This week, it is my honor to be interviewing Jeffrey Lieber, a writer who's been very active in both film and television. To some of you, his name might be most familiar as a co-creator of Lost. Others of you might know him as the writer of the film adaptation of Tuck Everlasting. For many years now, Jeff has been a working TV writer. In addition to creating Miami Medical, he's also worked on The Whole Truth, Chase, Pan Am and Necessary Roughness. His latest project is an FX drama called Crash and Burn, which is centered on the lives of stuntmen in the pre-CGI era of filmmaking.
Jeff is also known around the blogsphere for his list of 200 "Showrunner Rules," which are handily archived here thanks to fellow blog warrior Scott Myers of Go Into The Story.
And don't forget to follow Jeff on Twitter.
In our first segment, I dive right in and ask Jeff how he got his first agent.
In our second segment, Jeff discusses his first script sale, his first produced film, and his shift from features into television.
Come back every day this week for the remaining parts of the interview!
Part 3 - The early genesis of Lost
Part 4 - The process of developing a show
Part 5 - Cable TV vs. Network TV
Part 6 - The Bitter Questions
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