#FringeFanFriday: @calimerocpajuste

Hello Fringe Family,

It's time for another #FringeFanFriday! 

Congrats to @calimerocpajuste for being selected to participate in this weeks edition.

You can read her interview below....

1. What country are you from?

I live in southern France in the city of Avignon.

 2. In what year did you discover Fringe and what led you to watch it?

I saw the show for the first time in July 2009 during my vacation. My sister told me about this series with Joshua Jackson because I liked Josh as an actor. I was also a  fan of The X-Files and I enjoy the Sci Fi genre.

 3. What are your top 3 favorite episodes?

It's hard to pick my favorite episodes because there are so many good ones.

I will choose "Brown Betty" for its wonderful story and for combining all of the meaningful themes of Fringe into one episode. 

I love the episode "Olivia" for Anna Torv's incredible performance. I just feel like this episode perfectly highlights Anna's talent.

My third favorite episode that I find sublime is "Black Blotter".  John Noble is amazing and the beautiful depth that he brings to this episode is truly inspiring.

4. What is one of your favorite moments of the the entire series?

The finale because I could feel all the love in this series to the fans. Thankfully Fringe was able to conclude in a way that was worthy and faithful to the show. There was just so many touching moments.....

I could feel the emotions that Olivia had when she was in the car talking about Etta with Peter.

Walter and Peter's final embrace just left me speechless.

The conversation between Walter and Astrid when they were talking about Gene was just so sweet!

Lastly.....when Donald dies and Walter goes with Michael it is a beautiful reminder of the history of Fringe, which is the love of a father for his son. 

5. Which character do you most identify with and why?

The character that I can identify most with is Peter Bishop because I also grew up without my father. I find it difficult to reveal myself to people in the same way that Peter struggles with it.  He is such an emotionally rich character that even though he is flawed at times, he always fights for what's most important which is his family and friends.  

6. If you could change anything about the finale, what would it be?

If I could change anything it would be to have seen all the characters in 2015 like Astrid, Broyles, Nina and for Walter to find a way back. It would have also been nice to see a bit more of Peter, Olivia and Etta together.

 7. If you could own any object or prop from the show what would it be?

I would love to have the clapperboard they used while filming Fringe because it marks the beginning of a scene but also the end of one, which I find kind of poetic as I like to think that I will also choose my ending.

8. If you could meet your Doppelganger what would you be most eager to learn about them?

If I were to meet my Doppelganger, I would want to ask her if she is happy with her life and I would probably want to become friends with her.

 9. Have you ever met any of the cast members and if so, what was your encounter like?

Unfortunately I have never met any of the cast members but it's still my dream to meet them one day. If given the chance I would be most eager to meet Anna Torv, John Noble, Joshua Jackson and Joel Wyman.

10. Thank you for taking the time to be apart of our #FringeFanFriday, Is there anything you would like to add about your overall Fringe experience?

When I first discovered this series I had no idea how much it was going to open me to a world that I did not know much about through social networks with the Fringe community. I found all these amazing like minded people that share the same love I have for this series. Since then I have participated in "Naked Tuesday" and "Fringe Friday" events on Twitter by creating icons and promotions. No matter how much time goes by Fringe Friday is still an appointment for me to say, "Hello...I love you and I love this series, the fans and the cast & crew forever".

BONUS: You can view some of @calimerocpajuste's Fringe merchandise below....

Please be respectful of @calimerocpajuste's personal photo.

Please be respectful of @calimerocpajuste's personal photo.

Please be respectful of @calimerocpajuste's personal photo.

Thank you so much, Calimerocpajuste! You can follow her on Twitter: @calimerocpajust

We believe that the Fringe Fandom is a very special community of people that we hope to unite through our #FringeFanFriday participants.

We will feature another fan next Friday!

Have a wonderful weekend and keep looking up!

OTFA Team Member,

-GG

#FringeFanFriday: @Jjjhiggins85

Hello Fringe Family,

It's time for another #FringeFanFriday! 

Congrats to @Jjjhiggins85 for being selected to participate in this weeks edition.

You can read her interview below....

