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mmhernley
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Same field from Doug Horry Reddit post?

I mentioned this in the subreddit, but despite not having any (apparent) codes, this tv spot is much more harsh in the sense of hard cuts. All of the others had easy fades and nice transitions so it just feels like very confrontational almost in comparison to the current ones.


Not to mention the resemblance to the field that Doug Horry posted regarding the cult gathering...

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:57 am
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Ketchup_Keith
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Yeah from a couple viewings there doesn't seem to be anything in this one... but that can't be the case, can it? I think every other TV spot has had SOMETHING in it.

Although it is worth pointing out that the style seems drastically different in this one. Like mmhernley said, this is the first TV spot featuring a static image as opposed to one in motion, and also the first one to have a hard cut to the Spectacular logo as opposed to a fade (where the morse code usually appeared). This one also had a significant amount of black at the end that hasn't been there before (which I find very suspicious and would be the first place I look to find something hidden).

The treeline is definitely not identical to the cult photo, but there are plenty of ways to explain that away... could be a threat to Doug? Another "we know" type of message

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:22 pm
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gboss65
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video 5
e-mail received

Hi all - Here was the e-mail i received today regarding the new ad. we should be on the lookout for "maintenance ads.

Hello, Spectacular Family!

Today we've released a NEW TV Spot!

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FpyzoD9hrE

We may be doing more maintenance uploads at some point this week/next week, so, just as with last time, any uploads are temporary and are simply for purposes of channel maintenance.

Thanks for your cooperation, and, as always, we're glad to be making a better you.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVsBca1ajRgtJw2RIRL6HQ?sub_confirmation=1

COUNTDOWN: 34 DAYS

--
Spectacular Organic Corporation
"Making a Better You" since 2015.
www.spectacularorganiccorp.tk

Also...maybe it is just because I work in the audio field but the treeline of the video looks like a wav file cut down the middle... The horizon is crazy flat.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:15 pm
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gboss65
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More re: video 5

Also if you click on the show more in the youtube videos it gives you what number they are out of 3.

Video #5 shows:

II. (2/3)

This would imply there is a third video yet to be released in this series of 3.

Also, this is my first time following an ARG so if I am stating the obvious or not following protocol let me know.

I found you guys via Unfavorable Semicircle

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:21 pm
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Ketchup_Keith
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gboss65 wrote:
Also, this is my first time following an ARG so if I am stating the obvious or not following protocol let me know.

Welcome to the forum gboss65! Glad to have you on board for this one.

You're right-- so far, all the TV spots have had that type of notation... I don't think it's totally clear yet as to what the reasoning is... The first three spots are grouped under "I." and have a heavy focus on water (at least in the first two, then a church in the third). These past two spots (4 and 5) have both been focusing on farmland... Maybe the "III." group (if there will be one) will have a similar theme? Air maybe? Spectacular loves evolution and that seems to be the next logical step for me, at least.

We know that it has something to do with the initiation into this cult, based on the description from the first maintenance video:
Quote:
Sermon (1/3) Introduction. Thank you for joining us. As a precursor, it is imperative that you watch TV Ads #1, #2, and #3. It is imperative that you watch them in order. Our baptism and indoctrination program is not completed properly unless performed in those circumstances. We will allow one hour for this to happen. Please inform others and spread our influence as rapidly as possible in this next hour. You are the ones who will provide the platform in which we fight for our cause. The following two parts of this program will be released at 1:00AM (EST) and 1:30AM (EST). All will be dismissed at 1:59AM (EST). SPECTACULAR ORGANIC


Maybe we'll learn more about 4, 5, and 6 during the next "maintenance period" soon.

Sorry for the long-ish post, when I'm tired I start to ramble

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:35 pm
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SomeKindaGhost
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Ketchup_Keith wrote:
Hmmm yep the same thing happens for me when I click that link. So, maybe it does have something to do with things but I'm still not entirely positive it's not something being weird because it's a wix.com site or something weird like that...

