Fox picks up 'Fringe' for full season

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Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, Hypothetically Together Again [Trade Roundup]
Published 10/2/2008 by STV at Defamer
... [THR] · The Bollywood film industry is in a standstill today after 147,000 workers in 22 unions (even the dancing girls!) went on strike to protest substandard pay and work conditions. In related news, Warnari Bros. Studios drew fan wrath after the stoppage forced them to delay the release of Hari Puttar 2 to summer 2009. [Variety] · You wanted it (we think), you got it: Fox ordered a full season of JJ Abrams's Fringe. [THR] ...

Fringe Surprises All By Being First Fall Hit [Fringe]
Published 10/2/2008 by Graeme McMillan at io9
... And the surprise winner for fall TV's first hit? Fox's Fringe, which overcame a weaker-than-expected premiere to become one of Fox's key players in their weekly line-up, slowly winning over fans, gaining viewers and winning Tuesday nights for the network, leading to them ordering a full season. Is this a sign that network nervousness over ratings should be taken with a pinch of salt, or more proof that JJ Abrams somehow has a hotline to the collective subsconscious of mainstream audiences? And, whichever answer turns out to be the case, can someone share the secret with ...