Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The Trouble with Redshirts...


This, ladies and gentlemen is what I am faced with at this point in time. The apparent mas killing of Redshirts. What villainy is behind this genocide or minor, nameless characters? Look no further than Lost producers Damon and Carlton.

I can't say I blame them though, really. Considering the direction the show has gone in this season, it would be very difficult to keep track of all the Redshirts still hanging around on the beach.

Does this mean all of the Redshirts are now dead? I don't think so. It seems that they haven't been doing a very good job of how many Redshirts there even are at this point. Lostpedia, which has been a huge help in verifying lots of details for the project, has done their best to retcon themselves to match the information being thrown around on the show.

I, however, will use these discrepancies to my advantage when it comes to Redshirt.

Progress is moving along at an interesting pace. I'm going to start contacting my team of helpers quite a bit in the coming weeks. I think the hardest part to all this is just the sheer size of Season 1. It lasted 44 days, which is a lot to try and keep track of. I've been doing my best and I'm nearly done with plotting out where everyone was during those 44 days. Later seasons will be easier because they cover less time.

Fear not though! Redshirt is still in progress and I'm holding firm to that release date.

Expect more info down the road and even a few Redshirt profiles too! :-)

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Production Delays and Other News


What can I say? I'm really sorry about leaving you guys high and dry for a month and a half. Things got very busy with the Lost Fantasy League and I kind of dropped the ball.

The most obvious thing I'm sure you've noticed is that I haven't released Redshirt to the masses yet. Things got so bungled up and busy that I had to massively delay my work on it. So, for those of you who have been here since the beginning, I'm sorry but you'll have to wait even longer to get your hands on my creation.

I am setting a flexible release date for July 1, 2009 for the first installment of Redshirt.

I have gone back and started at square one again with my notes and all. I am keeping detailed spreadsheets and maps, monitoring the whereabouts of every character on the Island at any given time. It's a daunting task, but it will make my job easier when it comes to writing the gamebook itself.

Until July 1, I will post new updates when I can (certainly more than one a month) and I'll also be bringing you updates on the fates of some of Lost's Redshirts up to this point. It seems like they're really eager to kill them all off, so I may have to bend my continuity rules for the sake of the gamebook.

Until next time, dear readers, thanks for sticking with me!

~G