In a much younger version of himself, Ashley Edward Miller used to set up the camera in front of his television as a way capturing the magic of the original "Star Trek" series that he could play back whenever he wanted.

Watching the voyages of Kirk, Spock and McCoy on the USS Enterprise inspired Miller to do many things. But never did he expect he would actually put words into the mouth of Leonard Nimoy, a legend in his own right. Miller however got to do that not just once, but twice on the Fox series "Fringe." That included the most recently aired episode "Grey Matters," which aired Dec. 10 penned by himself and regular writing partner Zack Stentz.

"It was certainly exciting, and it has been exciting that we've been able to have him" on the show," Miller told Alpha Waves Radio in a show that premieres online Thursday. "We've actually written three [episodes] now, and had two air. Of the two that have aired, Leonard was in both of those episodes, and that is tremendously exciting for a geek to write for Leonard."

Q: What are your plans for Mr. Nimoy on Fringe?

J.J. Abrams: In terms of his role as William Bell, none of us could believe our luck that we convinced him to say yes to being on the show. He is wonderful on the show. And, I will say that this is not the last you will see of his character. I don’t want to give anything away, but this is not the last you’ll see of him. He is so good and so wonderful to work with that I wouldn’t limit the possibilities of what he’ll get to do.

"We've introduced William Bell as a major player now, and Leonard's been back a couple of times," Noble says, revealing: "I did a lovely scene with him the other day. A very interesting scene which I'm not going to tell you about, but it was amazing. What it revealed. The revelation in that was shocking. It was shocking to me when I read it."

Abrams spoke first about Nimoy's role on the show. "In terms of his role as William Bell, none of us could believe our luck that we convinced him to say yes to being on the show. He is wonderful on the show and I will say that this is not the last you will see of his character." When asked if Bell would be squaring off with his former partner Dr. Walter Bishop (John Noble) this season, Abrams had this to say. "I don't want to give anything away but like I said, this is not the last we'll see of him and I think that he is so good and so wonderful to work with that I wouldn't limit the possibilities."

What's it like working with Leonard Nimoy?

JJ: I've been shafted so far; in fact I'm going to lodge a formal complaint through this conference call. Leonard's been up here twice and while I did get to meet him and that's cool, I have yet to be able to do a scene with him and I think that's un-cool. That's something that needs to be added to the Peter and Walter Bishop, I mean William ..., scene tout de suite.

They did a wonderful job the first season of just sprinkling in mention of Walter Bell, so at a point, even though we hadn’t seen him, he was still a major character in the show.

There was something the other day of Walter defending Bell, saying, “He wouldn’t do this.” And I was thinking, we’ve really given this Bell an intricate background well before he came. We were giving him a hell of an introduction. And how perfect is it to just give him the final scene of the season.

And to have Leonard Nimoy, such an icon of science fiction, play him as well.

Wasn’t that an achievement? It’s a huge compliment to "Fringe" that Leonard would come back and do it. I get pretty pleased to see people like Nimoy believing in us enough to come back to work with us. When you have someone like Akiva Goldsman who’s so keen to write and direct for us. That’s a pretty powerful statement of our potential.

Anna Torv, who stars as Olivia Dunham on "Fringe," said it was "extremely" cool to have a sci-fi TV legend like Nimoy — most famous for his "Star Trek" role of Spock — on the set.

"Unfortunately, the set wasn't very cool when he was on there, though," she added. "It was like a heat wave in Vancouver."

"Fringe" is produced in Vancouver, British Columbia, where you might think it would be cooler than, say, Los Angeles. But that isn't always the case.

"It was 106 degrees outside," Pinkner said. "And unlike Los Angeles or New York, the sound stages in Vancouver don't have air-conditioning. It was 120-some degrees inside, and like a pro, (Nimoy) sat there all day. He never went back to his trailer, and did pages and pages and pages of dialogue and scenes with Anna."

"Well, he's from the planet Vulcan," joked Joshua Jackson who stars a Peter Bishop. "He's used to that kind of heat."

