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Is This Some Funky Viral Marketing For TERMINATOR?? Probably Relating To SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES??
Merrick here...
Okay, first off, this has evidently been going on for several weeks now. I'd heard nothing about it until a reader called o'dium sent a message to us this morning.
If this is "old news" to you...my apologies. If this is new information (which I suspect it will be to most folks), then...have fun.
Here's what o'dium had to say:
I'm sure you guys are as big a fan as me on the Terminator films. The Terminator was an awesome classic, and Terminator 2 was just pure gold. I wont mention Terminator 3, *cough*, although I did enjoy the new series.
Anyway, I stumbled over something rather strange. Its a website for a company called EniTech, who have back engineered some technology that allows them to take pictures of the present, only have the image be of the future. A bit strange of course, because if this was real I have a feeling it would be all over the news. But that's not the best bit. Check out the videos on the site, documenting everything... Holy shit! Lets just say I had the volume up far to loud on the last video and it seriously made me grin :)
CLICK HERE TO JUMP TO ENITECH LABS!!!
So I did some digging, as there's a belief out there that this campaign may be linked to the new TERMINATOR feature film & that didn't feel quite right. When all was said and done, signs pointed to this being tied into the TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES television series instead.
Of course...the conclusion could be based on a great deal of assumption, and this might relate to the new movie after all.
I think SARAH CONNOR and TERMINATOR 4 can co-exit nicely, but The Powers That Be may want to make each title's branding a bit more distinct. With marketing like this, matters could get confusing very quickly.
While no word has come down regarding whether SARAH CONNOR will be back for a second season...there's some indication that it will return...and launching a viral campaign so close to the first season's finale would seem to bolster that notion.
If you know more, or can conjecture more, post it in the Talkbacks below...or feel free to DROP ME A LINE!!!
And, by the way, check out this real world robot:
These guys don't watch much science fiction, do they? Probably not a good idea to be kicking a robot like that...
Anyway, I stumbled over something rather strange. Its a website for a company called EniTech, who have back engineered some technology that allows them to take pictures of the present, only have the image be of the future. A bit strange of course, because if this was real I have a feeling it would be all over the news. But that's not the best bit. Check out the videos on the site, documenting everything... Holy shit! Lets just say I had the volume up far to loud on the last video and it seriously made me grin :)
CLICK HERE TO JUMP TO ENITECH LABS!!!
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From the people who brought you the Cheerionator and the SpaghettiOnator.
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If the movie's acting is as bad as the people in the videos (especially #7) it's gonna suck.
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Make me look like I'm crazy.
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What? What are you talking about? :)
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It is a Centaur Type Terminator, it was supposed to be in the beginning of the second film but was cut out.
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spelling curse on this TB
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I hope Sarah Connor Chronicles makes it back to my television screen this fall. It's not perfect by any means, but it sure beats the crap out of all this other excrement on tv like Survivor, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Truth or Dare (or whatever the hell that piece of shit is called) and Super Nanny.
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Enitech labs, Rustin Parr C.E.O. .
"In two months, Cal Ripken is KING! But I won't get to see it! 'Cause I'll be in the woods!" -
It is definitely some of the best viral marketing I have seen. Base it in reality and it makes it that much more believable.
You guys read the comments for the videos? They are hilarious. People are debating whether or not it is real. Too funny! -
is more than a little creepy.
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It's like a goat crossbred with a fly
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technology is at least 10 years ahead of what's commercially available or released to public scrutiny. Scary stuff.
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Pretty entertaining. That robo-goat looks incredibly useful for sneaking up on deaf people, "WRRREEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR"
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That's horrifying. Now I know why Sarah Connor kills people. The maddening buzz, and the weird walk...This is nightmare inducing madness on crunky legs.
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Only got as far as #4 so far but its clrearly the sarah chronicles rather than the film - an email address flashes up (too fast to see) then the message THE TURK IS NOT BAD...
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...oops it seems to say THE TURK IS NOT DEAD...
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First, yeah T3 wasnt all that great, but its better than the new show. That being said I dont get the complete hate on T3 and the big love of SCC, but to each his own. As for T4, despite the involvement of Bale (which is giving people hope that its not going to blow goat) I'm betting its still gonna blow goat. Lastly that 'pack-mule' robot was cool as hell and yet very very disturbing.
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Count me out unless McG is involved.
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Count me out unless McG is involved.
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Mar 21, 2008 11:17:44 AM CDT
It'd be stupid not to bring SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES back
by halloween68
It was hands down the best new show on TV next to, I hate to say it as much I can't stand its creator, REAPER. It was actually better than LOST has been this past season. I can't imagine it won't be back for at least two to three more seasons. Look how long ALIAS was around. This is a similar show, budget wise.
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Lets remove ALL the O's while we're at it.
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If it was for the film they would have spent a little more money on the effects.
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Was sweet. Keeping its footing on that ice was amazing... Sara Conner now needs to execute the lead designers and blow up their lab to but a stop to judgement day.
