Hey there Guys, John here.
Major news to share, Are you sitting down? Ok good.
First the BAD news. The deal with ComingSoon has fallen through. The Movie Blog isn’t going anywhere! I (John) will not be leaving to run the upcoming SciFiMission.Com
Why is that? Here are the basics:
1) We had come to an agreement in principle for us to shut down The Movie Blog and for me to become the Managing Editor of SciFiMission.Com
2) We publicly made the announcement since we had an agreement
3) As we were getting ready to sign the deal, I discovered the deal had been fundamentally changed from what we had previously discussed. This change wasn’t meant as a deception by ComingSoon at all, but rather resulted from miscommunication between the parties on the other side.
4) In a flurry of activity the deal was scrapped and we started to try to quickly re-negotiate the deal.
5) By the end, I no longer felt the deal was right for me or The Movie Blog, and so Thursday I informed ComingSoon that I was no longer interested and walked away from the negotiations.
A few things should be said here about ComingSoon.Net and their president Mirko. This is a quality organization and a quality guy. They acted in good faith at all times and were a pleasure to deal with. As I mentioned, them changing the deal we had originally agreed to was not a result of them trying to “pull a fast one”, but rather a result of a simple misunderstanding between the different parties on their side. I have nothing but positive things to say about Mirko and ComingSoon. They are the very best movie news site on the web and I look forward to seeing what they going to do with SciFiMission.Com in the near future. All hail ComingSoon.Net!
Ok, now the good news. No, THE GREAT NEWS!
When I was originally asked why I was going to shut down “The Movie Blog” my answer was really a simple one:
“About 4 or 5 months ago I realized that I’ve taken The Movie Blog as far as it can go with the resources available to me. There are new ideas I have, things I’d like to do, but I just don’t have the resources to take it to the next level. I can’t do it by myself, and I can’t afford to get other people on board (which is why Doug Nagy doesn’t work for the site anymore), and I can’t afford to do the things I feel I would need to do to take TMB to the next step”
The last 36+ hours have been CRAZY! When I first hinted that I may be leaving The Movie Blog, another company let me know they would be interested in buying The Movie Blog. After I stopped talks with ComingSoon, I asked this company to send me something in writing to look at. They sent me something, and I LOVED it. The negotiating and discussion have pretty much been non-stop over this time period.
This company is NOT a studio nor an entity that would pose a conflict of interest.
So what does all this mean?
1) The Movie Blog is here to stay!
2) I have sold The Movie Blog to this company, but I’m not going anywhere! They have hired me to stay on (with a multi-year contract) WITH FULL CREATIVE CONTROL as the Managing Editor of The Movie Blog.
3) Hide your daughters… DOUG NAGY IS BACK. Doug now rejoins The Movie Blog on a full time basis (also with a multi-year contract). The internet’s funniest “ranter” is back in the fold.
4) You’ll be hearing more from Serena and Rodney
5) The Uncut Podcast continues… except with a couple of new twists that all these new resources are affording us
So on Monday, Doug and I are being flown out to San Francisco for a couple of days to sign the papers, do a couple of meetings, and just have some fun. The Movie Blog then goes back into FULL SWING this coming Thursday.
Once again, I just can’t say enough good things about ComingSoon and Mirko. I so appreciate that they wanted me for their new venture and I continue to be a massive fan and look forward to seeing what they do with SciFiMission.
On a personal note, I can’t thank all you guys enough for hanging in there with us during this roller coaster ride. In this process I received over 1000 emails and comments from the community (you guys) and I can’t even begin to tell you how much each and every one of them has meant to me.
So enough with this Soap Opera. Back to the business of being a movie blog (only now much better funded… we can get much higher quality hookers now. Darren and Bruxy obviously won’t partake in the high quality hookers…. they’ll be too busy snorting all the free blow). Cheers!
Wow…just…wow. That great news!
