Why I Left Screen Junkies & What's Next!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Welcome to my new channel! Thank you for joining me on this adventure! On Day 1, I'm going into a little more detail about why I'm starting my own channel and mapping out the road ahead!
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John Mariano and Robert Holtby (vimeo.com/robe...) for their awesome graphics work!
Emma Fyffe ( / emmafyffe ) for her Discord assistance
This is the only channel that I’ve ever subscribed to before watching a single video. I will miss Dan on Screen Junkies, but I can’t wait to see what he has in store with this channel.
Same here
Me too, it's exciting to be around for the very beginning of something I know I'm gonna eagerly await each time a new video is uploaded and to watch this channel grow.
Same never clicked like and subscribe so quickly before. I will miss the collective shenanigans back in SJ, but I love Dan too!
Is this what it's like to have a grandkid?
Agree - most movie channels are either not good (little research) or too biased wanting to hate or like something - I disagree a lot with Dan but he explains his reasoning very well.
Same
Give me all the charts. All the box office math. The more random the statistic, the better.
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I can't stop thinking about the time Dan pulled the "Ocean's 11 in space" chart with a straight face.
Yes, please.
YESSS
Dan can still chart what people are buying digitally with the big movies going direct to digital.
Apple shows a Top 10.
Grace Randolph is still doing Movie Math on Beyond the Trailer...Dan can still give us charts!
Dan was literally my favorite part of screen junkies. He always crushed movie fights when he was a fighter. So Dan definitely has a new subscriber!
Same here!!
"Do you want...." Yes.
"Or...." Yes.
"I might do...." Yes, that as well, please. All of it.
I thought the same, I would watch anything dan uploads haha
@4321beatlesYes, yes, yes and Yeah, of course! as answers to Dan's questions/suggestions and also as comment to your excellent comment ;-)
I'll take your entire stock
It would be fun to get reviews of older movies since there aren’t as many new ones to keep up with at the moment
Chloe Herl check our What Ya Watching. They review newer and older movies.
I was gonna comment this too! Would love to see some older/more obscure movies get reviewed
Agree! Some classics would great: 12 Angry Men, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, etc.
Thumbs up for old/classic movie reviews
+1 big time! during the crisis, and every so often after that, would be great :)
You’re really the only person I cared about watching on screen junkies
I felt the same way about Marc Andreyko. Couldnt watch Movie Fights without him.
He's the only reason I watched outside of honest trailers
@@philhendrie100 Marc is AWESOME, almost forgot about that guy!! #loveislove
@@VIDS3687 Yeah its been awhile since he was on the show(so i havent seen it in years) but I did see him every once in awhile at Golden Apple. Hes very nice in person
Yep same here.
Must have "Baking with Dan and Mara" I'm sure you both could come up with some fun movie themed masterpieces!
I know Dan spent a lot of time explaining why he's leaving SJU because he thought most of us were here for that. I'm just here to see the mans do what he wants
I would love if you did a "Great movies you've never heard of" series like you did at screen junkies.
It's such a great idea for you to do this and to really be able to build something around your personality. Your work with the team over at SJ was always great and it's going to be fun to watch your content become more distinctly "you" here on this channel.
Yes to this x1000!
You two are my favorite pundits. Would love to see you two collab again one day. How about a ranting contest? ;)
@@samclegg4045 OUCH. John is saying let's support Dan. Why be so negative? I think John is a little too positive in his review videos - but hey some critics are like that. Calm down.
I disagree violently a lot with what you do and how you do commentary but I do respect a lot of your content. Personally, I want to thank you for sticking up for Kelly when many people turned a blind eye for her being cut in Rise of Skywalker. On that point, we agree - don't like performance or performer - fine. But don't attack the actress or do so in such a crass manner. We can disagree and be civil. Waiting for the next commentary with you and Rob!
@@samclegg4045 You mean Campea? You'd need to specify - from watching his content he usually uses a laid back style. He sometimes rants - but against who? What? confused.
