Lloyd Braun
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| Date of Birth | 1959 |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Job(s) | Voiceover |
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Lloyd Braun was the chairman of ABC from 2002 to November 2004. Before the pilot of Lost aired, Braun was fired by ABC parent company Disney for commissioning the most expensive pilot episode of a television show ever produced (estimated at between ten and fourteen million dollars) and for having overseen one of the least productive periods in the network's history.
ABC executives assumed Lost would fail.[1]
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Facts
- Braun ordered the initial script for the "Pilot, Part 1" of Lost based on his idea of it being a combination of the movie Cast Away and the reality show Survivor.
- After two failed drafts, Braun passed control of the script to J.J. Abrams.
- Some relevant quotes from Braun's bosses at the time, regarding Lost: [2]
- "A crazy project that's never going to work" - Michael Eisner
- "This is a waste of time" - Bob Iger
- Lloyd Braun left ABC to join Yahoo!, but left on December 5, 2006 after 2 years working for the search company.
Background
- Previously envisioned the concept for The Sopranos, along with David Chase.
- Additionally, oversaw the development of programs such as My Wife and Kids, According to Jim, Alias (which was created by J.J. Abrams), The Bachelor, Extreme Makeover, and 8 Simple Rules.
Trivia
- The character Lloyd Braun on the sitcom Seinfeld is named after Braun, who was the manager and lawyer of that show's creator, Larry David.
- Conflicting reports credit the "Previously on Lost" voice at the beginning to Lloyd Braun [3] or Carlton Cuse [4].
See also
External links
- The man who discovered 'Lost' - and found himself out of a job. - Daily Telegraph article on Braun.
