John Krasinski's 'Some Good News' Sells to ViacomCBS Following Massive Bidding War

[saintclaire87]

ViacomCBS has acquired #JohnKrasinski's massively popular #SomeGoodNews after a bidding war, but the show will have a different host https://t.co/C40R45C4R7
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 21, 2020
What started as a feel-good web series during the quarantine will now become a CBS show. Following a bidding war, Some Good News has been licensed to

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[colossusx]

gross

i thought this was just a fun thing to do while the world was feeling like shit, not a way to line his pockets. make money i guess.

[fernandocolunga]

Nah ah not this greedy fuck

[colossusx]

tell me more

[shangri__la]

A LOT of people are giving him shit for it, so of course there's the idiots "you people always have to find the negative!" Karen, he's monetizing aggregate content.

[colossusx]

i could understand if he was a small youtuber who signed with a company like CBS, i'd be happy for them. but he's a millionaire married to another millionaire, he doesn't NEED this money.

[shangri__la]

People are literally saying "but he's got two kids to feed!" Like he's John who works at Target.

[aleksie]

And it's now going to cost money for people to access, correct?

[sarahvma]

Yep.

[pi_lady]

It's why I find it hilarious that he says he's happy that he'll reach more people.