TWOP shutting down Apr 4

[seaglass]

Last edited Fri Mar 28, 2014, 05:59 AM - Edit history (1)

Do any of you read or post there? This is so disappointing - love the snark on TWOP.

Here's the announcement:

http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/

TWOP will cease operations on April 4, but our forums will remain open till May 31. Thank you for your support over the years.

Looks like the original owners of TWOP have started a new website and a number of people are heading over there when TWOP forums shut down:

http://forums.previously.tv/

[alsame]

1. I will miss TWOP! I didn't

post but I read it a lot, I loved the snark too.

[alsame]

2. Here's more detail

I didn't know it was an NBC property

http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/nbcuniversal-shuts-down-dailycandy-television-without-pity-websites-1201148723/

NBCUniversal is pulling the plug on two websites — femme-focused DailyCandy and snark-fueled Television Without Pity — effective next Friday, April 4, after the media company evidently failed to find buyers for the properties.

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In a statement, NBCU said: “DailyCandy and Television Without Pity were groundbreaking businesses when they launched more than a decade ago, and the teams there have done great work creating unique voices in the digital space. However, as NBCUniversal continues to evolve, the decision was made that DailyCandy and Television Without Pity are no longer viable businesses for our company.”

NBCU’s Bravo acquired Television Without Pity in 2007. The site was launched in 2002 by co-founders Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting, who had started out in 1998 with a blog analyzing ”Dawson’s Creek.” (They left the website in 2008.) TWOP provided recaps and reviews with an edge, sporting the tagline “spare the snark, spoil the networks.”

[fishwax]

3. Aargh!

That's a shame

[dr.strangelove]

4. I had no idea NBC owned TWOP now

I am sorry to see it go. I enjoyed that site.

[seaglass]

5. I first heard of it from Sarah Vowell whom I love and used to read it before Bravo bought it.

I didn't know about the relationship between Bravo and NBC.

It looks like at least 3 of the main TWOP creators/mods are at Previously TV and they have a welcome message for TWOPers so hopefully that board will become more robust as people migrate over.