It figures. My first "real" post, and its going to show my Sci-Fi geek roots. I guess I don't really care that much, because my reaction when the news came across in a Twitter pop-up window. Leonard Nemoy has been cast as oft-mentioned, man behind the curtain William Bell on Fox's Fringe. I'd long suspected that Bell was actually John Noble's Walter Bishop, in some split personality thing. Not the best of stories, I know, but that's why I watch TV and not write it.
The casting does make a bit of sense. JJ Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Nemoy just worked together on a new, small film coming out this summer, so they're familiar enough with each other. Nemoy will bring a gravitas to the show its not seen before. Don't get me wrong, Noble has done excellent work, but Bell is going to be completely different.
He's scheduled for the finale, and an arc in the fall, but I hope he sticks around longer than that. Fringe is picking up steam, and I think this piece of casting will only aid in that momentum.
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