I think his face has trimmed some, but yeah, don't really notice any difference in the body.
I don't like vampires. I'm gonna take a stand and say they're not good.
Xander ,'Beneath You'
Lost 2: Tied to a Tree in a Jungle of Mystery
[NAFDA] This is where we talk about the show! Anything that's aired in the US (including promos) is fair game. No spoilers though -- if you post one by accident, an admin will delete it.
aurelia - Feb 18, 2006 11:44:05 am PST #1211 of 5968
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
The Partyman - Feb 18, 2006 7:23:15 pm PST #1212 of 5968
[insert something funny here]
Aha. The real translation of the hieroglyphics.
Snerk.
Kathy A - Feb 19, 2006 9:00:01 am PST #1213 of 5968
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I was channel surfing yesterday, and finally realized where I knew Clancy Brown from--he's "the hardest screw that ever walked a turn at Shawshank."
As for Jorge's weight loss, at the weight he's at, if he was female 30 pounds might be as much as half of a dress size. Not too apparent onscreen, but the belt should go in almost a notch.
Polter-Cow - Feb 19, 2006 3:10:33 pm PST #1214 of 5968
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Brokeback Island, for you Jack/Sawyer lovers.
The Partyman - Feb 20, 2006 8:33:23 am PST #1215 of 5968
[insert something funny here]
Brokeback Island, for you Jack/Sawyer lovers.
Oh my, that's pretty clever.
Or at least, better than any "fan video" I could make!
Fay - Feb 21, 2006 3:51:34 am PST #1216 of 5968
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
averting eyes with some difficulty
So my flatmate and I have now watched Season 2 up to episode 9, with the whole Computer-conversation thingy. And I've read a chunk of the Old Thread and the first 500+ posts of this thread and then skipped ahead to say (1) I'm still loving the show, (2) I want fanfic and (3) does Naveen Andrews genuinely look like an Arab to Americans?
Because it's a bit of a nobrainer to flatmate and me - not just the fact that he's playing an Iraqi (which I can try to retcon), but the fact that people who don't know him describe him as 'An Arab guy'.
Laura - Feb 21, 2006 4:07:57 am PST #1217 of 5968
Our wings are not tired.
Can't steer you to the fanfic although I am certain there is plenty.
I accept that Sayid is Iraqi. My guess is that Naveen is of Indian descent, but I'm too lazy to google. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere he was British. Other than the unfortunate pairing with Shannon I like his character so I just accept the Iraqi thing. There are very few Arabs in my community so it doesn't jump out at me.
Ignorance is bliss?
§ ita § - Feb 21, 2006 4:11:54 am PST #1218 of 5968
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I figure the minute I'd get stroppy about it, someone would link to a citation of the Indian-looking subpopulation of the Arab world, and that would be that.
I've done the parallel about Jamaica myself. I still think it makes sloppy casting either way.
le nubian - Feb 21, 2006 4:37:19 am PST #1219 of 5968
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
my friend's husband is Iraqi. I don't think Naveen looks Iraqi to me, but he is pretty and I want him on my tv.
Rick - Feb 21, 2006 5:12:49 am PST #1220 of 5968
Perhaps we will find out that Sayid is the illegitimate son of an influential Iraqi and a Pakistani guestworker. It might help to explain certain complexities of his character.