V Peace Ambassador Program Dan Koelsch, October 29, 2009October 29, 2009 Because Hollywood can’t keep remakes to just movies, next week the series “V” debuts on ABC. The new series, based off the 1983 miniseries and subsequent TV show, is about aliens (called “Visitors”)who arrive to help mankind, but in reality have alterior motives. To promote the series, ABC.com has created a “Peace Ambassador Program”. What you get by signing up is breaking news about the Visitors. There are two videos from the Visitors themselves talking about the program, so check it out below: Normally I wouldn’t even bother to mention something like this, since it seems to be a very simple online marketing plan. However, there is some speculation in our forum and on Unfiction that this might turn into a viral campaign or ARG. ABC has done it before with LOST, so it is possible, especially since both the series and the Peace Ambassador Program look to have a LOST-ish feel to it. You can check out the first 9 minutes of “V” right here: “V” debuts next Tuesday, November 3rd at 8/7c on ABC. Viral Marketing V
Watson Reviews Violin Online On Behalf of “Sherlock” March 20, 2013The BBC’s Sherlock has had a strong viral presence since debuting in 2010, as we’ve talked about before. The modern day retelling of Sherlock Holmes has a huge fanbase, including on Reddit, where someone recently found a review on the Cardiff Violin website done by John Watson on behave of… Read More
Watch Toy Story 3 Audition Videos August 14, 2010While the film has been out for almost two months now, we are still seeing some cool viral videos from Disney Pixar for Toy Story 3. After the break, see the audition videos for some of the new characters, including the most recent one from Lotso. The videos are a… Read More
Online Version of “Super 8” TV Spot Being Updated Regularly With New Images February 10, 2011March 11, 2011This helps explain some of the confusion we’ve been having. The guys over at Unfiction figured out that the 30 second trailer for Super 8 available from Apple is actually being updated regularly with new images in the final lens shot. We have some of the new images, which again… Read More