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