Dan I don’t know if you are reading all of the comments but you have been by far the biggest reason I watch screen junkies. Charting with dan is the only show on the Internet I go out of my way to watch on a weekly basis. I am super excited for you to have your own channel and can’t wait for the box office to open back up and get some new charts
Ditto!
Dan can you take a dive in indie movies of the past few years you didn't get to talk about? Maybe some foreign films?
YES
Great idea!
Oh my gooooodddd.. Dan replied to me....ohohhooh
A thousand times this suggestion - hoo boy!
portrait of a lady on fire? It's on Hulu. I cried.
Oh god, I'm gonna miss you and RothCornet bouncing around different perspectives. This actually hurts a bit. BUT, I'm excited for what you are gonna do here.
His chemistry with Roth is going to be a sore miss, but I've followed him here for a reason. He loves movies and knows what he is talking about.
I often saw that his views echoed my own compared to Roth.
Loved that "Jurassic Park/Jurassic World" video! More of those!
For those who missed it: ua-cam.com/video/MJ1s4WX8xTg/v-deo.html over on Fandom.
Personally, I have to say that criticising Jurassic World for being too similar to Jurassic Park is completely missing the point. Jurassic World in that regard is a straight up adaptation of the The Lost World novel by Michael Crichton. The film is self-aware that it is basically just a bigger version of Jurassic Park and even pokes fun at it. And unlike The Force Awakens, this goes further than just saying "hey look, another Death Star". The film uses it nature as an over-the-top sequel to point out how stupid over-the-top sequels and their quest of always being greater and better than the original actually are.
@@GermanLeftist - Ok, but that was *not* what Dan was criticizing in his JP vs. JW video. He was pointing out that the storytelling is clunky (show don't tell), it emphasizes unimportant details, and builds to a finale but then has a bunch more movie to get through. If you thought he was criticizing it for being too similar, maybe give it another watch.
Content I’d love to see:
- Charts! (I know you’re doing them but wanted to go on the record)
- Love video essays.
- I’d love too see a kinda like film kid tutorial. For instance. A series of films in chronological order to watch for those who want to get a deeper appreciation of film and film history. “Battleship Potemkin”, “The Jazz Singer”, “Citizen Kane”, “Lawrence of Arabia”, “Jaws” etc (like a mini film history school)
- why is a classic.
- Maybe a series breaking down the language of film
- the process of analysis for film criticism.
- Maybe some recommendations for international films.
- Star Trek, Star Trek, Star Trek (especially Discovery). I grew up on TNG and that my main love, I like TOS films but I have fallen in love with Discovery.
Overall though. I feel like you’re a kindred spirit when it comes to the love of film, film business and trek, age wise. I’ve been a critic in my life, did the film school thing too. I’m on a different path but this kind of content and community is fundamentally part of my DNA
Love number 3, going into more about what makes movies great to educate people more about cinema as an art, so we can hopefully stop seeing dumb discussions about why X film isn't nominated for awards despite it making a lot of money.
Brandon Michael fucking great ideas right here!
Dan,
I’m extremely excited about everything you’ve discussed for this channel- Congratulations!
The prospect of a series of video essays sounds fantastic, and I can’t wait to support them. But in the near-term, I think it would be especially valuable if you would curate our film-viewing experience from quarantine. So many of us have accounts with streaming services but have trouble navigating the film offerings available there. Your reviews have always led me in the right direction thus far, and now more than ever, I would so appreciate if you would direct your curatorial eye toward the Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime accounts that many of us struggle to fully utilize.
Thank you, and again - congratulations!
I'm worried there won't be as many scenarios where Dan gets salty. Salty Dan is my favourite kind of Dan
Classic Movie Reviews: Not just the “Essentials” but the films not everyone watches and how they influence modern movies.
This! The older the better. Hitchcock movies, Dean Martin Martin etc
Show idea:
“Dan’s Corner” where you do reviews of movies special to you. Doesn’t necessarily have to be a 10/10 movie, but some unique quality that stuck to you, Dan.
Best wishes!
I hope he'll do in-depth reviews of the classic Star Trek films. I'd like to see examine the good aspects of the less popular movies.
