Erik is an entertainment and video game writer whose work has appeared in major outlets including Forbes, The Atlantic, National Review, and Mother Jones. He has covered the entertainment industry, ...

Fringe was the ultimate episodic sci-fi show of the 20th century, but it has been largely forgotten due to the success of similar sci-fi shows like The X-Files. The show began as a relatively simple ...

Shortly before teaming up to reinvent Star Trek, the collaborative efforts of J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and the late Roberto Orci united on a smart, paranormal television series that brought Leonard ...

When Fringe premiered on Fox in 2008, it arrived during a period when genre television was rapidly evolving. Created by J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (who, with Abrams, would bring Star ...

Imagine, if you will, the creator of Lost doing his riff on The X-Files, in a series that stars future cast members of Mindhunter, Sleepy Hollow, and the John Wick movies. Sounds awesome, right? Well, ...

Nothing on TV toyed with the minds of viewers quite like "Lost." But for one of his next shows, "Fringe," co-creator J.J. Abrams wanted to make sure its audience had less homework to do than "Lost" ...

The most significant parallel between the two shows is their deep focus on character dynamics. Fringe was ultimately the story of the broken Bishop family healing itself with the addition of Olivia ...