Fringe (2008)

The Arrival - S1-E4

Trivia: Michael Cerveris makes his first significant appearance in this episode as The Observer/Bald Man. However if you watch the series from the beginning, he makes fleeting appearances in every episode, sometimes on a tv screen.

Jeff Walker

Trivia: Oceanic Airlines occasionally features in Fringe - the same airline that carried the key characters in Lost, another JJ Abrams show.

Jeff Walker

Trivia: The icons shown during each commercial break each have a letter meaning. By the end of the episode, all the icons shown will spell out a codeword. For example, the glyph solution for the pilot episode is "OBSERVER".

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Inner Child - S1-E15

Trivia: The Observer September is briefly seen watching the boy as he is driven to his new home. (00:48:05)

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The Ghost Network - S1-E3

Trivia: Olivia walks past an observer on the train while looking for the suspect. (00:42:05)

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Bound - S1-E11

Trivia: The two doctors in this episode are named Kinberg and Simon. Simon Kinberg is a Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include X-Men 3, Jumper, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Must be a tribute from the writers.

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The Cure - S1-E6

Trivia: The Chinese woman who assists Esterbrook is named Elizabeth Sarnoff. This is the same name as one of the writers on Lost, another JJ Abrams show.

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A New Day in the Old Town - S2-E1

Trivia: The observer quickly crosses the street after the car crash in the beginning of the episode. (00:00:55)

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Trivia: In every episode, there is a clue for what the next episode will be about. For example, in episode seven, Samantha Loeb gives Olivia a copy of "A Christmas Carol". In the next episode, Walter is reciting Christmas carols to regain his memory.

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Peter - S2-E16

Trivia: The story is set mainly in 1985. During a scene in the other universe, the observers are outside of a cinema which is showing Back to the Future - with Eric Stoltz as the star rather than Michael J Fox. Stoltz was originally hired to play Marty, but was fired after filming started and Fox was brought in to play the role of Marty.

Jeff Walker

The Same Old Story - S1-E2

Trivia: The Observer appears in the hospital. The agents walk pass him on their way to see the dead man-baby. (00:09:20)

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The Road Not Taken - S1-E19

Trivia: Emanuel Grayson claims that William Bell is preparing for a war against rogue Romulans from the future. This is the plot of Star Trek, which was created by the same team behind Fringe.

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