“Fringe” Season Finale Offers “Super 8” Easter Egg Dan Koelsch, May 9, 2011 Our friends at Super 8 News caught a nice little easter egg in this past Friday’s season finale of Fringe. During one scene, a print ad for Rocket Poppeteers can be seen on a building. Check it out for yourself at the 0:55 mark in the preview after the break.Rocket Poppeteers is a fictional ice cream brand that has had a strong viral presence for Super 8, though we are still unsure how it plays into the Josh Minker ARG storyline or the film itself. Obviously, this easter egg should come as no surprise, as J.J. Abrams is the director of Super 8 and the creator and executive producer of Fringe, and he has done this before.We had a similar experience to this with Slusho!, the fictional Japanese drink that was a primary focus in the viral campaign, was thrown into various other films (i.e. Abrams’ Star Trek) and television shows (i.e. Heroes), but ultimately had little to do with the film.To get up to speed with the entire Super 8 ARG and campaign, check out our Super 8 Hub. ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing Viral Videos FringeRocket PoppeteersSlushoSuper 8
Fan Made Work Viral Video: “Star Wars – Attack of the Models!” December 21, 2010December 21, 2010Comedy group Pistol Shrimps have made some pretty funny and popular videos, usually spoofing big nerd franchises like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. Now the group has decided to go classic by spoofing the Star Wars saga and adding gay models to the mix. Watch the video in… Read More
Return of the Super 8 Secret (Updated) November 15, 2011November 15, 2011This month, the Super 8 Twitter account (@Super8Movie) has been tweeting about the Super 8 Secret and directing followers to Super8Tweet.com. Yesterday I did some digging and accidentally stumbled upon (no pun intended) what this site is meant for: a viral campaign for the home media release of Super 8…. Read More
Events A Quick Recap Of My First Time At Butt-Numb-A-Thon December 13, 2013December 14, 2013It’s taken me several days to get back to normal and compose my thoughts after attending my first ever Butt-Numb-A-Thon in Austin, Texas. Held every December since 1999, the event is hosted by Ain’t It Cool‘s Harry Knowles in order to celebrate his birthday, and it’s a 24 hour movie… Read More