I’m sorry to admit it John, but I removed the site from my feedreader and missed this announcement.
It’s weird because it’s been such a roller-coaster ride through the whole ‘shutdown’ process. Now you’re back, Doug’s back, and there looks to be a bunch of posts I have to catch up on. Also, I noticed the ‘formal’ announcement of the new owners but skipped it to read this post.
Oh, and this deal sounds much, much better. Thank goodness!
Going off to re-subscribe to the feed and catch up on the last few days.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/13/peerflix-hits-the-replay-button-again%e2%80%94wants-to-become-an-ad-network/
This new deal seems MUCH better to me than the old one. Everyone gets to keep coming to their favorite site. YAY.
Yeah I saw that on Tech Crunch, seems like they are planning to build a film version of the Glam Network.
Looks like some company called Peerflix bought The Movie Blog. Tech Crunch has the story.
Sorta sorry the deal fell through but also glad you got another one, and this also means that Doug Nagy will be back in the loop. I also hope this means that we will get both a movie blog uncut podcast AND the Transformer or Princess bride movie commentary.
Well I’ll be. My “The Movie Blog Is Actually Still Running Because The Deal Fell Through” senses were right!
I’m dancing right now. I love you John. Really. I’ll call you.
BTW, just echoing other peoples’ thoughts after being too lazy to do so…what the hell kind of name is scifimission?
Doug, the unicorns have come out of their hiding places in the forest and are openly leaping and prancing through the meadows at the news you’ve been hired full time.
Wooo HOooo is all i have to say.
Is is just me or someone jacked up a firken defillibrator on this site!!! :)
Welcome back John!
Great news, very glad, bla bla…
Just my 2 cents: I hope John has learnt his lesson this time; it’s not the firts time he has announced “big changes” “huge deals” “fantastic new jobs” that turned out to be vaporware. It clearly is a side effect of his italian genes taking over, and I’m afraid his tong is sometimes quicker than his brains.
All sarcasm aside, like many listeners, I’m happy with the stuff I know, and the Uncut podcast is what I like, so if it stays on the air, I’m delighted.
Campea will cure cancer next. That would be about the only thing better than this news!! Yippe-ki-yay mother fudger!
I don’t know, John. You say the folks at ComingSoon are quality, but they somehow managed to botch this huge deal due to communication? You say it wasn’t a last minute trick, but the fact that it wasn’t handled right, and everything was rushed at the last hour doesn’t sound cool, and certainly doesn’t sound “quality”. You and Doug were just about packed up and ready to roll, and this is a major screw-up for them to not cross their T’s and dot their I’s appropriately. I’m glad you get to keep the site and for your extra funding. Wish you lots of luck.
I know John went out of his way to say how great the ComingSoon guys are, but I have to say, everytime I read one of their posts, I feel so dry and dull. Whoever writes those things are so lifeless it’s ridiculous. Perhaps not associating yourself with them is for the best, John. They might end up sucking the life out of you.
I am so glad to hear this news. I only started reading this site a few months ago. I have never posted, just read the comments. but to hear you are not going anywhere is great. Congrats and I look forward to the changes being made.
If we get all the podcasts that John has referred to, ie, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, etc. let’s buy stock in Depends. We won’t be able to leave our computers for hours on end!
Congrats, John. This couldn’t be better news. The Movie Blog 2.0. Looking forward to it!
i literally got chills when reading that the movie blog was here to stay, you were here to stay, and doug was here to stay.
i’m so excited i could squeal.
eek.
So you give me a heart attack closing the site down, and just when I recover, book you hit me again.
Seriously. Big MAZEL TOV!! Long live The Movie Blog
excellent news. look forward to the next uncut installment.
Welcome back.
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Wait, you never left, so….
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Fuck it. Good luck with the SF trip.
Don’t take any wooden nickels.
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Shane
I’m so happy that you are keeping your blog!
