• What Did You Watch? 2025-05-19 (Monday)

    From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 20 17:59:09 2025
    Fringe S2E18 'White Tulip'.

    IMDb sez: "The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died
    in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the astrophysicist
    who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can reset the time."
    Well, that planes and trains now they just need a mass casualty
    automobile event. As well as a credit to 'Groundhog Day'.

    The glyphs in this episode spell "Secret".

    Dr. Walter Bishop: [to Alistair Peck] I, too, attempted the
    unimaginable, and I succeeded. I crossed into another universe, and took
    a son that wasn't mine. And since then, not a day has passed without me
    feeling the burden of that act. I'm going to tell you something that I
    have never told another soul. Until I took my son from the other side, I
    had never believed in God. But it occurred to me... that my actions had betrayed him and that everything that had happened to me since was God punishing me. So now I'm looking for a sign of forgiveness. I've asked
    God for a sign of forgiveness. A specific one, a white tulip. (I think
    that explains the episode title.)

    [about Peck]
    Olivia Dunham: Guy kills a train full of people and then stops for a meal?

    Guest star Peter Weller plays a scientist who has implanted mechanical
    and electrical devices in his body that give him special abilities - the dictionary definition of a "cyborg." Weller is most famous for playing
    the lead role in the RoboCop movies, in which his character is a cyborg
    police officer.

    This episode includes an appearance of the running joke in which Walter
    can't quite recall Astrid's name correctly. Here he calls her "Astro".

    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.

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  • From Rhino@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Tue May 20 22:06:20 2025
    On 2025-05-20 8:59 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
    Fringe S2E18 'White Tulip'.

    IMDb sez: "The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died
    in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the astrophysicist
    who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can reset the time."
    Well, that planes and trains now they just need a mass casualty
    automobile event.  As well as a credit to 'Groundhog Day'.

    The glyphs in this episode spell "Secret".

    Dr. Walter Bishop: [to Alistair Peck] I, too, attempted the
    unimaginable, and I succeeded. I crossed into another universe, and took
    a son that wasn't mine. And since then, not a day has passed without me feeling the burden of that act. I'm going to tell you something that I
    have never told another soul. Until I took my son from the other side, I
    had never believed in God. But it occurred to me... that my actions had betrayed him and that everything that had happened to me since was God punishing me. So now I'm looking for a sign of forgiveness. I've asked
    God for a sign of forgiveness. A specific one, a white tulip.  (I think
    that explains the episode title.)

    [about Peck]
    Olivia Dunham: Guy kills a train full of people and then stops for a meal?

    Guest star Peter Weller plays a scientist who has implanted mechanical
    and electrical devices in his body that give him special abilities - the dictionary definition of a "cyborg." Weller is most famous for playing
    the lead role in the RoboCop movies, in which his character is a cyborg police officer.

    This episode includes an appearance of the running joke in which Walter
    can't quite recall Astrid's name correctly. Here he calls her "Astro".

    What Did You Watch?


    I'm confused. I thought Fringe only ran one season before getting
    cancelled. (I never saw it but I know people who liked it.) Did they
    revive it after a long hiatus? You're talking about Season 2 episodes.



    --
    Rhino

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  • From suzeeq@21:1/5 to Rhino on Tue May 20 20:08:14 2025
    On 5/20/2025 7:06 PM, Rhino wrote:
    On 2025-05-20 8:59 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
    Fringe S2E18 'White Tulip'.

    IMDb sez: "The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died
    in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the
    astrophysicist who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can
    reset the time."
    Well, that planes and trains now they just need a mass casualty
    automobile event.  As well as a credit to 'Groundhog Day'.

    The glyphs in this episode spell "Secret".

    Dr. Walter Bishop: [to Alistair Peck] I, too, attempted the
    unimaginable, and I succeeded. I crossed into another universe, and
    took a son that wasn't mine. And since then, not a day has passed
    without me feeling the burden of that act. I'm going to tell you
    something that I have never told another soul. Until I took my son
    from the other side, I had never believed in God. But it occurred to
    me... that my actions had betrayed him and that everything that had
    happened to me since was God punishing me. So now I'm looking for a
    sign of forgiveness. I've asked God for a sign of forgiveness. A
    specific one, a white tulip.  (I think that explains the episode title.)

