Huntington's own Michael Cerveris is famous for his work on Broadway, but you can see him regularly on the Fox science fiction / detective drama Fringe - but you usually have to look very carefully to spot him.
He plays a character called "The Observer," and whenever something unusual appears (which happens at least once per show), he's always nearby to witness it. Sometimes you have to look closely to spot him - for instance, in a recent episode a man ran down the street and raced past The Observer.
It's become an interesting game with the show, to spot him in the scene - and I'm told there are websites out there tracking his character's appearances, though I must admit I haven't visited one yet.
He was easy to spot in last night's episode, though - at the end of the show (don't worry, I won't give away what happens) he has a nice moment on camera - and you don't have to worry about freezing the image to catch him! And the episode offers some possible insight into his character. Maybe.
2 comments:
Hi, Chuck.
Mchael Cerveris is becoming famous as The Observer! Tons of Google hits. I don't watch The Fringe, but I've heard of the character! I hadn't realized Cerveris played him until your blog entry, though.
Here's a link to an Entertainment Weekly blog from yesterday about Cerveris'appearance observing American Idol.
http://watching-tv.ew.com/2009/04/fringe-american.html
Neal
Neal, thanks for the link! I like "Fringe," though it's occasionally a bit on the grotesque side, and it took me a few episodes to warm up to it. Still, intelligent and edgy fiction.
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