Frosty at Collider is totally spoiling people with reports on the supposed “blind” screening of Watchmen in Portland tomorrow. Not so blind anymore, is it? Does anyone from Oregon actually read the B&U?

According to Frosty:

While all the test screenings I’ve been to use passes to get in, supposedly the screening has no passes and they’ll just be recruiting people at the theater that night. So if you decide to go, it’s probably a good idea to play dumb.

As I said, they’re actively looking for a crowd who doesn’t know anything about the comic book or, even, comic books in general. Just show up and look around for someone connected to the screening. Who knows, maybe that day they’ll have passes. You’ll probably be given the first degree and it’s up to you to convince them that you’re an average American who saw “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” last weekend.

However, let’s be honest, after this article gets posted and around the net, there is a good chance the screening could be moved to a new location or another time. I’ll of course update this story if I hear anything, but this is the only way I know how to get the word out…

Why did we blog this and thus ruin plans for a non-biased test screening? Because we serve the fans, my friends, not the studios. Of course we want Watchmen to do well. First and foremost we want it to be released! But ultimately we believe that nerds have few outlets for their fervor and we want to provide as many forums for that as possible, even if it means throwing a wrench into some dumb-ass market research schemes.

We also talk bullshit.