FOX’s “Alcatraz” Viral Turns Into Sweepstakes Dan Koelsch, February 1, 2012 On Friday we updated you on the latest part of the Legends of Alcatraz viral campaign for FOX’s new mystery show Alcatraz. A select few actually got to go on a special tour of the prison island and collect some viral clues. Find out what happened after the jump. Collider has the details of the scavenger hunt from the viral event, which included some pretty cool items. Read the fan-written description of the event over there, but if you couldn’t make it, then you are still in luck. The Legends of Alcatraz website has some puzzles you can play in order to get more entries into their Ford sweepstakes. There are five puzzles open now, with more added every week. We don’t want to spoil the fun, so we won’t give you the answers.Let us know in the comments below if you like the fact this has turned into a sweepstakes, or would you have rather had more complex narrative viral campaign?P.S. The FOX YouTube channel looks to be starting a series of videos that have Dr. Soto (Jorge Garcia) giving a tour of Alcatraz. Could this be part of the viral campaign, or simply a nice little online exclusive for fans? Watch Part 1 below. ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing Viral Videos AlcatrazFoxLegends of Alcatraz
SNL Takes On Taken 2 and California October 14, 2012October 14, 2012Saturday Night Live had Up All Night star Christina Applegate as host last night. My favorite sketch of the night was Tech Talk: iPhone 5, but we got two good movie/TV sketches as well. There’s a trailer for a movie that combines Taken 2 and Expendables 2, as well as… Read More
WETA Sells New Book “The Art of District 9”, More Nominations From Spike September 6, 2010September 6, 2010Even a year after its release, District 9 just can’t stop its roll of nominations and merchandise. Visual effects production house WETA’s new book, The Art of District 9: WETA Workshop, contains more than just a series of concept art pictures. Adding to that, SPIKE TV has nominated District 9… Read More
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Inspector Spacetime! “Community” Actor Launches Webseries Based on Character September 16, 2012September 16, 2012When Travis Richey shot his first scene as Inspector Spacetime (Community‘s Doctor Who equivalent), he immediately saw the potential of the character outside of a cameo here and there. So Richey set out to create a web series with his writing partner and pitched it to NBC and Sony. That… Read More