Random Fringe thoughts

I've still only gotten through about half of the new Fox series Fringe on the ol' MythTV box--I got delayed due to finishing up Stop-Loss (review to come one of these years). Here are some initial thoughts:

• From the outset it was too reminiscent of too many other things, mainly Lost (plane crash) and X-Files (title sequence, gore factor, hot FBI agent).
• I thought that landing a plane via auto-pilot was straining credulity. Then I saw any number of other things that strained it worse. You think Harvard would have that much space unused for 20 years? Puh-leeze! There are other credulity-strainers that I'm leaving out... and I'm only half-way through the show!
• I like the attempts at comedy but the rest of the writing is pretty lame.
• I despise the location titles! I guess they couldn't overlay it in the corner of the frame, because that would be even more reminiscent of X-Files. But having them as gigantic floating extruded 3D letters? I'm tired of them... and I'm only half-way through the show!

Having said all that, I'll probably finish it and watch another episode or two. But by then Dancing With The Stars will be back on and I can drop it.