The Tail Section

Hey folks. Sorry of the lack of updates here.  I’m actually in the middle of a move and struggling with a fairly serious medical problem at the moment.  Hope to be back in the saddle soon.  Stay tuned.

The 3D LOST game is on target, despite rumors otherwise.  The game, which is built around the Crytek engine (Farcry), has actually been demonstrated to LOST producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse who were said to be pleased with what they saw.

The lack of information on the game from Ubisoft may be frustrating, and might give the impression that there is something wrong, but in reality the game still falls under the marketing umbrella of ABC/Disney.  As such, it is not surprising that the grapevine has been quiet.

Naveen will be starring in the new horror film "Animals" adapted from the splatter punk classic by Craig Spector and John Skipp.  Andrews’ previous experience with Planet Terror/Grind House didn’t work out too well from a box office standpoint but was fun enough to watch.

"Animals" is a gory take on the Werewolf mythology, taking place in a depressed factory town.  Think Stephen King’s "Graveyard Shift."

Thanks to RJ for the tip. The dashing Naveen Andrews is appearing both in the print and web editions of Esquire this month.  I don’t know anything about the print article, but the online piece is a photo shoot called "seven bold statements."  To summarize the ‘bold’ things Naveen has to say:

• "When I first got the premise, it was limited at best and dreadful at worst. People crashing on an island — how many possible permutations can you get out of that?"
• "In Hollywood, it’s normal to have white men with black women, but the reverse is too threatening. It’s not an issue for me or the people I know, so everyone should fucking get with it."
• "Tony Blair will be remembered as a liar and a hypocrite. The thing about Margaret Thatcher is she never pretended to be anything other than what she was. Blair had this odious veil of good intention and Christian piety, which was really kind of disgusting."
• "Jimi Hendrix was the greatest guitarist who ever lived, and nobody has ever approached what he managed to do with the instrument. It was like he came from outer space."
• "Older women know who they are, and that makes them more beautiful than younger ones. I like to see a face with some character. I want to see lines. I want to see wrinkles."
• "I have to make money, I have to feed my kids, blah, blah, fucking blah. But I also have to live with myself."
• "A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It’s not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz."

- Source Esquire

Every body give a big hand to Lostpedia.com, winner of Jay and Jack’s Hugo Cup award!  How much more appropriate could you get, really?  Lostpedia is, itself, an effort that is a result of the awesome LOST fan community.  I’ve even contributed a paragraph or two ;)  So a big congrats and thanks to all the fine folks that make the site possible!

I’ve expressed my feelings on this a couple of times, and folks always walk away thinking that your old pal Doc Arzt is anti "Unified Theory."  This really isn’t the case at all. I buy into a lot of the concepts floating around on the web about the nature of LOST’s reality, there are just very few people who have organized them into a thesis which, itself, draws from every corner of the show.  Well, except for one guy. 

Probably a lot of you know about the work of Dr. Todd J. Hostager.  If you are not familiar with Todd’s work, and are series in your pursuit of a "Unified Theory,"  you definitely need to read what the good Doc has to say.  A good place to start is his newly published summary, which is an excellent introduction to the meatier segments of the site.  Yes, there are some ideas there that have been around for a while, but Todd’s strength is obvious both in the backup he brings to his concepts and the way he connects them using the known quantities of the show.  Definitely worth checking out.

Filming location site Lostvirtualtour and their partner Kos Tours have posted more photos from the past sets of Lost today.  These include new photos of the mass grave from the Purge (left), submarine, and Jin’s father’s house (which has  a Nigerian connection) from one location. 

From another location that looks like deep jungle but is in reality a mere stone’s throw from the local road, is a new side-view photo of the set of Jacob’s cabin, which they reveal was constructed in the same grove of trees where Eko was killed and his funeral took place.  See these pics and more at Lostvirtualtour’s blog entry.

Thanks to Francisco from seriesblog.es.   Here are the iPod backgrounds being released that feature the LOST characters.  Some pretty cool ones, but where the hell is Desmond?  Worse yet, where the heck is Dr. Marvin Candle?  Somebody do something about this.

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And thanks to our good friend Milkfork, we now have a custom Desmond background!

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A talented fan on YouTUBE, mrlerone, has edited together the plane crash sequence from all available angles; Desmond from "Live Together Die Alone," The passengers in "Pilot," and the others in "Tale of Two Cities."

It’s pretty nostalgic to watch it like this, and really gives you a sense of the linkage between the three seasons.  Definitely worth watching.  Great job MrLerone!

Hey folks!  Once again I’m rolling out the invite to any Tailsection readers who might be interested in contributing to the site.   I’m slowly working on opening a few new areas here to make the site even more comprehensive, and at the same time more organized.  If any of you are writers who would be interested in contributing please do not hesitate to send me an email at doctorarzt@gmail.com