Im extremely happy to know that the site will stay. Its nice to have sites like this around. I dont care much for the movie news on Comingsoon or Rottetomatoes. There is a need for straight news as much as it can come in.
Glad to know things worked out!
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m glad to hear it.
I’m glad to hear Doug has a full time gig! I was really fretting over the ComingSoon deal.
Congrats, guys!
-Mike G
Thank you for all the kind words international friends. It is a time of great celebration, I would like to thank all of you for your support. It is because of all of you that this is possible.
Yay! I’m not much of a movie gal, but I’ve read this site for a while now and didn’t think I’d want/need to find another one when this place was gone. But then I found myself missing this site, and my movie news, so I went searching for another one…and failed. This makes me so so so so so so happy. I can’t wait to see what happens now. Cheers!
SO happy that TMB will continue but what i am wondering is that who will take over scifimission??
Sorry if I’m just reiterating what everyone else has says, but I don’t have time right now to sift through 120 comments and can only hope that you read this far down. That said:
As a fan and daily reader of TMB, as well as a sci-fi junkie, this is a better outcome than I could have hoped for. TMB is staying (awesome), Doug is back (great), and I and my fellow sci-fi junkies may have another great site to supplement our daily dose of TMB in scifimission.com (potentially awesome). So I’m really glad for you guys since everything has (apparently) worked out in your favor on all counts, but I’m also excited for the quality content that should be available for those readers such as myself. Congrats, John and company!
well i’m sorry to hear the deal fell through but i’m so happy that the movie blog is here to stay. commingsoon looks like a solid side but part of me was dreading having to get used to going somewhere new
long live the movie blog.
Glad to hear The Movie Blog is back, Scifimission didn’t seem like it was going to have the same community culture/feel that TMB has by itself.
When will there be news regarding how the podcasts will work? Is the NowLive show going to continue to air? I’ve been going nuts without it.
….24 is delayed?
FUCK.
I seriously need this site to get me through the damn writer strike. I didn’t care about that strike until 24 got delayed. Now it’s WAR!
Now all we need is a couple of spotlights, go-go dancers and bottled, imported wine…
…and squash.
Sorry the deal didn’t go through as planned, John. HOWEVER, it’s G-R-E-A-T to hear that TMB is here to stay, and that Doug is returning!
Can we expect TMB UNCUT LIVE back this coming week?
This is great news indeed! :) Congratulations to us all!
It was not sold to Revision 3.
Well, we all know it’s because of “COMING SOON IN YOUR FACE” :D
All well is well. I didn’t believe scifimission was such a good idea in the first place. Besides, I don’t like Soming Soon. I never read the main website or SuperheroHype.
Great news John but watch your money and keep your friends close.
That’s just fucking great news, John.
Congratulations.
And the show … WILL CONTINUE!!!! congrats and hope for the best in whatever themovieblog takes you and everyone. I shall be here seeing all the new stuff.
Excellent news John. I am happy the Movie Blog is here to stay but I am a little worried. Advice from a fellow Canadian I’d bring a lawyer with you to the signing just to make sure those damn Americans don’t try to pull a fast one on you. We don’t want to see something happen like in Wayne’s World. Plus make sure they play you in REAL money and not the toy money those Americans have :)
This is great awesome news…..
Now, go pick a winner for the free BLACK SHEEP dvd already guys! Sheesh! *LOL*
I think this was a publicity stunt.
GOOD!
Wow! This has been one helluva rollecoaster… closing… moving… not moving… re-opening… getting funds… I sincerely hope this new deal is not another dissappointment. I was really kind of sad that the one and only John Campea gave up his entrepeneurial take on this. By far the productivity per person for this site is greater than that of all the other movie sites. This was the first site i landed when looking for a blog to keep me updated on film stuff. Granted, i then found “comingsoon.net” to have greater coverage but i always felt themovieblog had a homely and much more friendly feel. John put in alot of effort and made something different from everything else out there… So here’s for taking off to a newer and better “themovieblog”!!
