J.J. ABRAMS MENTIONS "SECRET FUN SPOT" IN ROLLING STONE!

In the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine (May 15, 2008) one of my most beloved cultural heroes, J.J. Abrams, does my site a tremendous honor...

(See the full piece here.)

It's difficult to express the joy this gives me without relying on high pitched yelps. 'Thrilled' is not the word... 'atingle' is only slightly more accurate. Grateful! Yes, that's it. Thank you J.J.

I wonder if there are a lot of folks currently rushing to the Secret Fun Spot thinking it's some new viral marketing campaign. If I were just a little more evil I'd swap out the regular site and upload fake production art for a Cloverfield sequel, or maybe some shots of "the new Star Trek crew" taken in my back yard... naked from the waist down.

Alas, I could never do such a thing because my feelings are completely mutual. Abrams is like an entertainment ambassador who serves as a representative for the childhood version of me. Spies... giant monsters... Star Trek! And then there's dear, sweet Lost; the only thing that can stir up the very feelings I had while watching Twilight Zone reruns before bedtime. At the same time, it manages to pluck the part of my brain that gets so excited by those classic lateral thinking puzzles. You know the ones; for example...
"A man and his wife raced through the streets. They stopped, and the husband got out of the car. When he came back, his wife was dead, and there was a stranger in the car." [Solution]
Those things have always given me such a creepy charge— just like Lost.

Could his upcoming show Fringe be anything but amazing? (A series that "mixes elements of "The X-Files" and Paddy Chayefsky's "Altered States" with what Abrams calls "a slight 'Twilight Zone' vibe." Sheesh!!) Did you know he directed an episode of The Office? Did I mention he's a huge S.S. Adams fan? I'm talking levels of fandom involving a fully stocked sales rack of pranks and magic tricks right in his office! (Not unlike the one I have.) Sorry for the love letter folks, but it's ridiculous the way his work represents just about everything I cherish.

Anyway, you can spot this issue by the tastefully classy, yet classically tasteful cover featuring The Hills gals on their way to an underwear parade. In compliance with the cultural standards, I had a subscription to Rolling Stone throughout my college career (and then some), so it's a blast to revisit the publication under these circumstances. However, reading it all these years later makes me feel so out of touch with the music scene. For instance, before I read this issue I knew so little regarding "the truth about The Hills" and even less about the $25,000-a-night escort service, but thankfully, now I'm hip again!

So now that you know there's a chance that J.J. could be reading, go ahead and fill up the comments section with your unsolicited movie concepts and nitpicky questions regarding any of his productions.

For further proof that Abrams is the master of secret fun watch J.J.'s chill-inducing presentation from the 2007 Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference...





(Thanks for the heads up Todd and Mike!)