Good news and bad news, people. The good news is that Warming Glow’s staff of writers is about to get much better. The bad news is that there may be a slight decline in dog-centric Photoshops. Effective Thursday, December 1st, I’m stepping down as the editor of Warming Glow. There are many reasons for the move, but the single greatest is this: I’m tired. I’ve been blogging full-time for more than five years, and I need to do something different — something that involves leaving the house and interacting with other human beings in a manner that doesn’t involve this keyboard.
Though I’m sad to leave Warming Glow before it reaches its fully realized state of entertainment industry domination, I’m thrilled to announce the new staff of regulars who will satisfy your need for TV news and viral videos:
Dustin Rowles. Dustin (@pajiba) is owner and publisher of the excellent review site pajiba.com and a regular contributor to UPROXX. He keeps a diary of the 30-35 TV shows he watches every week, hates the Kardashians almost as much as I do, and worships at the altar of FX programming.
Danger Guerrero. You know Danger (@DangerGuerrero) from his regular fill-in duties here, his bro-tastic recaps of “Franklin & Bash,” and his exalted position as Warming Glow Legal Counsel. I forgive his love of “Saved by the Bell” because he makes great corgi videos.
Josh Kurp. Josh (@JoshKurp) is a regular Warming Glow contributor whose ability to think in list format makes him one of the busiest young freelancers on the internet. He watches eight times as much TV as I do, and you can trust his opinion on everything except “Glee.”
Lindy West. Lindy (@thelindywest) is brilliant and hilarious. She recently left The Stranger, where she famously wrote the greatest Sex and the City 2 review the world has ever known. She also has a perfectly successful freelance career that involves contributing to respectable publications like GQ and The Guardian, so please genuflect with only the headiest fart jokes when her work appears here.
As for me, I’ll still be a regular contributor at Kissing Suzy Kolber, and you can follow my writing and other internet ephemera on my Twitter feed. Now let’s all get back to having fun and secretly drinking at work until my last post on Wednesday. These puppy pictures aren’t going to look at themselves, you know.
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Aww, man. Crap.
NNNOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
=(
So bummed.
So this is what it sounds like when doves cry.
Even though I haz a sad because the Klingon Empire loves Uff THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS much, The Mighty Feklahr sees we will be in good hands, and wishes you the best. Qaplah!
Good luck, Matt. Be careful when you go outside. Wear sunscreen. Your skin has turned pale from years of sitting in front of a computer in a darkened room. Also, people do not speak entirely in memes in public, just so you know.
Booo!
[Insert picture of sad puppy]
Damn, thanks for everything Matt, best of luck in whatever you decide to do
Single tear…
Man. Don’t leave. You seriously write the best TV stuff on teh interwebz.
Sigh. You’ll be missed.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Lindy West FTW
NOOO!!!!! I refuse to accept this. When I eventually get my Corgi puppy who am I supposed to send all my pictures to, some OTHER ‘stranger’ on the internet?
This is unsettling but I wish you luck Matt on all your future endeavors. WG was one the websites that assisted me in enduring the monotony of my Egyptian deployment as well the monotony of everyday life. Good to hear you will at least still be at KSK. Don’t pull a Punte and disappear from Uprozz completely. Semper Fi
So Matt, do you have something else lined up, or are you going to go back-pack in Europe for a while?
Damn.
Do what you have to do Matt.
Best of luck Matt. I’ve enjoyed reading your stuff on the internet since the days of Karmic Payback. Keep it coming at KSK; you’ll be missed here!
In the immortal words of xxxDeathbyFartsxxx “mad gay yo”
Seriously, thanks. I would have to actually work without you
Sorry to see you go, Matt. Good luck with all future endeavors you corgi-infatuated fucktard. And I mean that in the nicest possible way.
Bring on the people who don’t hate writing about TV!
First you leave With Leather, now Warming Glow. Why do you keep breaking our hearts?
To the new staff here at WG, let me be the first to say, “BRING BACK MATT!”
Best of luck, sir.
Ugh, first back to work after four days off and now this.
Best of luck Matt in what ever you do next, always enjoyed your work here.
Thanks for everything Matt. I’ve always enjoyed your writing in this little corner of the tubes and I wish you good luck in whatever you decide to do next, which I can only assume is living in the bushes outside of Timothy Olyphant’s house.
Does this mean that WG is going to become lousy for a couple of years until a Progressive Boink alum comes in to turn the ship around?
BRING BACK MATT.
#sixseasonsandabookdeal
The Allison Brie gifs, you’re not taking those with you right?