1. What country are you from?

Canada (East Coast)

 2. In what year did you discover Fringe and what led you to watch it?

2012 was the first time I watched Fringe.  My husband watched the show and kept telling me how much I would love it, but since I hadn't watched from the beginning I never tuned in.  Then we got Season 1 on DVD and we watched it together.  Needless to say I was HOOKED!!  I binged watched the rest of the series so that I could catch the final season as it aired on Television.

3. What are your top 3 favorite episodes?

I am a huge Peter fan, so my top 3 episodes are "Northwest Passage",

"Welcome to Westfield",

And, "6B".

4. What is one of your favorite moments of the entire series?

It's a scene in Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) when Peter comes out of animation and back to reality in the Lab.  The scene is done so well and his reaction is incredibly believable (when he feels he is about to be hit by the truck) that I have to rewind it and watch it again a second time. But there are so many other moments that are right up there with it.

5. Which character do you most identify with and why?

I feel like I have a bit of each one of them in me, but I think I would identify most with Astrid as I love to help people and I am the type of person that people depend on.  The only difference is that I'm more the leader like Olivia or Peter than Astrid would be.

6. If you could change anything about the finale, what would it be?

I think I would've liked to have seen Peter find out exactly what the White Tulip meant. I know he would find the Video from Walter, but I don't think he quite understood the significance of what Walter sent him in the mail.

7. If you could own any object or prop from the show what would it be?

It might sound silly, but it would either be the Faraday cage that Peter wore in S4 or Peter's MIT shirt.

8. If you could meet your Doppelganger what would you be most eager to learn about them? 

I would like to know if they have the same friends that I do. I have one friend who I've known since I was 5 yrs old.

9. Have you ever met any of the cast members and if so, what was your encounter like? 

Unfortunately I have never met any of the cast.  The closest I ever got was John Noble Liking and Retweeting a couple of my Tweets and Josh answering one of my questions in a Live Facebook Q&A.

 10. Thank you for taking the time to be apart of our #FringeFanFriday, Is there anything you would like to add about your overall Fringe experience?

Please be respectful of @Jjjhiggins85's personal photo.

I still consider Fringe to be one of the best television shows I have ever watched and I continue to watch the DVDs over and over again.  I don't think I would ever get tired of watching it.  It's an amazing show and the writing was incredible.  And thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts on this great show.

Thank you so much, Jjjhiggins85! You can follow her on Twitter: @Jjjhiggins85

We believe that the Fringe Fandom is a very special community of people that we hope to unite through our #FringeFanFriday participants.

We will feature another fan next Friday!

Have a wonderful weekend and keep looking up!

OTFA Team Member,

-GG

#FringeFanFriday: @Yogabon

Hello Fringe Family,

It is time for another #FringeFanFriday! Congrats to @Yogabon for being selected to participate in this weeks edition.

You can read her interview below....

1. What country are you from?

USA

2. In what year did you discover Fringe and what led you to watch it?

2008, I love Genre TV.

3. What is your top 3 favorite episodes?

Very difficult question. "The Arrival" hooked me. 

"There's More Than One Of Everything", 

"White Tulip", 

"The End Of All Things". Season 4 was fantastic. Improves upon each rewatch.

4. What is one of your favorite moments of the entire series?

Olivia breaking down as she realizes Alt Olivia had been wearing her clothes. But again there are so many. 

5. Which character do you most identify with and why?

Peter's real mother. She loved deeply and against all hope. I think she really saved both universes.

6. If you could change anything about the finale, what would it be?

Only that it had happened after 7 seasons instead of 5.  Seriously it was amazing! I would have loved more Etta, Sam Weiss and less Michael.

7. If you could own any object or prop from the show what would it be?

Gene the cow, of course ;-)

8. If you could meet your Doppelganger what would you be most eager to learn about them?

If they have children and what they learned from either having them or not.

9. Have you ever met any of the cast members and if so, what was your encounter like?

Yes!  I got to meet, Jasika, Seth and Michael Cerveris at Dragon Con 2013.  They were very gracious and spent several minutes with me and another Fan.  It was quiet in the Walk of Fame because the parade was going on.  They were my first autographs ever and signed my Fringe Files book.

