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Emery_Cross
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Spoonz wrote:
Wait a second...what if the date we're looking for isn't from when the countdown started in OUR time but from when it started on Feb 5, 1977??? What day would that end up being? Any historical relevance?

Hmmmmm interesting point.
I will do some research.

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Spoonz
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 		Wait a second...what if the date we're looking for isn't from when the countdown started in OUR time but from when it started on Feb 5, 1977??? What day would that end up being? Any historical relevance?

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Nighthawk
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Giskard wrote:
Hi everyone, new & old Smile

I moved this thread to its own, separate forum in the Chaotic Fiction section, as, going by previous projects of the Master of Mystery JJ Abrams, Super 8 will probably spawn a LOT of speculation.


Really?!? What on Earth gave you that idea? You have some insider information you're not sharing? Wink

Thanks!
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IncidentCloverfield
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 		Posting my weekly podcast for my super 8 secrets site at 8:00 PM PDT. This is gonna be awesome I'm so stoked!

http://super8secrets.blogspot.com

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mastenator
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 		I'm in. I haven't been here since Cloverfield but this looks awesome! I've read through this thread over the last 2 days and I have to say good work so far! I'm excited.

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daffke
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 		yes indeed.....
let the game begin

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nuintholiel
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I am beyond joy over this....
this is gonna be HUGE and FUN and I love you guys, you're the best at this!!

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Banemore
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Giskard wrote:
Hi everyone, new & old Smile

I moved this thread to its own, separate forum in the Chaotic Fiction section, as, going by previous projects of the Master of Mystery JJ Abrams, Super 8 will probably spawn a LOT of speculation.

You have your own forum to use now, so feel free to create new threads on relevant subjects. Do take a moment to read the forum guidelines at the top of the forum though, and remember to Search before posting, to make sure you're not posting anything that's already there.


Thank you!

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Anteros
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Giskard wrote:
Hi everyone, new & old Smile

I moved this thread to its own, separate forum in the Chaotic Fiction section, as, going by previous projects of the Master of Mystery JJ Abrams, Super 8 will probably spawn a LOT of speculation.

You have your own forum to use now, so feel free to create new threads on relevant subjects. Do take a moment to read the forum guidelines at the top of the forum though, and remember to Search before posting, to make sure you're not posting anything that's already there.


Yes!!! Shocked
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Giskard
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 		Hi everyone, new & old Smile

I moved this thread to its own, separate forum in the Chaotic Fiction section, as, going by previous projects of the Master of Mystery JJ Abrams, Super 8 will probably spawn a LOT of speculation.

You have your own forum to use now, so feel free to create new threads on relevant subjects. Do take a moment to read the forum guidelines at the top of the forum though, and remember to Search before posting, to make sure you're not posting anything that's already there.
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Sina*Matik
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 		first-time post


i love movies!

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Zenlightenment
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 		I believe the desktop we are viewing behind the big screen will become active once everything is loaded. I think the remote viewer is just loading up all the files on the desktop, so perhaps the email, printer, and notepad icons will become available.

That means we'll be looking at emails and notes from D. Morris' desktop, which is pretty sweet.

At least TPTB aren't doing what Valve did prior to announcing Portal 2. People were actually digging up old 56k modems just to access a Telnet server. Here we get to see old technology without actually having to own it.

Keep up the good work guys, this is definitely gonna be a blast to mess around with this summer!

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IncidentCloverfield
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 		I totally agree with your above post. It's a computer from the 1970's and it's "downloading" new content. It's just taking a long long time. It's funny it's listed as bytes instead of MB or KB. We are time travelling computer logging... Or watching an incident all over again.

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Max5684
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 		PDP-11
So, this might help with some insight into the nature of the "so-called countdown" on scariestthingieversaw.com:

The PDP-11 required external disks to run its operating system and load all external data. From the commands that are run just prior to the "countdown", it looks like it is loading the data from an external disk into memory one byte at a time. Also, based upon the commands that are seen when forcing the SWF to fast-forward to the end-date, I would say that once the external data are loaded, those commands will execute a program in memory that would give us more information, or maybe some black and green ASCII video (that would be awesome!).

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uniquelywired
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 		Re: Sidenote...
kosmopol wrote:
uniquelywired wrote:
Having extensively followed the Cloverfield ARG, I can't help but feel Super 8 somehow still has some (finite) connection to Mr. Grumpy Pants.

To me, the fiery train crash is reminiscent of the Tagruato ship exploding right before the SoL's head is hurled across town. Remember the teaser trailer?

Cloverfield: Nighttime, roar, explosion, fireball, SoL's head
Super 8: Nighttime, crash, fireball, roar, mysterious face

I'm sure... actually I *know* I'm just grasping at straws here (hope can be *so* cruel), but I don't believe JJ's denials just yet... There are a few parallels that keep me wondering.


Well, I think, it's just JJs style. I mean, the colours and effects of exploding train were mostly the same of the explosion seen by Rob and Co. from the roof. It's perhaps, a faible of JJs for explosions at the night.

Ah, btw JJ Abrams and explosions, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqz5dbs5zmo



Now THAT'S funny! Laughing

Yes, you're probably right. Like I said, grasping at straws, obsession bubbling up, etc, etc, etc. Very Happy

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