Thanks for creating and running the lead-off hitter in my dicking around on the internet lineup. Best of luck in your next endeavor… which I believe in the usual blog-writer career arc either involves a successufl book or running a chrystal meth lab.
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I hope the change goes better here than at With Leather. *shudders*
In DG I Trust.
In all seriousness, good luck Matt on whatever is next. Keep kicking ass.
/GloMo4Life
I’m a fan of Lindy’s… but this sucks. Thanks, Matt.
Awww…this is sad news for those of us who have enjoyed your writing for a while now, but I hope it’s the start of great things for you. Good luck with going outside and with the upcoming nuptials. Glad you’ll still be on KSK from time to time.
Good luck, Matt. You were the reason I read WL and then WG. Can’t you still do a Corgi Friday post every week? And if that’s not an option, maybe a monthly installment?
Do not attempt sexual relations, as years of TV blogging have left your genitals withered and useless.
Godspeed, little doodle.
Aw man. Matt, you will be missed. Best of luck!
Good luck, we’ll all miss you. So what’s next? A book, a desk job or Occupying Wall Street?
Gaw dammit. Does this mean I have to get a Twitter account now?
I remember when WG was first launched. I don’t know if that makes me cool or not, but this reminds me of that time where that girl I knew just stopped talking to me all of a sudden leaving me to cry into my Papa Roach cds.
I’m sad you’re leaving, sadder that random dogs photoshopped into banner images may decline.
Goodbye Matt. Now you can have ice cream in heavan. I’ll see you again tonight when I go to bed in my head movies, but this head movie makes my eyes rain!
P.S. if this affects Corgi Fridays in any way, I swear to Jesus above…THERE WILL BE BLOOD TONIGHT!!
Good luck Matt, you’ll be missed.
Yeah, but do those other guys love Allison Brie gifs too???
Good luck, Matt.
This ham-fisted mongoloid is sad to see you go, sir. I’ll be soaking my tampons in bourbon this week as a token of my appreciation for all the good laughs you’ve provided during your tenure here.
fuck you Matt.
Sorry, I can’t stay mad. Best of luck to you. And good to hear you will still be on KSK
I followed you from KSK and WithLeather over here and was glad I did. Good luck in future endeavors and thanks for all the Alison Brie gifs.
Well THIS sucks. Hate to see you go, Matt.
Does this have anything to do with your fiance’? Because, if it does, we WILL hunt her down and kidnap her.
/best wishes and continued success
Matt, you’ve scored the blogger’s equivalent of 100% 1st round hits on Table 8 here at WG, and I have no doubt you will achieve even greater success in your new endeavor! It was nice to see you, and meet your stunningly-awesome future Spousal Unit…Slainte’!!!
Gif-y good times notwithstanding, I jumped on to Twitter so I won’t miss any of your more serious writing. Thank you for all the class you brought to WG, and good luck.
six years and a movie blog. no?
On one hand it sucks that you’re leaving, but on the other hand… Lindy West. So… yeah, à bientôt.
Long time reader, first time poster… it won’t be the same without you Matt. You are hilarious and you will be missed around these parts.
Marriage. Pushes man to “real” work every time.
Enjoy sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day — now with fluorescent lighting! I followed you from With Leather, don’t think I won’t find your next job and stand outside the building!
Single tear.
/Oldest Living GloMo, out.
Whiskey shots for everyone
I’ll miss your calmly apprising style and your biting scorn, your love of boobies and your puppy photoshops, your taste for brown liquor and your fascination with befuddling swing states. I’ll miss them all, good internet friend.
Best of luck to you in whatever you might be pursuing.
Aw, damn it.
/pours out glass of rye in remembrance
I’ll miss your cranky apathy toward politics the most. Good luck keeping up on Internet culture with “set business hours” and “a boss” and “Sheila from accounting.” (I don’t work in an office so I’m just guessing these are things.)
/scoops rye back into glass
I left the house to interact with other human beings in a manner that didn’t involve a keyboard yesterday. It was most exilharating. I’ll still be following you on twitter despite the restraining orders. I’ve never got into KSK. Should I?
And don’t worry, folks, Corgi Friday and Alison Brie love aren’t going anywhere — not with Danger Guerrero still around.
“I’ve never got into KSK. Should I?”
Are you a football fan? If yes, start reading it immediately.
Ah that sucks Matt. As someone who checks out this site urrrday I can definitely say you’ve played a small part in keeping myself (and thousands of others) slightly-less insane. Best wishes in your future endeavors. Now go outside and get a tan for Christ sakes.
This site has gone to shit ever since Matt left.
