Season 3 on RTE

DerryRed

Has anyone heard anything yet on when RTE will screen Season 3.

Regards

scojones

No idea for certain. Jan/Feb/March after xmas. Not much help am I?

abelard

It could get delayed a bit longer than it did last year since they're taking that long break in the US. If it started in January it would leave Ireland only about 6 or 7 episodes behind and they might prefer itfurther behind (god knows why). Having said that, RTE usually pick up new shows and new seasons at the start of the year, so with all considered I'd imagine that January is the most likey date

Creamy Goodness

no one knows, hazzard a guess at some time Q1 2007.

it's only after starting in america.

admiralofthefleet

i thought it was january, ireland ran only 3 or 4 weeks behind the u.s at some points last series.
the reason i said i thought it was january is because im sure i saw an ad in the rte giude or heard it from someone.
actually does anyone remember the last episode of series 2 on rte 2, at the end the voice over said 'if your wondering when your next fix of lost will be then tune in next january to find out'
what i do know for sure is that we will be the first country in europe to show it:D

Splendid

Rick O'Shea on 2fm the other night asked would it be worth tuning in at the end of October to the 3rd series as he hasn't seen the first 2.

Now he could have pulled a date out of his hole, or he could have let it slip by accident.

jacket/potato

some much time on your hands isnt there????? Did you hear Kate and Charlie are gettin married in real life (sorry to pull the rug from under you but yes it is a fictitous show)!!!!!

Bazzy'

I heard Rick saying that it would be on October/November time too, and I think he was with RTE 2's production team or something during the phone calls. So I emailed him to confirm it and he got back to me saying "All true apparently".

So I'm going with that.

rip2roar

March 2nd last time

SoSueMe

Here is the official reply from RTE:

Thank you for your e-mail and your comments on the programme "Lost - Season 3" and having checked with
Scheduling we do not have a transmission date yet
Kind regards

Mary Byrne
Information Officer

trishw78

i don't what his name is on today fm at about 3pm but he said januaryfor season 3

qwertplaywert

imagine they started in march....and showed lost at 9m,prision break at 10pm,and 24 at 11pm all on monday night/........would be besty schelling EVER!

SoSueMe

Jauary seems likely to me. If the show the first 6 episodes in January to mid febuary then they should hopefully only be a week behind ABC when the seaond half of season 3 returns in mid Febuary and this might persuade downloaders realise its barely worth their while.

Basq

I don't think the show will be shown at least before it gets back on track with the second session of the new series in the US. RTE will never want that massive break (and thus bomb the schedules with Lost repeats) so that puts the show out til at least January.

And it seems unlikely RTE will ever be that close to ABC's airings. 3 - 4 weeks is plausible but a week behind is very doubtful. So i'm betting February.

chasm

todays irish mail on sunday tv guide said the 3rd series starts on rte 2 next month, which is probably right, as im due to go away for a week,so no doubt it will be the week i go!!

Bazzy'

I guess Rick was right then, excellent. I guess there will be a small wait for the "mini-series" is only 6 episodes long.

Little Lost is better than no Lost.

qwertplaywert

SO that means the main arc wont be on till aroudn feb/mar

Keyzer

I have seen the first 2 episodes of season 3...

SoSueMe

Keyzer wrote:

I have seen the first 2 episodes of season 3...

Yeah we get it. A majority of people prefer watching TV shows on their TV.

SoSueMe

chasm wrote:

todays irish mail on sunday tv guide said the 3rd series starts on rte 2 next month, which is probably right, as im due to go away for a week,so no doubt it will be the week i go!!

That's great news. But, how reliable is the info as the e-mail I got back from RTE vague to say the least.

MeTV

Well, The Panel returned for a fourteen week run last night in Lost's usual timeslot so that may be an indication of when S3 is due to start. Of course, they can always air it at a different time or on a different night

christo82

Didn't the first series used to be on at 9 o'clock though, which was a better time for it to be honest. And all that's in that time slot is repeats of naked camera and the ex-files which I doubt gets a very long series.

So hopefully, by the end of next month, both these will be finished and we'll have Lost to watch before the 'verging-on-racism':eek: Panel team comes on.

qwertplaywert

when there was a doulbe bill it started at 9pm in season 2.....

Laguna

The smart money is on January.

qwertplaywert

BUT 2 sources have siad next month,..........

SoSueMe

RTE better hurry up and show it soon or face loosing out on ratings to Sky One sice they plan on showing it in January.

SoSueMe

Correction. SKY ONE have confirmed they are showing it in Novemeber. RTe better pull their socks up fast.

qwertplaywert

WHAT!SKY ARE showing lost?!since when has this been know?
if so i dont care sice i have sky

snapjiggyfluff

it kinda has to be on RTE ssoon. they'll lose a lot of viewers if Sky get there first,

doh.ie

SoSueMe wrote:

Yeah we get it. A majority of people prefer watching TV shows on their TV.

