Collider (website)
| File:Collider website logo.png | |
| Industry | Film criticism |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005  |
| Founder | Steve Weintraub |
| Owner | Complex |
Collider is an entertainment website and YouTube channel founded by Steve Weintraub in July 2005 and February 2007.[1] It was purchased in January 2015 by Complex.[2] In 2012, Weintraub was nominated for a Press Award by the International Cinematographers Guild for his work at Collider.com.[3]
Collider focuses on entertainment news, analysis, and commentary. As of November 2017[update], Collider's YouTube channel had 386,000 subscribers and over 329,000,000 cumulative views. Extensions of the channel include Movie Talk, Heroes, Nightmares, Jedi Council, Movie Trivia Schmoedown, Behind the Scenes & Bloopers, and Collider News.[4] Collider's staff includes Kristian Harloff, Mark Ellis, Dennis Tzeng, John Rocha, Jon Schnepp, Perri Nemiroff, Ashley Mova, Sinead De Vries, Natasha Martinez, Wendy Lee, Clarke Wolfe, Josh Macuga, Mark Reilly, Ken Napzok, Robert Meyer Burnett, Amy Dallen, Grace Hancock, and Halleta Alemu. Collider's website staff of writers include Adam Chitwood, Senior Editors Matt Goldberg (Film) and Allison Keene (TV), Haleigh Foutch, Dave Trumbore, Brian Formo and Aubrey Page. The website is primarily news, features, sketches and criticism.
The staff has also branched out and produced content for other outlets, such as Awesometacular with Jeremy Jahns for go90.[5]
Videos
| Show | Main Host | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Movie Talk | Mark Ellis (except on Fridays, hosted by Dennis Tzeng) | Monday–Friday |
| TV Talk | Josh Macuga | Monday–Friday |
| Heroes | Jon Schnepp | Monday–Friday |
| Collider News | Ken Napzok | Monday–Friday |
| Movie Trivia Schmoedown | Kristian Harloff & Mark Ellis/Ken Napzok | Tuesday/Friday |
| Comic Book Shopping | Jon Schnepp | Wednesday |
| Jedi Council | Kristian Harloff | Thursday |
| Best Movies on Netflix Right Now | Halleta Alemu | Friday |
| Behind the Scenes & Bloopers | Perri Nemiroff | Saturday |
| Mailbag | Various hosts | Saturday/Sunday |
| Nightmares | Clarke Wolfe | Wednesday (monthly) |
Movie Talk
Daily, the crew will share their perspective on the film industry, which will include film reviews and industry news. Each episode is approximately an hour in length. A segment called "Buy or Sell" happens daily where the panel will discuss whether they see certain topics or announcements as favorable or unfavorable. Each episode will typically end with questions from the "mailbag" sent to collidervideo@gmail.com and from live tweets to the channel #Collidervideo.
Heroes
Heroes follows a similar format to Movie Talk, except the coverage is strictly on comic book film news. It is hosted by Jon Schnepp. Regular panelists include Hot Toys enthusiast Robert Meyer Burnett and Amy Dallen from Geek and Sundry. Episodes revolve around the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe. The show also talks about comics-based TV series such as Arrow and The Flash on The CW or the MCU on Netflix.
Nightmares
Nightmares follows the same format as Movie Talk and Heroes to a horror-focused show. Hosted by Clarke Wolfe, it follows news on horror films and television. Regular co-hosts include Mark Reilly, Perri Nemiroff and Jon Schnepp. It was reduced from a weekly show to monthly installments in 2017 due to decreased viewership.
Movie Trivia Schmoedown
Introduced in March 2016 as a reboot of the 2014/2015 version previously hosted on the Schmoes Know YouTube channel (an extension of the Collider channel), the Movie Trivia Schmoedown is a game show hosted by Kristian Harloff and Mark Ellis where famous Collider or other YouTube cinema-related personalities engage in a film trivia competition. The show has a heavy professional wrestling influence in terms of storylines and gimmicks, although the competition itself is legitimate. There are currently four divisions: the singles, teams, InnerGeekdom (DC, DC Extended Universe, Harry Potter, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Trek, Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings questions only) and Star Wars-only.
