Fringe (IMDB TV) This show is arguably super-producer J.J. Abrams at his best, with a reality-bending sci-fi series that is essentially the modern day version of The X-Files — and arguably just as seminal as that series. It starred Anna Torv as an FBI agent who teams up with a scientist (John Noble) and his estranged son (Joshua Jackson) to take on the weirdest and wildest cases in the world. That’s just the warm-up for a full-fledged, multiverse conspiracy that brings in the legendary Leonard Nimoy for a key role. The show is one of the smartest sci-fi series of the modern era, and nailed the balance between serialized storytelling and heartbreaking standalone episodes.