledge before we gather wisdom.” —William Bell (after Isaac Asimov) In the Middle Ages people believed that the root of the mandrake plant was deadly. Supposedly, when it was dug up, it would scream so loudly it would kill anyone who heard it. People devised clever ways to avoid this, such as tying a dog to the plant and running away. The dog would pull out the…