Fox scares up J.J. Abrams' 'Fringe'

J.J. Abrams is one busy man.

His Bad Robot projects coming up for the new year include our 1-18-08 as well as the newest season of 'Lost,' a project for HBO (rumored cancer survivor story), and the new Star Trek movie.

Now add a new series for Fox that Abrams will help bring to the small screen called 'Fringe.' The two-hour pilot budgeted at over $10 million which puts it near the 'Lost' budget.

Variet explains the storyline of Fringe' as:

"...elements of "The X-Files" and Paddy Chayefsky's "Altered States" with what Abrams calls "a slight 'Twilight Zone' vibe." It will focus on brilliant but possibly crazy research scientist Walter Bishop, his estranged son and a female FBI agent who brings them together..."(source)