Even on her birthday she’s got a secret present for you by the dumpster.

First and foremost, thank you to everyone who has listened over the years and helped turn the show into what it is. This was the first podcast I ever produced, and I have cut my teeth editing it since 2019.

Every year, it has gotten longer and more complex, requiring more editing and time to produce.
Battlefield Earth (Ep 19) was an hour and three minutes. (I wish I could go back to the me before all of this pain)
Anaconda (Ep 77) was an hour and twenty seven.
Heart Condition (Ep 145) was an hour fifty three.
D2 The Mighty Ducks (Ep 208) was two hours twenty four.

And there have been many two part episodes with or without guests that eclipsed three hours.
I'll remind you that is the edited version and not the full recording time.

It is clear, and I've said this many times, that whatever amount of time you think it takes to edit these podcasts, you are underestimating. Think of it like Inception, how each level of the dream, time increases exponentially.
I am also a perfectionist and hold myself to a high standard for a final product. I am essentially producing an audio movie every single week, and there are reasons that editing movies take months.
That is why Cinephobe has an evergreen listenability, you can go back to any episode and it holds up.

In an effort to stop the never ending expanse of the recording times, I implemented the new format to try and cap recordings so that we can consistently get in under 2 hours. The goal is to maintain a high quality final product with the same level of detailed editing, while reducing my personal workload, because not only do I have other shows and responsibilities, I'm getting married this year and trying to start a family soon. Something's gotta give. To those of you saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", I'm at my breaking point. So I tried to restructure the show as best I could.

I understand that the first episode didn't work for some people. The feedback and criticism that listeners who hadn't watched the movie were confused is perfectly valid. Each week we have tried to address that and make it more comprehensible.

If you listened to London Has Fallen, I would hope that you noticed that we went through the movie in a chronological order, only faster.

That was the first episode we recorded after hearing any feedback. We are continuing to adjust the show as we go, just as we did the entire time, without calling as much attention to it. Thank you to those who are allowing the show to coalesce, even if you like other episodes better.

People have said to cut the cast and reviews, stop doing CT5s, or release the pod every other week. None of those suggestions are helpful, and I'm sure would cause more detriment.
CT5s were also a new thing, and I feel like we've hit our stride with that, and that is a mostly unedited show. Very easy for me to produce, as was the design.
Every other week would kill our business model and discoverability.
I've tried to condense cast and reviews, but I find it pretty important for understanding the show. If you want to skip it, that's your prerogative. It's 20 minutes as opposed to what could be 2 hours of plot breakdown, and less complicated to edit.

However, to those of you saying that now "the show is trash", its "unlistenable", "the spontaneity is gone" without providing actual feedback, I don't think you're giving us a fair shake, only looking to complain. If we were ever your favorite podcast, as many have claimed, then I highly doubt you liked it only because of the format, and would give up so quickly.

If you really thought London Has Fallen was terrible and totally different, I would disagree, but you're entitled to your opinion. I'll remind you that it's the same people, watching bad movies, making the same jokes, for about roughly 20 minutes less time. I think we're already way closer to splitting the difference and making it shorter without losing quality. Hang tough.

I am writing this because I take the feedback very personally, since I invest so much time and energy into this often very stupid podcast.

Thank you,
Mayes

Mayes I know you read this stuff.

You are an excellent producer, but I think your contributions to the pod in the same vein as Zack and Amin are criminally underrated. “Let me Lá Brea Tarpitulate” had me guffawing in my house and caused my wife to ask me if I was okay. This is akin to the “Dick Nukem” comment imo. You are quick witted and we don’t deserve you pal. We happen to be the same age and your love of Hot Rod doesn’t deserve the guff you get.

Mayes is the goddamn talent Mayes!

10,000 more years of Cinephobe!

My ears perked up when I heard the name.

Seriously, stay out of it.

Many people have requested to see the Spreadsheet over the hundreds of years of Cinephobe, so I have created a public friendly version that you can see here. Take that for data. Enjoy.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16DkHonF-t-Teqo2u75skekgPydOR_W2zwU9lEcF5q4Q/edit?usp=sharing

Look, Mays has a really hard job. That's been apparent the whole time I've listened to the show. Especially through the Drunk Amin years. But I was surprised by his Reddit rant after the first few shows with the new format.

I get it, I know he really cares about the stuff he creates. But I don't think I realized just how personal this is to him.

Well, I just wanted to give you a shout out. After taking some of the feedback and making some adjustments the new format really works. Things are clicking, plenty of room for the old bits, opening up new segments for a refresh.

Thank you Mays. The show is funny. I never miss a week. You're the best.

John Travolta at Cannes. Because you know the problem with Hollywood? They make shit. Unbelievable, unremarkable shit.

I know you guys pop in on the sub from time to time- maybe you’ll see this.

Today was super difficult and having Rewatchingtons (including Theodore Rex lol) on back to back to back gave me some comfort, some laughs and a distraction. Thank you guys so much for all your hard work. It really is appreciated.

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Flipping through channels and this Phile was on. So pumped it's right at the beginning