Genius idea
Michael Scott once said “You have no idea how high I can fly.” Excited to see where you take the channel!
I've personally always thought Dan was at the level of Jahns and Stuckmann. So happy he's doing his own stuff.
Tbh Stuckmann falls in to the same traps Dan does, over analysing certain movies to a point they forget why they watch movies in the first place.
Ban the word pacing and other cliches and they would be lost, Jeremy is a true original like Alicia Malone. Maybe Dan now he has his own channel will develop his own style.
Jeremy is an idiot
I'm glad the charts came with you, Dan. I'm a part of the 1st 51,000 subscribers and I know there are millions to come!
Can't wait to see what you have planned for your channel Dan. Couldn't happen at a worse time box office wise, but as others have suggested maybe you could do some "Charts with Dan" on past movies that were released before you started Charting. I'm similarly obsessed with BO and charts, been following them every weekend since Spider-Man came out in 2002 (HATE the Boxofficemojo.com redesign!) and I love how you break down the BO every week, and provide context when movies are perceived to under- or over-perform.
"Of course charts with Dan is coming..."
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I'm sure you're gonna do reviews.
I'm sure you're gonna do charts.
Looking forward to both a lot. But I'd also love to see more of the general film industry knowledge you were so casually dropping on SJ / Fandom coming to this channel!
And, if it's possible, some kind of conversational element. I enjoyed you talking to other people about movies, the industry, and the nightmares of Moviepass, Cats and Gotti with other people at least as much as to the camera by yourself. :)
I'll be honest, I"ve never heard of you before (but I've heard of Screen Junkies). This was just a random recommendation. However, within the first 25 seconds of your opening, I had to hit the subscribe button. You really seem like you know your stuff and you are very comfortable in front of a camera. Usually, I am a latecomer to channels and they would already have hundreds of thousands of subscribers. I'm really excited because I think if you do keep up with updates your channel will grow and I think it will be cool to actually be there watching it grow.
To know him better look for charting with dan. That was the show that he had before.
Fact: "Hat. Glasses. Star Trek" is the new "Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica"
Micheal!
Yes!!!!! You nailed it.
Dan, I was a little heartbroken when I learned that you'd be leaving SJ. However, I'm beyond exited to see what you do here. Your passion for film and the way you talk about it has always been great to watch. You gained my subscription instantly.
Now, what would I like to see? Literally anything you're passionate about. Whenever you get to speak about a film you really love (or hate), my interest grows (maybe a video essay about star wars? Nah Im kidding, I dont want you to die). All the best luck on this new channel, I'll be watching.
So glad I found the new channel. Your more academic/scholarly take on films was my favorite aspect of screen junkies and I can't wait to watch all the videos I've missed since the new channel has launched. Good luck with everything.
Dan, your reviews are the ones I look forward to first every Friday...well when there were news ones releasing every Friday.
Would also love to see some video essays on _cinema_ helmed by master directors and featuring master screen writers. Would like to continue to learn film appreciation through your point of view.
Finally, I would love for you to expand into world cinema and review some of those too. I can recommend a few Indian movies if you are interested.
Super excited for your new channel!
Super excited for you and this new adventure. Glad to be here!
One nice thing you have going for your channel is the continued prominent display of the best movie of all time, either in background or on your shirt :)
When I first clicked to this video, the first thing in my mind was you should start "Dan's Movie Club".
Put out weekly list of movie to watch. Consist of movie you talk about/referencing in the videos you'll released or will having historical date/event that week. Something like that.
Dan Murrell: always a class-act.
You’re the only reason why I kept up with Screen Junkies. Excited for this channel Dan.
Maybe a different approach to reviewing "old" movies: Classics, how do they stand up today and are they worth watching? Kind of a review/essay.
I would love to hear The Murrell Movie Essentials, a series of reviews of films you feel novice cinephiles should see as part of the foundation of film appreciation.
I LOVE this idea
Might I suggest reviewing all the Star Trek series/movies? Your personal opinions on them, controversies, & polls on twitter to get general audience opinions on them?
