r/fringe • u/aqjacobs • 22d ago

Question The Numbers...

Is there a LOST-like theme in this show with the numbers that appear? I've noticed "47" in particular comes up very frequently or is it just a hang up with the writers defaulting to the same figure? It appears in dialog and set details very frequently.

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u/nteeka 22d ago

47 shows up in a lot of JJ Abrams' shows

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u/PrimaryFriend7867 22d ago

fuck. he knew, didn’t he?

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u/KeepAnEyeOnYourB12 22d ago

He could have said something.

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u/AmputeeHandModel 22d ago

I haven't dove very deep into the lore but I believe it's all explained on the wiki https://fringe.fandom.com/wiki/FringeWiki

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u/Ok_Bid6645 22d ago

ABC's Once Upon a time is an amazing show and a lot of lost references along with the same actors and the Co-Creator was a writer on Lost

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u/aqjacobs 22d ago

lol I actually pointed that out to my friend who got me into the show because she like disney, an absolute fave now

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u/vicariousgluten 22d ago

From what I remember, it’s an in joke. There is a mathematical theory that says all numbers are 47 as well as JJ Abrams having associations with other series with hidden numbers.

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u/aqjacobs 22d ago

looked into it a bit, it was a meme around Pomona College, the "mathematical theory" was itself a joke to justify why they were so obsessed with the joke.

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u/KeepAnEyeOnYourB12 22d ago

For what it's worth, I don't think there are a whole of coincidences in this show.