Fringe: JJ Abrams on the Move to Fridays

Fringe: JJ Abrams on the Move to Fridays

While fans are worried that Fox is shipping Fringe off to the Friday night death slot beginning January 21st, everyone else seems to see it as a good idea, including co-creator JJ Abrams.

By EdGross - Jan 12, 2011 07:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: TVline.com

"Fox has always been pretty cool about letting us push the envelope," Abrams tells TVline.com. “When we made the move and [executive producers] Joe [Chappelle] and Jeff [Pinker] started pitching stuff, we thought, ‘Well, this will probably get a little pushback,’” Abrams shares. “But they [at Fox] were like, ‘OK, sounds good!’” While not revealing any spoilers, he did add that there will be "some visual things that if I had done in a film, the PG-13 rating would have been taken away from us."

Meanwhile, Fox Entertainment President, speaking to critics and worried fans, said at the TCA press tour, "I beg you not to write the eulogy prematurely. It’s a show we’re very passionate about. I want the audience to transfer to Friday. I would be heartbroken if it went away. But if the fans stick with us the show could be on the air for many years. The creative team should feel really liberated about the new time slot. I think now they can say, 'You know what? We are playing to our fans -- [but are] happy to take anyone new that wants to get on board."

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DDD
DDD - 1/12/2011, 7:16 AM
Ya know, at first I thought, Oh, no, Friday's
where they send shows to die but Friday has
also become quite a night for SCI-FI shows. I
know I will be watching Fringe on fridays
but I still can't help thinking that Fringe
is getting the short end of things!
LucasMend
LucasMend - 1/12/2011, 8:04 AM
I´ve started watching the show a while back, and I gota say I really enjoy it! Its an awesome show, which FOX should not cancel, I hope that to be in the air for many years.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/12/2011, 8:10 AM
yeah i've seen a few episodes of fringe,its pretty good.

i'm gonna try & find the some of the other episodes.
90caliber
90caliber - 1/12/2011, 8:27 AM
Xfiles did great on Fridays. i have no doubt Fringe will too because its a great show as well.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 1/12/2011, 9:01 AM
WHY SOME PEOPLE CAN HATE ON THINGS THEY CAN'T OUTDO.....I DUNNO.

GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 1/12/2011, 9:11 AM

EdGross
EdGross - 1/12/2011, 10:13 AM
Wesley, before the comments it says the user's name, the date and then the link to the source.
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