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This was an ARG that ran for a few months, and just ended. It was fun, though.
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Just think, in 3 years or so we're all gonna say, "That's nothing, look at THIS..."
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http://tinyurl.com/2nj9z8 Found that on part of the terminator wiki in the "Takebackthefuture/com" section. Sure as heck looks like the spooky goat/fly walker thing that Merrick linked to!
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Mar 21, 2008 11:59:10 AM CDT
What's scary is you people who think
by guy who got a headache and accidentally
Someone can really invent a camera to take pictures of the future, you ignorant dumbasses.
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Strangly enough the site was actually launched a week or two before the series premiered.
Since the series has went on hiatus, the updates for EniTech Labs have stopped.
This IS a viral site tied into the series and not the T4 movie. -
Could not give a shit less about that Terminator show but that robot was fucking awesome. They need to make a Mars probe out of that fucker.
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on the comments for the last video somebody called Merrick from AICN a cunt...lol i guess SkyNet doesnt want u reporting on this
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Mar 21, 2008 12:57:23 PM CDT
"because if this was real I have a feeling it would be all over
by samsquanch
Could I have this guy's number? My cousin in Nigeria would like to use his bank account to hold his millions of dollars for a short time.
That walker will now haunt my dreams. It is amazing technology, particularly how closely it resembles the natural movement of a real animal, more than one would expect a machine to move. But why does it also have to conjure up feelings of deep, spiritual dread at the same time?
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fix this!
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in case you guys cant load the site.
also they are some of the WORST acting I've ever seen, even by YOUTUBE standards. In one vid, they show us a 'future photograph' of a newspaper vending machine and it clearly shows a headline from the future. Then they show us a future photograph of a major city totally nuked and what is their response? "well we're still analyzing this photo" and "we'll be sure to get back to you when we can analize this more" and the stupid IT nerd in the back says "oh no, this system tells me that the data is totally way accurate and whatnot"
And they're all matter-of-fact, monotone, and talking like even THEY know the video is just bad. It ends by saying, 'well we're still not sure what this image really means, but we'll be back again soon bye now."
This makes the lonelygirl videos look like Citizen Kane. -
It's for SCC. I saw these videos when the show was still on.
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I only watched the first one but I love how the female scientist has to be asian because, you know, those little fuckers are all so smart!
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Time to jump off the fanboy bitch wagon....
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Funny...
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People convinced this is real.. I guess if it's done well enough, it will be believable.. Kind of like Blair Witch..
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how trippy would that be.
Well...it looks like a robot yeah? Which I hate(looks at camera) but not because it kills people. But because it degrades woman, yeah? - David Brent -
There's a lot of great information at both of these sites, enough to last a TERMINATOR lifetime. Check them out when you can.
http://sarahconnor.wetpaint.com
http://www.terminatorfiles.com
The future is VERY bright for both the TSCC series, as well as the 4th film. Christian Bale being included adds a completely different element to what could EASILY become another smash, bash and money grab film.
It's a great time to be a TERMINATOR fan. -
I've seen this before, but BigDog fuckin' rocks! It's going to be crazy to see what the next 30 years brings..
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is actually a real defence satellite yes? My old man has worked on 13 possibly more models of it. Dunno what number they are on now. Also worked on the parachute deployment system for the British Mars lander. Shame that didn't work out.
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MIA CULPA! :)
Sarah Connor Chronicles WIKI:
http://tinyurl.com/2vkpej
TERMINATORFiles:
http://tinyurl.com/39dchp
Again, both have extensive files and information about everything TERMINATOR, both feature film and television-based. Outstanding reading. -
Ben has a special camera.
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Does it?
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Do maybe ten, fifteen minutes of real work a day. Hey, good luck with those firings.
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Men in suit! Men in suit!! ;-)
If you look really closely (especially at the back "legs"), you can work out the ankle, leg, knee and lower torso (kinda top of the hips and below...) where he's bent over and inside robot body like the back of a pantomime horse…
My inner Geek really hopes I’m wrong, but I don’t think I am in this case… oh well-I suppose we'll just have to wait for the bovines to take over the world instead...
Cool vid though-kudos to the people that went to the trouble of making it!
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I like it! Got a nice creepy feel...
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That way if a real SkyNet develops, it can easily be defeated by stairs. Mark my words.
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just scared the piss out of my dog.... Bad dog!
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Crawl crawl crawl as Homer looks away
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The Resistance thanks you for your cooperation.
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am I the only one?
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Lucas must be pointing at that and laughing.
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In a couple of the clips...I deffinetly saw in clip the words on the screen "The Turk is not dead"....anyone else see this or was able to read the other things flashed on the screen?
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Yes, It says "The Turk is not dead" so this is for sure dealing with the TV show... Also, the terminator in the clip is not the one who lost his skin and got blown up in the TV show but another one. The site has a blog posting from a resistence fighter who said that terminator lost his skin in a fire battle and is now targeting the Enitech team.. I have been reading all the blogs.. A ton of work went into this and its incredibly creative stuff, check out the archives.
