The scene opens with a plane in mid-flight in the middle of an electrical storm. A nervous man reaches into his suitcase and pulls out a syringe and gives himself a shot. All of a sudden he gets out of his seat and moves towards the back of his cabin. The flight attendant is running after him trying to get him to sit down. The camera zooms into his face. It shows is face horribly filled with sores and seems to be dissolving. Soon all the passengers are infected by this flesh dissolving virus. The plane lands. No life signs are detected.

Joshua Jackson and Anna Torv

This is how the new Fox show, Fringe, started its first episode, when it premiered this week.  If this first show is any indication, Fringe is slated to be one of the new hits of the fall. It has that Twilight Zone/ X-Files feel to it.

John Noble and Joshua Jackson

Anna Torv, stars in the lead role of agent FBI Olivia Dunham, who is thrown into investigating this case which becomes a pivotal point in both her career and personal life. Torv fits well into the character and brings an intelligent toughness with some vulnerability underneath.

Joshua Jackson (best known for Dawson’s Creek) also provides Torv with some good chemistry on screen as the chemist Peter Bishop who has left his rather unorthodox non-academic endeavors to now assist Dunham in her investigations.

John Noble plays Dr. Walter Bishop, father of Peter and recently released from the mental institution, is now supporting the research efforts and similar support to Dunham.

Lance Reddick plays Phillip Broyles of Homeland Security who also is involved with a special unit investigating cases pertaining to fringe science.

The plot is full of twists and turns. You get answers but you also find you have more questions. This show looks like a winner!

 Official Web Site: http://www.fox.com/fringe/