Admin wrote:You "lost" me. I don't get it. What am I missing?
Sorry, boss.... I should've prefaced it with this:
http://www.tmz.com/2009/07/13/man-claim ... /#comments
Anthony Spinner -- a producer on "Baretta" and "Babes in Toyland" -- says back in 1977 he was paid $30,000 to write a TV pilot, which eventually became a 121-page script called "Lost."
Spinner is now suing ABC and Touchstone Television, claiming the network passed on the show in '77, '91 and '94 ... then suddenly created an exact replica with Touchstone in 2004.
Spinner lists a ton of similarities in his suit -- which was filed on July 10 -- notably an "airplane headed to Los Angeles [that] crashes into a tropical jungle-like environment."
Spinner also alleges the new "Lost" characters -- including Jack, Locke, Sayid, Kate and Sawyer -- are all rip-offs ... down to their occupations and dark pasts.
The comparisons go on and on. Spinner is suing for damages and a cut of royalties, profits and a bunch of other stuff. Spinner tried to sue a few years ago, but it was dismissed for procedural reasons.
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Apparently TMZ has this slightly wrong.... this is not a new lawsuit... he filed it after the 1st season. Too close for comfort, as far as I'm concerned. When you have time, the comments are pretty good at the above link.
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40. He filed this lawsuit FOUR YEARS AGO. (Not recently as TMZ would have you believe)
Here is a link to the article on the lawsuit. Check the date on the piece.
http://www.tv.com/story/571.html
Posted at 8:16PM on Jul 13th 2009 by WTF?
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