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freeze frame the other dialog to see what it says... fucking explorer based playback sucks.
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Best commentary on the robot video I've seen
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It's a safe bet that at least some of the comments below each of the Enitech videos are 'plants.' Faked up to start and add credibility to a debate about it. It's also a safe bet that there are a bunch of dim bulbs out there that bought into it as real.
As far as the movies and television series, I've always admired T1 and T2 as a great overall story that didn't need any more sequels. I saw T3 only once and thought it sucked less than I expected it to. I'll want to see it again to really decide about it. The TSCC series has far surpassed my expectations. The story has me caring about how things will unfold. I like the casting, too. Yes, even B.A.G. Those of you who say he's ruined TSCC for you... well, serves you right for watching 90210 in the first place. -
Just before the Turk is not dead message is a message that flashes very quickly saying takebackthefuture@gmail.com which is a site for the show
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Doesn't that big dog remind anyone of one of the metal gear robots?? It's a Darpa project too for any fans of the first game. Even more freaky when you think about that!
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Mar 22, 2008 4:38:45 PM CDT
Despite the Turk reference I think it's for the movie
by performingmonkey
They asked the SCC team if they could use it. They are collaborating.
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Watching the EniTech videos, the one after the "incident" has a fade to black and for a fraction of an instant what appears an email address (can't pause on it yet) and then a sentence-after trial and error saw it: "THE TURK IS NOT DEAD"
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An email address appears just before "THE TURK IS NOT DEAD"-I couldn't get it to pause to see it, but someone on the site apparently did and wrote:
I sent an email to takebackthefuture@gmail.com and they sent me email with numbers.
22 13 22 31 00 11 14 11 30 00 01 22 41 33 22 21 20 03 12 01 04 43 13 30 42 41 10 03 01 43 12 03 01 10 20 11 55 11 55 55 30 10 32 33 10 00 33 10 20 00 31 11 32 14 13 10 11 33 00 04 10 01 44 32 10 00 12 33 04 01 43 03 12 31 21 13 10 22 33 00 34 00 55 30 21 00 20 33 34 02 12 34 14 44 55 02 44 11 21 01 20 22 31 03 43 02 20 41 21 43 43 30 55 55 01 23 10 33 21 01 03 14 03 13 04 23 14 41 40 04 42 41 22 00 32 01 03 43 02 34 20 14 24 31 14 14 22 33 42 22 00 44 14 03 14
Can anyone break this code? -
If anyone is curious about the puzzles presented on the enitech site, this wiki explains everything. Looks like the reality game is over. A bit of an anti-climactic ending once you see the video after the last puzzle. http://terminator.wikibruce.com/Home
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I just wish they made it a bit more subtle
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That youtube vid is insane.
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Mmmmmmm... yeah. I'm gonna have to ask you to come in on Saturday, mmkay? Yeeeahh.
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Damn it feels good to be a gangster.
Fuckin. Eh. -
Eh, whatever.
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All paradoxes and time travel issues aside, if you were a terminator sent back to the past to insure the SkyNet future still happened...
These cameras would be good for monitoring the future and making sure you're "on course" so to speak...
Kind of like a "time compass." -
I like how the terminators inserting the secret email addresses in the video are careful not to include the “@” symbol.
Terminators hate spam! -
Seriously, does the Pentagon have secret semiconductor fab plants built underground churning out 5nm 100-core microprocessors and PC10000 RAM to boot? We're talking about the same US government that let American memory chip companies like Micron get hammered by the Japanese and Koreans and their subsidies and price fixing behavior simply because the US government nixed the IBM sponsored scheme to create the "US Memories" consortium back in the late 80s. If the US government had any design on being years ahead of the industry, it would have never allowed Intel to gain such a foothold on the industry because their chips blew compared to what Motorola offered prior to the Intel Core processor family 4 years ago. The Motorola 680x0 family of processors blew away the 8088, 8086, 80286, 80386, and the 80486, and that's from a family of chips that debuted in 1979. Intel's 8088 was designed to run Coke vending machines, not powerful computers...and that's what the industry got stuck around, all because the morons at IBM declared that the 68000 was too powerful for simple business tasks that the IBM PC was meant for. Their PC engineers are a pox upon the industry when one considers that the deceased Jay Miner, father of the Atari 2600 and the 400/800 computers, quit Atari because management did not want to fund him developing a computer based upon the 68000; he later went on to create the Amiga, which like the Apple Mac and the Atari ST, were all based upon the very 68000 chip at their debuts. Continuing, the Pentagon gets hacked by Chinese script kiddies on a daily basis, thus again, I doubt DARPA is 10 years ahead even if it is not running their shop on Microsoft software [which the Pentagon is; the NSA uses a lot of BSD, thankfully].
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Your Office gag earlier, that's some funny shit right there. Good job.
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90% cool ideaexecuted at 60%One of many problems with it. Ya know, if you're gonna yell out in terror, then yell out in terror. Don't hold back like you're afraid you'll blow out the mic. That just makes for a shitty performance.
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