What Did You Watch? 2025-05-25 (Sunday)

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?
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