One of the new shows coming out for the 2008/09 US Television season is the J.J. Abrams produced Fringe which tells the story of a small clique of FBI Agents who investigate supernatural goings on and the unexplainable.

In a quick chat with the SciFi Wire JJ Abrams revealed that the casting of Australian Actress Anna Torv was a relief after having searched high and low for an actress to take on the role of Olivia Warren and will join other cast members Joshua Jackson and Charlotte Rampling on the new series which is being produced for Fox Network.

“Well, she’s just so damned ugly,” Abrams, said of Torv during an interview at Fox upfront presentation to advertisers on May 15. “No, the thing is, honestly, we saw many, many, many actors, a lot of good ones. And there’s that thing where you’re looking for that thing that clicks and often it’s just sort of an indescribable, strange sort of quality.”

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Here is a recent interview clip with Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson talking about Fringe: