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Overlaps between Fringe and Lost

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Fringe is a television series on FOX that was created by J.J. Abrams, and has several connections to Lost.

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Shared cast and crew

Shared character names

  • Charlie
  • John
  • Jacob
  • Walt / Walter
  • Surnames derived from Christianity. Lost - Shepard. Fringe - Bishop.
  • Clare. Saint Clare's Mental institution - Fringe.
  • Libby. In S01E02 Olivia is referred to as 'Livvy'.
  • Ben. In S01E08, the child's name is Ben.
  • Boone. In S01E18, the scientist and his wife are named Nicholas and Valerie Boone

Themes

Shared Themes include:

  • Amputations - an amputated arm is revealed in S01E01.
  • Bad Twin - a bad twin is revealed in S01E01.
  • Psychology Saint Clare's Mental Institution S01E01.
  • Aging - Children who do not age are referenced in the pilot. A person who ages rapidly is dealt with in S01E02. Fringe features a recurring character who doesn't age called 'The Observer'.
  • Pregnancies. S01E02.
  • Muscle paralyzing agent with effects identical to the bite of the Medusa Spider referenced in S01E02.
  • Animals - Gene the Cow is adopted in S01E02.
  • Electromagnetism - Joseph Meegar has the power to involuntarily control electronics by using his above normal electromagnetic field in S01E05.
  • Visions - John Scott appears to Olivia several times, despite being "dead." The explanation for this is that he has become embedded in her consciousness due to an experiment done in the premiere.
  • Daddy Issues - Walter and Peter Bishop have a bad father/son relationship.
  • Time travel - Dr. Bishop confirmed that he created a time/space traveling device in S01E10.

Numbers

The Numbers

Several numbers from Lost have appeared in Fringe

  • Morgan Steig was passenger 108 on Glatterflug Airlines Flight 627 (6 + 2 + 7 = 15).
  • Nina Sharp has worked in the company Massive Dynamic for 16 years.
  • Agent Broyles' office number was 4296. (9 + 6 = 15)
  • On the season one finale Olivia enters the Parallel Universe being between floors 15 and 16.

DHARMA Initiative/Massive Dynamic

The DHARMA Initiative and Massive Dynamic bear striking similarities to each other. Both companies' missions are to create a better world for tomorrow and mankind through research in various areas. Additionally, it seems as if both projects have failed.

Direct references

Capture from Fringe showing Oceanic Airlines ticket

In S01E09, investigators are searching a dead man's apartment, where they find an old plane ticket. The airline named on the ticket is Oceanic Air.

The number of toes on the four-toed statue on Lost was originally under debate. The creators first wanted six, but agreed instead to four. Before a commercial break on Fringe, an image of a hand print with six fingers appears.

Trivia

  • On the extras for the Fringe Season 1 DVD, Kirk Avecedo (who portrays Agent Charlie Francis) briefly mentioned that he was shown the script for Lost's Pilot episode. He turned down the job because he did not want to star in Gilligan's Island.

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