I’m happy for you mad and sad for me all at the same time. I know you’ll do well at whatever avenue you pursue, but definitely consider writing a book. Everyone here would agree that you’re both a capable and talented writer with some amazing stories. Thanks for the hard work, for the boobs and for the corgis (not listed in order of importance).
@ Burnsy – Heard that.
You’ll soon find out wearing pants everyday sucks.
Good luck Matt, see you at KSK.
Good luck good sir and thanks for the lulz.
Loved KSK, Loved WarmingGlow, will be sad to see you go & excited to see where you end up. Hopefully it involves writing in a public forum where I can read your work, which has been unceasingly entertaining & thoughtful for many years. Best of luck, Matt.
Well good luck, Matt. Hopefully this means you’ll get the book started.
@ UU. Football as in soccer? Yes. Football as in NFL? I’d better say yes to avoid being branded a communist.
Danger’s got the dogs and boobs, Dustin’s got the Archer and boobs, I’ve got The Simpsons and boobs, and Lindy’s got the boobs, literally. Though it won’t be the same without Matt, we promise to do our best to not fuck u…
Wait, he’s actually leaving. Uh oh. /cries in a corner
I admire your interest in “trying new things” and “growing as a human”, but for what it’s worth, “wearing pants” is wildly overrated.
as someones whose read warming glow from day 1, I will miss you here Matt. god speed in whatever you choose to do.thanks for all the good tv recomendations, and I wish you good luck in whatever you choose.
First Community, now Matt?!? guess I’ll just turn off my TV & computer until Archer returns – or watch NCIS reruns on USA…
Good luck in whatever you choose to do, Matt. I am still going to email you corgi pictures. For-ev-er.
Holy shit. Well… it’s been fun.
LINDY WEST AND DUSTIN ROWLES! HOT DAMN! Seriously, good pick ups. Are you going to be writing for Deadspin now?
So, Matt’s final post….Allison Brie gifs? Mad Men? Justified? SoA? Simpsons? Community? Corgis?
The suspense is killing me
You know you’re getting old when you can say “I can remember when [insert name] used to write for [insert blog]” about more sites than you have fingers. Good luck on whatever comes next, and best of luck to the new team.
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So many oustings lately. Was it puppies, Matt? Did they catch you touching the corgi puppies?
good luck Matt I hope you have great success in your new job and you can finally appreciate the genius that is LOST. Thanks for all the laughter.
@Tim
” Matt’s final post….Allison Brie gifs? Mad Men? Justified? SoA? Simpsons? Community? Corgis?”
All of them, Uff intends to break the internet on his last day
Best of luck to you. Good stuff all around.
May your feet be licked by a thousand puppies and the whiskey in your glass never run dry….
Danger don’t fail me you beautiful bastard.
You’re dumping me? During the holidays? How am I going to tell my facebook friends about this? You think this is okay for me? Who is going to provide me Justified recaps and Corgis Fridays? Matt, I’m hurt. Really hurt. Butt hurt perhaps.
This site was so much better when Ufford was still Editor. I don’t even know why I bother reading every post on it anymore.
Hey everyone, be sure to go check out With Leather, pretty sure Matt’s still the editor over there.
Best of luck to you, Matt. May your DVR never miss a recording.
I’m on the other side of the pond and don’t have satellite or cable. However I do have the Internet and thanks to you I now watch Archer, Community, Justified and Louie – shows I probably wouldn’t otherwise have heard of, never mind seen. England Thanks you.
Aw, damn. Best of luck, Matt. Wherever you land, I hope you get to do more long-form writing like the Veterans’ Day piece you did for The Classical. Or an Iraq memoir with Lobster Dog photoshops. That’s work, too.
Sad corgi is sad.
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Thanks for the laughs, matt!
Matt, if your final words are “Love her as I loved her and there will be joy!” I will shart my pants with delight.
Bummersaurus Rex, man.
Yours (With Leather) was the first blog I ever commented on, and today marks a sad milestone in my internet history.
You will be missed Cap.
And this is the event that finally caused me to make a twitter account. So long, Matt.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS FUCKING SHIT? FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!
Damn Matt, you were my gateway drug into this whole blogosphere thing, and now you’re leaving me cold, alone, with bugs crawling all over me… GET THEM OFF!!!
/throws self out of window Helen Hunt styles
Matt’s tired of this bullshit and wants to know what its like to work at a real blogging site. So long and take care, and don’t drink Bushmill’s, that’s Protestant Whiskey.
Good thing I read four comments in, because I was about to post, “So this is what it sounds like when doves cry.”
