Fringe

I have not talked about it here before, but I have been enjoying JJ's new show Fringe this season. If you like The X-Files and Alias and can tolerate comic book levels of Skience (it has approximately 1000% more WTF than normal Hollywood Skience) I would recommend checking it out.

This is the first time a JJ Abrams show has managed to interest me even slightly in what is clearly meant to be the central het pairing - I like both Olivia and Peter as individuals, and their relationship is developing at a sensible pace. It will surprise no-one to learn that it's Walter Bishop who's truly won my heart, though. Like many Fringe fans, I think I could happily spend forty minutes or so each week just watching him do Skience and babble inanely about pudding, cotton candy, Christmas carols, or whatever else is on his brain. Of course, I am glad that the rest of the cast is around, if only because his relationship with Peter is so fascinating. Also was delighted to see him interact with Broyles in the previous episode - they fail to get along in all sorts of interesting ways.

I think this week was my favourite so far. We got to meet the fellow mad scientist Walter was having prison mental institution sex with! (OK, maybe the writers did not mean it that way, but while Walter displays all kinds of inappropriate behaviour, he has not previously put a hand on another guy's thigh. Or cupped his face in his hands, or held him while he cried.) It was sweet, in a crazy old scientist dudes way.

JJ's shows have fun slash pairings. I have no doubt that he will have a good time with Star Trek.