Regards
Jerry
SPOOOOOONNNNN!
I love I can;t wait till for the next regularly updated post!
Hooray, TMB is going large with Coming Soon! …
Correction: Hooray, TMB is here to stay !
Well, no matter how you spin the news: HOORAY cause John, Darren en Doug aren’t caving in! At least for now, cause John has sold TMB (What?! Sold?! Why now?! You felt it was necessary not loosing face?! Is it all about money?!…).
I am glad that I’ll still be able to listen to those hilarious pod-castings, but I guess the new owners will have their word to say somewhere; in the appearance of ads, sure, but maybe also in editorial issues. Multi-year contract? What is that, a spinning word for ‘a 2-year contract’?
The ComingSoon deal, no deal, ComingSoon is great, I sold everything to the second bidder, and I don’t think I pushed TMB to its limits… spinning is great reading though. It’s almost a good soap. Maybe this should be a regular thing…? ;)
Anyway, I am glad TMB is here to stay !
Obviously the most encouraging things here are your continued creative control, and BOTH you and Doug with multi-year deals. I think those two things coupled with increased financial resources are what will catapult the movie blog to the next level.
Figures, just as I was warming up to the whole SciFimission thing you pull the rug out from under me Campea! Blast! Anyway, congratulations (again) and hopefully this thing gets signed, sealed and delivered ASAP! I have been jonesing for movie news and discussion and nothing quite pleases my palet like TMB.
Awesome news, guys! And Doug can finally stop leeching off the state! JOY!
Totally saw this coming. But I’m glad you didn’t sell to CS, I had a feeling they’d totally destroy your vision. Welcome Back.
SCIFIMISSION IS A WACK NAME BTW
ABSO-FREAKIN-LUTELY!! Long live The Movie Blog!
Congrats to John and the staff! You all deserve the best!
Ah Hollywood. Thems the breaks, but better things sometimes come in exchange. Congrats everyone! I rather like the Movie Blog, and I was kinda bummed it would be closed down. I’m glad it’s here to stay!
Oh this is fuckin tight. for some reason, I thought that the deal with comingsoon was gonna fall through. But this deal with these other guys sounds great. Thank GOD we get to still have the movieblog. Dude I was actually sitting around bored out of my mind for a couple days going, “what the hell do I do right now? there’s no movieblog, so damn, I don’t know. shit” hahaha. this is GREAT news!
Congratulations guys!
WOW! The voice of reason kept assuring me that Themovieblog had not yet reached it end, yet I started to move on.
I am sorry that the comingsoon deal was not what you were hoping, but I am really glad fate has given you this alternate path.
YAY! *tosses confetti*
Yeah! I am so glad to hear this. Although I was looking forward to your development over at sci-fimission I am glad the movie blog is staying! I visit this website every single day! So keep up the good job John, maybe you should through out the ideas and maybe some of the people here can help you out.
Take care!
First, I am glad to hear that TMB will still be around w/ the same gang running things. I am sorry things did not work out w/ Comingsoon.net. Super Hero Hype was one of the first websites I started visiting daily, and have heard nothing but good things about thoses guys. As John would say “Having said that”, I would like to make prediction about who the new TMB patrons will be. I was thinking Podshow, but when John said he would be heading to San Fran, I now think it will be Revision3. If it is I am really excited. They do great work there and I could totally see a weekly TMB: Uncut- Video. No matter who it is, as long as John and Co. are around you will have one loyal reader/listener/viewer here.
Thank you for this being the best news for you and us! I’m so glad you’re not going anywhere.
Cool man. Rafa1215 is from San Francisco. Maybe we can hook up for drinks? How about an “unofficial” Movie Blog Party?
