The Cloverfield/Ethan Haas/Idiocy Connection

I saw this trailer when I went to go see Transformers a few weeks ago (which was awesome, by the way) and was instantly hooked, as was just about almost everyone else that saw that movie. All you see is a surprise party, which becomes a panicked run through the streets of New York from a monster the audience can't see.

It is freakin' awesome. (More on the trailer, movie and cast can be found at 1-18-08 Pedia, a Wiki I Admin and edit with a couple of awesome people)

Now, somewhere (I thing on IMBD) someone went and said "This is connected to Ethan Haas" and everyone went and Googled "Ethan Haas," and found two websites that both work in the viral marketing style that 1-18-08 was done in. Well, I bit when I found there was a connection.

Then, a week later, J.J. Abrams went and said there was no connection. Gotcha, concentrate on 1-18-08.com. Right!

Well, now, one would think that it would be the end of that line of discussion. But it wasn't. Because people are stupid. So, incredibly, blindingly stupid. It really, really, hurts how dumb they are. For instance, there are a lot (I mean, a LOT) of hoax websites out that just popped out of the woodwork when 1-18-08 aired in theaters, and they all claim to be a part of the viral marketing scheme of J.J. Abrams and Paramount pictures. Almost ALL of them claim a connection between Ethan Haas and 1-18-08. And guess what? People are so fucking stupid, and so fucking Internet inept, they fucking use those sites as PROOF that there's a connection, or at least PROOF they're legit.

One girl, for instance, claimed that the Ethan Haas Myspace HAD to be legit because it had pictures from the ethanhaaswasright website and from the 1-18-08.com site. She didn't seem to understand the print screen option.

People STILL do this! They keep looking for a connection that doesn't exist, has been refuted by the PEOPLE IN CONTROL and STILL! STILL they look.

Mindless fools.

Just now, some guy went to a Myspace who's username was "SlushoFan" and decided, because the guy mentioned three J.J. Abrams projects AND Ethan Haas, he MUST be connected. 'Cause, you know, I can't make a MySpace claiming to be Lady Diana and post up actual pictures of her and NOT be here, right?

People are so fucking dumb.