What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Music posts are a bannable offense.
User avatar
Eight Bit Alien
It's my lucky day!
Posts: 7782
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:43 am

What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Eight Bit Alien »

https://www.theonion.com/

I know nothing lasts forever, but this is like... fucking suspicious. Something fucking stinks here, and its not just these awful, stale and predictable fucking jokes.

Who murdered this website and installed an imposter in its place? This shit used to be cut from the finest of fine cloth, every single damn day.

Wha happen
Who did it

A COMEDIAN DIED TONIGHT
Dark Side of the 90s Season 2 - 7
User avatar
Necrometer
crippled god of the universe
Posts: 64430
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 am
Location: Feelin' fine.

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Necrometer »

I heard there was a mass exodus - all the decent talent jumped ship and started writing clickventures full-time
https://clickhole.com/category/clickventures/
Image
good thing I'll be dead soon, cause I'm tired of liars winning
User avatar
Necrometer
crippled god of the universe
Posts: 64430
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 am
Location: Feelin' fine.

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Necrometer »

seriously, though - seems like money happened:
In January 2016, CEO Mike McAvoy announced that Univision Communications had purchased a 40% stake in Onion, Inc. "As an independent media company, we’ve always been forced to run a tight financial ship, which has made us smart and lean, but not always ready to invest in the great new ideas that we come up with," Mr. McAvoy said in a memo to staff. "I’m excited to see what we can do with Univision behind us."[138][139] This brings The Onion into the Fusion Media Group arm of Univision, the same media family as the Gizmodo collection of sites (Kotaku, Lifehacker, Deadspin, etc.), which also has led to a consolidated media management platform and aligned content presentation styles with these sister sites.[citation needed]

In September 2017, it was announced that the site's editor-in-chief Cole Bolton and executive editor Ben Berkley were stepping down from their posts. Chad Nackers—The Onion’s head writer—will take over as the role of editor-in-chief. A source familiar with the situation said that departures were partially due to disagreements about the direction the site was taking under the ownership of Univision.[141]

In March 2018 the employees of the company announced they had unionized with The Writers Guild Of America, East.[142] The union comprises "all of the creative staffs at Onion Inc.: The A.V. Club, The Onion, ClickHole, The Takeout, Onion Labs, and Onion Inc.’s video and art departments."[143] The union was recognized on April 20, 2018[144] and reached a contract agreement with management on December 20, 2018.[145]

In July 2018, rumors of pending layoffs at The Onion and related websites Clickhole and The A.V. Club were reported. Corporate parent Univision Communications is said to be looking to reduce the staff of the humor publication by around 15% amidst news of a pending sale of The Onion and related websites as well as Gizmodo Media Group assets. As stated an official Univision press release on the topic, "Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) […] today announced that the Company has initiated a formal process to explore the sale of the assets comprising the Gizmodo Media Group (GMG) and The Onion."[146][147][148][149]

On April 8, 2019, private equity firm Great Hill Partners announced the acquisition of Gizmodo Media Group—including The Onion, The A.V. Club, and Clickhole—from Univision for an undisclosed amount.[150] The properties will be formed into a new company named G/O Media Inc.[151][152]
Image
good thing I'll be dead soon, cause I'm tired of liars winning
User avatar
Eight Bit Alien
It's my lucky day!
Posts: 7782
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:43 am

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Eight Bit Alien »

Thank you for participating in my angry thread Ross, I remember you were also talking to me about this earlier this year.

So wait, am I supposed to blame Gizmodo or Univision or both?
The way I read that, it seems like they were owned by Gizmodo even during the (latter) glory years?

I read and enjoyed a few of those clickventures (thank you for the link) but it seems like Clickhole has had it's spark of joy extinguished, as well.
I guess The Onion and Clickhole never gave real attribution to it's authors? It would be simple to figure this out if I could just easily see who wrote what/where/when.
Dark Side of the 90s Season 2 - 7
User avatar
godofdeadlydeath
Jesus never gave me that bike!
Posts: 4439
Joined: Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:15 pm
Location: Masshole

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by godofdeadlydeath »

Basically the same thing that happened to any good site with good writers (i.e. Deadspin) -- corporate greed and the death of journalism.
Stabbed in the eyes with a fucking caak...

https://soundcloud.com/mthomassteele
User avatar
ThePhillyExperiment
ultimate EVIL
Posts: 6718
Joined: Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:48 pm

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by ThePhillyExperiment »

Eight Bit Alien wrote: Thu Mar 04, 2021 12:47 pm https://www.theonion.com/

I know nothing lasts forever, but this is like... fucking suspicious. Something fucking stinks here, and its not just these awful, stale and predictable fucking jokes.

Who murdered this website and installed an imposter in its place? This shit used to be cut from the finest of fine cloth, every single damn day.