Damn Alfie, tell me how you really feel:) horseshit:)
thank fuck cos as positive as i tried to be and as glad as I was for you the whole scifimission thing really felt like horseshit to me.
this is great news.
sweet! I still have a good movie blog I can visit on a regular basis.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This sounds great. The Movie Blog is here to stay for now, so we can enjoy it! Everything sounds great John, and I cannot wait to hear the podcast up and running once again.
Question. Will there be a podcast come Monday or will you be doing the commentary on Monday?
It’s almost like I’ve died and gone to heaven. Best news I’ve heard all week.
While the news regarding ComingSoon.net must have been bittersweet, I am glad to see that a company out there seems to see the passion and potential The Movie Blog has to give to the community.
For that alone, they certainly get my vote and respect. I’ve heard San Fransisco is a nice place too. I have a question though:
* Now that the site has been bought, are we going to start seeing more advertising on the website?
Personally, I wouldn’t mind, cause, it’s supporting a website that I actually give a damn about.
Great news. Funny, before I came to the site today, I said this was going to be the last time. Close call, but very excited about this.
Wow–crazy times. Congrats on the non-move!
Nice! Im glad you guys are staying. The podcasts have been so good lately
And to celebrate this joyous occasion, here’s a good laugh for you all. The worst trailer I’ve EVER seen.
http://www.stalepopcorn.co.uk/movie-news/behold-the-worst-trailer-ever-made/
Well slap me silly and call me Helmsley, talk about last minute change! Let’s count this as another Movie Blog moment!
LONG LIVE THE MOVIE BLOG, FTW~!
This if frigging funny.
I was just about to delete the TMB bookmark… welcome back people. Enjoy your time here in my city. And enjoy your newfound paychecks!!!
WOw this great news lol.
I’m Happy TheMovieBlog is staying and not going anywhere.
Wooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh dude, that’s fucking great!!! thanks for sticking around, john!!!
Sorry about scifimission john, I was kinda looking forward to it and also sad that TMB would be no more but this is great news. And good job john on finally geting Doug a job, he really deserved it and I think TMB could be better than ever with Doug on board full time.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean, I’m sorry your deal fell through….
but YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow. That’s crazy. Is TMB community coming back as well? Enjoy SF, great city. Don’t swim in the bay…
I am over the moon – glad to see you are staying – secretly so please!!!
hate to be an asshole….but, GREAT NEWS……really didnt want to let u guys go……MORE NAGEY!!!!!
Sweet chutney mustard! Congratulations! You get your cake and eat it too, and I’m thrilled to hear that my beloved MovieBlog isn’t going anywhere ;).
Welcome Back. The movie industry would not be the same without the Movie Blog. I can not wait to hear your take on the casting of Winona Ryder as Spock’s Vulcan Mother
THIS IS THE BEST NEWS ALL YEAR!!!!!
HAIL THE MOVIE BLOG-IT WILL NEVER DIE WITHOUT A FIGHT!!!!!
Oh. Just curious. Why the removal of all the old posts (and comments) when this announcement clarifies things? Are the old posts (and one or more podcast that have been whitewashed over) going to return?
Hey John. This sounds like a smarter and more creatively satisfying venture than being shoe-horned into the Coming Soon corner of the web.
Look forward to disagreeing with you and yours in the future.
Cheers.
I have a feeling the company involved might be Revision3, the online network that Kevin Rose of Digg is involved in, just a hunch…If so, AWESOME move
I’m glad that you’re staying, but a little sad/nervous that you’ve sold out.
The Movie Blog is the only place I go now on a regular basis for my movie news, so now I don’t have to look elsewhere. :)
well I know I probably shouldn’t say this, but…
FUCK YEAH!
the movie blog is stayin, bitches.
But seriously john, sorry about SciFi mission!
But OH MY FUCKING GOD. I am so FUCKING glad that the movie blog is staying.
