pilot fringe pilot episode television series fringe premiered fox network september pilot written series creators directed episode introduces character portrayed fbi special agent drawn world applied fringe science portrays scientist incarcerated mental institution seventeen years plays son peter hired olivia assist walter work pilot set boston filming occurred toronto canada episode cost million produce making expensive pilots television history pilot leaked online months prior broadcast television speculation leaked deliberately increase interest program denied executive producer episode generally received critics watched million american viewers premiere noted pilot actually episodes running minutes counted episode creators fans plot man international flight pen releases biological agent quickly kills aboard causing flesh airplane system lands plane boston logan airport federal agencies create task force investigate occurred flight special agent olivia partner agent scott bed scott says loves receives boss tells head airport added task force headed following tip scott sent storage facility uncover laboratory explodes detonated suspect chasing scott affected chemicals released explosion placed artificial coma slow progression chemical reaction investigating possible cure scott condition jackson gain access father secret work harvard fringe science resulted sent mental institution manages release walter institution enraged discovers laboratory harvard shut laboratory transfers scott body identify man storage facility walter scott read mind walter claims dead accomplished hours death help assistant federal agent experiment succeeds identifies man scott memory passenger plane team learns twin brother employee massive dynamic company founded walter old lab partner goes massive dynamic headquarters meets executive director agrees information suspect arrested initially refuses provide list ingredients present peter threat exposing chemicals causes reveal ingredients information provides cure scott suspect reveals sell chemicals forced office suspect leads buried tape recording phone conversations chemicals attack realizes scott involved attack beginning races hospital scott awakens kills suspect chased crashes car mortally wounded dies scott asks send investigate storage units place convinces bishops stay help new work describes task force investigate events related pattern scott dead body brought massive dynamic high tech lab sharp orders scott interrogated dead hours production creator inspiration fringe came range sources including writings film altered states television series files twilight zone specific story fringe developed long conversations series creators team discussing different options idea fringe appealed contained long term story characters evident alluded pilot team spent lot time thinking characters needed series uniquely interesting creators decided idea father son story compelling accessible don necessarily know science parent issues parent think coming character stated series combination procedural extremely serialized series quoting examples lost actors cast pilot mid january cast incorrectly believed cast role followed casting said cast combination great talent amazing looks complexity key character interesting central character felt want spend time critical series science series regular cast jackson auditioned role star trek believed impressed producer cast television project according jackson casting minute pilot set boston production set toronto canada episode cost million produce making expensive pilots television history following pilot filming production series moved new_york producers forced hire new cow remainder season allowed travel original cow canada new_york production team members noted prepared paint new cows viewers noted differences spots months prior broadcast incomplete version pilot released clients speculation leaked deliberately increase interest program executive producer denied claims saying hate putting reason guys didn advance copies said production crew leak pleased response positive especially wasn completed broadcast version pilot new scenes added scenes removed said moving moments ending entirely different stated composer finished score time leak featured music music variation piece music called hollywood pilot originally featured lost created created reception ratings pilot watched million american viewers ratings improving course episode episode garnered nielsen ratings key year old demographic 12th watched series week refers people ages years old refers people ages years old watching television time broadcast pilot officially premiered tour received mixed positive reviews critics reviews metacritic gave episode weighted average based impressions select critical reviews signifying generally favorable reviews hollywood reporter found promising reminiscent better sexes charm usa_today said brings fringe director eye plot pace fan love sci excitement story gift investing absurd events real emotions characters travis ign gave pilot calling lackluster pilot promises pretty good series san francisco chronicle remarked despite flaws clash tones creativity fine acting burgeoning character development called update x-files addition terrorism office globe_and_mail called pilot considered instance stripping bikini questioned wisdom making body object scrutiny episode boston_globe wrote start fringe uneven piece work provides thrills found fringe little engineered allow chance discover new_york skeptical premise storyline found wonderfully played character heather felt plot described ultimate idiot exercise little self restraint pilot episode negatively received conservative family values advocacy group named worst week denounced excessive violence gore
Pilot (Fringe)