J.J. Abrams is one busy man.His Bad Robot projects coming up for the new year include our 1-18-08 as well as the newest season of 'Lost,' a project for HBO (rumored cancer survivor story), and the new Star Trek movie.
Now add a new series for Fox that Abrams will help bring to the small screen called 'Fringe.' The two-hour pilot budgeted at over $10 million which puts it near the 'Lost' budget.
Variet explains the storyline of Fringe' as:
"...elements of "The X-Files" and Paddy Chayefsky's "Altered States" with what Abrams calls "a slight 'Twilight Zone' vibe." It will focus on brilliant but possibly crazy research scientist Walter Bishop, his estranged son and a female FBI agent who brings them together..."(source)
Hmmm My friend just send me a link to another similar 'viral marketing’ website… wonder what this one is about. www.yuis30.com ?? there is timer that is counting down..
ReplyDeleteHmmm...interesting. I'll have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone else notice the fascination with the number "6"
ReplyDeleteThere are 6 pictures on the site.
She says in the second video "The answer to your question is Sex 6 times", and 6 minutes after you log onto 1-18-08.com, the roar happens.
Everything is also pointing to a Deep Sea Monster from Asia.
I hope it's not Godzilla 2.
It looks like its going to be some kind of invasion movie. There's some pretty interesting stuff happening with the Tagruato site. Note that the drilling stations are named after mythic Japanese emperors who relate to a larger framework of colonization and "others" from beneath the sea. Its also notable that the stations are strategically located, so I'm assuming that the plot will have something to do with Tagruato launching some kind of robot/monster attack on 1-18-08. Combine that with info that's hidden elsewhere on the net, and it looks like we're going to get a big serving of post-9/11 reimagining (handheld video of NYC destruction/use of 1-18-08 like the use of 9-11-01) and the fear of reverse colonization by a mysterious "other" dumped on us. Abrams knows how to push all the right buttons...
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