FUCK YEAH.
thank you. I’ve had my moment
I must say, I’m glad things worked out the way they did, but I can’t help but wonder what could’ve been! I hope whatever changes you make to the podcasts are as great as I’m hoping. You’re a class act John, the way you handled this fallout (you totally could’ve pulled a Paddy Considine). Congrats to Doug too, I’m glad you won’t have to sell crack to pay for your luxuries!
i’m glad you guys are still with us jon, sorry about what happen to you guys, but i cant wait for the movie blog again. :)
I’m so happy to hear that The Movie Blog is here to stay! I just hope this company, that bought The Movie Blog, doesn’t do anything rash.
I knew all this was just a sweeps stunt!!
Just kidding, I am sorry to here that your ComingSoon deal didn’t work out, however I am ecstatic that TMB lives on, reborn. Now I don’t have to change my browser’s homepage, which we all know is such a hassle.
Cheers John, and happy employment Doug!
Excellent. TMB is one of my favorite places to visit on the web, was sad that it was going to shut down. *rejoices*
Great to know you’re back guys! I was wondering how come I ccouldn’t find the latest uncut podcast. (considering I hadn’t been able to listen to it yet) I’m eager to see what some of the new changes are.
Dany says :
“will the movie blog stay the way it was or are you going do write also about tv-shows like you wanted on scifimission?”
The sister site John and I created, http://www.thetvshowblog.com is covering all sorts of TV stuff right now. I am sure John’s geekgasms over Battlestar Galactica will spill onto this site occassionally too.
What John doesn’t want to tell you is that all of his writers are currently on strike.
There is no deal, no one is buying anything. This is just a cover up for the writers strike.
I have accepted his offer over plate of wings to raise my salary from a Happy Meal to a gorwn-up’s Value Meal. I think I had him against the ropes for a while there.
So, what web companies are based in San Fran?
I can name one ;)
You could never say John’s life is boring.
Looks like I’ll keep TMG on my Favorites list, even though I don’t like the site as much as I used too.
This is indeed great news. I read Coming soon, but I usually get the real news, I mean the news that matter most to me right here.
Thanks
FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m soooo fucking happy that you’re staying, and as you said, without having to worry about the finance bullshit. I know you’ve stated that it’s costing you to run this place, and believe me, I appreciate you continuing to do so for the sake of us (the fans). I’ve not only became a fan of the movieblog, but I can honestly say that I’ve become a fan of YOU as well.
P.S: YAY FOR FREE BLOW!! *snorts*
So at the end of the day, everything turned out to be better. No SCIFIMISSION, but a better TMB… and reloaded with more resources… so John if you were really interested in getting into SCIFI movies and tv series, why not a SCFI MOVIE BLOG section? with podcasts and everything… that would be nice, and will not disappoint everyone looking forward to you and your take on Scfi related stuff… so it would be awesome.
O thank god john you arent going aneyware im sorey things did’t work out with coming soon but hey the next best thing is happening and you do all these new things with the movie blog. you website has made my day every moving is has bin my newpapper before i had to school or work
all the best
jordan
THANK THE GODS! I’m happy for you John! I guess in the end everything work out for all of us. Maybe NBA Kid wont be so upset this time.
ghandoo: How great would it be if it was REV3!? :D
can i start a rumour as to who may have bought TMB? Only 2 can come to mind, CNET or Revision 3 ? I may be off by a whole lot…. Wanna start a discussion on the “new owners” of TMB
hurray
too bad about scifimission.com, but it’s great that The Movie Blog stays. I love The Movie Blog.
Man, I was so bummed out when I heard you were shutting down. So glad The Movie Blog is back!
Picks jaw up from floor…
Wow, what a ride!
John, I look forward to the New Movie Blog.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah
What the………aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah:)
Y’know what the best news is to come out of all of this? Doug finally has a job, and it’s the job he wanted to do. I am so happy for him, i cannot tell you, and for you too John. The more you explained your reasons for the change, the more it made sense to me. Not only yourself, but we, cannot expect TMB (gosh, i do love the abbreviation) to remain the same forever. The important thing is that it will evolve, and it sounds like it will be on your terms.
