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MrDannyO
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Pixiestix wrote:
Hey guys, small request - stop super-nesting. There is no need to quote half a page of dialog from 8 different posts. It clutters things up. Thanks Smile

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bryanflurry wrote:
Oh good, I was gonna have a problem with the timeline of events if the website was copyrighted in 2016.

I again refer to the Romero living dead universe..... Timelines break down but you suspend it for the story, and it doesn't even make you blink. You'll get past it if this happens in this movie if it is good.

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Does anyone else remember when JJ said he wanted to make a plethora of various monsters, a la Toho's kaiju collection? It's possible this will have nothing at all to do with Cloverfield as we know it, but maybe he's just fulfilling his want to make a monster anthology. Connected by title only, but not actually same universe. I'd be cool with that. (Yes, I'm still only spec'ing movie. I still don't think there is an immersive fiction or an ARG happening yet)



Well JJ has apparently said the film is blood related to Cloverfield which tells me that its not Clover but...well something else. And what you said would be cool i just want another film where we are trying to figure out what "it" is, but i guess we are kinda doing that now with what the woman is looking at outside the door.

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I'm suddenly at a loss at the connections being made here. I still fail to see what those sites (which have been around from before the trailer) are now suddenly part of a game. These pictures and names say nothing to me in terms of where the whole thing might be going.
To me, the only possible lead is Swamp Pop, until they answer back about the mystery product and the people get their purchases, to see if they come with any sort of special clue... But that menu logo looks to me like a poorly photoshopped logo that was scanned, and the sites are too elaborate to be in game.


Also - since it'd be a crosspost, on the Reddit thread (...)

Here's the thing, people seem to be all over the place when trying to make sense of this whole thing and to figure out if something will be made about the movie, and there's very little focus. Unfiction isn't Reddit, and Reddit isn't 4chan, but they're all working with clues taken from each site.

I do not use Reddit for many reasons, so I humbly suggest the following: instead of assuming other users are checking the reddit thread (or 4chan's or whatever), whenever clues or leads are taken from there or elsewhere, it's important to show the rationale behind it, otherwise it seems like the associations are taken out of the blue and everything is muddled out. I know people are excited and trying to piece things together but if someone haphazardly comes up with a clue and others replicate it without context, we're not going to get anywhere. It's why early in the game people were wasting time on thecellarmovie.com without even checking the whois info, to name an example.

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AntaresMHD wrote:

Here's the thing, people seem to be all over the place when trying to make sense of this whole thing and to figure out if something will be made about the movie, and there's very little focus. Unfiction isn't Reddit, and Reddit isn't 4chan, but they're all working with clues taken from each site.

I do not use Reddit for many reasons, so I humbly suggest the following: instead of assuming other users are checking the reddit thread (or 4chan's or whatever), whenever clues or leads are taken from there or elsewhere, it's important to show the rationale behind it, otherwise it seems like the associations are taken out of the blue and everything is muddled out. I know people are excited and trying to piece things together but if someone haphazardly comes up with a clue and others replicate it without context, we're not going to get anywhere. It's why early in the game people were wasting time on thecellarmovie.com without even checking the whois info, to name an example.
Agreed. I've been following all 3 sites and some of these posts are still confusing lol. But in all honesty i don't think we are gonna get any hard leads until tomorrow. I think the swamp pop site is building up suspense which is why yesterday the shelter pack showed up and now today you have the option to "buy" it. Trust me, i hope im wrong but im thinking we got one more day till this really kicks off.

EDIT: actually i don't have the option to purchase it. How did someone get that option?
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 		This is starting to get frustrating. I don't know about you guys but I've been refreshing both this and the subreddit every 5-10 minutes to see if there's a further lead from this Swamp Pop situation. I'm starting to actually think it is in fact just a marketing move. A good point somebody made was, if it was an IG lead, then where is the actual lead? Right now, all we've found were the rehashes from the original ARG.

I wish someone, whether it be from Abrams or a Swamp Pop PR person, would just come out and say that this is OOG if it is.

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This is starting to get frustrating. I don't know about you guys but I've been refreshing both this and the subreddit every 5-10 minutes to see if there's a further lead from this Swamp Pop situation. I'm starting to actually think it is in fact just a marketing move. A good point somebody made was, if it was an IG lead, then where is the actual lead? Right now, all we've found were the rehashes from the original ARG.

I wish someone, whether it be from Abrams or a Swamp Pop PR person, would just come out and say that this is OOG if it is.


