Movie Chronicles » Gotham Times http://www.moviechronicles.com Sat, 19 May 2012 16:57:07 +0000 en hourly 1 The Ha Ha Ha Times disgraces issue 3 http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-images/2008-06/the-ha-ha-ha-times-disgraces-issue-3/ http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-images/2008-06/the-ha-ha-ha-times-disgraces-issue-3/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:25:02 +0000 Batman http://batman-dark-knight.moviechronicles.com/?p=325 We’ve been awaiting this update since the arrival of the third issue of The Gotham Times, now The Ha Ha Ha times has updated to reveal a defaced and disgraced Gotham Times editions with the traditional red Joker scrawlings, blotches, clippings and post-its.

Thanks Csam Cram!

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Gotham Times — Issue 3 out now http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-promotional/viral/2008-06/gotham-times-issue-3-out-now/ http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-promotional/viral/2008-06/gotham-times-issue-3-out-now/#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:23:54 +0000 Batman http://batman-dark-knight.moviechronicles.com/?p=306 The third edition of The Gotham Times is out now for your perusal, headlining with the title “Batman — Savior or Menace?”, whilst also reporting on Harvey Dent’s “Landslide win” and grass roots campaign scheme.

Thanks Tim and Pierre.

There’s also a new Harvey Dent email, sent in by Zdravko:

If someone were to tell me four months ago that Harvey Dent was going to win by the biggest margin in Gotham City history, I would have directed him to Arkham Asylum. But that’s the big story today. Thanks to the incredible efforts of people like you, we have changed the fate of Gotham City.

Harvey Dent won every precinct, every neighborhood, every demographic, and every gender and age group. His sweeping victory shows just how far the desire for real change goes in Gotham City.

This is not just Harvey Dent’s victory, it’s your victory. You passed out flyers, rallied, marched, created political videos, and got out and voted. You made your voices heard. And today, the entire world can hear you. Today, “Take Back Gotham” is not just a slogan – it is a reality.

This is the last campaign email we’re sending out. Now, we turn our energies to the hard job of fighting and winning the war on crime and corruption. We’ll need your help – to keep the pressure up on the politicians, to show the criminals our will, and to support Harvey Dent’s crackdown on corruption.

Together, we will save Gotham City.

Allan Cypes
Media Manager

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Ha Ha Times Updated http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-news/2008-03/ha-ha-times-updated/ http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-news/2008-03/ha-ha-times-updated/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:03:12 +0000 Batman http://batman-dark-knight.moviechronicles.com/2008-03/ha-ha-times-updated/ With the new issues of The Gotham Times, comes a new Joker defacing, with the familiar black eyes and wide-eyed bloody red grin. “Now there’s a smile”.

The Ha Ha Times: www.thehahahatimes.com

Thanks Keith!

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More Viral, New Gotham Times Issue http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-news/2008-03/more-viral-new-gotham-times-issue/ http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-news/2008-03/more-viral-new-gotham-times-issue/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:45:36 +0000 Batman http://batman-dark-knight.moviechronicles.com/2008-03/more-viral-new-gotham-times-issue/ Well, the big news today is that we have our second issue of The Gotham Times (www.thegothamtimes.com) (thanks Austin), don’t worry — the first issue is archived.

This is another 4 page in-depth look at present day Gotham City.

Batman Photo in The Gotham Times

Next up…

The Joker is back in town, he’s sending out this text:

Hey clown! Long time, no crime spree! Well, put on your floppy shoes and answer this question: are you ready to get to work? (ReplyY/N)

And a response to the reply (“Y”):

Glad to see you’re still alive and kicking. I’ll be in touch before Poisson d’Avril. (aka April 1st)

Thanks Adam

We also have a slew of new Viral websites for you to gaze upon:

Maiden Avenue Report

www.maidenavenuereport.com

Gotham Cable News

www.gothamcablenews.com, which comes with this press release

Dana Worthington

This is the site of our second Gotham City DA Candidate. Contacting Dana through contact@danaworthington.com yields,

Thank you for your interest in my campaign. We are a small and independent operation, and we can’t answer all emails personally, but your support is important to me.

