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Many people pine for the one that got away.

It was also dismissed as an especially silly descent into incoherence by the likes of TV Guide.

If anything, that would have been in its favor during the ensuing years, as anyLostorMr.

But its likely that anyone who has actually seenThe Lost Roommust be utterly confused by those ratings and reviews.

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Subsequently, the plot is complicated and not easy to pitch in a few lines.

This is certainly helpful when his beloved young daughter disappears into the room and doesnt come back out.

It turns out that the key is not the only object somehow tied to the room.

Theres also a real 90s feel toThe Lost Room.

Clearly, I had no other option at this point than to spread my misery around.

No, this is really good.

Is a week enough?

I dont want to scare them off.

When does series 2 start?

That would be the first one.

What do you mean, theres no series 2?

So firstly, would you be able to tell me about the initial creation of the series?

Where did the idea come from?

The Lost Roomstarted as two separate ideas that got mashed together.

The first idea was from my friend Paul Workman.

One day Paul came into work and told me this idea he had for a superpower.

Basically its a perfect way to not need a job.

So it would be inconvenient and annoying to the person, but not devastating.

Anyway, these werent story ideas yet.

These were just these things we would sit around and talk and laugh about for hours.

The second idea came from a movie project I was brewing maybe 4-5 years later.

We started kicking around ideas but ultimately didnt end up pursuing it maybe we didnt like the deal.

But during that process, at some point Laura suggested fusing the two ideas together, Pauls and mine.

Which was really interesting, but the rules didnt quite match up.

That meant your superpower could be stolen.

People would attempt to kill you for it.

And the whole idea exploded from there.

What were your influences when creating the show?

Our influences are a weird grab-bag.

But I can pick out a few specific influences.

Video games were also an influence.

I was a huge fan of Infocom text adventures as a kid, so thats in the mix heavily.

The entire sequence under the prison looking for the Collectors vault could be straight out of a text adventure.

Moving forward in time to when the show aired, had you planned for a second series?

At what point did you make peace with the idea that it wasnt going to happen?

I still havent made peace with the idea that moreLost Roomwont happen.

I think it will.

Theres a hell of a lot more to it.

So whats next for Christopher Leone?

Ive got a bunch of projects in the works right now.

Its about a small band of people traveling across parallel Earths through a gateway known as the Building.

Its a different universe but has a similar tone toThe Lost Room.

it’s possible for you to still watch the originalParallelson Amazon and iTunes, I believe.

I also have an indie feature film Im going to direct for Circle of Confusion.

Its basically my love letter to theStar Warsof my childhood.

Christopher Leone, its been a pleasure.

Thank you very much.