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[Cathy Siena]

IMDb Spoiler confusion?

[punxtr]

That dude lied, hard! The stuff in this forum is true, don't trust IMDB.

[FilmEdge]

Yes, Cathy, it's always a wise policy to take any plot/spoiler information about films in production posted to IMDB with a giant grain of salt and a heaping helping of skepticism.

Since IMDB is largely based on user-submitted content, sometimes people are just plain inaccurate while other less scrupulous people deliberately post false "spoilers" just to draw attention to themselves. Or just to be jerks.

Also, if this 'kid' truly learned this from his father who was a "set designer" on SUPER 8, then if his spoiler is accurate then he just got his dad fired and/or in big trouble with the studio. All cast/crew members would be obligated to maintain non-disclosure of movie details, and few biz professionals are stupid enough to throw their career away by leaking true spoilers through anyone, especially their kid.

While we don't know the true plot details of SUPER 8 (deliberately so), it's a safe bet this spoiler author is a crank. Just like the recently 'revealed' design of the SUPER 8 monster, which was quickly proven not authentic at all.

Meanwhile, welcome to uF and the ARG!

[Cathy Siena]

Thanks both of you for your replies. Is it still possible to be involved in the ARG, even at this late a date? I don't know that I could contribute much, given that everyone else seems to have figured everything out so far, but I would love to join in the fun. I'm especially interested in this one because of the confusion and interest raised by "Cloverfield."

But back on topic, JJ Abrams seems to keep his cards close to the chest, which is what surprised me about "fxsaberboy" and his so-called revelation. Although as far as plots go, the one he put forward was a lot more realistic than some of the fake plot spoilers for "Cloverfield." That was why I had trouble determining if it was legitimate or not.

It didn't seem to fit with the ARG, but then again I have never played one, so I wasn't sure if maybe I'd been missing something. I like going to IMDb for information on some of my favorite old black-and-white films, but as far as games go, I think I'll stick to this forum.

[Xeno Lambrose]

Cathy;

Welcome to the forum. Some months back on another Super 8 info site, someone posted claiming that they were directly involved with Super 8.

What was his name? Dick, Rick, Vick, or some such name that he called himself, made some outlandish claims about the plot and was so full of hot air he could have flown a balloon. This guy was a loon, and it wouldn't surprise me if the imdb poster was the same person.

Long story short--don't believe it! Go on over to rocketpoppeteers.com and join! You'll be probably be sent an email with a link that suggests that "they want to get to know you better." Click the link, take the survey (20 ?s and two 10 word (or less) questions) and you'll no doubt be sent through snail mail a certificate that will assign you a fleet in Cap't Coop's organization, and be patient--the game should be ramping up soon!

XL

[Euchre]

Oh please...

Someone doesn't know what history is, or the whole point of having an old fashioned film camera in the very trailer... as in Super 8 film. Ya know, the Kodak stuff. That's the company with the classical red lettering on the film. Just like in the trailer.

Yeah.

Moving on...

[Nostromo]

a red herring, for sure!
"Next Summer, It Arrives."

[FilmEdge]

[MimiHamburger]

who ever wrote that has terrible grammar.

[comadarkvale]

You can still join the ARG if you wish .

[Cathy Siena]

Yay! Now, moving forward...

[punxtr]

The game has been stuck in second gear for like 9 months now. Don't worry, I think you haven't missed much. I think all of the previous stuff was very experimental. Like, craigslist listings taken down. Obviously not an integral part of the ARG. You can tell by how the chat conversations downplay that the listings we saw had no importance, but rather this canister does. So don't worry, you've come at a great time!

[comadarkvale]

Everyone starts somewhere so welcome to the insanity you will be hip to all in no time flat:)

[Cathy Siena]

So I did something stupid...

[Euchre]

You are probably just seeing a default to GMT. That would work out to about what you are citing. Doubt it means anything.

As for 'rules' in an ARG - that's purely up to who's running it. The only thing that really constrains players from this end is the law (don't hack stuff that isn't presented to you to 'hack'), and the forum rules about how you post. As long as you aren't the puppetmaster (PM) or posting as an in game (IG) character, you're pretty much fine.