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Creator or co-creator of ''[[Felicity]]'', ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', ''[[
Some have declared him to be the greatest (and certainly the most successful) mainstream "genre" TV/filmmaker since [[Steven Spielberg]], a summation seemingly shared by Spielberg himself, who produced and openly supported Abrams' tribute to 70s/80s Spielberg sci-fi, ''[[Super 8]]''. Along with [[Joss Whedon]] (himself reportedly a friend of Abrams) and [[Christopher Nolan]], he is one of the very-much-talked-about trinity of modern genre entertainment.
He likes red balls and playing with the perception of time. He hates
Contrary to popular misbelief, his involvement in ''[[Lost]]'' is extremely marginal: He was asked to help
Abrams later briefly returned and wrote the season 3 premiere together with Lindelof, but apparently realized the show really wasn't for him. Regardless, he's still officially credited as an executive producer as of season 6 (the final season), even though he has repeatedly confirmed in interviews that he has nothing to do with the show anymore, and all he really does is approve everything Lindelof and Cuse come up with. (Lindelof even once joked that Jimmy Kimmel knows more about ''[[Lost]]'' than Abrams does.) He did something similar with ''[[Fringe]]''.
Abrams has acquired a reputation for [[Writing by the Seat of Your Pants|writing "mysteries" he doesn't actually have answer to to build suspense and speculation, then later trying to come up with an explanation for them]]. This "Mystery Box" (the term used by Abrams in at least one interview) writing became synonymous with his writing after the maligned finale of ''Lost'' made clear the difficulty of actually resolving these in a satisfying and non-contradictory manner. Additionally, their nature had been well known enough that, with the magician's trick revealed, audiences simply lost interest in his future riddles once they knew for sure there wasn't actually an answer.
His involvement with [[Star Trek (film)|"Kelvin" ''Star Trek'']], Disney ''[[Star Wars]]'', and push for the hiring of the completely inexperienced and unqualified <ref>No completed productions to their name</ref> showrunners for the billion dollar production ''[[The Rings of Power]]'' has earned his studio "Bad Robot" the [[Fan Nickname|nickname]] "Bad Reboot", and him the nickname "Jar Jar Abrams".
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* [[Action Girl]] - Occurs quite frequently. ''Alias'' and ''Fringe'' both star iconic women in action roles, Sydney Bristow and Olivia Dunham respectively, and ''Lost'' also has its fair share (though not as many as one might think) e.g. Kate, Juliet, Ana-Lucia, Ilana, etc.
* [[Kill and Replace]] - Tends to happen at least once per show with regards to a prominent side character, notable in the second seasons of both ''Alias'' and ''Fringe''.
* [[Lens Flare]] - A stylistic trope more prevalent in his movies than his TV shows, with ''[[Star Trek (
* [[Mood Whiplash]] - Common, particularly on Lost.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Too Happy to Live]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]] - Again common, most notably on Lost between Jack and his distant, patronising dad.
* [[Writing by the Seat of Your Pants]] - "Mystery Box" writing.
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