*shakes fist at Upstate*
*shakes harder*
It’s true, Matt’s leaving Warming Glow because he never actually got his diploma in Blogging. But he’s got four years to go back to Community College and get that piece of paper.
Farewell Matt, you’ll always be the Jeff Winger of my blogroll.
/hopes last post is Matt singing Kiss from a Rose.
nooooooooooooo!
thank god you aren’t leaving Kissing Suzy Kolber too though… that sex mailbag is golden week after week.
On the plus side, looks like we may get more posts about actual tv shows in the near future…
Good luck dude, you did a mighty fine job here
/holds boombox over head playing “In Your Eyes”
Bittersweet news. Good luck, Matt!
I am legit sad about this. Good luck of course but I think I’m gonna need some help getting through this. I picked a god awful month to quit drinking
Someday when people who use the internet hear the name Matt Ufford they will say “Who?”
Man, this sucks. I quit reading with leather regularly when you left, and now warming glow, too? Lindy is funny, i guess….
First the Fat Boys break up and now this…Dayum. Well at least we’ll still be able to mock you during your annual crossfit workouts.
/Raises glass
Damn. Like Godsavethenewb says, I may actually have to join twitter so I can keep abreast of your writing. Good luck.
This fucking sucks. I’m sorry as shit to see you go, Matt.
Fuck KSK, be a regular contributor HERE.
Thanks for everything Matt, you’ve give me me countless hours of entertainment over the years since I found this blog, most of them on the company’s dime. Good luck in whatever you decide to do next. (May I suggest rounding up the boys and invading Canada?)
Ugh, this is even worse than when you left With Leather and the entire site became completely unreadable after 3 posts from the other dude.
It’s like you kicked my corgi.
Good luck man. Maybe you should consider joining the Marines.
Sad in one sense, but to those of us who’ve been mainlining your brain splooge for the last few years it’s quite understandable. You’re a superb writer, Matt, and a damn good guy: we’ll miss you, but hold out hope that we can one day buy you a drink in your rainbow workout briefs and weep over the eternally open hole in our hearts where Terriers used to be.
what a bummer. i could always count on you to make fun of shit that sucked and highlight that which didn’t. we’ll keep the flesh light on for you.
Shane!
Well this sucks (though I am looking forward to DG’s hourly Tiffany Amber-Thiessen updates).
This site makes me laugh more consistently than almost any other, best of luck good sir.
While I enjoy DG, Lindy, and Josh’s gorging, this is still sad news. Maybe Alison Brie can help!
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Ah well… good luck with your future endeavors.
Five years? I’ve been reading since day one and didn’t realize I’d wasted that much time. Please let us know if you’ve got some other outlet for your prose longer than 140 characters (#fucktwitter). You’ve got talent, kid. You built a business here, enough that it takes 4 people to replace you. Remember that on your new path.
New team – impressive resumes. Now get to work.
Really going to miss you Matt. I pretty much abandoned WL when you left (though Brandon has got me back into it a bit), and I’ll try not to do the same here.
Good luck.
Best of luck.
NOW WAIT ONE FUCKING MINUTE!
does anybody know where that Alison Brie gif Chet Manley posted came from?
“And don’t worry, folks, Corgi Friday and Alison Brie love aren’t going anywhere”
Matt who??
(Best of luck, you will be missed!)
Goodbye Sweet Prince.
MMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Thank you for the great writing. Do you still own the blog despite the fact you aren’t writing for it anymore (so can I fantastize about you returning in a blaze of glory at some point?)
/dead hookers
Now we can finally get someone who actually likes watching TV instead of someone who just rants about how stupid people are.
*pours out a can of Alpo* You’ll be missed, Uff.
Matt, I’ve always wondered, is that a picture of alcohol next to your name?
I need to find out before you leave!
AJ from DS and Matt from WG in on day. Conspiracy!
Ditto what everyone else said about you not sucking.
This is 2nd worst day in internet history, right behind the day Footsteps Falco left KSK.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
No
I’m going to murder a corgi puppy for every day that you don’t post something.
Daw, horsefeathers.
Internet: Just the sadass parts.
I’ll say the same thing I said when Zerkle left: I’m sorry you got fired.
Damn
The funniest thing I’ve read was your open letter to that football floozy with the tits. Something about using your penis as a belt. Thanks for the memories. I love you
So long, and thanks for daily entertainment. I could see how that would get a little tiring. All the best! *throws mouse against wall
Way to ruin Christmas!
I am a long time reader, first time commenter–just had to write that I am VERY sorry to see you go. Best of luck in your future endeavors.
