Melissa George in; LOST IN OZ, cancelled 2002 pilot (tv series). Promo info, Fair Use

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As the Disney film; Oz the Great and Powerful has just been released in Cinemas, we feel it interesting to point out that our fascination of Oz has been evident for many years indeed. Aside from the various films and known variations and spin offs (one of which featured the Muppets) is this rarely seen (and never to officially see the light of day) gem; Lost in Oz. Lost in Oz was an interesting concept and featured a great cast including the hugely talented Melisa George and Mia Sara. A television pilot for a planned series, an original sequel to The Wizard of Oz was therefore set to be shown in 2002 and of course was inspired by the Oz books of L. Frank Baum. The series was planned to start Sep 1, 2002 but was cancelled, perhaps because the special effects required for each episode would have been too expensive. The pilot was made, but never released and since cancelled. This now never to be used pilot was written by David Hayter, screenwriter of the first two X-Men films, and directed by Mick Garris. It is interesting that many fans wrongly assume that Tim Burton was involved with this production, because he was set to make a movie called Lost in Oz in 2000, but the project was shelved before it was filmed. However it does seem from watching this TV pilot that the story was reused in the 2002 drama. It does seem that Mia Sara did such a good job in this that she was called to return to Oz in the 2011 miniseries production; The Witches of Oz. STORYLINE; "Lost in Oz" featured the adventures of Alexandra Wilder (Melissa George), a young woman preparing for her upcoming wedding, which she's having second thoughts about, after a cyclone hurls her into the Land of Oz. She meets World War II pilot Caleb Jansen whose call sign is "Scarecrow" (Colin Egglesfield), and is given the task of rescuing Princess Ozma from the new Wicked Witch of the West, Loriellidere (Mia Sara). They are joined by Serena, the Patchwork Girl (Sandra Allen), who guides them to Loriellidere's labyrinth. In the labyrinth, they find Ozma with Loriellidere, who attempts to kill them, but is held at gunpoint by Caleb, when Alexandra realizes that if the witch dies, she will take her place. Instead, Alexandra uses a gift from Bellardrie (Lynn Whitfield), the Good Witch of the South, to defeat the witch: a glass bottle containing a cyclone. Unfortunately, the cyclone was to be used to return Alex to Kansas. She and Caleb are lost in Oz, Alex possessing some of the Witch's magic, and hoping for a chance to return home. **Special thanks and courtesy of Lost in Oz** (footage used under Fair use copyright policy and related conditions - please see bottom of this description - Original Copyright belongs to those affected parties). **Promoting Lost in Oz to the wider community based on our promo/pr exploits. As we am not profiting out of this, is covered by Fair Use under standard copyright procedure.** LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Regarding Copyright Law Any of our videos may or may not at any time contain in full or in part, a series or multiple series of derivative works which are LEGAL under FAIR USE LAW. The "Fair Use" Provisions outlined in Title 17, Chapter 01 Article 107 of Copyright Law states the following: Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, INCLUDING SUCH USE BY REPRODUCTION IN COPIES or phonorecords or BY ANY OTHER MEANS specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, promotion (PR), news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is NOT an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include: (1) The PURPOSE and CHARACTER of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for NON-PROFIT educational purposes; (2) The NATURE of the copyrighted work; (3) The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) THE EFFECT OF THE USE UPON THE POTENTIAL MARKET FOR OR VALUE OF THE COPYRIGHTED WORK. The fact that a work may be unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors. In Short: THIS VIDEO DOES NOT INFRINGE UPON COPYRIGHT; IT IS IN FACT PROMOTING LOST IN OZ WHICH NEVER GOT SIGNED, IN A NON PROFIT MANNER ON YOUTUBE.