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Firefly Movie Using Viral Marketing?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the clips-and-crazies dept.

CABridges writes "According to the official movie site, some interesting "security excerpts" have begun popping up online, first at iFilm. The videos (two, so far) appear to depict River Tam during various stages of her incarceration and mental capacity. More to come?" Also, in vaguely related and somewhat humorous news XJHardware writes "For those of you who really need an obsessive/compulsive hobby here's a good example. Seems this fellow Chris Doyle built a model of Serenity from the upcoming movie and too-quickly canceled series Firefly."

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  1. Viral Marketing by kevin_conaway · · Score: 4, Informative

    For those that don't know (myself included), Wikipedia is your friend

    1. Re:Viral Marketing by mmkkbb · · Score: 4, Informative

      Not exactly. It's socially engineered word-of-mouth.

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      -mkb
    2. Re:Viral Marketing by Harbinjer · · Score: 4, Informative

      Issn't that called astro-turfing? In other words artificial grass-roots type thing?

      Or is this somehow the same thing?

  2. Ahem -- Lego by sigmaseven · · Score: 5, Informative

    Seems this fellow Chris Doyle built a model of Serenity from the upcoming movie

    There's a key word missing from this sentence that might put it into a clearer perspective, and that word is Lego. That said, the Lego Wash is adorable.

  3. Those were lame by pHatidic · · Score: 4, Informative

    I have to say though that the DVD series was my best purchase of the last year. I was skeptical when I bought it because some of the Amazon commenters were saying that the only reason it was getting five stars was because of people rating it over and over. However, having watched it I think it really lives up to the hype and then some. I'm just sad they aren't making any more, it was the only drama I've ever actually liked.

  4. Re:Err... by Nutcase · · Score: 3, Informative

    You are totally wrong.

    The dialog and characters in Firefly and Serenity are pretty damn far from Hollywood. The trailer is cut that way because it's a trailer, and wants to depict a typical fun sci-fi action popcorn movie, so more people will see it. You know, marketing.

    Watch a few episodes of the show. Then add a much darker plot line, insanely higher levels of space action, and some incredible character twists.

    Also, this is NOTHING like Matrix, Star Wars, or Star Trek. It has more in common with The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, or maybe even something like the Bourne Identity.

  5. Question by WormholeFiend · · Score: 3, Informative

    Do I need to watch the Firefly episodes before I go see Serenity?

    1. Re:Question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

      I've seen the pre-showing.

      No, it's not absolutely necessary - but it helps.

      The movie does a decent job of covering the back story, but it can't give you the full sense of the character interactions and the 'in-jokes'.

      In other words, you can understand the movie without seeing the shows, but it will be a lot more fun if you do.