    [about Peck]
    Olivia Dunham: Guy kills a train full of people and then stops for a
    meal?

    Guest star Peter Weller plays a scientist who has implanted mechanical
    and electrical devices in his body that give him special abilities -
    the dictionary definition of a "cyborg." Weller is most famous for
    playing the lead role in the RoboCop movies, in which his character is
    a cyborg police officer.

    This episode includes an appearance of the running joke in which
    Walter can't quite recall Astrid's name correctly. Here he calls her
    "Astro".

    What Did You Watch?


    I'm confused. I thought Fringe only ran one season before getting
    cancelled. (I never saw it but I know people who liked it.) Did they
    revive it after a long hiatus? You're talking about Season 2 episodes.

    It actually ran for 5 seasons.

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  • From Arthur Lipscomb@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Tue May 20 20:26:25 2025
    On 5/20/2025 5:59 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
    Fringe S2E18 'White Tulip'.

    IMDb sez: "The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died
    in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the astrophysicist
    who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can reset the time."
    Well, that planes and trains now they just need a mass casualty
    automobile event.  As well as a credit to 'Groundhog Day'.

    The glyphs in this episode spell "Secret".

    Dr. Walter Bishop: [to Alistair Peck] I, too, attempted the
    unimaginable, and I succeeded. I crossed into another universe, and took
    a son that wasn't mine.

    I completely forgot about that!


    And since then, not a day has passed without me
    feeling the burden of that act. I'm going to tell you something that I
    have never told another soul. Until I took my son from the other side, I
    had never believed in God. But it occurred to me... that my actions had betrayed him and that everything that had happened to me since was God punishing me. So now I'm looking for a sign of forgiveness. I've asked
    God for a sign of forgiveness. A specific one, a white tulip.  (I think
    that explains the episode title.)

    [about Peck]
    Olivia Dunham: Guy kills a train full of people and then stops for a meal?

    Guest star Peter Weller plays a scientist who has implanted mechanical
    and electrical devices in his body that give him special abilities - the dictionary definition of a "cyborg." Weller is most famous for playing
    the lead role in the RoboCop movies, in which his character is a cyborg police officer.

    This episode includes an appearance of the running joke in which Walter
    can't quite recall Astrid's name correctly. Here he calls her "Astro".

    What Did You Watch?



    I watched:

    Law & Order: Organized Crime (Peacock) I binged through several episodes
    and caught up. I noticed now that the show is on Peacock it has gone
    "R" rated with adult language and some disturbing violence.

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  • From Rhino@21:1/5 to suzeeq on Wed May 21 04:46:04 2025
    On 2025-05-20 11:08 PM, suzeeq wrote:
    On 5/20/2025 7:06 PM, Rhino wrote:
    On 2025-05-20 8:59 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
    Fringe S2E18 'White Tulip'.

    IMDb sez: "The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who
    died in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the
    astrophysicist who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can
    reset the time."
    Well, that planes and trains now they just need a mass casualty
    automobile event.  As well as a credit to 'Groundhog Day'.

    The glyphs in this episode spell "Secret".

    Dr. Walter Bishop: [to Alistair Peck] I, too, attempted the
    unimaginable, and I succeeded. I crossed into another universe, and
    took a son that wasn't mine. And since then, not a day has passed
    without me feeling the burden of that act. I'm going to tell you
    something that I have never told another soul. Until I took my son
    from the other side, I had never believed in God. But it occurred to
    me... that my actions had betrayed him and that everything that had
    happened to me since was God punishing me. So now I'm looking for a
    sign of forgiveness. I've asked God for a sign of forgiveness. A
    specific one, a white tulip.  (I think that explains the episode title.) >>>
    [about Peck]
    Olivia Dunham: Guy kills a train full of people and then stops for a
    meal?

    Guest star Peter Weller plays a scientist who has implanted
    mechanical and electrical devices in his body that give him special
    abilities - the dictionary definition of a "cyborg." Weller is most
    famous for playing the lead role in the RoboCop movies, in which his
    character is a cyborg police officer.