Can’t wait to see the Worlds End video essay. So excited to see what you put out on the channel. Congrats on the move!
Dan, perhaps in the meantime when there's no box-office you could review some foreign-language content from Netflix? There's so much of it these days, and some of it is actually pretty good.
Can’t wait for Dan rants, you have to make it a series !
i imagine charts, scoops and news, will come back when the world resumes.
in the meantime, here's an idea to keep you busy.
how about genre specials, for example, I love heist movies, anywhere from rififi to antman, heist movies are usually a lot of fun.
you could do specials on different genres and talk about your favourite (and least favourite) movies on each.
given your appreciation for movies both old and new, you should have lots of material.
on a separate note... is that wildor?
"2020 is proving to be a waste of year"
*Dan Murrell has entered the chat*
"2020 is the start of something truely amazing"
Personally I’d love to see really old movies getting some attention. Like a month of movies from the 50s for example.
I’d also love to see international movies getting the spotlight. A month of French films, a top ten Vietnamese films.
I teach a class about depictions of Japan in movies, so I think it would be great to see a video on the history of depictions of, say, Asians in film, or other races, in Hollywood.
Good luck man! I’ve loved your work so far!
The minute you drop a video essay I will be there screaming for joy
Can we get an analysis on the film's that went early on vod?. Did the studios make profit? What impact it made on film's like Trolls, bloodshot, onward.
In GOAT we trust. Congrats Dan! I’d love you to review some international films. not just mainstream international films like Parasite or Akira or Y tu mama tambien. More like staples of Iranian cinema, Italian cinema, French cinema etc. that many film fans are not aware of. Like you said there are a ton of channels out there covering all the geek stuff we like, but not a lot of them talk about foreign films.
THIS.
Kiarostami, Fellini and the rest of the GOATs.
OH! OH! I would love to see you break down fan theories sent in by channel members! Or really just anything where fans can send in stuff like ideas, theories, analysis, or interesting things they've noticed and you can give them a bit of a bigger platform while also getting free content.
I would like to see some reviews of the bits of the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020 that we missed. But hitting us with your views on some classics would also be great.
Greeting from Thailand, Dan !!!!!!!!!!!
This is going to be so much effing AWESOME, and I can’t wait for the goodies stuff that your channel gonna giving to us.
Best of luck, and you gonna big in the UA-cam world. ❤️
PS. You should do analyze about Classic films and invite Scott Mantz + Leonard Maltin to be the guests too. That would be more AWESOME !!!!!!!
I like more in-depth (not length but actual depth) reviews/essays not just about a single movie but about something part of a movie and how X new movie embodies it. Ryan Hollinger does a really great job of this with his reviews. Its not just about "I liked it or I didn't like it", but instead about the craft, genre, use of tropes, etc while also talking about the movie and other movies like it.
Another great thing I never got enough of was Belated Media's "My favorite film" series where you would sit with another person (youtuber, Screen Junkie, etc) and just watch or talk about a film they are passionate about. An outside perspective on a movie you may or may not enjoy.
Suggestions: reviews of movies on streaming services, reviews of international movies, maybe some movies you normally wouldn’t talk about (like Emma or smth), annnnd yes to the cooking 👍🏻👍🏻
You’re the man Dan! This is gonna be fun!
Dan I think we'd all love to continue watching your deep dives into box office numbers, movie reviews, and any passion projects you are working on!
I'd love to see historical charts, the hindsight we have now would add an extra angle to seeing movies that flopped in theaters or excelled and see where they are now culturally
Will miss you at Screen Junkies, but I'm glad to see you doing your own thing. We share a love of movies so I'm glad you are continuing on with more movie-related videos.
Id love to see a collab between you and Chris Stuckmann
We need a collab hilariocity
Until we get new box office to chart what if you do a "this week in history" box office chart?
I second this.
