Fringe: One Hell Of A Show
Writers: J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, David H. Goodman, J.R. Orci, Akiva Goldsman, Julia Cho, Felicia D. Henderson, Brad Caleb Kane, Zack Whedon, J.H. Wyman, Jason Cahill, Robert Chiappetta, Andrew Kreisberg and Bryan Burk
Directors: Alex Graves, Paul Edwards, Fred Toye, Christopher Misiano, Bill Eagles, Brad Anderson, Gwyneth Horder- Peyton, Michael Zinberg, John Polson, Norberto Barba, Akiva Goldsman, and Bobby Roth
Cast: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Kirk Acevado, Blair Brown, Jasika Nicole and Mark Valley
It goes without saying that I think that J.J. Abrams is a genius. Heis a man who knows how to create stories that are captivating as well as characters that are lovable. Fringe was one of my favorite new shows of this past year and it is largely (but not only) due to Abrams himself. He and the two other creators (Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci) were reportedly influenced by a number of things: Michael Chrichton, the film Altered States, The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, Law and Order and Lost. The biggest thing that I and I’m sure everyone else heard when the show premiered was that it was both an update and a rip-off of The X-Files. That’s a fair criticism for someone who doesn’t watch the show or for someone who maybe watched an episode or two. F.B.I. Agents investigate paranormal phenomena, sounds just like The X-Files right? Yes and no.