Joshua Jackson looks particularly yummy in the photo stills for this series. He's like a chubby asthmatic Canadian Ewan McGregor. Here's part of of a piece from EW.com describing the show.
Now, five years after the Creek ceased trickling, Jackson is finally getting to play freaky with Fox's Fringe, a blend of X-Files and Bonesfrom Alias and Lost maven J.J. Abrams. Jackson plays Peter Bishop, the gambling-challenged, genius-level son of ethically challenged, beyond-genius scientist Walter Bishop (John Noble of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), who's locked in a loony bin as the series begins. Apparently, Walter's '70s-era secret research into ''fringe'' science — mind control, psychic powers, teleportation — fried his grid. Together with a tragedy-touched FBI agent (newcomer Anna Torv), the bickering Bishops are recruited to investigate an outbreak of paranormal intrigue known as the Pattern. Abrams says his newest cult-pop concept is an unabashed fusion of The Twilight Zone, Altered States, and David Cronenberg films. ''But it's not about ripping something off,'' says the producer. ''It's about doing something that feels like our inspirations, but is special in its own right.''
