I tried watching “Fringe” when it debuted on Fox in ’08, but was turned off by John Noble’s annoyingly cliched and over-the-top mad scientist character Dr. Walter Bishop. I’ve heard great stuff about the ratings-challenged show since, especially something about an alternative reality, but I just can’t get past the Doc.

Anna Torv, the 32-year-old Aussie who plays FBI agent Olivia Dunham, however, seems like a pretty good actress and a very nice lady—and by that I mean she’s living a whole other alternate reality in my mind when I’m showering in the morning.

“Fringe” returns for season four on Sept. 23.