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rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

[META] NBC 8-8-08

**Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:34 am

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Lasher · Boot Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 39

Actually this date has nothing to do with NBC trying to cash in on the film. The simple fact is like most recent years these dates, like 7-7-07 or 6-6-06 are the most popular for various reasons. They are the most populare dates for weddings for example. The amount of people getting married on these dates make up for about 25% of the of any years total.

And this is just one examle the 2008 Olympics is another great reason to start the show on 8-8-08.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:57 am

Kingpin

Plus the number 8 is considered lucky by the Chinese. So yeah, absolutely no significance to Cloverfield.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:56 am

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rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

You don't see the relationship between the two?

Ok, I was pressing a point a bit hard. I'm sure that NBC had the 8-8-08 thing going for a while. But, I'm also sure that I am not the only one who is reminded of 1-18-08 by this.

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8-8-08.com was created/registered in May 2006. It is set to expire in 2008. Wonder if the owner hopes to sell it to NBC.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:15 am

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**Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:21 am

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Rose, I agree. I noticed it too when I saw an ad on NBC the other night.

For others, maybe think of it as a new "style" or trend in marketing. Like orange & green was a trend for websites, or glossy looking buttons were a trend online, etc. NBC noticed JJ's movie and how much it drew people with his trailer, hence people are searching online (google & the like) for date formats 1-18-08, etc. NBC *might* have drawn a slight parallel in people's minds by keeping the date in the same relative format and making it stand alone in it's commercials.
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**Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:53 pm

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R30028 · Greenhorn Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 5

I would be willing to bet that NBC's marketing team deciding to make the 8/8/8 so prominent had absolutely nothing with jj abrams' movie. just because they both have 8s in them doesn't make them related

**Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:29 pm

Helo

I know a lot of people on this forum might find it hard to believe, but not everything is related to 1-18-08. And not everything you see is a clue or a hint...

There are drugs available for OCD... I'm just saying...

**Posted:** Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:47 pm

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