This new series from the makers of Lost has got off to a great start and tonight, the team make use of a man who says he receives visions from God when he sees some bus passengers caught in a fatal gas attack; a real one, not just someone farting on the bus… bad though that is.

Fringe, Sky 1, 9pm

Fox TV network has picked up the entire first season of new US drama, Fringe.

The show launched in America last month to slightly dodgy ratings however its fan base has grown and last Tuesday it averaged 10.9 million in the 9PM slot.

“The series has taken off creatively, and it’s exciting to see that the audience is responding,” said Kevin Reilly, entertainment president at Fox. Read more & comment »

Fringe seems to be one of the most highly anticipated shows of this year and we already reported that it will be launching on Sky One in October.

The show stars actors such as Dawson’s Creeks Joshua Jackson and John Noble from Lord Of The Rings. In the below show creator, J.J Abrams talks about how he cast each role and why he chose the actors that he did.

This October, Sky1 welcomes the brand new creation from the minds of J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the team behind the upcoming Star Trek feature, LOST and Alias. Starring newcomer Anna Torv (Mistresses), Josh Jackson (Dawson’s Creek, Bobby), John Noble (Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King) and Lance Reddick (Lost, The Wire), FRINGE will thrill, terrify and explore the blurring line between science fact and fiction.

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Sky1 has signed a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution for the linear UK TV rights to the highly anticipated new drama series FRINGE, from J.J. Abrams (Lost), Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the team behind the upcoming Star Trek feature, Mission: Impossible 3 and Alias. FRINGE will receive its UK premiere on Sky1 this autumn.

Starring newcomer Anna Torv (Mistresses and the upcoming HBO miniseries The Pacific), Josh Jackson (Dawson’s Creek, Bobby), John Noble (Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King), Lance Reddick (Lost, The Wire), Kirk Acevedo (Invincible, Oz), Mark Valley (Boston Legal, ER), Blair Brown (The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd) and Jasika Nicole (The Mastersons of Manhattan), FRINGE will thrill, terrify and explore the blurring line between science fiction and reality. Read more & comment »

Former Dawsons Creek star, Joshua Jackson is joining the cast of J.J. Abrams’ upcoming sci-fi drama Fringe.

Movieweb reports:

The two hour Fringe pilot was directed by Alex Graves. It revolves around FBI Agent Olivia Warren (Anna Torv), Peter Bishop (Jackson), and his own institutionalized scientist father Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble) as they team up to search for undiscovered phenomena.

Filming on the pilot has already begun in Toronto.