Just one question though, if you know the answer. Are the live uncut shows returning to nowlive or is that still up in the air?
Thanks a lot; onwards and upwards:)
Hmm I’m going to be in San Fran on Monday, I’ll try and hunt for John and Doug!
I’ll make sure to poke around the obvious suspects: Revision3.
To be compeletly honest with you I am actually really happy the deal fell through. I love The Movie Blog..I was so worried that I would have to find another site for my movie related info….now I dont need to do that…
Thanks for everything and I cant wait to see what the New Movie Blog has in store for us fans….
Peace
Awesome news! Since TMB announced they were closing their doors I tried getting my movie news & opinion fix from some other places like Dark Horizons, Aint-it-Cool, etc. All good sites …….
….. BUT none of them had the TMB personality and vibe that I had come to love over the past couple of years.
Welcome back guys!
I was starting to miss the news from TMB, I have followed it almost since the beginning and definitely it was one of the first blogs I started reading.
I was going to follow you guys to ScifiMission, but this is a great announcement because yo got your chance to take the site you created on step ahead.
All hail The Move Blog!
YAY!
Why would you sell the movie blog? after your contract is up they could easily hire someone else to replace you, and it would be a completly differemt movie blog.
That being said, good to have you back..
Oh thank god! You weren’t offline for long by boy did I miss the site. *happy dance* I can’t wait to see what new things you bring to the Movie Blog :)
Thank you!!!!!!!!!
I am so releaved that TMB will live on. I’ve read/listened to the movie blog since 2004 and It’s become a part of my daily routine. I’m glad for this news! I hope Darren and Bruxy will still be on Uncut. (although…I did like the name: “Coming Soon: IN YOUR FACE!”.
Wow – this was unexpected. Internet sites have truly entered the world of high stakes wheeling and dealing prevalent with other media.
The deal sounds sweet, especially now that Doug has been added full time. Nice upgrade on the ComingSoon deal!
Does this mean you will still be tied with the technical side of running The Movie Blog?
Congrats and I await your world domination!
John – does this mean you will be paid DIRECTLY from this new mystery company?
Thank Christ. This is INCREDIBLE news. Hopefully you guys don’t threaten to change the format again on us and go ahead with the podcast changes (IE, make new ones for specific genres like Sci-Fi) while keeping the TMB Uncut on here and NowLive as they are now.
Does this mean more contests? More give-aways?
In a way, I feel bad that the ComingSoon (In your Face) deal fell through, but I’m also thrilled that TMB is here to stay… for years now! Congrats John and congrats to Doug for finally getting a job, lol.
The fact that someone else owns TMB, and you(John) still has full creative control really is hard to belive. I feel like I should be waiting to hear what the catch is. I look foward to hearing the story on the next show.
I have 3 questions…
1. Does this mean that the Live Show will return?
2. Does this mean you won’t have the time to do the Transformers commentary on Monday? Cause if you can’t that would be a real shame, I was pumped about that. I couldn’t wait to hear another Lazerbeak rant.
3. Will this company relieve some of the maintenence of the site, which will give you time to do a TV podcast?
John you truely are one of the luckest guys around. If I could sit at home and talk about movies all day, i’d be in heaven.
You broke my heart John but yay the movie blog is back. All is forgiven, but dont be giving me a shock like that again
SO first off I’m really happy – I was struggling to find another movie website that I was excited about – so it’s nice to know that I can stay with the original best.
My only slight concern, is that when you guys were talking about scifimission.com you were talking about (obviously selling it to us) how you no longer had to talk about films you didn’t give a crap about (dramas starring George Clooney that isn’t set in space maybe) Will you guys report on these such films, and care about what your saying?
