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J.J. Abrams lands comedy at Fox


September 22, 2009 Abrams, co-creator/executive producer of Fox's sophomore sci-fi drama "Fringe," is exec producing the untitled comedy, which has been given a presentation order. Markowitz and Bryan Burk also exec produce the presentation from Warner Bros. But there is room for medical comedies, with ABC's veteran "Scrubs" and Showtime's freshman dramedy "Nurse Jackie" the only players.

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