"It's 'M*A*S*H' in paradise," exclaims a character in the new CBS drama 'Miami Medical.' And that's precisely the show's core premise, according to executive producer Jeffrey Lieber.

'Miami Medical' (premiering Fri., April 2 at 10PM ET) stars Jeremy Northam as mysterious, war-tested Dr. Matthew Procter, who joins a high-adrenaline trauma team that treats life-threatening injuries.

Lieber spoke to AOL TV about his inspiration for 'Miami Medical,' fitting into the hospital drama landscape and how he feels about the end of the show he co-created, 'Lost.'

The long-running 'ER' went off the air about a year ago and since then, new medical shows have come out, trying to sort of fill the void. Do you feel like the field is too crowded?
I don't. Here's what I think: I think that shows quickly escape their genre and become about their characters if they're good. I think the ones that don't succeed are the ones that don't have characters who will catch on and who aren't interesting people want to know about. I was huge 'NYPD Blue' fan, but to me that show was about Sipowicz and stopped being a cop show ... I think we're different from the two very successful medical shows that are out there right now and hope to escape our genres in the same way they have. I think 'Grey's Anatomy' is a great soap and you come for the characters. I think 'House' is an incredibly mystery show and you come for him. The fact that there's medicine in those shows is sort of irrelevant to their success and we hope to do the same.