tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2593443879786390806..comments2024-03-27T23:50:21.307-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Fringe: 6995 KHzBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5568278344338022752011-10-27T13:53:53.841-04:002011-10-27T13:53:53.841-04:00I'm not sure how I feel about this First Peopl...I'm not sure how I feel about this First People business. I rather liked the notion that this apocalyptic war between parallel worlds was caused by one man's personal apocalypse. Now we've got ancient peoples creating some kind of Doomsday Machine and making prophecies about Peter, and it is starting to feel less personal and more "out there." <br /><br />Although I did notice that the author of the First People book had the initials S.W. and immediately suspected a connection to Sam Weiss, who says he is older than he looks. I didn't notice it was an anagram though. Hmmm ... I guess I'm a little intrigued.<br /><br />My favorite part of this episode was Astrid "channeling her over-there-self" as you put it, Josie.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7583046953410135422011-10-08T12:04:17.791-04:002011-10-08T12:04:17.791-04:00The first people probably are the ancestors of the...The first people probably are the ancestors of the alt-Fringe universe. They used the Vacuum to cross over, that's why they vanished. Also First People appeared on the intro to the season 2 finale which was the first time we crossed over from here to Over There.<br /><br />Nice one with Sam Weiss, i too hope it will be true. Professor Profesorsson should come back. :)<br /><br />Latitudes not only could have been calculated differently but also the continents were in different places before dinosaurs. But the Sam Weiss explanation is good enough to ignore this.<br /><br />When Atrid identified the first coordinate as Buenos Aires and then mentioned China my 1st thought: I think they found the Blessing. ;)Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-21690722146587307932011-09-09T22:08:36.199-04:002011-09-09T22:08:36.199-04:00I enjoyed all the Lost and Alias references. And ...I enjoyed all the Lost and Alias references. And I'm still hoping Peter realizes that something is off about Olivia. Come on. She smiles too much. She doesn't remember things. When someone knows that an evil double exists, they should notice these things immediately.<br /><br />The "First People"? Before dinosaurs? Really?Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-27825786703441665612011-07-25T20:24:40.735-04:002011-07-25T20:24:40.735-04:00Hum, I was also bothered by the location system, b...Hum, I was also bothered by the location system, but your comment is an excellent explanation, Josie. Hope that's really it. (I hate it when TV shows assume metric and mathematic conventions are universal)<br /><br />Nice catch on the anagram indeed. I thought of Sam Weiss, but only because of the similar sound (and I've been expecting some revelation about him since his "older than he looks" comment).<br /><br />I'm still holding my judgment on the "First People". Since learning about the ancient machine I was kinda hoping for time-travel (it seemed more in keep to the rest of the show's mythology) and I'm afraid they'll pull a Rambaldi off of this (although I didn't mind it as a macguffin in the beginning of the series, I never thought it clicked with the rest of Alias)Cesarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55069999895050944782010-11-15T21:55:59.214-05:002010-11-15T21:55:59.214-05:00Again, I hope you're right. It would be incred...Again, I hope you're right. It would be incredibly cool. I'd also feel proud to be one of your readers.Gus Brunettinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-41107591240824498592010-11-15T21:40:34.261-05:002010-11-15T21:40:34.261-05:00Gustavo: yes. I suppose I could argue that Astrid ...Gustavo: yes. I suppose I could argue that Astrid "translated" their system of longitude and latitude to our own, but that seems rather like translating mice into English. Live mice, not the word.<br /><br />Even though I'm wrong every single time I theorize about Fringe, my current theory is that, while the First People did bury stuff, it's Sam Weiss/Seamus Wiles who invented the fake calendar/map to clue our heroes into where the stuff is. He made up a new longitude/latitude system that did correspond to the present, with just enough obfuscation to make it seem like it could be the work of an ancient race. After all, his book is the only authority we have for the First People.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9635264042160746462010-11-15T21:26:35.329-05:002010-11-15T21:26:35.329-05:00I liked the episode, but something bothers me a lo...I liked the episode, but something bothers me a lot.<br /><br />Why, oh, why would the First People be aware of the latitude/longitude system we have today? I could accept the latitude, since its reference point is the Equator line, and it's sort of the middle of the world really, though it's unlikely they'd divide the distance to the poles in the exact number of degrees we do. But it's totally idiotic to think the longitude would be the same. The reference point for longitude is the Greenwich line, and it's completely arbitrary. It could have been any other vertical line in the world. Do you realize how unlikely it'd be for them to divide the map horizontally BOTH in the same number of degrees AND from the same starting point as another culture with which they never had neither contact nor knowledge of?<br /><br />Good call on the anagram, Josie. I really hope it turns out to be true.Gus Brunettinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79449228593442215132010-11-14T08:03:32.227-05:002010-11-14T08:03:32.227-05:00Peter's hope, at the end, that destruction was...Peter's hope, at the end, that destruction wasn't the only choice, was something I've been expecting. Glad to see it.<br /><br />The second tier of characters are coming into their own. Nina brings Walter around. Astrid gets something to do that plays to her strengths. (Next, researching the symbols on the boxes?) Broyles has been more involved, too, looking over Peter's shoulder at the plans. (I've never been sure if he's Army or Marines, but if he's an academy grad, he's probably an engineer of some sort.)<br /><br />Waiting for the boulder to fall on Peter's happiness.jophannoreply@blogger.com