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