See you in unknown territory: “this show was devastating”, the real reasons for the departure of Frédéric Lopez

Four years ago, Frederic Lopez drew a line under the animation of Meeting in unknown land after 14 years of good and loyal service. In the columns of Figaro, in 2018, by announcing to stop the animation of the program, he had given the reasons for his departure. “I realised that this show was devastating. We go to people’s homes, they open their homes and their hearts to us, but it’s not natural to get so attached to someone without ever seeing them again. At first, I saw myself going back there and finally I admitted to myself that I wouldn’t make it.“, he confided in all transparency.

“I decided to retire from television“, he still assured. After several years in all discretion, he will very quickly sign his big comeback on the small screen. Indeed, from October 2022, it will recover the slot of Can’t wait for Sunday now broadcast on France 3. He will present Sunday in the countryside. “I was in the Cévennes with my dogs, and then France 2 called me to offer me the slot occupied by Michel Drucker who was leaving on France 3. I first told them that I was not interested“, he confided in the columns of Cable Sat.

Frédéric Lopez did not want to host a weekly program

For good reason, he did not keep a good memory of his career as an animator. “Producing and presenting a weekly is monstrous. I love my life away from screens and Paris“, he specified. Only, Frédéric Lopez was convinced by Anne Holmes, director of programs for France Télévisions.

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