Your email will be read. Your vote will count.
Who will represent you?
I will represent you.

Dana Worthington for District Attorney

www.danaworthington.com

Citizens For Batman

“Arrest Batman, but not yet” says the new issue of The Gotham Times. As expected, the city is split on opinion about our caped crusader. This is a website for the vigilante cause.

If you want to join them you can email them here: join@citizensforbatman.org, which leads to this response:

Dear Gotham Citizen,

Thanks for expressing your interest in joining Citizens for Batman. The easiest way you can join is by attending a meeting. Check the web site for meeting times. If you can’t attend, you can always lobby City Hall to support Batman and stop any talk of his being arrested.

Looking forward to seeing you,
Brian Douglass
Founder and President, Citizens for Batman

www.citizensforbatman.org

I Believe in Harvey Dent Revamped

The Harvey Dent site, amongst this plethora of new viral websites, has been updated with a new design. The site also sports website banners and some Harvey Dent wallpapers (in the 1024x variety).
www.ibelieveinharveydent.com


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Why So Serious The Perfect Getaway http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-promotional/viral/2007-11/why-so-serious-the-perfect-getaway/ http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-promotional/viral/2007-11/why-so-serious-the-perfect-getaway/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:12:08 +0000 Batman http://batman-dark-knight.moviechronicles.com/2007-11/why-so-serious-the-perfect-getaway/ And the third of the seasonal Why So Serious challenges is upon us, as was to be expected given the flurry of activity this Friday.

The new site revolves around a perfect getaway, ultimately using the maps spread across the various Gotham Sites. www.whysoserious.com/theperfectgetaway (found via Page 4 of The Ha Ha Times)

Here are the plans:

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For discussion I recommend this thread.

More Developments elsewhere…

Other big events today include threatening phones calls made to people that submitted details to We are the Answer, ToasterDevil has kindly recorded this and placed it up on YouTube:

With a loose transcription from Hollywood Chicago:

“We heard about the message you left at the DA’s office. I know you have some big ideas about being a good citizen. No one likes a squeeler. You know nothing.They’re out there putting their lives on the line so you can sleep OK … and you’re laying in your bed. Let’s see what happens the next time you need someone in blue.

Think about who they are. Check document LC6551. You know where to look.”

We are the Answer also have a new email response:

Thank you for your information on suspicious activity regarding a police officer. Your information appears to possibly be very important in an open investigation regarding the officer(s) involved. It is impossible to disclose any specific information on the investigation, but be assured that the information you have provided is being handled with the utmost seriousness and confidentiality.

If you have any further information about criminal activity that the officer(s) have or will be engaging in, you are encouraged to use the tip-line form as an ongoing resource.

Please keep this email and the information you have provided us confidential. Your information is part of an ongoing police investigation and is therefore subject to all laws governing an investigation. Premature disclosure of information could compromise the investigation.

Again, thank you for your assistance. We rely on your help. Together, we are making Gotham City better, safer, stronger. Together, We Are the Answer.

So we will be able to turn someone else in soon. We just need a time and location…wait!

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Gotham Times Out Now (and other viral sites) http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-images/2007-11/gotham-times-online-edition-out-now/ http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-images/2007-11/gotham-times-online-edition-out-now/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:07:50 +0000 Batman http://batman-dark-knight.moviechronicles.com/2007-11/gotham-times-online-edition-out-now/ EDIT: The latest viral marketing developments:

Betty’s House of Pies Stakeout — Live Audio Feed with Shootout and solution to Why So Serious Perfect Getaway

Why So Serious Perfect Getaway and Threatening Audio Message

St Swithuns Church with marriage and baptism certificates and Betty’s House of Pies

Original Article:

Head on over to www.thegothamtimes.com to read the newspaper articles that we posted about yesterday. You can also email the editor of the paper with a “letter”, letterstotheeditor@thegothamtimes.com.

