Rossum Corporation has new website.
In a clever way to promote Dollhouse's return in December, the Rossum Corporation has set up its own website explaining its mission. It includes the locations of some of the regional offices that could also be doubling as "Dollhouses". There's even a response to Senator Daniel Perrin's investigation which will be part of the show next month.
The response can be found here.
ETA: Also, note that one of the regional offices is Cleveland. Isn't that where a Hellmouth is supposed to be?
November 09 2009
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About membership.
savagenapkin | November 09, 13:49 CET
But with a simple FCC database search, we know its an unlisted number in Seattle, WA, USA.
alexreager | November 09, 13:58 CET
eyes of the world | November 09, 14:04 CET
Of particular relevance, I noticed this snippet:
5 years? Superior genetic disposition? What could this "internship" entail, I wonder...
Edit: Also creepy:
Contact us now for a confidential evaluation:
It would be interesting to see what email they send back!
[ edited by AnotherFireflyfan on 2009-11-09 23:41 ]
AnotherFireflyfan | November 09, 14:31 CET
viewingfigures | November 09, 14:34 CET
This site is creepy and fun, I like it.
JAYROCK | November 09, 14:59 CET
zombiecow | November 09, 15:08 CET
Satai (with Punsch) | November 09, 15:11 CET
:)
didifallasleep | November 09, 15:18 CET
AnotherFireflyfan | November 09, 15:21 CET
Is there any word on whether this is an official Fox creation, or if it's a fan effort? The domain registration information is particularly mysterious.
JenskiJen | November 09, 15:27 CET
DeezyG | November 09, 15:30 CET
@theonetruebix | November 09, 15:47 CET
DeezyG | November 09, 15:53 CET
eyes of the world | November 09, 15:56 CET
And the meta description is
...interesting.
starlady | November 09, 16:05 CET
@theonetruebix | November 09, 16:13 CET
Thing I like best about the site: It doesn't club you over the head with the ruse. In fact, I've got to wonder what someone completely unfamiliar with Dollhouse would make of it.
Tin Ear Tom | November 09, 16:17 CET
manreaction | November 09, 16:22 CET
Tin Ear Tom | November 09, 16:23 CET
eyes of the world | November 09, 16:32 CET
Awesome site by the way.
deadbessie | November 09, 16:55 CET
kjiere | November 09, 16:57 CET
The phone number listed belongs to International Telcom Limited. ITL provides callback, voicemail, and virtual PBX services.
From Savagenapkin & Alexreager descriptions sounds like the number is for callback and VM. Use of callback services would fit with Eyes of the world assessment that the author is EU,UK ..or some place with high telcom tolls.
Loose Deckplate | November 09, 17:05 CET
[ edited by mister0 on 2017-08-21 18:09 ]
mister0 | November 09, 17:10 CET
And that we should really be worried about this Clive Ambrose guy. See "Epitaph One", and you'll really know what I mean.
impalergeneral | November 09, 18:08 CET
Tin Ear Tom | November 09, 18:08 CET
thegingerpire | November 09, 20:13 CET
Jossfan_21 | November 09, 20:27 CET
Rosetta | November 09, 22:03 CET
Also loved the conquering of "toddler dementia". Made me chuckle. Not in a cruel and unfeeling way - I just work in mental health and they hand out evil laughs at the door.
curlymynci | November 09, 22:17 CET
And here I thought I might finally find a job. :: Sigh! ::
Grotesk | November 09, 23:32 CET
Was anyone else reminded of the corporate propaganda film in Michael Clayton? Also some R/L commercials about antidepressants, and USDA propaganda about GMO's.
No branch in Hilo? I'm either offended or relieved, not sure which. ;)
Holy research mode, starlady and succatash.
Shey | November 09, 23:52 CET
Also, this is very awesome.
ellerulz | November 10, 00:50 CET
But I'm pretty sure I didn't agree to this:
Creepy is right.
beck | November 10, 02:55 CET
hopitopia | November 10, 03:01 CET
After reading that notice about abdicating my statutory rights though, I'm a little freaked out!! But that's probably a good thing...freaky viral marketing is sometimes very effective. Don't even get me started on how the interactive Eagle Eye marketing gave me nightmares...
jiggyfly | November 10, 04:46 CET
Also, you know the dots between numbers on the phone number, are we meant to ignore them and just dial... or what? The whole thing is creepy and very, very DHARMA/Hanso Foundation.
Jaymii | November 10, 06:10 CET
Whedonage | November 10, 06:29 CET
Let Down | November 10, 06:39 CET
If someone "goes missing mysteriously" the 10,000+ strong Scooby gang will crack the case. (I call eye patch)
alexreager | November 10, 06:43 CET
Unfortunately, as you rightly point out, at this late in the game, Dollhouse isn't going to benefit from such an online effort. But it's a fun distraction-- albeit as an "unofficial" ARG it won't introduce anything deeper than has already been revealed by the show itself.
Whedonage | November 10, 07:11 CET
Fox have used fakeo domain registrations before with viral stuff. Recently, also, they made headlines for running the 'House' campaign, which didn't mention the show name, and they denied officially it was them - but it was. (The 'snakes on a cane' posters). Yadadada. Also, if it's tied to the Senator stuff - that site has been running images from the show which wasn't released to press, before screeners went out.
You could argue the point isn't the site, it's where the sites are going. Which we don't know yet.
[ edited by gossi on 2009-11-10 16:26 ]
[ edited by gossi on 2009-11-10 16:29 ]
gossi | November 10, 07:27 CET
Simon | November 10, 07:28 CET
gossi | November 10, 07:29 CET
;-)
narse | November 10, 07:42 CET
Whedonage | November 10, 07:46 CET
gossi | November 10, 07:51 CET
Zannadoo | November 10, 08:34 CET
twinkle | November 10, 08:43 CET
But seriously, though, if someone was paid to create the Rossum Corp site and host it on the discount/ad-hoc provider "nearlyfreespeech.net" -- they must be having to do it on a cut-rate budget. As the Proxy Services FAQ at nearlyfreespeech.net notes,
Whedonage | November 10, 08:47 CET
We have hacked Rossum.
DITCH THE TECH or society will collapse.
www.ditchthetech.com
Now to check out this site...
Tin Ear Tom | November 10, 09:08 CET
Why do I suddenly suspect that their Collections service is extremely effective?
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | November 10, 09:46 CET
I'm not certain how I feel about some of these things, but it's fun to continue to puzzle it all out and see my entertainment tackle it a little too.
[ edited by Kris on 2009-11-10 19:14 ]
Kris | November 10, 10:14 CET
Bt06 | November 10, 13:43 CET
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | November 10, 14:02 CET
@theonetruebix | November 10, 15:15 CET
Daniel Perrin's Twitter linked to the Rossum site as well. (The press response to his investigations.)
Bt06 | November 10, 15:23 CET
DeezyG | November 10, 15:27 CET
DeezyG | November 10, 15:30 CET
Tin Ear Tom, they said they hacked Rossum? Didn't look like the Rossum site had changed...yet...
eyes of the world | November 10, 15:44 CET
DeezyG | November 10, 15:48 CET
Bt06 | November 10, 16:08 CET
ElusiveJ | November 18, 20:58 CET