Current champions: Singles: Kristan Harloff (def Dangerous Dan Murrell) Tag Team: The Patriots (Jeff Sneider and JTE) (def Team Top10) InnerGeekDom: Hector Navarro (def. Robert Meyer Burnett) Star Wars: Ken Napzok (won fatal 5-way).
As of 2017, the traditional format sees the opponents engage in a three-round match:
- in the first round, they have to write down on a white board the answers to eight questions of different categories, getting a point for every correct answer (with the possibility of a bonus ninth question should they get all eight correct).
- in the second round, they spin a wheel which will randomly land on a single category (they may spin a second time they feel the category isn't a strong one for them. They will then answer up to four (or six, if teams) questions in that category, receiving two points for a correct answer, and the added option of multiple choice which cuts down a correct answer to only one point, as well as the looming risk of a competitor stealing point(s).
- the third round sees the choosing of three numbers from 1–25 at random, all of them containing a category that they have to answer a question from, with each being worth two, three and five points respectively.
Championship matches feature two extra rounds:
- the waging round, where the competitors can wage from zero up to five of their earned points at that time, and answer a question from another wheel-spun category, getting an additional amount of points (the amount being the same number they waged) if they get it correct, and losing those same points if they fail.
- the speed round, in which the competitors must hit the buzzer before their opponent and answer the given question correctly, also with the added risk of losing a point if they answer incorrectly.
The contestant(s) that has the most accumulated points at the end of the final round wins. If there is more than a ten-point lead before the final round the leader will win by "knockout". If the competitor does make it to the final round but cannot correctly answer enough of the three questions to get a lead over their opponent, they lose by "TKO".
MISC: There is a challenge rule, where the competitor can challenge a decision made by the judges. The "JTE rule" is where the competitor(s) may ask for a given question up to three times per match.
Specialty matches:
- Triple Threat (three participants):
- Fatal 4-Way and Fatal 5-Way: the rounds are exactly the same but adapted for the number of participants involved (i.e.: in a Triple Threat, each of the three competitors spins the wheel in the second round, and steal opportunities are available for both opponents through white board writing instead of just spoken). Additionally, there's a multi-person elimination format where multiple participants are tested in a game of survival, as they have to avoid being the contestant with the least amount of accumulated points after a round of questions is asked, or they are eliminated. This is applicable to the InnerGeekdom division Fatal 5-Way matches, as well as the Free 4 All, an annual event based on WWE's Royal Rumble match, where five of 35 players start at the table, and as some get eliminated through the elimination process, others - in random order - enter in their spots. The winner of the Free 4 All gets a title shot of any kind anytime they desire.
The Schmoedown has four annual big events:
- Free 4 All, in the spring.
- Collider Collision, a SummerSlam-inspired supercard that takes place in the summer.
- Ultimate Schmoedown, a bracket-style tournament to declare the next #1 contender to the singles (and/or team) title(s), during late summer–fall.
- Schmoedown Spectacular, the WrestleMania-based biggest supercard of the year, which hits on Christmas season.
Collider News
Hosted by Ken Napzok, these videos are typically short segments ranging from one to two minutes in length. These short videos discuss upcoming movies, new trailer drops, celebrity controversy, or filming and production issues on set. These short pieces are uploaded shortly after breaking news. Each short ends as the host asks the viewers their opinion on the story and encourages fans to post comments for further discussion on the next episode of the Movie Talk panels.
Collider Crash Course
Collider Crash Course videos cover a variety of topics that are designed to enlighten viewers. The segments vary in length and are hosted by an alternating group of staff.
Collider Behind the Scenes & Bloopers
Collider Behind the Scenes & Bloopers videos, which feature Perri Nemiroff hosting, offer viewers a look behind the scenes of the other shows, as well as interviewing staff on a variety of topics.
Comic Book Shopping
Hosted by Jon Schnepp, these videos showcase celebrities and comic book writers shopping for and discussing comics and graphic novels.
References
- ^ Carroll, Larry (2008-06-20). "Independent Movie-News Sites Declare War On Variety And Hollywood Reporter". MTV.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^ Shaw, Lucas (2015-01-23). "Complex Buys Fanboy Site Collider for Growing Network". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^ Dawn, Randee (2012-02-24). "What happens on the set..." Variety. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ Collider (2016). "About". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Collider (2016). "Awesometacular with Jeremy Jahns". Retrieved 15 January 2017.[permanent dead link]