I think we should all just cool our heels a little. Meditate a bit. Time will tell very soon. Some, including me, have ordered merchendise from the Swamp Pop store. We just hafta wait and put our trust in J.J. that he would not leave fans of the original movie down. Sure, do some research on emerging potential IG sites, but we need patience. Remember how patient we had to be for Cloverfield's breadcrumbs? Same deal here.
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 		It's a slooooooooooow but rewarding process. If there is an ARG to be had, we will uncover it. If it's one thing ive learned from the last movie, it's that you guys can pull out leads from almost nothing and be correct. We'll get it Very Happy
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Magus00 wrote:
LetsGoRangers wrote:
This is starting to get frustrating. I don't know about you guys but I've been refreshing both this and the subreddit every 5-10 minutes to see if there's a further lead from this Swamp Pop situation. I'm starting to actually think it is in fact just a marketing move. A good point somebody made was, if it was an IG lead, then where is the actual lead? Right now, all we've found were the rehashes from the original ARG.

I wish someone, whether it be from Abrams or a Swamp Pop PR person, would just come out and say that this is OOG if it is.


I think we should all just cool our heels a little. Meditate a bit. Time will tell very soon. Some, including me, have ordered merchendise from the Swamp Pop store. We just hafta wait and put our trust in J.J. that he would not leave fans of the original movie down. Sure, do some research on emerging potential IG sites, but we need patience. Remember how patient we had to be for Cloverfield's breadcrumbs? Same deal here.


Yes, you are absolutely right. There were countless times in the original ARG where we all felt frustrated. Although, that was perhaps a bit different, because that was in game, while this is all about the question of if there is even a game.

Best thing is to just give it time to develop, you're right. We're all just excited that this is Cloverfield related 8 years later and this seemed to have just come out of nowhere.

Here's to hoping that this is in, fact, something, and that there will actually be an ARG.

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LetsGoRangers wrote:
This is starting to get frustrating. I don't know about you guys but I've been refreshing both this and the subreddit every 5-10 minutes to see if there's a further lead from this Swamp Pop situation. I'm starting to actually think it is in fact just a marketing move. A good point somebody made was, if it was an IG lead, then where is the actual lead? Right now, all we've found were the rehashes from the original ARG.

I wish someone, whether it be from Abrams or a Swamp Pop PR person, would just come out and say that this is OOG if it is.


Exactly this won't happen. JJ Abrams has never opened his cards (look for his Magic Box speech at TED).

I think, Swamp Pop is just a ingame gag and nerdy product placement. We should always be very sensitive to the websites we find. If they are too obvious, then they are OOG, or in worst case an impostor case, like many things in Cloverfield times (Ethan Haas etc.).

It's true, we have to keep calm. And also to be aware of a possibility there won't be any ARG. However I hate to suppose it.
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LetsGoRangers wrote:
This is starting to get frustrating. I don't know about you guys but I've been refreshing both this and the subreddit every 5-10 minutes to see if there's a further lead from this Swamp Pop situation. I'm starting to actually think it is in fact just a marketing move. A good point somebody made was, if it was an IG lead, then where is the actual lead? Right now, all we've found were the rehashes from the original ARG.

I wish someone, whether it be from Abrams or a Swamp Pop PR person, would just come out and say that this is OOG if it is.


I think some of you are just being impatient and forgetting the spirit of Cloverfield hunting. Razz

Day One, nobody knew what to think. Half were excited and knew it on sight that this would be the sequel - or more Cloverfield at all - that we've harped on for 8 years FINALLY HAPPENING!!!! While the other half immediately became skeptical and dismissive and all put out, refusing to even give it a thought.

But if you stop for just a second, back up and look at this...how this played out, you can see the pattern, the subtle nods to the original, and the potential for this to be...dare I do it...HUGE!

Day one, nobody knew anything other than "somebody" on the internet managed to drop this trailer out of left field, without a shred of warning, kept under wraps for at least two years while it was being put together. We see J.J. all up in his limelight and figure he's just forgotten about Cloverfield and doesn't much care. He got asked about this for years so it's not like he's unaware it has a rabid eager fanbase who wasn't finished. He alluded and gave props now and then but mostly *crickets*....

Even when we loyally hopped on the Super8 train, Cloverfans were still in his face about the sequel.

And suddenly, this happens. Trailer leaked online. Trailer shown at the beginning of a Michael Bay movie.

The second day in somebody figures out there's a connection with yet another refreshing beverage. Just the same as it happened with Slusho on Jason's tshirt.

We have a real beverage showing this fictional product with a very huge clue pointing us to the jukebox.

