I don't know about a specific Iraqi look, but I have an Israeli friend of Arab descent that resembles Naveen Andrews in a number of facial features. They're at least getting closer to actual physiognomy than giving Mickey Rooney buck teeth and having him squint to play someone Chinese.
Dawn: I thought you were adequate. Giles: And the accolades keep pouring in. I'd best take my leave before my head swells any larger. Good night.
'First Date'
Lost 2: Tied to a Tree in a Jungle of Mystery
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Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 21, 2006 6:07:21 am PST #1221 of 5968
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Topic!Cindy - Feb 21, 2006 6:39:19 am PST #1222 of 5968
What is even happening?
They're at least getting closer to actual physiognomy than giving Mickey Rooney buck teeth and having him squint to play someone Chinese.Yeah. I'm still waiting for an actually Semitic Jesus who looks like he might have been a carpenter peasant, rather than a graduate of Eton.
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2006 6:43:12 am PST #1223 of 5968
I look more rad than Lutheranism
And now I feel the need to quote the "Jesus is ___" bit from Avenue Q:
Princeton: Oh, Christ, do I feel good.
Gary Coleman: Now there was a fine upstanding black man!
Princeton: Who?
Gary Coleman: Jesus Christ.
Kate Monster: But, Gary, Jesus was white.
Gary Coleman: No, Jesus was black.
Kate Monster: No, Jesus was white.
Gary Coleman: No, I'm pretty sure that Jesus was black...
Princeton: Guys, guys -- Jesus...was Jewish!
Kathy A - Feb 21, 2006 7:35:17 am PST #1224 of 5968
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hee! TWoP's homepage introduction to the recap for last week's ep:
It's time to get the pliers. It's time to start some fights. It's time to pummel Others, on the Sayid Show tonight! Sawyer, he hunts a tree frog. And Hurley sneaks a bite! It all seems rather pointless on the Sayid Show tonight. Why do we always watch this? I guess we'll never know. It's kind of like a torture to have to watch the show! And now let's get things started! Why don't you get things started! It's time to get things started on the most vocational, educational, confrontational, Sayidational...this is what we call the Sayid Show! [And then Gonzo comes out and toots his trumpet, except instead of a trumpet sound, we hear Hurley saying, "Dude." Gonzo looks down the bell of his trumpet, sighs, shakes his head and walks offstage.]
Jessica - Feb 21, 2006 7:40:04 am PST #1225 of 5968
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I. Love. That.
Sayidational!
Frankenbuddha - Feb 21, 2006 7:41:40 am PST #1226 of 5968
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
[And then Gonzo comes out and toots his trumpet, except instead of a trumpet sound, we hear Hurley saying, "Dude." Gonzo looks down the bell of his trumpet, sighs, shakes his head and walks offstage.]
This is genius. I want to see this now!
Fay - Feb 21, 2006 10:00:17 pm PST #1227 of 5968
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
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.
Naveen's English, of Indian extraction, but I'm prepared to retcon his physicality on the basis of there being people in the Middle East who don't look particularly Arab per se. Plus - yay for Naveen being on Lost, and sometimes being shirtless. (In my plan, everyone is shirtless.)
The thing that makes me & flatmate go ???!!!??? is having several characters randomly describe him (just from his appearance) as looking Arab, rather than Indian. It's like casting Charisma Carpenter to play a Mexican - which, okay, I could retcon, but I'd boggle at having Joe Redshirt assume she was Mexican just from looking at her.
I'll not go on about it though - I just wondered whether it pinged USians to the extent that it would in Britain. Evidently not.
Jars - Feb 21, 2006 11:46:19 pm PST #1228 of 5968
I'll not go on about it though - I just wondered whether it pinged USians to the extent that it would in Britain.
It pinged me so very much for the first few eps, Fay. I remember saying something along the lines of him probably being from Bradford, not Baghdad. It was easy enough to just go with it after a bit though.
Fay - Feb 22, 2006 12:19:42 am PST #1229 of 5968
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Yeah - I mean, I'm just happy to have him there, being hot and conflicted.
The Partyman - Feb 22, 2006 8:03:24 pm PST #1230 of 5968
[insert something funny here]
A little bit of Lost news during this new-episode-deprived week...
Javier Grillo-Marxuach will be leaving the writing team of Lost after Season Two.
Somewhat refreshingly, he broke this news himself in his blog: Link.