I decided to dive into the website's code to see if there was a resource image for the scarab that appeared in case it could maybe have a revealing filename. Turns out that both the scarab and the circular design from before (thanks again for the wayback link, SomeKindaGhost) were drawn via pixel coordinates in the site code, so no dice on that angle.

And by the way, your post sounded perfectly fine, no worries. I hope you talk on here more, you sound like you've got some good perspectives.


Thanks for the welcome! Interesting how the scarab/circle logo isn't an actual image. Not entirely related (and it might just be me; I'm not a website designer or anything), but the website feels a little too... unprofessional? Like, the Wix "Create your own site!" ads popping up at the top and bottom, the page title just being the url, the "fn" favicon (http://i.imgur.com/ZOTZThL.png), and the stock image of the scientist with the microscope used having hovertext left in place saying... "Female Scientist With Microscope". I saw some people had the theory that this could be Synydyne's new work, but their Bear Stearns Bravo and This is My Milwaukee sites seem a little more polished (though their sites had a lot less content as far as I know). So I feel like it might not be them. Or maybe this is intentionally supposed to look like a sketchy corporation's website. Very Happy

Even less related to everything I just wrote, I found a really frickin huge version of their logo on their site (though my poor laptop doesn't want to load it): https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ecf780_a4b9fd4bcd5e49bba0fd23a3162315eb~mv2_d_8067_5600_s_4_2.jpg

On TV Spot #5:
mmhernley wrote:
I mentioned this in the subreddit, but despite not having any (apparent) codes, this tv spot is much more harsh in the sense of hard cuts. All of the others had easy fades and nice transitions so it just feels like very confrontational almost in comparison to the current ones.


Not to mention the resemblance to the field that Doug Horry posted regarding the cult gathering...

Ketchup_Keith wrote:
You're right-- so far, all the TV spots have had that type of notation... I don't think it's totally clear yet as to what the reasoning is... The first three spots are grouped under "I." and have a heavy focus on water (at least in the first two, then a church in the third). These past two spots (4 and 5) have both been focusing on farmland... Maybe the "III." group (if there will be one) will have a similar theme? Air maybe? Spectacular loves evolution and that seems to be the next logical step for me, at least.


I agree with both of these observations. The first three TV spots I think had a theme of purification/baptism, which is mentioned in their video descriptions. So this set is revolving around these countryside field type settings, probably related to the cult photo Mr. Horry posted. Since #5 has been unique in not having any obvious secrets and cutting to black, I have a strong feeling that #6 might be very different. Could be wrong though!

As well as this, the Spectacular Organic logo at the end of #4 and #5 is very eye-like and that is a little creepy

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Ketchup_Keith
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SomeKindaGhost wrote:
the Spectacular Organic logo at the end of #4 and #5 is very eye-like and that is a little creepy

I always thought the logo looked like an eye crossed with an avocado -- I always thought it was cute how much the Corp values both surveillance AND genuine organic products Very Happy

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SomeKindaGhost
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Ketchup_Keith wrote:
SomeKindaGhost wrote:
the Spectacular Organic logo at the end of #4 and #5 is very eye-like and that is a little creepy

I always thought the logo looked like an eye crossed with an avocado -- I always thought it was cute how much the Corp values both surveillance AND genuine organic products Very Happy


Ha, I didn't see the avocado-ness til now xD


And since it wasn't posted here yet... TV Spot #6!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOlJNHLol_A

Anything in this one? I haven't been very good at finding the morse code on my own so far. I did notice the audio gets cut off suddenly before the logo though.

(minor side note: the TV Spot thumbnails: http://i.imgur.com/fX3deaH.png)

PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:07 pm
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SomeKindaGhost
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WELP. Made my first comment ever in r/specorgcorp, and subsequently got a PM from DougHorry. For some reason idk whether I should make a post bout this on the subreddit (I don't make posts very often). ^^; Made a post about it on the subreddit. Spaces added cause when I copypasted it didn't look so good:

**IMPORTANT MESSAGE**
from DougHorry sent an hour ago (July 28, 20:40:11 UTC, if that matters)
I am sending you this message because I trust you. I see that you have demonstrated an interest in uncovering the truth behind this company, and as you already know, so have I. I will only send this to a few people, but I NEED one of you to share it with the others who are trying to uncover what's going on ASAP.