    This episode includes an appearance of the running joke in which
    Walter can't quite recall Astrid's name correctly. Here he calls her
    "Astro".

    What Did You Watch?


    I'm confused. I thought Fringe only ran one season before getting
    cancelled. (I never saw it but I know people who liked it.) Did they
    revive it after a long hiatus? You're talking about Season 2 episodes.

    It actually ran for 5 seasons.

    My goodness, you're right! Five seasons back to back with only the usual
    summer hiatus. I wonder how I got the idea that it was cancelled after 1 season?

    --
    Rhino

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  • From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to dtravel@sonic.net on Wed May 21 04:30:42 2025
    Ubiquitous wrote:
    In article <100j8gr$2g7u8$2@dont-email.me>, dtravel@sonic.net wrote:

    What did you watch?

    Fringe S2E18 'White Tulip'.

    IMDb sez: "The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died
    in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the astrophysicist
    who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can reset the time."
    Well, that planes and trains now they just need a mass casualty
    automobile event. As well as a credit to 'Groundhog Day'.

    The glyphs in this episode spell "Secret".

    Dr. Walter Bishop: [to Alistair Peck] I, too, attempted the
    unimaginable, and I succeeded. I crossed into another universe, and took
    a son that wasn't mine. And since then, not a day has passed without me >feeling the burden of that act. I'm going to tell you something that I
    have never told another soul. Until I took my son from the other side, I
    had never believed in God. But it occurred to me... that my actions had >betrayed him and that everything that had happened to me since was God >punishing me. So now I'm looking for a sign of forgiveness. I've asked
    God for a sign of forgiveness. A specific one, a white tulip. (I think
    that explains the episode title.)

    Yes, that was it exactly, as well as the ending.

    Guest star Peter Weller plays a scientist who has implanted mechanical
    and electrical devices in his body that give him special abilities - the >dictionary definition of a "cyborg." Weller is most famous for playing
    the lead role in the RoboCop movies, in which his character is a cyborg >police officer.

    I like the continuing theme that "science is dangerous!".
    Sure, you can time travel, but you kill everything withing a radius of where you arrive, depending on how far back you travel.

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  • From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to Rhino on Wed May 21 04:30:43 2025
    Rhino wrote:
    On 2025-05-20 8:59 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
    Ubiqujitous wrote:


    What did you watch?

    Fringe S2E18 'White Tulip'.

    IMDb sez: "The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died
    in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the astrophysicist
    who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can reset the time."
    Well, that planes and trains now they just need a mass casualty
    automobile event.  As well as a credit to 'Groundhog Day'.

    I'm confused. I thought Fringe only ran one season before getting
    cancelled. (I never saw it but I know people who liked it.) Did they
    revive it after a long hiatus? You're talking about Season 2 episodes.

    There might hbave been a delaye betwene the first and second seasons, but
    there were five or six seasons made.

    --
    Not a joke! Don't jump!

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  • From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to arthur@alum.calberkeley.org on Wed May 21 04:30:44 2025
    arthur@alum.calberkeley.org wrote:
    On 5/20/2025 5:59 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
    Ubiquitous wrote:

    Fringe S2E18 'White Tulip'.

    IMDb sez: "The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who died
    in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the astrophysicist
    who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can reset the time."
    Well, that planes and trains now they just need a mass casualty
    automobile event.  As well as a credit to 'Groundhog Day'.

    The glyphs in this episode spell "Secret".

    Dr. Walter Bishop: [to Alistair Peck] I, too, attempted the
    unimaginable, and I succeeded. I crossed into another universe, and took
    a son that wasn't mine.

    I completely forgot about that!

    What? That was a MAJOR storyline for the entire show!

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  • From suzeeq@21:1/5 to Rhino on Wed May 21 08:11:19 2025
    On 5/21/2025 1:46 AM, Rhino wrote:
    On 2025-05-20 11:08 PM, suzeeq wrote:
    On 5/20/2025 7:06 PM, Rhino wrote:
    On 2025-05-20 8:59 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
    Fringe S2E18 'White Tulip'.

    IMDb sez: "The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who
    died in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the
    astrophysicist who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can
    reset the time."
    Well, that planes and trains now they just need a mass casualty
    automobile event.  As well as a credit to 'Groundhog Day'.