Gotham Times Secrets

Clicking around on page 1 of the article reveals this little clickable secret left by The Joker:

Gotham Times Secret Joker

This leads you to the HA HA Time, www.thehahahatimes.com, a mockery of the paper:

We are the Answer

The “We are the answer” (www.wearetheanswer.org) now shows a “Not authorised” page, the defacto Internet Explorer version… which I’m not sure I should see on Firefox. This hints that the page itself is manufactured, perhaps just saved as the index.

The website is now up! It seems to be some sort of neighborhood watch scheme where civilians can report crimes in their area. You can also find these choice quotes from Gotham politician Harvey Dent:

“Positive Feedback makes for a Positive City” — Harvey Dent
“Help us make Gotham a better, safer and stronger city by helping us to stomp out corruption” — Harvey Dent

And from the Letters of Support:

In a city where “business as usual” has meant continuing corruption and scandal, Harvey Dent is anything but usual. The assistant District Attorney is shining a light on a lot of dark corners and exposing corrupt cops and city officials. He’s making some enemies, but here at Action 3 News, we think he might be the best friend this city has had in many, many years.

–Wilson Corrigan, Spotlight on City Hall, Action 3 News.

I was born in this city in 1925 and I’ve seen her go through the dark days of World War II and the bright days of the civil rights movement and the crazy days of the sixties. But nothing seemed as bad as the last couple of years. Bless Harvey Dent. What we need is more people like him, instead of having to depend on a crazy man in a costume to do what the police aren’t doing.

–T. Johnson, letter to The Gotham Times

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Dear Mr. Dent,

After all the things that have been happening, and especially the Fear Toxin attack, I applied for a transfer with my company. I felt that, despite the roots I have here—I grew up here and my parents live here—Gotham was not a place where my wife and I could raise our soon to be born son. I hated to move away. If people like me move away, soon all that would be left would be the poor and the desperate. I withdrew that request for transfer today. You make me feel hope for this city. Your work gives me the courage to stay and fight for the city I love.

–Perry Lichtman

Other Viral Sites

Some new viral marketing sites have also popped up, the first is one for Gotham’s National Bank found at www.gothamnationalbank.com.

And Remembering Gina, which can be found at www.rememberinggina.org

Thirdly, there is a Gotham Police website located at www.gothampolice.com.

And another one… this time its Gotham City Rail, www.gothamcityrail.com, complete with a map of Gotham City, clearly showing the damage done during Batman Begins in the region of The Narrows.

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The Gotham Times Newspaper Prize http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-images/2007-11/the-gotham-times-newspaper/ http://www.moviechronicles.com/batman-dark-knight/batman-images/2007-11/the-gotham-times-newspaper/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:32:30 +0000 Batman http://batman-dark-knight.moviechronicles.com/2007-11/the-gotham-times-newspaper/ So, the folks that were lucky enough to be recruited by The Joker have now started to receive their gifts. It seems that they shall be receiving a Gotham Times new paper, complete with news articles, commentaries, Gotham adverts and much more to set the tone of the movie.

BatmansJoker and Mito88 were kind enough to share some of their joys:

The articles in this newspaper pay a number of references to a few new websites, the first is that of The Gotham Times itself, www.thegothamtimes.com, with its first online edition launching Friday November 23rd. The second new viral marketing website seems to be one “We are the answer” which appears multiple times — referring to the page www.wearetheanswer.org, but this site hasn’t yet gone online, we’ll have to wait a little longer to see the treats that it holds. Thirdly, a reference to an email was included in the print for humanresources@whysoserious.com, and when emailing this address this auto response is returned:

See you found my little message. So, do you think you have what it takes to be a part of my circle of friends? Are you a backstabbing, self-promoting, ambitious clown who will do anything to prove yourself to me? If so, the first step of your application process awaits…if you know where to look.

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