COLLIDER: Executive Producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman Talk FRINGE Season 4 and Beyond
by Christina Radish
February 25th, 2012
With only eight episodes left in Season 4, and the fate of the drama series still undetermined, Fringe is answering questions and pulling out all the stops, so as not to leave fans disappointed. Life-threatening events will continue to raise the stakes, and both the characters and the audience will learn more about the uber-plot of this season’s big bad guy.
During this recent interview, executive producers/writers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman talked about keeping all of the universes and timelines straight, how the latest episode (“The End of All Things”) will effect things to come, to remember that nothing is as it seems, that they haven’t written the season finale yet, the importance of the fan support to the success of the show, the state of sci-fi on TV today, and the chances of a Season 5...
... COLLIDER: What have the conversations been lately with Fox, and what are you guys hearing for next season?
WYMAN: "Obviously, that’s a big question. We get that every year. The God-honest truth is that Jeff and I just do what we do. You have no control. We didn’t have control last year, or the year before either, or the year before that. We can only do what we do, which is to make the show that we love, continue to follow the path for the stories that we want to tell, tell great and compelling stories, week-to-week, that interest our fans, and really hope for the best. I think that any show that doesn’t have huge ratings, that’s what you’re always up against. Meanwhile, conversations are ongoing. Everything is running the way that things usually run, in these types of situations. I guess we’ll find out, like everybody else. But, we don’t fret about it because, really, it’s out of our control. We can only step back and do our work, and therein lies the serenity. We’re hoping for the best and just doing what we love."
PINKNER: "One of my favorite stories, when I was a kid, was The Little Engine That Could, and I constantly think we’re the little engine that could. We’re always struggling and hoping. We just keep making the shows that we love, and the good news is that we can never rest on our laurels, knowing that we’re going to be on forever. We’re constantly challenged to write the very best story that we can, week in and week out, hoping that that will allow us to keep telling more of them...'
Fringe airs Friday AT 9/8c on Fox, and returns with new episodes on March 23, 2012.
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