Or interesting charting moments in history “Why/how this movie that had everything didn’t succeed” “How this surprise underdog succeeded or slowly became a cult classic over time.” *****Not great titles on mine. Just tangential concepts
Dan was the best part of Screen Junkies! I would love to see some lists! Favourite movies in specific genres, etc
Sad I won’t be seeing you on Screen Junkies anymore but thriller that you’ll be creating content (for lack of a better word) that you love. I’d love some more classic film reviews!!
Really excited to see this channel take off! This is probably the first film-based channel I'm subscribing to from the very beginning, as every other one (SJU, Cinefix, etc...) had already been established for a while before ever discovering them. Can't wait to see all the charts/reviews when everything eventually resumes, but for now, I think I'll be happy with whatever you choose to review. Maybe some older movies, underrated ones, nostalgic films that had an impact on you, etc...
Dan: "I have one more about Edgar Wright, and The World's End, and why I think that's a great movie..."
Me: Say no more, I'm subscribing.
yeah, I wanna see that one!
I'd prefer he does Pilgrim but hey can't get everything
Charts Charts Charts!!!! - Also, I'd love to see you review some of your favourite older movies that might have gone under everyone's radar - Happy to support you Dan!
I would love to see an essay about Orson Welles. Would love to hear Dan’s take.
I would love to see some content about film criticism: how to be critical, what to look for structure wise, story wise and so on :)
Good Luck!!!! I am glad you have your own channel!
You know what, Dan Murrell, your work that i liked the most where those analysis that you did. Im glad you went solo, you do great at this, wish you the best of luck.
Can't wait for more Dan! This is awesome!
I'm a huge fan, so I'm along for the ride. Dan Murrell is someone with whom I would genuinely like to talk. He'd probably be horribly bored, but it would be great for me! It wouldn't be among the first things I said but I would be interested to ask why he has a cricket bat....
Well congratulations on the new channel! I just found out when you appeared on my feed with the Snyder's Cut video. Always a follower so will catch you here too!
Would love to see Scoops McGee show up whenever you have to talk about movie news, since I know a lot of times it's pretty dry or there isn't much to report. Having Scoops giving some fake tips could liven it up, even as an intro to news.
Emma063 I would love that also, but I think scoops belongs to fandom
Scoops is staying with Fandom, but maybe we can find some family members or colleagues who could report for me!
Next time they want you back for something, you gotta try and make a trade for the Scoops IP! we will all collectively downplay its value until you get it back. Honestly, I'm not even sure why anyone even asked about him... Scoops is lame 😁
My idea: Movie homages done on TV shows. I have seen so many over the years, some good, some bad. For instance, Step by Step (TGIF) did a blatant rip off of Waynes World. It was......ok. Meanwhile, the A-Team and Ducktales did homages to James Bond with their comic relief characters (Murdock/Launchpad). Both were good.
You were by far my favourite part of Screen Junkies and I am delighted that your channel is up and running and I can still get my stats fix! All the best to SJU, but I'm definitely here now. Can't wait to see where you go from here.
Dan and Roth were my favorites. I hope Roth will make some cameos
Give this man a like, a hat and a checkered shirt! Best of luck, sir
I can’t tell you how excited I am to support your new channel and your new path. I love your analytical take on movies and film. Can’t wait to see where you go with this!
Whatever you come up with... it‘s going to be great!
Looking forward to what‘s coming...
Hi Dan many congratulations on you new channel. Great stuff man.
Found out you were leaving from Andy's channel. Hope you guys can settle stuff behind closed doors and potentially do a few team up videos.
Excited to watch your new channel.
I fully support your readiness to have a change of space after the baby years you dedicated to Screen Junkies. I'm really happy there is no bad blood between you all and I'll still continue to support you both completely!
For a channel idea, it would be fun to watch you go down a journey into the rabbit hole of anime. Or even just reviewing anime movies would be really great. I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on Satoshi Kon's various works.
I would love some "Devil´s Advocate" / "Ugly Duckling" /"Defense of the Indefensible" format, talking about movies that got a bad rep, because it was "cool to hate" or general public perception being "echo-chambery". Pointing out aspects/scenes that such movies did great, things that are easy to (dis-)miss, etc.
