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Jeffrey Michael Lieber is an American screenwriter for both television and film. He is credited as a co-creator of the television series Lost. In addition to writing for television and film, Lieber blogged (through 2016 [1]) at the website dailykos.
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Jeffrey Lieber is credited as one of the creators of Lost. He is also credited as the co-writer (story) of "Pilot, Part 1" and "Pilot, Part 2".
Lieber is also credited on the movies Tuck Everlasting and Tangled, as well as having been the writer/executive producer for the unaired 2003/2004 pilot
In 2003, ABC chairman Lloyd Braun pitched a concept which he described as Cast Away - The Series. Ted Gold, then employed at Spelling Productions, turned to Lieber and asked him to turn that pitch into a working concept. According to Lieber, Braun's series concept was pitched to him as a "hyperrealistic portrayal of life on a deserted island", and he came up with a setting similar to Lord of the Flies. In September 2003, Lieber pitched his premise, then named Nowhere, to ABC, and was then asked to write a pilot. Even though he was originally only asked for a few minor rewrites before it would be considered ready to start shooting, Lieber eventually ended up heavily rewriting his script. Ultimately, Lloyd Braun, still not satisfied with Lieber's script, fired him. Lieber recalled that he had never been specifically told what exactly the problem was.
Soon afterwards, J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof were hired to overhaul the concept, which eventually ended up as Lost. Upon learning about this, Lieber felt that he deserved a credit for his work and complained to the Writers Guild of America, whereupon ABC and Touchstone argued that Lieber's initial concept had nothing to do with the show that was now being developed. Lieber managed to get his hands on a shooting script for the pilot and drew parallels between characters in the shooting script and those from his own script. The WGA eventually ruled in Lieber's favor (the arbitration panel split 2-1), granting him a 60% creatorship credit, with the remaining 40% being split between Abrams and Lindelof.
This was more than Lieber had hoped for, and he now feels outright embarrassed for being credited for something he himself admits he didn't really have anything to do with. Upon watching the pilot, Lieber was shocked about how the "hyperrealistic" concept that had originally been pitched to him had turned into "Jurassic Park", referring to the Monster and the polar bear. Lieber suggests that he would have been "laughed out of the room" had he pitched his concept the way the show eventually ended up. In 2005, Lieber even received an Emmy nomination for his (credited) participation in the writing of the pilot. He did not have any input or involvement with the show since then.
Some former members of ABC's development team feel that Lieber's credit is undeserved, arguing that the alleged similarities between characters would have been the same under any writer. To this day, Lieber receives annual royalties in the "low six figures" for his credited contribution to the show's creation. In September of 2009, Lieber's original Nowhere pilot script surfaced on the internet.
Wikipedia has information related to:
•Chicago Magazine - August 2007 - "Cast Away" - article on Lieber
•Jeff Lieber's DailyKos Diary posts - DailyKos is a blog about U.S. politics where Jeff has been posting since February 2004.
Lost is an American science fiction adventure drama television series created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof that aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, with a total of 121 episodes over six seasons.
Lost: Created by J.J. Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber, Damon Lindelof. With Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly. The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.
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Aug 20, 2024 · Created by J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Jeffrey Lieber, Lost remains a landmark in television history, renowned for its ambition and the enduring impact on the medium. Its innovative storytelling, complex characters, and thematic depth garnered critical acclaim, earning it numerous awards, including Golden Globes and Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Jul 1, 2024 · Producer J.J. Abrams, who co-created the series with Lindelof and Jeffrey Lieber, at the time called the decision “the right choice,” crediting ABC for having “real foresight and guts to make a...
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