TBS Superstation Looks to Web To Promote First Original Movie: Cyber-Thriller FATAL ERROR.ATLANTA--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 16, 1999--A sneak preview sneak preview n. A single public showing of a movie before its general release. Noun 1. sneak preview - a preview to test audience reactions of TBS TBS Tablespoon TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. TBS Treasury Board Secretariat (Canada) TBS Tris-Buffered Saline TBS Tris Buffered Saline TBS Turn Based Strategy (games) Superstation's first original movie, the cyber-thriller FATAL ERROR A condition that halts processing due to faulty hardware, program bugs, read errors or other anomalies. If you get a fatal error, you generally cannot recover from it, because the operating system has encountered a condition it cannot resolve. , has landed in a most appropriate place, the World Wide Web. TBSsuperstation.com, the Superstation's home on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , features an extensive new area focusing on FATAL ERROR, which premieres on the network Sunday, March 28. FATAL ERROR stars Antonio Sabato Jr., Janine Turner Janine Turner (born Janine Loraine Gauntt on December 6, 1962) is an American actress, known for her starring role on General Hospital from 1982 to 1983 and the prime time television show Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995. and Robert Wagner in the story of a computer virus that evolves into a deadly killer. The FATAL ERROR area of TBSsuperstation.com, designed by prominent Web design firm THINK, features Shockwave computer games, complete information about the movie's stars and stories, a fascinating look at computer viruses and how they are created and an email reminder system, to alert viewers on the day of the movie's premiere. In addition, visitors can enter the FATAL ERROR Online Sweepstakes sweepstakes, contest or race, usually a horse race, on which a lottery is run. Prizes are awarded to the holders of winning tickets. In the case of a horse race, the draw is made from the names of all the horses entered in the race and vast numbers of blanks. and compete for a grand prize Gateway Destination digital media computer. The following is a complete rundown Rundown A summary of the amount and prices of a serial bond issue that is still available for purchase. rundown A list of available bonds in a municipal issue of serial bonds. of the FATAL ERROR Web site at TBSsuperstation.com: -0-
--FATAL ERROR Online Sweepstakes: an opportunity for visitors
to compete for the Grand Prize, a Gateway Destination digital
media computer, complete with an antivirus package, free
Internet service for a year and free long distance service
for two months. In addition, Five First Prize will receive
Web TV hardware; 10 Second Prize winners will receive internet
video conferencing software with a camera; 15 Third Prize winners
will receive a 56K modem; and 140 Daily Prize winners will
receive a FATAL ERROR mousepad.
--The Movie: a complete synopsis of FATAL ERROR and description
of the main characters.
--Today's Deadly Viruses: a description of both biological and
computer viruses that plague today's world.
--FATAL ERROR Cast & Crew: complete biographies of stars Antonio
Sabato Jr., Janine Turner and Robert Wagner, as well as the
movie's director, producers and writers.
--The Calcifier: a Shockwave Flash computer game in which the
player must avoid the deadly virus while exploring a computer
grid.
--Virus Patrol: a Shockwave Flash computer game in which the
player must catch and destroy a virus before it begins to
multiply and mutate.
--Media Gallery: a complete collection of pictures and video
clips from TBS Superstation's FATAL ERROR.
E-Mail Reminder: a function that allows visitors to sign up for a reminder to be sent out on Sunday, March 28, the day of FATAL ERROR's premiere on TBS Superstation su·per·sta·tion n. A television or radio station that broadcasts to a nationwide audience by satellite, cable, or both. . TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc.'s flagship network seen in more than 76 million households, is watched by more people than any other cable network and has been for 22 consecutive years. The Superstation features popular movies, original programming, outstanding sports and favorite comedies. The Superstation's Web site is located at http://TBSsuperstation.com. |
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