[lost-world] Third season news

[Michael Martinez]

Hi, folks,

I meant to post this on September 19 or soon thereafter, but my connection 
died and by the time I could log back on the Internet (probably the next 
day) I had forgotten about this.  Just remembered it.  The following is the 
text of a message which has been posted on the official Lost World Forum as 
well as Xenite.Org's Lost World forum.  It answers many fan questions.


Hello Friends,
Nick Jacobs here. I'm the Assistant Story Editor for Season Three on The 
Lost World, on location at the Movie World Studios in Australia. This is 
the first of a weekly series of postings to keep everyone up to date on the 
latest Lost World production news. Please feel free to repost elsewhere.

Today - Wednesday, September 19 in Australia - we continued production on 
episode number 5, which is being filmed on one of the biggest sets ever 
made for the series. I don't want to give away the surprise, but it's a 
location that's not on the Plateau, or even in the year 1922. Let the 
guessing begin!

To get things started, here are some answers to a few of the many questions 
that have been asked on this board:

1. Scheduled air dates. As of today, these are the scheduled air dates for 
the first eight episodes.

#1 "Out of the Blue" - Week of October 15
#2 "The Travelers" - Week of October 22
#3 "Eye for an Eye" - Week of October 29
#4 "True Spirit" - Week of November 5
#5 "The Knife" - Week of November 12
#6 "Fire in the Sky" - Week of November 19
#7 "Dead Man's Hill" - Week of November 26
#8 "Untitled" - Week of December 3

There definitely will be a full, 22-episode season.

2. Jennifer O'Dell's and David Orth's involvement. As you all know, because 
of the Telescene situation, the third-season return of The Lost World was a 
true cliffhanger for all concerned, and some accommodations had to be made 
to get the full season up and running at the last possible second.
In Jennifer's case, the production had to make allowances for her to take 
part in other productions. Thus, as has been reported on this board, 
Veronica will be appearing in 15 of 22 episodes. Fortunately, there are big 
plans this season regarding her quest for her parents, so it will make 
sense for Veronica to be off on her own journey during Jennifer's two brief 
absences from the show.

David's case is a bit more complex. It has nothing at all to do with David 
Orth's tax situation, but involves the business side of the series being an 
Australian production this year. In return for various tax incentive 
programs which make it possible for the show to be produced, we are limited 
in the number of non-Australian lead actors we can have over the course of 
a season. Thus, for the moment, Malone is scheduled to appear in seven 
episodes this season, beginning with episode #4. (However, Malone does have 
important roles to play in the first three episodes). Everyone involved 
with the production knows how important Malone is to the series, and we 
hope to have him back full time in the Treehouse as soon as possible.

(Since we're talking about Jennifer and David, I know someone's going to 
want to ask about Michael Sinelnikoff and Summerlee. All I can say right 
now is that Summerlee stories are being discussed in the writers' room but 
nothing definite has been planned.)

3. I don't have an answer yet on when the main website will be back up but 
we're certainly eager to get it going again. More news as it happens.

That's it for now. In the weeks ahead, I'll post more updates, answer some 
of your questions, and introduce you to some of the fine people working 
behind the camera. Then, when the new episodes start airing, I'll even 
share some behind-the-scenes stories.

Until next time, on behalf of everyone on The Lost World, we wish to 
sincerely thank you for your kind support and passion for the show. We have 
an ambitious season planned, and we think it will be the best one yet.
Stay tuned...
Nick Jacobs
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