Talk:Background cast

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As far as a rewrite goes, does this article really need as much information as it has on redshirts? The brief line in the opener is good but I doubt we really need to define what "Background Cast" means, as the title pretty much gives it away. I may be wrong. Opinions?   Hooper   talk    contribs    email   12:14, 19 March 2007 (PDT)

• Actually this article and this topic have a long history of misunderstandings. Background is often confused with redshirts and guest stars, as seen in many talk pages with regard to both definition and significance (i.e. fans claiming that background characters are significant to the script are simply misinformed). Also, nearly every fan site confuses (or intentionally conflates) these three categories, for example see the lost-tv forum thread in which redshirts is a category that encompasses background, main cast, guest stars, and stunt actors-- the admin there understands the issues, but the broader readership may not. Further confusing the issue are times when guest star lines are deleted, or when a background is given lines for one episode. A definition of terms is clearly needed. -- ^Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯  ^Talk  11:44, 6 April 2007 (PDT)

Blond Guy?

I assume Tailie #14 is the blond guy?--Phil (talk) 12:09, 19 April 2007 (PDT)

He could also be the Curly-Haired Guy. The fact that his hair appears that it could be both blond and curly is one reason I didn't try to assign him to a specific one of the first three taken. -- JoserKyind 19:27, 19 April 2007 (PDT)

He could be the blond, curly-haired german Tailender too ;)! --Soul Provider 05:38, 21 April 2007 (PDT)

Original 7

• If anyone has information on who the original SEVEN middle section background were, please post here, or message a sysop, along with your source (e.g. you talked to the bg cast, or you read it at a URL). -- ^Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯  ^Talk  22:33, 19 April 2007 (PDT)
  • What do you mean original seven? JoserKyind 16:28, 20 April 2007 (PDT)
    • Originally, there were supposed to be only seven background characters. The producers were allowed more from ABC, apparently--Phil (talk) 07:46, 21 April 2007 (PDT)
      • Okay, I see what you're talking about. However, from what it says, it seems as though that was a decision made before production began on the show. Therefore, I rather doubt that there are any people that could really be considered to be the "original seven". JoserKyind 23:04, 21 April 2007 (PDT)

Others Tailies names

• If anyone has information on names for the Others and Tailies background cast, please post here, or message a sysop, along with your source (e.g. you talked to the bg cast, or you read it at a URL). -- ^Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯  ^Talk  22:33, 19 April 2007 (PDT)