Well, I think in the casting call they quote it says something like "famous Japanese actor or actor famous in Japan." So I dunno, maybe they're hoping to make the show Big In Japan?
Seems like a really odd goal. But then, I've seen about 90 seconds of Fringe, tops. My mother refuses to watch it because she was so pissed off about changes to Faramir's character / Denethor's Flaming-Swanton-Bomb-of-Fail in LotR that she can't even look at John Noble without getting irrationally upset.
Polite Dissent (http://www.politedissent.com/) has a Fringe Doom Clock which is usually set around 5 to midnight - Dr. Scott moves it forward or back a couple of minutes each episode depending on whether or not the story was good enough to make up for the bad science. I suspect he and his readers have developed a weird liking for the show, however, since they never quite give up on it.
What an odd site. Don't get me wrong, I would be impressed if someone was telling me what sort of needle Onyx should be using to sew shut a gash in her own head, and whether or not potential for infection would mean it would be best to leave the wound open, I'd be impressed. But I'd also be smiling politely and backing away slowly, with my hands held up defensively in front of me.
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Date: 2011-04-07 12:12 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-04-07 12:53 am (UTC)From:But then, I've seen about 90 seconds of Fringe, tops.
My mother refuses to watch it because she was so pissed off about changes to Faramir's character / Denethor's Flaming-Swanton-Bomb-of-Fail in LotR that she can't even look at John Noble without getting irrationally upset.
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Date: 2011-04-07 12:00 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-04-07 08:28 pm (UTC)From:Don't get me wrong, I would be impressed if someone was telling me what sort of needle Onyx should be using to sew shut a gash in her own head, and whether or not potential for infection would mean it would be best to leave the wound open, I'd be impressed.
But I'd also be smiling politely and backing away slowly, with my hands held up defensively in front of me.