What's Your Favorite JJ Abrams Series?

September 9, 2008

Tonight's premiere of Fringe got me thinking about creator/executive producer JJ Abrams and his pretty stellar track record on television.

In the past decade, Abrams has created or co-created four shows (Felicity, Alias, Lost, and now Fringe) and executive-produced two others (Six Degrees and What About Brian). Many of those shows had ratings success and/or significant buzz, and all of them (well, except maybe Six Degrees) had vocal fan followings. While we wait to see how Fringe will stack up, which is your favorite of Abrams's series so far?

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SpeakLike aChild 4 years 23 weeks

Lost - great show I hope they don't ruin it in the end

californiagirlx7 4 years 36 weeks

Le Etiana, ITA! Once JJ abandons something, the show seems to go kaput. Although Lost is picking up steam again...

Martini Rossi 4 years 36 weeks

Felicity

chibarosa 4 years 36 weeks

Alias absolutely. I have all the DVDs and watch them when I work out. I've watched Lost from the beginning, but I'm just doing it now out of obligation. I, too, was upset at JJ when he abandoned Alias for Lost, but of course I watched both at the same time.

Le Etiana 4 years 36 weeks

Alias without a doubt!!! JJ Abrams does have a knack for creating amazing shows but I get tired of his penchant for starting a series than dumping it. I'll never forgive him for ruining Alias once he started working on Lost and now Lost has suffered because he moved onto somethng else. He needs to learn to finish what he starts.

soulight 4 years 36 weeks

I loved Alias in high school! I remember in when it was on Sundays and every Monday morning in home room my bff and I would sit and disect the episode in detail. Oh those were the days!

Melissa Rae 4 years 36 weeks

Without a doubt, its alias. Regardless of how messed up it got because of the network telling them to change the formula and get rid of Rambaldi and because they didn't have the story plotted out from start to finish (inconsistent storylines and rewriting history, the characters of Sydney, Vaughn and Jack and their relationships over the course of the 5 seasons were beautiful to me. Lost has much greater and consistent storytelling because the network allowed them more control becuase they had the ratings that Alias did not. But Lost has SOOOOO many characters that you have a hard time getting invested in them like you did the ones on Alias. I rewatch all my alias DVDs every summer when the shows are all on reruns. So yeah, I voted Alias but Lost is up there. One has characters I loved more, the other has far superior story telling. Its kinda unfair to ask me to pick between the two. :(

lala788 4 years 36 weeks

ALIAS

kitandkaboodle 4 years 36 weeks

Lost!

californiagirlx7 4 years 36 weeks

I have to go with Lost, even though I'm not as enamored with the Jack/Kate/Sawyer love triangle as everyone else seems to be. I was more of a Charlie/Claire fan and they got NO screentime. Anyway, Alias is a close second for me, only because it started going downhill fast after season 2. Overall, it was still good though.

susanec 4 years 37 weeks

If you haven't watched, why are you taking the poll? I never watched Felicity but will at some point. The Alias pilot was a wonder. I still wish the network hadn't made JJ drop the cliffhangers. The Fringe pilot was a lot of fun, I hope they can keep it up.

LadyLibertine 4 years 37 weeks

Alias, though I have not watched much of it

sparkggl 4 years 37 weeks

i can't choose between felicity, lost, and alias. i love abrams' stuff but i wasn't too impressed with fringe tonight, though i'll have to admit that i clapped and cheered when pacey came on screen. *sigh*

aoitenshi 4 years 37 weeks

I was in college when Felicity showed so I could really relate to the show a lot. I loved Alias too though, as well as What About Brian, and of course Lost.

tvjunkie45 4 years 37 weeks

Alias, but I also loved Six Degrees, it had so much potential, I think, to become a great show.

MissMarisol 4 years 37 weeks

This was tough. I went back and forth between Felicity, Lost and Alias. Those are definitely some of my faves but decided on Felicity as I felt like I could identify more with her character and it was more applicable with my every day life. Although I would like to have the ability to kick ass like Jennifer Garner or be able to make out with Matthew Fox and Josh Holloway.

SassAndBide 4 years 37 weeks

Alias

kikidawn 4 years 37 weeks

Oh I love Alias! I didn't watch it when it was on air, but I am netflixing my way through it right now :) jacrabbit84, I've thought about biting the bullet and just buying the seasons b/c I love the show so much :) Do you think it is worth it?

marseilles rose 4 years 37 weeks

I liked What About Brian.

felicityporter 4 years 37 weeks

Hummm Let me guess.... FELICITY is my all-time favorite. If I could own one complete show on DVD that would be it. Alias is a very close second though. Jennifer Garner is my celeb bff! Viva la JJ!

advo 4 years 37 weeks

Alias all the way. I watched the first half season of Lost but quickly lost interest. I have a feeling that I'll like Fringe though.

Allyace 4 years 37 weeks

Felicity was great, but you just can't beat LOST! I'm very excited about tonight's premiere :).

ilanac13 4 years 37 weeks

i have to say that Felicity was my favorite but i like the short lived what about brian too! i miss felicity - but at least we get to see keri russell on the big screen

BostonChick 4 years 37 weeks

Felicity was good! But I voted for Six Degrees because I think that show was terribly underrated! It was interesting...wish more people gave it a chance. :(

northern_lass 4 years 37 weeks

I would have voted for Alias, except that it fell apart. I voted for Lost because its still going strong.

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