Wha happen
Who did it

A COMEDIAN DIED TONIGHT
The Onion's always been hit or miss. Sometimes they'll have highs but some years they'll have lows. Nothing will beat the 90's - early 2000 articles. This coming from a guy that used to read their paper before they had a website. The personals section was actually the best.
brobot wrote: "Some guy asked me if I was a robot...like a Relapse robot? I have no idea what he was talking about."
GLEN BENTON wrote: ONLY THING IS I LOOK AT THE GIRLS AT THE MOVIES, AND THERE BETWEEN 10 AND 14!
User avatar
Eight Bit Alien
It's my lucky day!
Posts: 7782
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:43 am

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Eight Bit Alien »

Yeah I feel that, but I absolutely reject the idea that the current state is the result of an existing pattern, like the tide coming in and out. We're talking about a corpse here man. Simpson'd
Dark Side of the 90s Season 2 - 7
User avatar
spacehamster
Sweet Lord _______
Posts: 19189
Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:57 pm
Location: just a-passin' thru

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by spacehamster »

I kind of feel like comedy formats just have their lifespan, even something like the Onion. Just look at the reanimated corpse of Arrested Development that's somehow still shuffling around on Netflix. I couldn't even finish the last season.
storm shadow wrote:This is what happens when people use the internet to get through adolescence, instead of drugs and heavy metal.
User avatar
Hunter
Member of the fascist left
Posts: 4609
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:28 am
Location: Thanks, NY

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Hunter »

It's just a sad fact that comedy just isn't funny anymore. Personally, I laugh at tragedy which is like a demo tape for comedy.
User avatar
FVBTVS
Total Recluse
Posts: 20094
Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:14 pm

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by FVBTVS »

Hunter wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:17 am It's just a sad fact that comedy just isn't funny anymore. Personally, I laugh at tragedy which is like a demo tape for comedy.
:fonz:
TEAM CARE COORDINATOR
User avatar
Necrometer
crippled god of the universe
Posts: 64430
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 am
Location: Feelin' fine.

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Necrometer »

Image
good thing I'll be dead soon, cause I'm tired of liars winning
User avatar
krog
Static Migration
Posts: 237
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:55 pm

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by krog »

Quit being such a pussy.
User avatar
Necrometer
crippled god of the universe
Posts: 64430
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 am
Location: Feelin' fine.

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Necrometer »

Image
good thing I'll be dead soon, cause I'm tired of liars winning
User avatar
Eight Bit Alien
It's my lucky day!
Posts: 7782
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:43 am

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Eight Bit Alien »

alright thats pretty fuckin good
Dark Side of the 90s Season 2 - 7
User avatar
Necrometer
crippled god of the universe
Posts: 64430
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 am
Location: Feelin' fine.

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Necrometer »

Image
good thing I'll be dead soon, cause I'm tired of liars winning
Glub
Certified False.
Posts: 1182
Joined: Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:16 pm

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Glub »

For me, Clickhole gives me the laughs that The Onion used to 15 years ago.
MeatGrease wrote:
I became fully redpilled by the summer of 2015 but was already holding back as early as 2014. Before that I was a anarcho punk.

Ideally, society should be organized via a warrior-priest aristocracy.

I can trace my ancestry all the way back to historic germanic tribal chieftains in fact.
User avatar
Necrometer
crippled god of the universe
Posts: 64430
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 am
Location: Feelin' fine.

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Necrometer »

Image
good thing I'll be dead soon, cause I'm tired of liars winning
User avatar
Eight Bit Alien
It's my lucky day!
Posts: 7782
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:43 am

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Eight Bit Alien »

ok that fucking rules
Dark Side of the 90s Season 2 - 7
User avatar
Necrometer
crippled god of the universe
Posts: 64430
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 am
Location: Feelin' fine.

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Necrometer »

Image
good thing I'll be dead soon, cause I'm tired of liars winning
User avatar
Necrometer
crippled god of the universe
Posts: 64430
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 am
Location: Feelin' fine.

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Necrometer »



😓
Image
good thing I'll be dead soon, cause I'm tired of liars winning
User avatar
FVBTVS
Total Recluse
Posts: 20094
Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:14 pm

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by FVBTVS »

TEAM CARE COORDINATOR
User avatar
Necrometer
crippled god of the universe
Posts: 64430
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 am
Location: Feelin' fine.

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Necrometer »

heh
Image
good thing I'll be dead soon, cause I'm tired of liars winning
ghost boner
(ó ì_í)=óò=(ì_í ò)
Posts: 9612
Joined: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:58 pm
Location: chug-a-lug house

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by ghost boner »

formerly ghost boner
User avatar
FVBTVS
Total Recluse
Posts: 20094
Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:14 pm

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by FVBTVS »



is this a good one because i sure chuckled
TEAM CARE COORDINATOR
User avatar
Necrometer
crippled god of the universe
Posts: 64430
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 am
Location: Feelin' fine.

Re: What the fucking shit happened to The Onion?

Post by Necrometer »

this thread loaded so i initially saw the tweet on its own (no framing)

and, with some trepidation, i thought

“i sure hope this is here because it’s been deemed good 😶‍🌫️
Image
good thing I'll be dead soon, cause I'm tired of liars winning
Post Reply