To be fair, I'd say the majority of those who don't watch Lost via traditional 'broadcast' means still watch it on an actual TV. At least, all those I know certainly do. DivX DVD players, Xbox Mods and PCs/laptops with TV Out make this as enjoyable an experience.

As for the likely RTE scheduling of season three, unless they are *completely insane*, this will be at least a week before Sky One's launch. If they leave it until January or February, they can kiss goodbye to the ratings of the past two years. This show is all about the immediacy - the ability to discern plot developments at the earliest opportunity (which means beyond reading them in advance for most of us) - and for that reason, the broadcaster who launches first in this case will win.

I suspect RTE will become wise to this if they haven't already. Expect Lost in November, at least as early, if not earlier than Sky One. If not, expect far fewer viewers tuning in come 2007.

(Sidenote: For what its worth, I don't think Sky One did '24' fans any favours by acquiring it - wonky ad placements within the show, some edits and the loss of the 'Pure 24' fan series on BBC3. I doubt that Lost's move to Sky One will necessarily be better than having the show played out in the way it was - relatively neatly on C4 and E4.)

sarahp

just heard on today fms news that RTE have secured the deal to show the first episode of the third series of LOST on Tuesday 31st October 2006.
horray

fishneedbikes

Heard on Radio today that Series 3 starts on Tuesday 31st October at 10pm. The DJ sounded fairly definite and is a big fan. Hopefully it's true.
Mick

Basq

Mick.. surely you couldn't have missed the post directly before yours .. and an hour earlier!

daisychain

doh.ie wrote:

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(Sidenote: For what its worth, I don't think Sky One did '24' fans any favours by acquiring it - wonky ad placements within the show

can't be any worse than the lucozade ads
I will be away that week :mad:
Any chance sky will show ep1 before rte show ep2?
Can't get the hang of the downloading thing

CiaranC

SoSueMe wrote:

Yeah we get it. A majority of people prefer watching TV shows on their TV.

Huh? What do you think people who download episodes watch them on?

Basq

CiaranC wrote:

Huh? What do you think people who download episodes watch them on?

Yes.. and with that, a prayer:

"God bless my XBOX, XBMC, my 250GB external hard drive and SMB Shares...!"



\/ EDIT: wba88, NAIVE ALERT!

wba88

their pc obviously

CiaranC

Holy moly, no wonder yis are all watchin these on RTE with their lucozade promos and 5 ad breaks!

doh.ie

wba88 wrote:

their pc obviously

I don't think so. This probably isn't the right place to do a survey, but I'd bet the majority of those watching Lost from ABC - or non-broadcast TV generally are doing so on one of:
1) A PC/laptop connected to a TV via TV Out
2) A Divx DVD player
3) A modified Xbox with DivX capable XBMC

Mehh

wba88 wrote:

their pc obviously

Well you can pick up divx enabled dvd players pretty cheap these days.

MisterAnarchy

SoSueMe wrote:

Yeah we get it. A majority of people prefer watching TV shows on their TV.

Yip High Definition ,5.1 surround sound RTE TV is it ?:rolleyes:

SoSueMe

Thank you for your mail. I'm delighted to tell you that Series 3 of Lost begins on RTÉ Two on Tuesday 31st October at 10pm

Best regards
Kay Smith
RTÉ Information

JBoyle4eva

Can you believe. I've no internet for a week and then all this news about lost on Sky1 & RTÉ early airdates comes out.

I've missed all the drama.

MisterAnarchy

RTE will only be 4 episodes behind the US.
Thats pretty impressive.

qwertplaywert

any news on if they will show 1 ep a week for the first arc[first 6]then take a hugh break till it starts again in america?

SoSueMe

Yes they will be taking a break once the first 6 episodes finish but will resume in Febuary when the final 17 episodes return.

ITs pretty impressive for RTE to be the first country outside the US and Canada to have shown the new series.

Killaqueen!!!

From the Independent today : 31st October at 10pm!!!! cant wait!!

qwertplaywert

have rte confirmed the feb date?

SoSueMe

qwertplaywert wrote:

have rte confirmed the feb date?

No, the date hasn't even been set in the US yet.

qwertplaywert

ok thanks for all the work getting this halloween date guys!!!

SoSueMe

start date for season 3 on Sky One

Dear
Thank you for your email regarding Lost.

I'm delighted to be able to tell you that Sky have acquired the rights to years 3 and 4.

I can confirm that Lost will broadcast on Sky One on Sunday 19/11/06 with the first 2 episodes of the 3rd season broadcasting ay 10pm and 11pm, and then on a weekly on Sundays at 10pm. It will be repeated throughout the week on Sky One and Two, however programmes schedules are all subject to change.