    The glyphs in this episode spell "Secret".

    Dr. Walter Bishop: [to Alistair Peck] I, too, attempted the
    unimaginable, and I succeeded. I crossed into another universe, and
    took a son that wasn't mine. And since then, not a day has passed
    without me feeling the burden of that act. I'm going to tell you
    something that I have never told another soul. Until I took my son
    from the other side, I had never believed in God. But it occurred to
    me... that my actions had betrayed him and that everything that had
    happened to me since was God punishing me. So now I'm looking for a
    sign of forgiveness. I've asked God for a sign of forgiveness. A
    specific one, a white tulip.  (I think that explains the episode
    title.)

    [about Peck]
    Olivia Dunham: Guy kills a train full of people and then stops for a
    meal?

    Guest star Peter Weller plays a scientist who has implanted
    mechanical and electrical devices in his body that give him special
    abilities - the dictionary definition of a "cyborg." Weller is most
    famous for playing the lead role in the RoboCop movies, in which his
    character is a cyborg police officer.

    This episode includes an appearance of the running joke in which
    Walter can't quite recall Astrid's name correctly. Here he calls her
    "Astro".

    What Did You Watch?


    I'm confused. I thought Fringe only ran one season before getting
    cancelled. (I never saw it but I know people who liked it.) Did they
    revive it after a long hiatus? You're talking about Season 2 episodes.

    It actually ran for 5 seasons.

    My goodness, you're right! Five seasons back to back with only the usual summer hiatus. I wonder how I got the idea that it was cancelled after 1 season?

    I think there was talk about cancelling it at some point, but the fans
    loved it and it hung on. Or the original network did, and another
    network picked it up.

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  • From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to suzeeq@imbris.com on Wed May 21 15:28:07 2025
    In article <100kqen$46ci$1@solani.org>, suzeeq@imbris.com wrote:
    On 5/21/2025 1:46 AM, Rhino wrote:
    On 2025-05-20 11:08 PM, suzeeq wrote:
    On 5/20/2025 7:06 PM, Rhino wrote:
    On 2025-05-20 8:59 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

    Fringe S2E18 'White Tulip'.

    IMDb sez: "The Fringe team investigate a train full of people who
    died in a mysterious way. Olivia and the others then meet the
    astrophysicist who was responsible for the "experiment" and who can
    reset the time."
    Well, that planes and trains now they just need a mass casualty
    automobile event.  As well as a credit to 'Groundhog Day'.

    The glyphs in this episode spell "Secret".

    Dr. Walter Bishop: [to Alistair Peck] I, too, attempted the
    unimaginable, and I succeeded. I crossed into another universe, and
    took a son that wasn't mine. And since then, not a day has passed
    without me feeling the burden of that act. I'm going to tell you
    something that I have never told another soul. Until I took my son
    from the other side, I had never believed in God. But it occurred to >>>>> me... that my actions had betrayed him and that everything that had
    happened to me since was God punishing me. So now I'm looking for a
    sign of forgiveness. I've asked God for a sign of forgiveness. A
    specific one, a white tulip.  (I think that explains the episode
    title.)

    [about Peck]
    Olivia Dunham: Guy kills a train full of people and then stops for a >>>>> meal?

    Guest star Peter Weller plays a scientist who has implanted
    mechanical and electrical devices in his body that give him special
    abilities - the dictionary definition of a "cyborg." Weller is most
    famous for playing the lead role in the RoboCop movies, in which his >>>>> character is a cyborg police officer.

    This episode includes an appearance of the running joke in which
    Walter can't quite recall Astrid's name correctly. Here he calls her >>>>> "Astro".

    What Did You Watch?


    I'm confused. I thought Fringe only ran one season before getting
    cancelled. (I never saw it but I know people who liked it.) Did they
    revive it after a long hiatus? You're talking about Season 2 episodes.

    It actually ran for 5 seasons.

    My goodness, you're right! Five seasons back to back with only the usual
    summer hiatus. I wonder how I got the idea that it was cancelled after 1
    season?

    I think there was talk about cancelling it at some point, but the fans
    loved it and it hung on. Or the original network did, and another
    network picked it up.

    It's always been on Fox.

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