Jeff Pinkner Describes How Real-Life Spouses Stephen Root and Romy Rosemont Ended Up On FRINGE - Give Me My Remote : Give Me My Remote

Jeff Pinkner Describes How Real-Life Spouses Stephen Root and Romy Rosemont Ended Up On FRINGE

November 11, 2011 by  

FRINGE fans, tonight’s episode is a good one. (Actually, it might be my favorite episode of the season so far.)

Not only does Peter get to go out in the field with the Fringe team to investigate a bizarre time loop, but real-life spouses Stephen Root and Romy Rosemont guest star as a scientist couple facing their own set of problems.

Given that this is the first time the duo has acted in a project together, how did it all come to be? To get an answer, I went to FRINGE executive producer Jeff Pinkner.

“Stephen, we had actually contacted a couple times [to appear on the show] and it didn’t work out,” Pinkner explained. “And the truth of the matter is, I was at a barbecue and Romy went to Northwestern, as did I, and we were at a mutual friend’s barbecue. We got to talking about them and the show and they said that they had always been looking for a vehicle where they could work together, so we wrote them the roles.”

And when you watch the episode, you may notice a bit of a parrallel between the on-screen relationship between Raymond (Root) and Kate (Rosemont) and what’s currently going on with Peter and Olivia. According to Pinkner, “that was the intent.”

So, you guys are going to tune into FRINGE’s “And Those We’ve Left Behind” tonight, right? Because I’m going to need to discuss a couple things with you when the recap goes live at 10 PM ET…

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2 Responses to “Jeff Pinkner Describes How Real-Life Spouses Stephen Root and Romy Rosemont Ended Up On FRINGE”

  1. AngelMoonGirl on November 11th, 2011 11:24 pm

    FAVORITE EPISODE OF THE SEASON. Hands down.
    The whole premise of the episode was so very done and tragically beautiful, to say the least! I love how it harkened back to “6B” in a way, and there were definitely many parallels to be found between what Peter and Olivia were going through, and what the scientist wife and husband were going through. Oh, and that beginning dream sequence was so tender! Ugh ugh ugh but now I’m missing our old universe 🙁 I hope Peter can get home soon!

  2. AngelMoonGirl on November 11th, 2011 11:24 pm

    *well done