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Gregoriev
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*victory dance*

Check out the meta on burgermart.com:


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<meta name="Keywords" content="mark grayson, invincible, burgermart, burger mart, The Invasion is Imminent"

Wikipeida wrote:Invincible is the teenaged son of Omni-Man, an extraterrestrial superhero of the Viltrumite race, recently revealed to be more than he seems. Invincible inherited his father's superhuman strength and ability to fly and he has sworn to protect the Earth. He has had trouble adjusting to his newfound powers and coping with the reality of his origins.

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Nighthawk
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To further add to that META:

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http://www.invincibleseries.com/about.php

It's an MTV property... "MTV New Media"


...complete with the BurgerMart ad on the bottom.
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Nighthawk wrote:
To further add to that META:

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http://www.invincibleseries.com/about.php

It's an MTV property... "MTV New Media"


...complete with the BurgerMart ad on the bottom.


my bad, forgot to spoiler it.

So what is this, promotion?

maybe a movie adaptation of the comics?
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They need to make their aliens more realistic. If MTV is going to have aliens that sound like THAT, nobody'll believe it. Razz

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Franz Kafka wrote:
They need to make their aliens more realistic. If MTV is going to have aliens that sound like THAT, nobody'll believe it. Razz


This is MTV we're talking about here.
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Oh, dang. You have a point there.

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well that sucks. i'm out
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I highly suggest people go to the link I linked, then the Facebook page, then look at the trailer.

It's kinda... odd.
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Misroi
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I doubt this is a promotional ARG. The production values just aren't there. This screams grassroots to me.

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I doubt this is a promotional ARG. The production values just aren't there. This screams grassroots to me.


Yeah seems a bit odd for MTV to start by posting on a forum..and the fact that E-bay sky bag (bin bag worth around 7p) (if it is in game) is based in the UK seems a little off for MTV

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This is MTV we're talking about here


I agree on second thoughts

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Surprisingly enough, I'm actually excited about this one. I read the comic series for a while back in college [since i had nothing better to do at the time] and it's actually quite good. tongue in cheek, irreverent, good stuff. the fact that MTV is in on this probably just means they threw money at whoever had the idea to do this, rather than do it themselves. I think this is just the natural growth of ARGs and the fact that they're becoming a viable way to market stuff. doesn't necessarily mean that it won't be fun!

[didn't mean to go off on a rant there...]
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jono
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Russell_k wrote:
Rofl well for 99 p im in =) have bidded and thats my final offer lol

Its a talking point Laughing


Just a bit of warning though, It does not come with insurence so if your bin bag sorry sky bag gets damaged in transit you can't claim Laughing

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jono wrote:
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I doubt this is a promotional ARG. The production values just aren't there. This screams grassroots to me.


Yeah seems a bit odd for MTV to start by posting on a forum..and the fact that E-bay sky bag (bin bag worth around 7p) (if it is in game) is based in the UK seems a little off for MTV


Except the fact that burgermart.com(which starts the thing) is an ad on the page Nighthawk linked?

This is in no way grassroots.
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Gregoryn95 wrote:
jono wrote:
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I doubt this is a promotional ARG. The production values just aren't there. This screams grassroots to me.


Yeah seems a bit odd for MTV to start by posting on a forum..and the fact that E-bay sky bag (bin bag worth around 7p) (if it is in game) is based in the UK seems a little off for MTV


Except the fact that burgermart.com(which starts the thing) is an ad on the page Nighthawk linked?

This is in no way grassroots.


That being said, i'm doubting on mtv having much of an input into this one, it just doesnt seem to be as clean cut as other viral/args that big companies like itself have put together. I mean, the original post on uf for starters was a bit lame, although i guess it could just be pulling the wool over our eyes...

Edit:

Here is the dialog from the audio:

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Found at:
www.burgermart.com/viltrum/

Title: Alien Audio
Artist: Sam Alper
Album: Sam Alper's Album.

It goes:

Abort mission.Viltrumite presence on planet detected. Repeat the viltrumites are already there. You have served our race well. No-one is coming for you, this planet is doomed. Activation code: 4152870956.


According to google, 415-287-0956 is a san-fransisco phone number, it might be worth a go, i would but im in the uk...


As a side note, isnt it wierd that they would do a viral/arg for a program which has already aired in full in america?
The only reason i can think of is it's a fan arg or this is directed at the uk, as its not out here yet. Which would explain the uk e-bay page i guess...

You can watch episodes here, (as long as your in america):
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1591244&vid=259584

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I called. It's a recording, says something along the lines of, "Well done, your mission is complete but the story continues. Please leave your name and mailing address here to receive your item."

Wonder if we all get bags of trash? Smile

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