Think about that before dismissing it as some marketing ploy, full stop.

The trailer starts out deliberately directing your attention to the jukebox numbers. They focused on that on purpose, they made this important. We ALL recognized that immediately and went looking for what 4813 has to do with anything.

We tried it with 550 too...and there's no site out there promoting the puzzle. In fact, I'd wager if you rooted out the site for that puzzle there won't be anything on it whatsoever that has to do with Cloverfield.

The clue was 4813. Now we needed to find where it went.

That happened with the Swamp Pop shop site and their shelter package that's sold out. I mean in reality, they never had it for sale to sell out so it had to be In Game. And there we discover our 4813 in the price of the shelter supply.

What does 4813 do on the jukebox? It plays "I Think We're Alone Now" with the lyric slowed down so it's noticeable. If they just played the song it wouldn't have been easily read. ANY lyric in that song would be up for grabs as a clue. They'd need a way to narrow the scope. They slowed down the song during that lyric - there doesn't seem to be anyone around - when the entire focus was on what? Swamp Pop bottle on the table she used to whack JG upside the head.

And the description on the fictional IG shelter supply on the site = for when there doesn't seem to be anyone around.

Deliberate.

And finally, we have their original tag line: you've come to the right place, my friend being changed to a very familiar catch phrase changed up a bit: you can't drink just four!

All of that is IN GAME.

We weren't directed to Tom Clancy's site even though his product was placed visibly in the background.

We weren't directed to the puzzle place, even though they're putting it together.

We weren't directed to anything so far about the Eiffel Tower, in spite of the many times it was put in our face. Perhaps that was the herring. We looked at the tshirts for clues....so the shirts and Paris were herrings. It was the subtle drink on the table in our faces all along.

That's the sound of the starting gun.

Trailer. Drink. Clues.

I guarantee you that there will be somebody - somebody likely on the inside posing as a regular human who just happens to stumble over our next big clue accidentally and not sure what it's all about. That same thing happened with Cloverfield. When we were going in circles in the wrong direction, miraculously, right on cue, "somebody" points us in the right direction. I guarantee you this will happen again within the week.

If 3 weeks pass and nothing else comes of it, they risk losing the Cloverfield base and anybody new that might jump in as a result. Then nobody will go see 10CL and they lose that money too...and nobody takes J.J. seriously anymore, being teased and jaded over and over.

Do you really, reeeeally believe that'd be how this plays out?

It's day 3. It's just building momentum. Wait for it, oh ye of nada faith! Very Happy

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 		LOL

Kindly direct all whiners and pessimists to page 20 of this thread for some good, old fashioned pants kicking! Laughing

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 		Does anyone else feel that what the woman is looking at outside the door is what we see on the posterr?

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It's true, we have to keep calm. And also to be aware of a possibility there won't be any ARG. However I hate to suppose it.


A scary prospect to me, however very possible. I love the wild speculations and debunking of bogus sites as much as the next guy or gal, don't get me wrong. However I am certain that someone from Bad Robot or Paramount is watching this thread, the reddit, or whatever sites are out there and making sure the fans of the original will have a little something to sink their teeth into. If not, well, it would be a missed opportunity what with the name and big budget they have tapped.
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Magus00 wrote:
kosmopol wrote:

It's true, we have to keep calm. And also to be aware of a possibility there won't be any ARG. However I hate to suppose it.


A scary prospect to me, however very possible. I love the wild speculations and debunking of bogus sites as much as the next guy or gal, don't get me wrong. However I am certain that someone from Bad Robot or Paramount is watching this thread, the reddit, or whatever sites are out there and making sure the fans of the original will have a little something to sink their teeth into. If not, well, it would be a missed opportunity what with the name and big budget they have tapped.
Like i said. I think we do have an ARG on our hands with the Swamp Pop stuff....i think we just need to be paitient. TIDO wasn't found in a day ya know lol.

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EDIT: actually i don't have the option to purchase it. How did someone get that option?

I did, once I could add it to the cart and clicked on check out, the page said it was sold out. It stayed that way for a few hours but I see now it has been reversed to Sold Out in the product page.

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 		The only thing I see that links the trailer to anything is the price of the Swamp Pops Long Term Shelter Supply, which infers a connection between long term bomb shelter soda supply and the price of $4,813 (would anyone really want that much soda?) with the juke box playing selection 4813.. How did a soda pop company know about the plot and juke box number if its not involved? Unless I have missed something..I will say if this is indeed a game, JJ seems to have an affinity for POPs.. First Rocket now Swamp... Coincidence? Think not..

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