| During the 90s, the Peabody and Emmy | | | | on Lost. The new show also represents a break |
| Award-winning television series The X-Files was | | | | in a long line of historic partnerships between |
| considered the pinnacle of science fiction and | | | | Abrams and his standard network ABC, on series |
| conspiracy theory storytelling, with a sprawling | | | | such as Alias, What About Brian, and Six Degrees. |
| mythology that helped earn its place as one of | | | | But on the other hand there's also the newly |
| the Fox network's heaviest hitters. With its recent | | | | announced show Boundaries between ABC and |
| acquisition of producer J. J. Abrams' new show | | | | Abrams, which is penned by Jill Soloway, a writer |
| concept titled Fringe, the network is seemingly set | | | | for Six Feet Under. |
| on backing a potential all-new science fiction hit in | | | | Fringe is a creation that stems from the |
| the same vein. According to a report from | | | | collaboration between Abrams and the |
| Reuters, Fringe was the central target of an | | | | scriptwriters for the summer blockbuster film |
| intense bidding war for ownership and production | | | | Transformers, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, |
| rights in Hollywood during the past few months, | | | | and they've stated that the main plot will be |
| with Fox coming out the victor and taking hold of | | | | about the darker side and dangers of science. |
| the property. | | | | According to Orci, science can be both enlightening |
| Bad Robot Productions, a company owned by | | | | and frightening simultaneously, with the ability for |
| Abrams, is set to start shooting and producing | | | | destruction as well as positive advancement. In a |
| the pilot episode at Warner Brothers studios. | | | | premise similar to The X-Files, the new show will |
| Fringe is being backed with a budget of $10 million, | | | | focus on an FBI agent who is looking into an |
| making it comparable to the amount being spent | | | | abrupt surge in paranormal activity. |