Spill.com shutting down (UPDATE 12/20: Site shut down)

[Michael Coello]

UPDATE 12/20: Spill.com is now apparently down, and going to the link now takes you to either a 503 error or directly to Hollywood.com

Spill.com is gone. It will be missed.

Though, on lighter news, Korey is working on a new site below:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/573779592/it-aint-going-down-like-that-korey-colemans-new-si

[Deleted]

Saw the writing on the wall after the Hollywood dot com debacle. This blows.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

Seriously this blows the biggest bag of dicks ever. That was like the only movie review place I could remotely trust(mainly cause they looked at films like the general audience would not over analyze the hell out of that most film critics do).

[mcmahonfan85]

god f***ing damn it!!!

[Vice honcho room temperature]

awww

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

I hate the hell out of Hollywood.com.......

I hope Korey & Co. can continue their work somewhere else in some form.

[Starshine]

D:

First I hear Tom Merritt's out of TWiT and now this. It's been a bad day for my podcasting habits.

I'm super glad I went to their last Spill.con now.

[Michael Coello]

Dec 6, 2013 16:07:28 GMT -5 Koda, Master Crunchyroller said:

I hate the hell out of Hollywood.com.......

I hope Korey & Co. can continue their work somewhere else in some form.

Well, I know, after the Phase 2 thing earlier, Cyrus teamed up with Brian Salisbury and made their own site, One of Us, which brought in Leon to do their LEOG show.

Korey and Co-Host are the odd men out right now, unless they also go and make another site.

[knightrider01]

Can some on give me a quick rundown of what happened with Hollywood.com.

[JIMBOB]

Dec 6, 2013 17:31:14 GMT -5 knightrider01 said:

Can some on give me a quick rundown of what happened with Hollywood.com.

I'm interested to know too.

[Michael Coello]

Dec 6, 2013 18:04:56 GMT -5 JIMBOB said:

Dec 6, 2013 17:31:14 GMT -5 knightrider01 said:

Can some on give me a quick rundown of what happened with Hollywood.com.

I'm interested to know too.

Hollywood.com are the owners of the Spill site.

The big thing that occurred related to them was, earlier this year in May, when they had a lot of layoffs of people on Spill.com, due to budget cuts from Hollywood. They shut down a couple of the site's shows, notably their video game section "The Loading Bar", the DVd review show "Remote Viewing" and several on air talent and freelancers were let go. That led to a big thing after known as the phase 2, where they changed around some stuff, introduced some new shows and were said to have been changing the site around in the coming months.

But I'm guessing the news from today changed that, so now it's shutting down.

[cowbell5000]

Loading bar has become RAGE SELECT. Features jeff, Jason, grant and and sometimes brushwood. Jeff and Jason intro the games as puppets. It's pretty awesome now

[Square]

Dec 6, 2013 16:14:56 GMT -5 Starshine said:

D:

First I hear Tom Merritt's out of TWiT and now this. It's been a bad day for my podcasting habits.

I'm super glad I went to their last Spill.con now.

Tis the curse of Brian Brushwood. Be friends with him you suffer

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

Dec 6, 2013 18:20:50 GMT -5 Michael Coello said:

Dec 6, 2013 18:04:56 GMT -5 JIMBOB said:

I'm interested to know too.

Hollywood.com are the owners of the Spill site.

The big thing that occurred related to them was, earlier this year in May, when they had a lot of layoffs of people on Spill.com, due to budget cuts from Hollywood. They shut down a couple of the site's shows, notably their video game section "The Loading Bar", the DVd review show "Remote Viewing" and several on air talent and freelancers were let go. That led to a big thing after known as the phase 2, where they changed around some stuff, introduced some new shows and were said to have been changing the site around in the coming months.

But I'm guessing the news from today changed that, so now it's shutting down.

So basically, these Hollywood.com took a site that was doing fine, completely f***ed it over and destroyed it in less than six months? Impressive.

[Michael Coello]

Dec 6, 2013 19:13:47 GMT -5 SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman said:

Dec 6, 2013 18:20:50 GMT -5 Michael Coello said:

Hollywood.com are the owners of the Spill site.

The big thing that occurred related to them was, earlier this year in May, when they had a lot of layoffs of people on Spill.com, due to budget cuts from Hollywood. They shut down a couple of the site's shows, notably their video game section "The Loading Bar", the DVd review show "Remote Viewing" and several on air talent and freelancers were let go. That led to a big thing after known as the phase 2, where they changed around some stuff, introduced some new shows and were said to have been changing the site around in the coming months.

