Fringe isn’t exactly the most original show on TV. Critics and audiences have been comparing it to The X-Files since it premiered last season. Like The X-Files, Fringe offers up creepy cases of the week and an overarching sci-fi conspiracy/mystery plot that helps build the show’s rich mythology. In The X-Files, the conspiracy thread had something to do with shady government officials working with aliens and black tar - or something like that. In Fringe, it’s called “The Pattern,” a series of unexplainable events all seemingly connected to one William Bell and his company, Massive Dynamic.
Show creators Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and J.J. Abrams have acknowledged the influence of The X-Files on their show, but do Fringe and The X-Files actually take place in the same fictional universe?
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