This Week In Viral: Terminator, Star Trek, Watchmen & More Dan Koelsch, February 15, 2009July 18, 2010 This week’s viral update is brought to you by Skynet Research, whose website is now functional. Some quick updates on virals in the past week after the jump. There’s even a District 9 update! (sorta) Star Trek – The official website now has panoramic views of two sections of the Enterprise. Nothing spoilery, but great views of the interior of the ship. Watchmen – The trailer for “Tales of the Black Freighter”, the animated film based on the in-story comic, premiered on mtv.com: 2012 – Charlie Frost (Woody Harrelson) has a new blog on his website: District 9 – For those who thought the Ghost Spy website was either for a trailer for D-9 or some incantation of Ghostbusters, sorry to burst your bubble, but it was just a foreign car commercial: As always, check out the MovieViral Forum for the most up-to-date news and discussion. Viral Marketing 2012District 9Star TrekTerminator SalvationThis Week In ViralWatchmen
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