But I'm guessing the news from today changed that, so now it's shutting down.

So basically, these Hollywood.com took a site that was doing fine, completely f***ed it over and destroyed it in less than six months? Impressive.

Actually, they were owners since 09.

[blackmegaman]

It sucks ...they produce like 75 percent of the podcasts I listen to on a weekly basis.

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

Dec 6, 2013 19:18:29 GMT -5 Michael Coello said:

Dec 6, 2013 19:13:47 GMT -5 SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman said:

So basically, these Hollywood.com took a site that was doing fine, completely f***ed it over and destroyed it in less than six months? Impressive.

Actually, they were owners since 09.

Yeah but from what I understand, they didn't mess with it before May 2013, correct?

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

@kcoolman 6h

I'm not ready to give you guys up yet. Let's just say I'm feeling very positive right now. More details soon. Pass it on.

[Michael Coello]

Some Post-Spill news in that Korey's kickstarting for a new web site:

Spill.com is a great website with amazing content. Now that it's leaving I hope to recreate that experience with a new website.

When Spill.com was launched I could never imagine how special it would become. Over the years we created an abundance of entertaining content. Movie reviews, podcasts, animation, and annual events. Most importantly it created a world wide fan base that has formed a unique relationship with the site's personalities. And now it's being shut down.

However, that doesn't mean the essence of what it is has to end. Although I was ready to move on you, the fans, begged for the content to continue. You truly felt like you were a part of a family and you aren't ready to give that up. Nothing was ever truly broken. The site just needed improvements. Now that we're free and on our own we can finally start doing things right!

With your donations I'll build a new site with a top developer, serving as a home for a new video series and a place to archive new podcasts. As a key member of the development team I can finally bring to fruition ideas from the redesign we never had a chance to complete while on Spill. This includes working properly on mobil devices. I'll purchase the best equipment I can afford and pay what staff I can retain to produce our first video show. The funds will also allow me to dedicate my full time to making the site an even better experience than what you had before.

Your outcry of disappointment when you heard Spill was leaving means a lot to me, and I feel like I have to do this for you. You love this so much and with your help we don't have to let it go.

Remember, if we exceed our goal the better we can make our content and the longer we keep going as we work to hit our stride. I'll be posting images very soon for some of the perks you'll receive for you donations. Thanks to those who have already helped. So far so good!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/573779592/it-aint-going-down-like-that-korey-colemans-new-si

Still got a month to go, and he's already near the goal amount.

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

Dec 13, 2013 17:58:22 GMT -5 Michael Coello said:

Some Post-Spill news in that Korey's kickstarting for a new web site:

Spill.com is a great website with amazing content. Now that it's leaving I hope to recreate that experience with a new website.

When Spill.com was launched I could never imagine how special it would become. Over the years we created an abundance of entertaining content. Movie reviews, podcasts, animation, and annual events. Most importantly it created a world wide fan base that has formed a unique relationship with the site's personalities. And now it's being shut down.

However, that doesn't mean the essence of what it is has to end. Although I was ready to move on you, the fans, begged for the content to continue. You truly felt like you were a part of a family and you aren't ready to give that up. Nothing was ever truly broken. The site just needed improvements. Now that we're free and on our own we can finally start doing things right!

With your donations I'll build a new site with a top developer, serving as a home for a new video series and a place to archive new podcasts. As a key member of the development team I can finally bring to fruition ideas from the redesign we never had a chance to complete while on Spill. This includes working properly on mobil devices. I'll purchase the best equipment I can afford and pay what staff I can retain to produce our first video show. The funds will also allow me to dedicate my full time to making the site an even better experience than what you had before.

Your outcry of disappointment when you heard Spill was leaving means a lot to me, and I feel like I have to do this for you. You love this so much and with your help we don't have to let it go.

Remember, if we exceed our goal the better we can make our content and the longer we keep going as we work to hit our stride. I'll be posting images very soon for some of the perks you'll receive for you donations. Thanks to those who have already helped. So far so good!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/573779592/it-aint-going-down-like-that-korey-colemans-new-si

Still got a month to go, and he's already near the goal amount.

... aaaand it has now reached it.