The Same Old Story

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rdf:langString Paul A. Edwards

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rdf:langString * Derek Cecil as Christopher Penrose * Mark Blum as Dr. Claus Penrose * Betty Gilpin as Loraine "Amber" Daisy Alcott * Bernie McInerney as old Christopher Penrose * Elizabeth Stanley as Stacy * Carmen Goodine as Amy * Ty Jones as Doctor * Danielle Skraastad as Nurse * Jacqueline Beaulieu as Nina's assistant * Elisangela DiAlencar as FBI Agent * Karin Agstam as Scott's sister * Mark Vincent as Nurse * Michael Cerveris as The Observer

rdf:langString "The second episode of Fringe falls into the trap so many new series do: it essentially repeats the pilot, with a few new characters and a little more backstory... I'm still on-board, even though I liked this episode less than the premiere. The promise of Fringe is that it'll be a sort of freaky CSI, combining procedural beats with mind-blowing absurdity. That promise is still there. But as of yet... nothing great."

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rdf:langString –The A.V. Club reviewer Noel Murray

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rdf:langString "The Same Old Story" is the second episode of the first season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe. The episode was written by executive producer Jeff Pinkner and co-creators J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci. When developing the series, they sought to find a medium between serialized drama and the crime procedural. "The Same Old Story" was the first regular episode of Fringe, and journalists viewed it as an example of what they could expect from the series. It was directed by Paul A. Edwards. After a newborn baby rapidly ages into an 80-year-old man, Fringe division agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) and consultants Peter (Joshua Jackson) and Walter Bishop (John Noble) investigate. They tie the case to the murders of young women, who have all had their pituitary glands removed. It is revealed that Dr. Claus Penrose (Mark Blum), an expert in progeria, is working to help his son Christopher (Derek Cecil) stay alive, as he suffers from rapid aging syndrome. "The Same Old Story" first aired in the United States on September 16, 2008 on Fox. An estimated 13.272 million viewers watched the episode, a 45 percent increase from the series premiere. The episode received mixed reviews from television critics – reviewers thought it was an improvement from the previous episode but faulted it for containing plot contrivances.