This may rank as one of the most unique (if not the most unique) letter we have ever received. Read on...

Hello TF.Net,

The very fact that you are receiving this e-mail signifies that something great is about to happen. Myself and my three other disciplined friends are getting ready to see Episode II. However, we're not your regular viewer...

You see, upon the conclusion of Episode I's release a pact was made between our small group of four to look at NOTHING related to Episode II until we saw it on the big screens opening day. Nothing. No TF.Net, no Star Wars.com, no trailers, no advertisements, no toys, no reviews. You get the point. In fact, the only "permitted" thing was to know the title of the movie and that is all.

Our motives are, and were, simple. We wanted to attempt to watch the next segment in the holy Star Wars series free of the words, pictures, sounds, and images of others. We wanted to view this film completely and utterly untainted. We wanted to view this film as though we were the first ones to ever hear about it and as though we were the first ones to be handed the master copy from Mr. Lucas himself. Crazy? Yes. Has it been successful? Ever so. To date none of us have visited TF.Net for three years, none of us have seen the trailers, none of us know the characters(other than the obvious ones), none of us have given in to the media hoopla and hype, but ALL of us are completely and uttering pumped about May 16. Only a few short hours away, our discipline and dedication will undoubtedly pay off. Some may call us base and stupid but may it be known that for us all of the small steps of excitement that COULD HAVE been ours over the last years have been willingly cast off that the first viewing will be of monumental excitement.

Though our endeavor is menial in light of the assured great things that have happened at TF.Net over the last three years, we assure you that our goals are, and were, to allow this film to be viewed in the most pure of forms. No Mr. Lucas, we have NOT allowed our pervasive society to sway us or to influence us. We are, and ever will be, your dedicated fans. Our review will be of the purest form.

Thank you TF.Net for even reading this far. You read this from one of four who currently is only an Episode II virgin. In a couple of hours, however, things will forever be changed.

May the Force Be With You!

Brock Haylock, Jack Adkins, Brandon Borchman, Sean Keeley

P.S. You can be VERY sure that we will be visiting TF.Net VERY soon. ;)

Hang in there, guys: your redemption draweth nigh!

UPDATE: Brock wrote back and divulged the level of commitment that he and his friends had in doing this...

It really HAS been insane the last few weeks on trying to do this. We don't go to Walmart or other stores and, thankfully, our wives help out by telling us when things are coming on TV, etc. We typically leave for movie trailers BUT almost got beat during a Spider-Man showing. We were in the middle of seating and the trailer came on!!! As soon as we saw Lucasfilm we pretty much panicked but immediately covered our eyes and hears and talked to each other to drain out any possibility of finding anything out. Success! The only thing we honestly heard was a lightsaber.

A few more hours! Thanks again!