If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been adding Walter Bishop’s Lab Notes with every episode on the Fringe site. (You can find all of them in the Recaps for each episode too.)
In the Lab Notes for “The Arrival,” there are at least nine cultural references. Do you think you can name them all?
We’ll give you a few days before we post the nine answers. And maybe you’ll find more than we knew. Get to it!
Peter Bishop character…needs some work with the writers and his delivery. Seriously getting annoyed with all the constant negativity and complaining his character does. He acts like an teenager lashing out at daddy. His character has made me change the channel a few times.
that’s the point of having P around W- he’s not in a happy place so he’s pissed off all the time. he’s asking questions or clarifying W’s answers that we, the viewers, are having.
as for WB’s notes, wonderful image setup with sketches and photos plus, the old-school typewriter font is so walterish… references are always all over his notes but i guess i’ll wait on the fisher king for answers… “sarsaparilla”… haven’t heard that awhile now so i’ll go get myself a root beer and do some cogitating on my own
I have a theory about Peter and Walter. Walter seems constantly upset that Peter isn’t “living up to his potential” or constantly wastes his intellect. He has mentioned that several times in the shows. During the second episode, there was a flash at the end where we saw three men hooked up to some type of machine(s) and were given the impression it had something to do with Peter and his background, due to Walter’s reference to Olivia of, “you’ve figured it out about Peter from my notes” or something to that effect.
My theory is that Peter is actually a clone of Walter. Walter has the generic parental reflexes, but additionaly is upset that Peter is not living up to Walter’s potential as he knows what he is capable of. Walter is a certifiable (literally) genious, and this would fall in line with rumors of clone testing during the time that Waler was working n his experiments.
I also personally can’t wait to see who the leader of Massive Dynamic is…
I think it will be safe to say, your show is awesome. However, from what I can see, Walter (played by John Noble) is only signed on for the first four episodes. I cannot ask you enough to find a way to keep him on. He is THE highlight of the show. The rest is delightful, but without him, I probably will not watch as much. The father son interactions and Walter working with his assistant are fascinating, to say the least and much fun.
Isn’t “Kenneth, what’s the frequency ” the title of an old Pink Floyd song?
No sorry, its REM
In 1997, based on a tip from a psychiatrist, Rather’s attacker was identified as William Tager. According to the psychiatrist, Tager, who was currently serving time for killing an NBC stagehand, blamed news media for beaming signals into his head, and thought if he could just find out the correct frequency, he could block those signals that were constantly assailing him. Hence the enigmatic inquiry
1) Pop Goes the Weasel
Back to where I once belonged (Jojo - Beatles lyrics)
2) Ton of feathers - academic density/weight discussions ton of feathers vs. ton of rock/lead/gold/etc.
3) Bearded man who asked for another pearl - The Pearl Fishers - H. De Vere Stackpoole 1915
4) Fair wind that bloweth no man ill - twist on John Heywood (1565) proverb, “An ill wind that bloweth no man to good”
5) Sioux City Sarsaperilla - “Granddaddy of all root beers”
6) A tisket, a tasket - nursery rhyme (Ella Fitgerald song, among others)
7) Once in a blue moon - the 13th full moon of the year or extra full moon of a season
9) Phi, chi, psi, omega - last four characters of the Greek alphabet
10) Scotland Yard - Metropolitan Police, London
doreen wrote: “However, from what I can see, Walter (played by John Noble) is only signed on for the first four episodes. I cannot ask you enough to find a way to keep him on. He is THE highlight of the show” PLS, SAY IT ISN’T SO!!!!! I love all charecters (specially P) but WALTER IS AMAZING!!! (both the actor & the character). He can’t go anywhere!!!! He IS the show!!!
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