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David Fincher's Mindhunter TV series gets a promo

No one, but no one, handles the topic of serial killers quite like David Fincher. The man made his mark on the subject with 1995's Se7en, and then took it to new heights of cinematic greatness with Zodiac a decade ago. Now he's taken John Douglas's fantastic true-crime book, Mindhunter, and brought it to the small screen via Netflix, who Shawn and I have pimped so much lately we should be getting royalties.

Fringe finale gets teased

Gonna say it right now, I haven't watched the teaser for the finale of Fox's sci-fi series Fringe. My wife and I are just digging into season four, and I don't want even the slightest hint at how J.J. Abrams intends to end things. But I know there are people who want to be teased, which is why we're posting the preview here in The Basement. And, if there are Basementites out there who haven't jumped on the Fringe bandwagon, get your shit together! This is network TV at its finest. In the words of TV Line, the acclaimed series that has explored the human condition through the prism of parallel universes, unexplainable phenomena and unimaginable threats, reaches a milestone 100th episode and comes to an epic and climatic conclusion. First, the Fringe team engages a desperate plan as Olivia embarks on a dangerous and otherworldly journey into the unknown. Then, Peter, Olivia, Walter, Astrid and Broyles face off against the Observers in one final and extraor...