unforum

[KrazyKacy]

[Meta]YOU are not important!

[DaMirrorLink]

actually im pretty sure that there are 1-18-08 people that come here to check and make sure no leaked info is on it, so go away troll

[Anteros]

Almost every single Cloverfield related site I visit and every Cloverfield blog I read has Unfiction plastered all over it.

I found this site more than a month ago without looking for it and I never had heard of it.

Now, the Cloverfield bloggers have spread it far and wide which, I presume, makes it even easier to find.

[1-18-08Truth.com]

Hmm I could see them looking at websites, such as Cloverfieldnews.com but not forums (I understand there is a link to the forum on ther) But they wouldnt waste their time going threw posts. They dont care that much.

[Melampus]

If they can pay a staff of interns to answer myspace messages, they can certainly pay someone to sit down for a few hours, read through various threads on various forums, and write up a summary of the theories, moods, etc. of people actively 'playing' the game. Any good marketing firm (or ARG PM) wants/needs that kind of 'feedback.'

So, it's not a stretch (at all) to suppose that someone on the 'inside' is privy to what's been put forward on this forum, and others (but this is one of the bigger ones, so if any, definitely this one). So, KrazyKacy, calm down. And, think before you rant.

[FromTheDeep]

If you think JJ isn't browsing these forums all the time you are trully crazy. Here is the proof:

JJ Abrams myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/abrams163

quote from his blog:

[dtweedokay]

[konamouse]

I don't think that is JJ Abrams' MySpace. I get the feeling it was created around the same time the first trailer appeared. It doesn't give off any vibe other than a dedicated fan site (everything posted on there is pubic knowledge about JJ). The blog starts on 7-12-07. The video of the little boy comes from a completely unrelated (and NOT JJ) YT account that includes a comment pushing subject137.com (another alternate reality something or other).

I grew up around "the business" out in Southern California. Even before the internet these folks had very little "office" time available. The entertainment business is very crowded when you are making movies/tv shows (and he's doing more than one).

JJ Abrams doesn't have time to be "running" this promotional campaign himself. He has a staff/marketing company that is doing it.

He's a producer and a director and a writer, not a web designer.
He might push the ideas, the storyboard, even some script points. He might even read a few items here and there (links sent to him by some production assistant), but think about all the time YOU dedicate to surfing the web. He doesn't have that sort of time. He may or may not be aware of this site (unFiction). But since the 1-18-08 promotional campaign seems to be more about establishing the characters as real people with real lives before the movie hits the theaters, I'm sure their backgrounds and relationships are already written out. Marketing staffers who watch the internet buzz are more likely to just get entertainment value at all the wild spec in here than cull uF for story ideas.

I have found some of the spec about the monster, the fan-made movie posters and trailers that have popped up to be entertaining, so maybe the producers of the 1-18-08.com campaign have also.

[rose]

Where are the links of people claiming that unfiction is important to anything other facilitating this game for the players? I doubt that those claims come from anyone who is running this site.

See my belief is that the opposite of the subject line you chose is true-- maybe you should have said "unfiction doesn't matter"-- each and every person who plays a game on this site is important. So, you do matter.

At any rate, to stay on topic, perhaps no one at 1-18-08 knows or cares about unfiction. I'm ok with that. It's their loss.

For the record, I will point out that the New York Magazine blog Vulture about this movie mentions oh-so-lovingly "the internet nerds" on Unfiction. And linked to the forums... (Will they ever wake up to what is happening in the entertainment world before it overtakes them?)

[elvis cocho]

jj

[konamouse]

[xxaltruismandme]

You sound so angry. I dunno, if I was him, I wouldn't need to track progress, but like others said, unfiction is pretty famously cloverfield central, so I'd definely look a few time to see what people say about my project.

[TVRotBrain]

I don't think our actions are driving the plot of the movie. But at the same time I do believe that someone is paid to read the information comming out about it. You don't create buzz and then not pay attention to it. It would be horrible marketing. How would you judge the effectiveness of the campaign?

I googled 1-18-08 and unfiction is on page 2, about the 8th link down.

[deletia]

[pegassissy]

what the guy with the pig picture said