A Purpose-Driven Life Fringe Fox Network, Fridays, 9 PM “Stowaway” Teleplay by Danielle Dispaltro Story by J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner, & Akiva Goldsman Directed by Charles Beeson “This may have been a little more complicated than I first thought.” —William Bell Ladies and gentlemen, tonight the role of William Bell, formerly played by Leonard Nimoy, will be performed by Anna Torv. And I think I owe her an apology. I said in earlier reviews that she was less than capable in her role; I was flat wrong. In the Fringe acting sweeps, Anna Torv just took the lead. It’s not enough that…
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Fringe: “Os”
Daedalus and Icarus Fringe Fox Network, Fridays, 9 PM “Os” Written by Josh Singer & Graham Roland Directed by Brad Anderson “It’s like using balloons to steal bowling balls.” — Walter Just when I thought we had our feet on solid ground, comes an episode of Fringe that knocked me right off my pins. We start with floating people, bong stories, and Jorge Garcia; we end with shapeshifter data discs, soul magnets and harmonic convergences. It was fun, it was sad, it was exciting, but most of all it caught me flat-footed with a twist I never saw coming, but which in…