This must not be taken lightly.

I am not sure how much longer I have, but I believe this situation has spiraled out of control much more quickly than anticipated.

I believe the code in the ads were only meant for a small community of people. I can't be sure, but it seems as though my post of the cult picture that I found has agitated them to a severe extent.

I say this because the last TV Spot, #6, is a clip of my own backyard.

I suspected #5 was a reference to the field from the cult picture as they bear quite a resemblance, and the ad format was, well, harsh. The way #6 was edited was similarly harsh, and as I mentioned before, is a clip of my own backyard.

I am sending this message from a location that I believe is safe; however, I will be on the move from now on. Within the next 24 hours, I will be deleting this account as well as any others that have my name.

Eliminating every possible trail has become an immediate priority.

With that said, I need you to spread this message as soon as possible to anyone who has been following these events. I can be contacted here for the next 24 hours if there are any important messages that need to be relayed to me, but otherwise I must go off the grid.

I will continue my investigation and will send you and whoever else updates on what I find. I cannot do this alone. While I will not have a permanent address in which I can be reached, I will likely create temp accounts on various sites with important messages as I find them.

You will know it is me.

I believe I could get my hands on something of vital importance in understanding exactly what is going on, but it would require me to go back to the office. There are encrypted files that I was never supposed to know about, and once I even tried to open them myself. My attempt to open these files was actually one of the largest instigators towards the split between Spectacular and I. I never knew what was on them, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it had something to do with all of this.

Wish me luck, and stay on top of things.

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There appears to be something that flashes up at the end of the second frame but I can't tell whether its simply a transition into the backyard scene or something else.
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DigitalGamer
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Hey guys! I am new here, and I really LIKE ARG's.

I was looking into the recent TV Spot and found nothing. Correct me if i'm wrong.

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Ketchup_Keith
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SomeKindaGhost, I got the same messages. Sorry for not keeping more closely up to date, I've been busy with other things and my phone's been having some technical difficulties (usually I rely on my notifications to keep me on top of things as they happen).

When you put those thumbnails all together like that, they are pretty interesting... and now I do realize that the red splotchy overlay on the logo only appears after TV spot 3... I suppose that's another linking factor in the "sets" of TV spots (1, 2, 3 and 4, 5, 6).

According to when I got the messages, we only have about 2 hours or less to message Doug with any important questions... Can anyone think of anything?

By the way, welcome to all the newcomers!

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mmhernley
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Seems to be nothing in terms of coding with this video. I would guess, after reading the message that some of you received from Doug Horry, that they've decidedly taken out any sort of codes to "lay low" and are now directing these recent ads at Doug Horry as a warning.

Interesting with the thumbnails. I would say that definitely correlates with the fact that they are in sets of three.

Not sure how long you guys have been following this for, but did you catch the maintenance uploads from awhile back? The first ones were broadcasted following the first three tv spots and mentioned some sort of baptism program which clearly had a connection to the 'water' theme that was present. I'm interested to see what arises following this next set!

Also - for those of you that have been in contact - maybe ask Doug if he has any knowledge pertaining to the product lottery? (sorry if it's too late, just saw this!)

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gboss65
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Things to ask Doug

A few things that we could ask Doug:

1) Do you have any idea regarding why Spec Org Corp has a reoccurring theme of a Scarab Beetle.
2) (For us from the UFSC) Maybe ask him if he heard anything about the Unfavorable Semicircle during his time at the company.
3) There is some pretty ominous tones to the buried messages in the videos. Does he feel the company is a front for a cult.

That's just a few off the top of my head.

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MrDTW
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I'd ask him why he was excommunicated in the first place and what exactly GM juice is.

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