There's a trailer apparently.....

[serenitytrek1]

I wouldnt be suprised if we get a trailer very soon as the tag line of the film is out.

[KennyB]

Soooooooooo whats the tagline?

[King Daniel Into Darkness]

"May 17, 2013. Darkness is revealed."

At least according to the facebook page. Which may be a huge scam (complete with huge scam competition to see the premiere in Hollywood) but I'm hoping not.

[Deckerd]

If we have to wait until the 17th of March there are people on this board whose heads will explode. It will be very messy but entertaining provided you stand far enough back.

[StarMan]

There's a trailer...

apparently.

[Deckerd]

Yeah I saw that but decided the likes count thing is a con.

[teacake]

Now that I've read and said "Star Trek Into Darkness" at least 100 times I'm suddenly in love with this title.

[Temis the Vorta]

I could see the likes-count thing being real. They're still in the preaching-to-the-converted phase of marketing, where they can play silly games with the fans and not get hit with backlash or worse, indifference. The stakes are low right now, since they're reaching only people who have decided definitely to see the movie, or decided definitely that they loathe it with the searing heat of a hundred billion exploding supernovas.

The approach will be very different and more traditional next spring when they start marketing to the mass audience in earnest. They don't dare presume interest among the vast majority of potential audience, who are certainly not paying attention to the movie this early. Most of the people who go to see the movie will have forgotten that there was a previous movie and will be mildly surprised to see a trailer for a new one, but as long as the trailer says, "more of what you liked last time," they've done their job.

[Temis the Vorta]

Kruezerman wrote:

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If and when there's a trailer there'll be fireworks on the internet. It'll be like the end of Star Wars VI. Ewoks and all.

The trailer for the mass market, sure. Still too early for that.

[Temis the Vorta]

Oh for frak's sake, I just went to play the Sims and they're doing the hostage thing, too! Got a message telling me to go Like the stupid game on FB and then they'll release new content, but they're being a bit more demanding - 300,000 likes.

And yeah, it's legit, unless some hoaxers have hacked the game itslef.

So is this the new Facebook marketing thing? Once is funny, twice is getting annoying...

[teacake]

I unliked Yelchin, just because. I don't think that was his official page anyway.

[Temis the Vorta]

For the next hoax, someone should tell Trekkies to go un-like Star Wars and when their FB page has dropped X number of likes, then we get a trailer.

[teacake]

Okay that's good!!

[Temis the Vorta]

It would have to be hoaxers because if Paramount tried it, Facebook would shut it down. Anyone remember the infamous Whopper Sacrifice?

WE should do it!!!

[teacake]

I never heard of that, that's pretty funny!

I'd have no trouble unfriending a friend to get a free hamburger. But I'd feel like a traitor if I unfriended Star Wars