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Subject: What Did You Watch? 2025-05-25 (Sunday)
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Fringe S2E23 'Over There: Part 2'.

Olivia and Walter continue their interuniversal tourism and like most 
American tourists make a mess of things.  "A new and improved episode 
with twice the Anna Torv!"

The glyphs in this episode spell "Weiss".

Dr. Walter Bishop: Hello, William.
William Bell: Walter.
Dr. Walter Bishop: I see you've aged.
William Bell: It appears I'm not the only one!

When Peter and the Olivia "over there" talk about the difference between 
universes, Peter looks at a famous comic book cover starring Green 
Lantern and Green Arrow, but in this alternate universe, they are Red 
Lantern and Red Arrow.

The movie marquee on the Other Side lists several movies playing : 
Superman vs. Batman 2, Indiana Jones and the Hex of the Hydra, Star 
Wars: Legion of Droids, Splash 7, Smokey and the Bandit: The Final Lap 
and Mask vs. Joker.

Walter is eating at alternate KFC and says on Wednesday 1983 he 
identified the last of the 11 herbs and spices. In 1983 William 
Poundstone claimed to have analyzed a sample of the seasoning and found 
it to contain only flour, salt, MSG, and black pepper. Since then 
recipes purporting to reveal the real 11 secret herbs and spices have 
been published.

On Walternate's desk are two photos. One is an autographed photo of 
President John Kennedy, apparently in his sixties, and the other is of 
Walternate with Obama.

When Peter first looks out of his alternate NY apartment window we see, 
to his right, a distant pointy skyscraper. In our world that building is 
the Transamerica Pyramid, the tallest building in San Francisco.

When Fauxlivia and Frank are awakened by a videophone, the ringtone 
plays the song "Science Fiction/Double Feature" from The Rocky Horror 
Picture Show. The song, like "Fringe," is full of references to classic 
science fiction movies, and the song's title references the "dual 
universe" subject matter of the series.

When Peter is shown his new room by Fauxlivia on the wall are several 
pictures relating to comics. There is the lightning picture of Frank 
Miller's The Dark Knight Returns but where Batman should be there is 
Superman.

In the first part of this two-parter, the alternate Fringe agents nearly 
used a quarantine device to contain an event. Walter and Bell's journey 
to Walternate's lab at alternate Harvard showed the effects of such a 
device, which closely parallel the effects of the weapon used on the bus 
in The Ghost Network (2008).

It is quite possible that the wormhole event occurring at Madison Square 
Garden happened during the NBA finals which were played there that year.


Fringe S3E01 'Olivia'

Olivia continues to be a running tourist in the Redverse while her tour 
group arrives home with the wrong Olivia.

The glyphs in this episode spell "Amber".

The alternate Manhattan headquarters for Fringe Division is a several 
story oval building with a hint of Roman Colosseum and a roof garden. 
The building is actually the central branch of the Vancouver Public Library.

The taxi that Olivia commandeers in the alternate universe has a rooftop 
ad for the Broadway show "Dogs" (instead of "Cats").



Fringe S3E02 'The Box'

A box containing a piece of The Machine is dug up but leaves dead 
bodies.  Alternate Olivia tries to track it down while attempting to 
seduce Peter to keep him distracted.

The glyphs spell "Alert".

Dr. Walter Bishop: Kent Street. I frequented a massage parlor just 
around the corner. I used to get off right here.
Peter Bishop: Sure hope you're talking about the station, Walter.

Newton tells Olivia that she joined Fringe Division on September 9, 
2008. This was the date that the show premiered.

The running joke of Walter having difficulty remembering Astrid's name 
is used again. This time he calls her "Aspirin".


John Wick: Chapter 4 (Syfy)
Keanu Reeves plays a skinny Terminator mowing down bad guys from an 
honorable secret criminal sect.  Do you really need more than that?  And 
isn't a massive body count to traditional way to celebrate Memorial Day?

What Did You Watch?


-- 
I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky 
dirty old man.