There is so much nit-picky, lowest common denominator and overall negative content out there, I can´t stand it anymore. Looking at you, Cinema Sins.
For me the honest trailers were close enough to "tough love" and "laughing with the movies" for my taste, but anything more aggressively negative is just...sad.
I've been out of the loop for a little bit, but I'm excited for this. I enjoyed listening to charting when I got ready for work. I appreciate those videos because I feel like so many creators make content aimed at children and it's annoying. Thank you for the wonderful content you've made and will make.
You were probably my favourite in Screen Junkies so I’m happy that I still get to hear your opinions and takes over here! I just watched your edit of films of the decade and you had me sobbing. God bless you, man!!!
I’d personally love if you recommended movies that aren’t as well known like with the best movies you’ve never seen series you guys did at screen junkies
Excited to see where this channel takes ya, Dan!
So glad the YT recommendation page brought me here. You were my favorite over on Screen Junkies, we think a lot a like and I'm glad you've got your own thing now!
I never went to deep into screen junkies. really just honest trailers, honest trailer commentaries, with a few movie fights and sju livestreams. but with only that dan was the best part and I do think that SJ lost a valuable asset.
I remember seeing you through the Charting With Dan series, and your charting news was what got me more interested in the Box Office then I already was. It's great to know that you're still on good terms with Screen Junkies, and didn't leave over some crazy drama, I can't wait to see what you may post in the future
Gimme me old movies reviews, new movie reviews, charts... Gimme everything... 😚🙌🤗
Dude YES!!! So excited for you Dan!! I love charts, current movies, older movies, tv shows, and any of your thoughts on them would be a lot of fun to hear! One thing that I think would be nice to see would be a movie/tv show recommendation that you think slipped through the cracks and deserves more attention. Maybe once a month? (or week depending on how many you have up your sleeve.) I’m not as much of a film nerd as I want to be, so having some suggestions from a source I generally agree with in taste would be welcome.
"the criterion collection "
Watch their weird movies and tell us about your experience
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Weird? Are you calling Jeanne Dielman weird?
When it comes to reviews, I would prefer it if you focus, for now, on the films that you think are perfect. Also, a huge fan for almost 5 years and I'm looking forward to what you do in the future.
Welcome back Dan you're mvp. Just subbed in just finding out you left. You were always my favorite member anyway. I'm here now. Good luck to you and fandom crew.
I'm looking forward to your reviews for the bigger movies, but I would also like you to review smaller movies you've seen that don't get a lot of attention or that not many people know about. A lot of the reason I saw Heredity was that you and Roth wouldn't shut up about it lol #OscarforToni
Best of luck Dan - I’ve not been keeping up with Screen Junkies for the last 2 years - but I’ve always enjoyed your input and content and appreciate your opinion and thoughts on movies - hope it’s a swing and a hit - subscribed
I loved your side by side comparison video on Jurassic park/world and I'd love to see more of those type of videos comparing reboots to originals. So glad you're doing your own thing now, i really value your opinion on movies and art. You're very thorough and balanced with your critiques
How about a side-chart where you go through the cult-classics that did poorly at the box office but great on home video?
David Richards I would love to see how much movies used to make from video sales
that's a great idea
Glad to see you pursuing your passions excited to see your content! Good Luck Dan!
-I'd like to see guests on whenever possible.
-I really liked the segment cast away.
-You already mentioned it but obviously we need charts.
-Your movie collection.
-And DAN RANTS!!!!
I can finally unsubscribe from Screen Junkies without remorse or regret.
I unsubscribed years ago when they posted some clickbait nonsense about the Fantastic Four coming to the MCU, and then admitted they got had that title to get people to tune in for the episode. I immediately unsubscribed and told UA-cam to never recommend their videos to me again.
eKaneomics Wasn’t that video called click bait and was about making fun of videos that use click bait?
Felipe Ramirez flick bait
VintageGeek I couldn’t unsubscribe as long as Joe, Danielle and Lon are still there
honest trailers are the only thing lol