Please be respectful of @Yogabon's personal photo.

And the Magnificent John Noble at Dragon Con 2015.  He was so very charming and 7 of us Fringe Podcast Fans took a photo with him.  He knelt down to accommodate us all.  I ended up walking in with him to the Walk of Fame one of the days and he even seemed to remember me and was so very pleasant! 

10. Thank you for taking the time to be apart of our #FringeFanFriday, Is there anything you would like to add about your overall Fringe experience?

The best thing of all about being a Fringe Fan was the amazing community I found when I found The Fringe Podcast with Darrell and Clint.  We would live chat during podcast recordings and the airing of the show.  I even got to co-host a summer rewatch episode.

We came together as a community to watch the Finale together in Oklahoma City and many of us commenced a Friday night rewatch for 18 months after the series ended, live chatting on The Fringe Podcast live streaming. 

We rendezvou'd again for the Dragon Con's and when members suffered losses we have supported each other by sending white tulips or supporting Go-fund me campaigns. From our humble fan community many terrific podcasters have sprung covering other shows as well.

For about 2 years I've been tweeting #FringeFriday tweets every Friday. I also still tweet quotes during my own rewatches. Fringe Forever!

Thank you so much, Yogabon! You can follow her on Twitter: @Yogabon

We believe that the Fringe Fandom is a very special community of people that we hope to unite through our #FringeFanFriday participants.

We will feature another fan next Friday!

Have a wonderful weekend and keep looking up!

OTFA Team Member,

-GG

#FringeFanFriday: @VittoriaBishop

Hello Fringe Family!

Last Friday we sent out a tweet for our new #FringeFanFriday series and asked that you retweet our message for a chance to be apart of the fun!

We then randomly chose a person out of all the people that participated and Fringe fan, Vittoria Bishop was chosen!

You can read her special interview below.....

1. What country are you from?

Italy, a small town near the wonderful Venice.

2. In what year did you discover Fringe and what led you to watch it?

In 2009 on a small local TV station, where I fell in love with it and then I downloaded all of the original series from Torrent and watched it with subs.

3. What is your top 3 favorite episodes?

"The Pilot", it literally captured my mind.  

"Lysergic Acid Diethylamide",  I love the way the Fringe team does whatever it takes to recover Olivia from inside her mind.  I also think of that episode as a tribute to the beautiful movie, "Inception".

"A Short Story About Love",  Because we finally get to see Olivia and Peter together again.

4. What is one of your favorite moments of the entire series?

When Peter discovers that he is from the Alt-Universe....WOW! I love the depth of drama that it brought to the show. 

5. Which character do you most identify with and why?

Between Olivia and AltOlivia, to say it with color:  Blue + White = Light blue. :) 

6. If you could change anything about the finale, what would it be?

Oh, if I could I would eliminate the entire 5th season, but I respectfully accepted the decision of the creators.

7. If you could own any object or prop from the show what would it be?

The Cortexiphan!!!! :)

8. If you could meet your Doppelganger what would you be most eager to learn about them?

If they are more calm and patient.

9. Have you ever met any of the cast members and if so, what was your encounter like?

I have never met any of them, although Anna Torv was in Orvieto in 2008 (but it is far from Venice).

10. Thank you for taking the time to be apart of our #FringeFanFriday, Is there anything you would like to add about your overall Fringe experience?

I can say that there is no TV series that I will miss as much as Fringe. I'm proud to be a small part of it with your #FringeFanFriday, and am thankful for all the people that helped come up with this fantastic idea.

Bonus Question: Do you own any Fringe merchandise?

I own a copy of the fabulous, "September's Notebook"  by T.Bennett and P.Terry.

Thank you so much, Vittoria! You can follow her on Twitter: @VittoriaBishop

We believe that the Fringe Fandom is a very special community of people that we hope to unite through our #FringeFanFriday participants! 

We will choose another fan for next Friday from those of you that retweet this post! 

Have a wonderful weekend and keep looking up!

OTFA Team Member,

-GG