In 1993, a great show debuted on FOX.
“The X-Files,” a cult-classic filled with enough paranormal goodness to keep any sci-fi freak happy, ran for nine seasons until its tragic demise in 2002.
Six years since the show’s passing, few shows with the same horrific and weird “it” factor have graced television screens, with the exception of the phenomenal yet perpetually irritating ABC show “Lost.”
But as of last week sci-fi nerds now have something new to talk about.

“Fringe,” a new one-hour mystery/horror/drama/sci-fi show coincidentally co-created by J.J. Abrams and airing on FOX, features a world where science, technology and terrorism all mix in a threatening
manner.
“Fringe” is a show that manages to keep you on the edge of your couch while repeatedly asking “why?” (Hopefully the questions brought up throughout the course of the series get answered, unlike those in “Lost.”)

This show has it all, from main character FBI Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) trying desperately to save her boyfriend and partner at the FBI, Agent John Scott (Mark Valley) to becoming a new guinea pig for Walter Bishop (John Noble), a crazy scientist fresh out of the asylum, and his wreck of a son Peter (Joshua Jackson).
The pilot episode set the scene beautifully for a season (hopefully more than one) of twists and turns filled with new mysteries, new freaks-of-the-week (something that was common in episodes of “The X-Files”) and a whole new mythology to get sucked into.

Starting with a mysterious plane landing in Boston with bloodstained windows and no signs of life leading on to more paranormal occurrences, the viewer learns this isn’t the only time these sorts of things have happened and there is something much bigger going on. Only, what is it? And why does Agent Dunham have to be involved?
For those wanting to figure it out, “Fringe” airs at 9 p.m. every Tuesday night on FOX.

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