Outlander notes! Caitriona Balfe, Diana Gabaldon news; why Jenny isn’t appearing
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Let’s kick things off this time around with a link for an interview Caitriona Balfe did on The HFPA in Conversation. This is a chance to get an in-depth, performance based discussion featuring Balfe talking about the series — not only that, but this is some fantastic early Golden Globes campaigning, as well. For those wondering, our 2019 Golden Globes preview series + picks are coming soon. We been doing this for years now and is a bit of a tradition here at the site – be on the look out for that very soon!
We personally wish that there were even more interviews out there with the Outlander cast in podcast form — it’s a chance to really get a raw, unfiltered look at people without copious amounts of editing and/or having to shoehorn someone in to just three or four minutes of air time.
As for some other news of the day…
Massive congrats to Diana Gabaldon! – While the series author may not have taken home first prize in PBS’ Great American Read, she absolutely has something to rejoice in snagging second place. That’s an incredible honor, especially when you consider that the #1 pick was Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird — quite possibly one of the most famous American novels of all time.
What’s all the more fantastic about this placement is that technically, the story of Jamie and Claire in the books (plus many other wonderful characters) is far from over. There’s a chance that the next book in the series, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, is out in 2019. Let’s repeat that: There’s a chance. Not confirming anything here, folks.
Er…you do know that WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART's BLOOD isn't the end of the series? Book Nine (GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE) will probably be out sometime next year–hope you enjoy that one, too! ? https://t.co/IUpJMDHcMV
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) November 7, 2018
Gabaldon is far ahead of the show, and the chances that the series would ever catch up to the books are pretty much nil.
Why isn’t Jenny on the show this year? – Let’s close this article by clearing something up, straight from Laura Donnelly herself — she was asked to appear as Jamie’s sister for the upcoming season. Alas, it was unable to happen due to scheduling issues.
I feel the need to defend the wonderful producers of @Outlander_STARZ here. I was asked back – so I don’t want them getting the blame! I just couldn’t do it because of other commitments.
— Laura Donnelly (@donnellylaura1) November 3, 2018
Will we get to see her back at some point in the years to come? It’s certainly possible, but this is often what happens when you are not a series regular on a show — you need to get other work and Donnelly has been doing some wonderful things on the stage. You try your best to make things work when a TV gig presents itself but sometimes, things just don’t happen as you’d want. Fingers crossed we get to see Jenny back at some point down the line, as there are some important moments for the character within the books.
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