And, while Nimoy didn't perform any Vulcan mind melds, he did apparently use mind powers during his guest stint.

"Sincerely, his wife told me that he practices biofeedback," Pinkner said. "And he just sort of, like, regulates his body temperature, which is very Spock-like. ... I was dying."

One Fringie who'll never have to worry about his place on the show is Leonard Nimoy. Pinkner said that Nimoy will be part of the series for as long as he wants to be. Let's hope that's a long time.

Walter Bishop and William Bell will meet in the fourth episode of the second season. Noble told us, "I'm doing my first scene with Leonard [Nimoy] next Wednesday.

On Fringe, is William Bell the answer to some of the questions we've been asking about the Bishops and Olivia?

Several answers will come outside of William Bell, and then William Bell will be the beginning of the answers to even bigger questions.

How do you see the relationship between Walter Bishop (John Noble) and William Bell (Leonard Nimoy)?

We always imagine that they were two of the smartest guys in their classes, and they went through the Ivy League together. At that point in college, you're discovering yourself, but these guys, the intelligent geniuses they are, they might come to conclusions about what's important in this world. So we always imagine that they were very much like each other, very much friends, and very much a team—brothers in a way, and that life took them in different directions, either complementary or not directions, and we're going to find out.

Way back last summer, we talked about how the Pattern could be about either saving the world or destroying it. Do Walter and William take those different approaches to the Pattern?

That's absolutely right. They have not only different approaches to the Pattern, but different interpretations of what the Pattern is. The Pattern is slightly in the eye of the beholder, you're going to find out. And sometimes what you think is real can become real. In a way, these two are the top minds in the world attempting to figure out the Pattern and how to react to it, based on their world view.

Fringe: J.J Abrams Talks Nimoy and Next Season!

While standing in the eye of the wondrous storm he created in Star Trek, last Friday, J.J, Abrams took the time to field a conference call on the television end of his entertainment empire, which is currently Fringe. You might think J.J. wouldn't have had his head in the game for this one, what with Trek taking over theaters as he spoke, but it was in fact us media folk who couldn't stop gushing about the movie. Which is probably why the first question thrown out had to do with the courting of Leonard Nimoy for Fringe

"I called him and I essentially started begging," said Abrams. According to the Trek helmer, Nimoy was familiar with Fringe but hadn't actually taken in an episode at the time the pitch was made. Abrams explained the appearance of William Bell, Fringe's equivalent to the man behind the curtain, as a "big deal for the show," not just because of where Bell comes from and his back story but where he's going.

"It would be an obvious honor" said Abrams regarding the casting of Nimoy. "He was open to the idea of it but of course wanted to see the show and read some pages so we sent him everything we could. He thought it was intriguing and interesting and that's actually how we got him to return to the role of Spock in Star Trek. We pitched the thing and his response was 'interested intrigue' and I knew that was a good sign."

As for what to expect in tonight's finale, Abrams referred to the episode as a "tentpole episode in the mythology of the show," and a "massive turning point in the long term arc of the series."

When asked if he had anyone in mind for the part of William Bell from the beginning, J.J. revealed that there was talk of the reclusive mastermind making an appearance earlier on but as the show found its first season pace, it was decided that Bell's unveiling should be pushed back a bit. For Leonard Nimoy, I'd say it was worth the wait.

On the topic of Nimoy’s roles as William Bell, J.J. confirms that he hasn’t just signed on for one episode. He also mentioned that it was an honor to work with him on Star Trek and that he never thought he would work with him again. When they were thinking of actors to consider for the role Burke suggested Nimoy and J.J. thought it couldn’t be more perfect. Nimoy loved the idea and also brought his own ideas for the character, ideas that explain how he and Walter could have worked together in the past. John hadn’t met him before filming but was so happy to have such a big icon of the science fiction genre on the show. Anna and John said very little on their scenes with him, but J.J. jokingly asked Anna if she did the Vulcan sign and she admitted that she had wanted to.