There were a lot of TV stars at FOX's TCA (Television Critics Association) party this week, and wherever you looked, you could see the likes of Katee Sackhoff (24), Jane Lynch (Glee) and Tim Roth (Lie to Me) speaking to the press. But probably the largest group of press (myself included) was gathered around a guy who most TV viewers wouldn't recognize - J.J. Abrams . Having conquered TV and film and with a ton of projects in development, Abrams has become a huge figure in Hollywood, and there is always plenty to talk to him about.

Abrams was at FOX's party to support his series Fringe , and spoke about that show's plotlines and it's ratings struggles on Thursday nights. Abrams was also asked about the impending end of Lost , which he co-created -- before moving on to other projects -- and also discussed his new NBC pilot, Undercovers , which brings the Alias creator back to the spy world.To see what Abrams had to say at this same event about the next Star Trek film, check out IGN Movies [Click Here]

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There is some pretty cool stuff that's going to happen, by the end of the second season. Then again, Jeff [Pinkner ] and Joel [Wyman], who are really running the show, have threatened to kill me, if I reveal anything. I will say that the plot that they had, at the beginning of this season, that we all talked about with Akiva Goldsman as well, will be coming to a really cool conclusion. I'm very excited about it.There is a shot of that, for sure. I don't want to say for sure, either way, but it's definitely a possibility.We start shooting on Monday. So, we're farther ahead than I even feel like we are.No. It's a romantic show that's a comedy-drama about a couple who are spies.No. Jack Bender has really been the guy on that show as the directing producer, so it would be wrong for me to come in and be like, "Oh, move over, I'm going to direct."I know, but it would somehow be spoiling all this amazing work that he's done. The fact is that he's been living in Hawaii with the cast, so he's going to do the last episode.I'm doing the pilot of Undercovers, yeah.They were a welcoming place when they bought the pilot, so I'm thrilled to be there. There's suddenly more hours available per week, which is good, but it doesn't make it any more or less welcoming. The people at NBC have been extraordinarily nice and really supportive of this pilot. It's the beginning of a relationship. It's a weird thing. When you do a pilot with a new network, or even with a familiar one, with actors you haven't worked with, it's always a leap of faith. You're rushing into a marriage with people that you believe will be great partners, but you just don't know for sure. All you can do is, day-to-day, go "How is it? This feels good. That bugs me, so let's talk about it." It's literally like being in a relationship. So far, we've had no fights. We're still in the honeymoon period.If it's not in the next 24 hours, I'm going to kill myself.[Editor's Note: Luckily, Abrams didn't have to kill himself, as the female lead for Undercovers was announced the very next day [Click Here] One of the fun things about this new series that we're doing is that it's much more fun, light and escapist than heavy, intricately complex drama. For me, the idea of grappling with anything that feels like real terrorism, that's not what I want to be watching, at the moment. I'm not saying that it's not something that I wouldn't watch, if someone else did it, but it's something that I'm not focusing on right now.In terms of what people have gone to see at the movies, at least, it's been harder to do stories that are war-centric. But, one of the great things that TV allows is a chance, not only to learn the news and what's happening right now, anywhere in the world, but also escape from that. Getting a dose of wish fulfillment, escapist fun is something that, as a fan of television, I can understand, now more than ever.