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2009 | 2005
7 items from 2009
Producer Claims He Created Lost in 1977
15 July 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Producer Anthony Spinner (Baretta, Babes in Toyland) is claiming that back in 1977 he was paid $30,000 to write a TV pilot, which became a script called "Lost." He is now suing ABC and Touchstone Television for passing on the show in 1977, 1991 and 1994, then suddenly setting up an exact replica in 2004. Spinner put together a list of similarities between his script and the network's show, including having a plane crash in a tropical jungle-like environment while heading to Los Angeles, and the use of flashbacks. He also alleges that the "Lost" characters like Jack, Locke, Sayid, Kate and Sawyer, are all rip-offs. He is suing for damages and a cut of royalties, profits and more. And why did he wait so many years to sue? According to him, he tried to sue a few years ago, but it was dismissed for procedural reasons. Spinner's "Lost" script contains the following: * Airplane headed to »
Producer Claims He Created 'Lost' Over 30 Years Ago
14 July 2009 8:52 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Could a show about time travel actually be from 30 years in the past? In documents obtained by TMZ, producer Anthony Spinner (Baretta, The Man from Uncle) claims he created Lost. Among other things, his lawsuit asserts that the show he was hired to write for ABC was called Lost and was about a group of plane crash survivors stranded on a tropical island.
The producer submitted the script three times to the network, most recently in 1994, so why didn't Spinner sue until now? He did, but there were procedural reasons to dismiss his earlier attempts. He'd like some royalties and a cut of the profits, but first it has to be proven that his script did contain all the elements Spinner says it did, and then it has to be proven that ABC knowingly handed the idea over to J.J. Abrams and company. »
- Colin Boyd
Producer Claims That He Created Lost 32 Years Ago
14 July 2009 1:30 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Anthony Spinner, a television producer whose credits include Baretta and Babes in Toyland, is suing ABC and Touchtone Television with the claim that he created the tv show Lost 32 years ago. Spinner says that he wrote a television pilot for the network in 1977 titled Lost, which contains many ideas and characters that Spinner claims were later used for the hit television series Lost. Spinner was paid $30,000 to write a TV pilot, but the network passed on the show in 1977, 1991 and 1994. Spinner is suing for damages and a cut of royalties, profits among other things. You might be wondering why Spinner waited five years to sue. Well, apparently he tried to file a lawsuit a few years back but it was dismissed for procedural reasons. A list comparing the two shows has been leaked to TMZ which accounts for a lot of similar storylines and characters. »
- Peter Sciretta
Writer Claims "Lost" Was Ripped Off From His Work
14 July 2009 1:26 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
A man who claims he wrote the pilot for the ABC series "Lost" is suing the network for replicating his work.
Anthony Spinner alleges that he was paid ,000 to write a TV pilot in 1977.
The pilot, which eventually became the 121-page script for "Lost," was rejected in 1977, 1991 and 1994.
But to his surprise, the network created an exact replica with Touchstone Television in 2004.
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Producer Says He Created 'Lost' ... In 1977
14 July 2009 1:20 AM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
It seems that time travel is not just a science-fiction element in "Lost." It could be a part of its history. At least that's what former "Baretta" and "Babes in Toyland" producer Anthony Spinner claims in a lawsuit he has filed against ABC and Touchstone Television, claiming both companies ripped off a pilot he wrote in 1977 that has a huge resemblance to "Lost." Why Spinner waited nearly five years after the show's premiere and success was not revealed by TMZ, which first reported the lawsuit Monday. However, Spinner apparently did try to sue in August 2005, but that suit was dismissed for "procedural reasons." Spinner claims he was paid $30,000 more than 32 years ago to write a 121-page pilot script that he called "Lost." ABC reportedly passed on the show in 1977, but Spinner »
Producer Sues ABC Over Lost 'Rip-off'
14 July 2009 1:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
A veteran TV producer is suing U.S. network ABC, insisting the channel used his ideas and storyline for hit series Lost.
Anthony Spinner, who has produced and written hundreds of TV episodes since the 1960s, claims he offered the network a pilot based on an aeroplane crash-landing in the jungle three times, only to be knocked back on each occasion.
Spinner alleges he presented ABC with the show's format in 1977, 1991 and 1994.
In the suit filed in Los Angeles on 10 July, Spinner insists his idea was then plagiarised, and the network went on to create a carbon copy of his idea with Touchstone in 2004, which eventually became the popular show.
Spinner, who has tried to sue ABC before over the alleged rip-off, is seeking damages and a cut of the royalties and profits from the long-running series. »
Writer Sues, Claiming He Did 'Lost' Thirty Years Ago
13 July 2009 9:30 PM, PDT | buddytv.com | See recent BuddyTV news »
Lost has been on for so many years. We all know this run of flashback and plot twists is finally coming to an end this year. So think about this: why is it only now, after a successful run and a very dedicated fan base, that someone comes out and says the entire show was ripped off his idea?
I don't have an answer. Go ask Anthony Spinner. »
- editor@buddytv.com
2009 | 2005
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