Just watched two episodes of Fringe, the new Lost Creator JJ Abrams high-falutin’ drama series.

I liked the first episode, it worked on a few levels (although it did begin to drag near the end), and had a nice twist to the tale.

I didn’t like the second episode, and here’s why:

1. Bad guy, a complete nutter is killing women under gruesome circumstances

2. Hero Protagonist tracked the killer many years earlier with no success, and therefore with lots of melodrama in the episode.

3. Serialised TV.

Point 3 isn’t so-much a criticism as a “yawn”. UK TV has had serialised television for nearly 50 years. Why is it suddenly so cool and hip now that American TV has caught-on?

Point 2: Boring. Boring. Boring. I’ve seen it all before. I’ve seen it so many times that it’s boring. Boring. Boring. Boring.

Thankfully it was only a small part of the episode, but still, can we move away from this and introduce some kind of — I don’t know — oringinality to storylines?

Point 1: I’m sick to death of seeing Male Nutter killing helpless female under gruesome circumstances. It’s — again — boring. It was interesting in the early 90′s with X-Files. But let’s be honest, even then it did get a bit bloody repetitive.

Also, I think the honking great 3d statements on-screen telling you where you are is a bit OTT (that’s Over The Top).

I think the series has a lot of potential. I think it’s also treading old, old ground. And there’s nothing wrong with tilling the earth and planting some new seeds. I just want to see it done a bit differently. Please.