To understand what I want to create with The Cthutube Network, you have to know what That Guy With The Glasses is.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Guy_with_the_Glasses-
That Guy with the Glasses is a website that primarily showcases satirical reviews of movies, comics and video games. It primarily stars Chicago native Douglas Darien "Doug" Walker (born November 17, 1981)[1] as "That Guy with the Glasses". The founder and administrator of the site is Michael Michaud, CEO of the parent company Channel Awesome. The site was launched in April 2008 after the original videos were removed from YouTube following complaints of copyright infringement.
The website is home to several episodic series, starring Douglas Walker and others. The main Walker series are 5 Second Movies (hyper-edited feature films), The Nostalgia Critic (reviews of 1980-90s films and television), Ask That Guy with the Glasses (comedy question and answer show) and Bum Reviews (plot summaries of current feature films). Other videos and written articles are hosted on the site, including some minor series and sketches starring Walker. Videos are now hosted by blip.tv after problems with earlier provider Revver.[2]
Doug Walker's first appearance on the web was on the video website YouTube, in which he created satirical video reviews of films and other media entertainment of the past and present. The series drew complaints from major studios like 20th Century Fox and Lionsgate over alleged copyright infringement.[3] This led to his video content being taken off the website. Walker attempted to re-upload his content by assigning each video a new, separate channel so that if one were deleted, the others would be left intact. However, due to continuing issues with YouTube, Walker decided to leave the website altogether and create the website That Guy with the Glasses with Internet webmaster Mike Michaud. Michaud had created the sites' parent company, Channel Awesome, after he and two others were laid off from Circuit City in 2007. Michaud has stated, "If we didn't lose our jobs, [the business] wouldn't have happened anytime soon."[4][5][6]
The site was re-launched in April 2008, and all of Walker's future videos would only be posted there. The site later exploded featuring content from various other contributors. In December 2008, Walker appeared in a commercial for the PBS documentary Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America, performing a series of brief imitations of famous comedians, from Charlie Chaplin to Stephen Colbert.[7] In 2009, Doug and Rob Walker and Brian Heinz produced an iRiff of The Lion King for RiffTrax. In March 2009, the iRiff was chosen as the winner of the website's RiffTrax Presents contest. The performers received $1,000 and, with instruction from Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, recorded a commentary for the film Batman Forever.[8]
The Nostalgia Critic shows average 100,000 to 300,000 viewers per week, and the site as a whole receives 1 million page views per month.[4][5][9] This is expected to increase following content-provider Blip.tv's deal with YouTube in July 2009.[10] As of July 2009, the site earns more than $10,000 per month in advertising revenue and has received more than $11,000 in online donations, with the company expecting to earn $150,000 by the end of the year. In the third quarter of the 2009 Fiscal year, Walker's shows earned $53,000, including $32,000 from the Nostalgia Critic alone. This revenue was generated by run of network from Puma and Starburst.[4][5][6][10] The success of his shows has allowed Walker to make a living performing and to quit his previous job as an illustrator, as well as pay the salary of co-founder/COO Mike Ellis.[4]
Channel Awesome has plans to build on the success of That Guy with the Glasses with a network of new websites including Bar Fiesta (covering Chicago entertainment and nightlife), Blistered Thumbs (a spin off incorporating the current site's video game content) and InkedReality (anime, manga, and comic books). Michaud told the Chicago Sun-Times that he has 300 new show ideas in the works, intends to discover more performers like Walker, and has plans to increase revenue through sponsorships and merchandising.[4][6][11]
Doug Walker has built an empire by banding a small group of Youtubers, podcasters, and bloggers together.
The Cthutube Network will be an organization of podcasters, video reviews, and bloggers, with an emphasis on horror and RPGs.
We will help promote each other. Work together on various projects. And also take part in various "theme" months, and so on.
I see a lot of people who are producing awesome content, but who are not getting nearly the amount of attention they deserve.
By joining together we could become a juggernaut of a media outlet that could go toe to toe with the likes of Fangoria, Bleedingcool, or RPG.net.
So, if you are interested in my crazy little plan let me know and we will get the ball rolling.
Yours in gothic supremacy
Kyle Everett FUBAR Sember
kesinpa@gmail.com
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