Don’t mean to appear negative as I’m actually very pleased with this news. And hopefully this means that stuff you wanted to do, i.e talk about Heroes and podcast about T.V shows etc, could happen on the thetvshowblog.com – what are the chances of that gaining a podcast now?!
Good luck with everything and I can now look forward to checking back here everyday!
HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT.
Seriously, WTF?
Hooray, I guess!
I had a feeling that TMB would not go away. YAY! Although, I am dissapointed about the ScifiMission thing. But, whatever.
All’s well that ends well!
Sorry about the comingsoon.net deal going south, but all HAIL THE MOVIE BLOG!. While you are in San Francisco, go meet George Lucas to see if you and Doug can be part of the Star Wars tv show. Maybe the two of you can be Nerf Herders or something.
I’m sorry to hear about the comingsoon deal, but happy that you & Doug are going to continue on here. Hopefully, this is all for the better…
do you still feel you’ve taken the Movie Blog as far as you can go? For some reason I thought when you said that you meant in regards to doing everything you set out to do and not necessarily b/c of resources.
What are the resources going to change, is there some big money behind the site now that can bring new things? Is there a give and take thats going to come with that? In other words, should we expect another redesign and banner ads?
Hey Pineapplehead
You asked:
“Will you be able to reveal the company that has bought TMB? Also if you have a multi year contract is there a long term plan on how to expand the site?”
Yes, After our San Francisco meetings we’ll reveal the company that now owns The Movie Blog. And yes… we have a plan for total world domination.
Wow, lovely news. As I have stated before, The Movie Blog is one the first web sites I check every morning, so in a way it’s part of my daily routines.
This is nothing but good news. I only hope that John & Crew will find the energy to do TMB on a high level. Hopefully this ‘change’ will only bring great things with it!
Holy crap!!! This is better news than…(somebody finish the sentence, i can’t think of anything funny)
Good new that things worked out in the end for you. Also, interesting that through your deal that fell through, Doug ends up with a job! How cool is that?
Awesome… AWESOME news!!!
Funding is never a bad thing as long as you don’t clash with the owners over any issues. It would be annoying to have your brainchild change and you not having the final say.
Will you be able to reveal the company that has bought TMB? Also if you have a multi year contract is there a long term plan on how to expand the site?
It’s great to have you guys back. (Even though you didn’t really leave)I think i speak for everyone when i say that we all had a funny feeling about you guys moving away from The Movie Blog since it is the best podcast on the internet. Can’t wait to see what you guys have in store for us next and hopefully you’ll be around for a long time to come.
WOW. Well… That was unexpected
ha, i knew things had went south when i checked in yesterday and all of those posts had been removed.
the second bit of news sounds like really good news.
i am glad doug is going to have an arena to entertain us in.
i am sure it is nice not having quite as much responsibility with a new owner coming in.
Selfishly speaking… fucking fantastic!!! FUCKING FANTASTIC!!! This is a good week indeed!
ah, forgot to ask about the new podcasts you were planing for scifimission
AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELL YES!!!!
will the movie blog stay the way it was or are you going do write also about tv-shows like you wanted on scifimission?
good luck with the “new” TMB ;)
Hey Townes,
You asked:
“Which negative changes are to come?”
None. I know that sounds hard to believe so I won’t bother trying to convince you. Just wait and see for yourself. :)
Just as I was getting excited about Scifimission…but this could be even better
I CAN STOP CRYING MYSELF TO SLEEP NOW!
In the words of Anakin Skywalker: “YIPPIE!”
Awesome news. This site has always been the best fucking voice on the interwebs. Let the good times roll!
Which negative changes are to come?
i mean a company wouldn’t buy a blog just for fun?!
Woot! I am excited to hear that The Best Damned Movie site is here to stay. This has been a daily stop for me for all film news and I was sad to hear that the doors were closing. But watch out, here she comes from the ashes like a phoenix, better, stronger and even damned better than we can possibly imagine.
Welcome Back!
Kevin