You will be terribly missed–though not by my boyfriend who is very tired of me working your quips into conversation or saying “Matt said today…” as if we were actual friends.
(We are friends though, right?)
First withleather.com now this! Uggh. Does this mean we should expect a 2000 word breakdown of Monday Night Raw every Tuesday morning. Uggh.
#sadcorgi
Thanks Matt, you were great.
Thanks Matt for making me laugh at least once day, for making Corgi Friday a thing, for finding Danger Guerrero and especially all the Alison Brie gifs. Everytime I look at her heaving bosom I will think of you (don’t worry, I’m a girl so it’s ok).
Thanks for all of the writing, I really enjoyed your work. It was clear that you took pride in your product and valued the time of your audience.
Good luck in all of your future endeavors!
What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity so be honest. How do you feel?
No!!!! Like tvroxde said above, I too have been known to quote you often enough that I don’t have to explain who you are anymore to my immediate friends and family. There is no way I’ll ever find another tv blogger who I agree with as much as I did with you, therefore you’re the coolest person ever. I’m pretty sure we’re soulmates and that we should get married.
But seriously, thank you for the incredibly sound tv advice, being my first stop on the web everyday, and for the inspired writing. I’m gonna have to reactivate that stupid twitter account I never used now, so you do suck for making me do that. I would wish you luck, but with your talent and values you won’t need it. So just be sure to keep us all updated on your future successes (in case I really don’t love you enough to rejoin twitter).
As for Warming Glow, I have faith in DG and the rest we’ll have to see about. This Lindy can win me over immediately with a slideshow of Joel, Timothy, and Jon.
Thanks, and I wish you the best of luck! Sadly Lindy is the only one who interests me even somewhat, but I’m not sure if she’s enough for me to keep coming back. I hope Vince doesn’t step down from Film Drunk, or I won’t have any reason to visit Uproxxx.
No no no no. Don’t funk with my heart.
Matt — It’s not just corgis and boobs; it’s the biting sarcasm and the whole-hearted, cathartic wisdom that you so often shared that will TRULY be missed. From someone who’s followed your work since long before you left WithLeather, I would like to say that through the years you’ve been an inspiration and I just want to say that I love you
aw man this sucks. count me in as another long-time reader from across the pond in the emerald isle! I’ve been reading the site since it first started, and I probably wouldn’t have heard about a lot of the shows I watch if it wasn’t for you Matt. Warming Glow is one of the most consistently funny and entertaining sites on the internet and it looks to be in good hands. Seriously, the very best of luck with whatever you do next and hopefully you’ll come and visit us some time!
Thanks Matt for all the laughs, I followed you over from WL and I can only hope that the transition here goes better then it did over there. You have kept me laughing while teaching me what shows are cool to watch (Community, Parks and Rec, Always Sunny, SOA) Good luck in the future and hopefully you can come back once in a while.
Thanks for everything, Matt. I wish I could count the number of times this website has helped me get through tough days (both in the #firstworldproblem and #fuckyouthisisarealissue way). The tone was always that of a cool, older brother letting you know what the awesome kids watch and why it’s more important to express true creativity than to appeal to the lowest common denominator. From Kardashian fart jokes to the annual Veteran’s and Memorial Day posts that undoubtedly bring me to the manliest of tears.
Warming Glow is what it is because of you, Matt. We’ll miss you here.
I’m just gonna set my DVR now to record the ESPN Outside The Lines piece where corgis start accusing Matt of “petting them inappropriately”, then.
@Dustin @Linda I like lots of fresh fruit around the house…and could you make me a sandwich?
“He’s just testing you.”
You’ll be missed Matt. Some of the best articles I read were your moving articles that involved your military life. Also your love and hatred for things I found myself agreeing with more and more.
Take care.
It’s been a pleasure reading your work here. Good luck.
Quitting Warming Glow?
That’s a paddlin’.
Thanks for all your contributions. You will be missed.
Oh man… Not happy. And so dies the contact I have to a respectable Marine. Got to be honest, I came to Uproxx for FilmDrunk, but I stayed for Warming Glow. Best of luck to you Matt.
Damn. I hate most TV but love me some Matt posts. Is it weird that I come to this blog mainly for Matt’s sense of humor and not to actually read about most of these fucktarded shows?
Well, and Alison Brie gifs and dog photoshops. But mainly Matt’s posts.
Your humor will be missed.
Please write your book.
Thanks. You know, for everything.
wtf dude. make another site called warmierglow and put all the corgis there every day DOOOOOO EEEEEETTTTTTTTT
So long Matt and thanks for the mammaries!!!!