We’ve been watching your videos, and you’ve blown us away with your wit, your charm, and your unabashed ability to truly create the worst damn things that are so bad, they’re just–well, they stink.
The video below, “Punk Rock Cowgirl,” contains zero punk rock and 100% worst damn thing. If you know what’s good for you, you won’t watch it. But if you’re feeling a little randy…
To all of our fans who want to distribute our videos virally: we are sorry to inform you that there is a little technical glitch. Currently you’ll notice that our viral player no longer works on MySpace. You’ll also notice that if the video was posted previous to this past Wednesday it still works (for instance, the ones on Super Deluxe on MySpace). MySpace uses some VooDoo Magic™ to filter through posted content - otherwise known (in more technical terms) as a “parser.” Unfortunately, that new parser does not support our viral code.
Don’t worry, we worked feverishly to produce a solution for you guys. Changes on our end have been made to rectify this situation; however, due to The Man trying to keep us down, we will not be able release those changes to the masses until Tuesday.
But to quote one of the most profound poets of our time, W. Axl Rose:
“Said woman, take it slow
It’ll work itself out fine
All we need is just a little patience.
Said sugar, make it slow
And we’ll come together fine.
All we need is just a little patience.
Patience…”
What an awesome week it’s been! One of the best parts of the entire experience so far has been the opportunity to open up a dialogue and receive direct feedback from you about how we’re doing. While words can’t quite capture the thrill of finding something like this post out there in the tubes, the more critical feedback you’ve given us is equally as valuable. We’re listening, taking notes, debating, and designing solutions for the issues you have raised. You’ll see the network evolve over time based on what you’re telling us. Not everything will happen overnight, but we’re committed to making steady progress on improving Super Deluxe based on your commentary.
I want to personally thank all of you that have taken time to e-mail us and post on the SD blog. Some of you we’ve had the pleasure of corresponding with nearly every day. Nothing could be more fun and gratifying for us. Please keep the feedback coming and don’t be shy about telling us what’s wrong! At the end of the day, what we really want to do is to deliver a network that you love, that you can’t wait to watch, that you want to tell your friends about. The best way for us to get there is have a conversation with you.
Have fun watching and know that we’re watching, too. Post your comments here on the blog or contact us.
“Don’t fuck it up,” our fearless leader always jokes. It’s become something of a mantra here as we’ve toiled away for many months designing and building
Super Deluxe. This is an exciting and proud moment for me, and for everyone who worked late hours out of love and a slightly creepy devotion to finally release our precious to you. I hope that as you watch and interact with our content and community, you’ll feel our passion for technology, sense our admiration for comedy and connecting the people who love it.
It’s insane to look back and realize just how quickly the idea developed from cafeteria-napkin notes to the fully functional, multi-platform network you see now. I remember sipping coffee from a ridiculously thin paper cup on my first day, looking around at the seven familiar faces skirting the table and thinking two things. One: this Super Deluxe concept has the potential to be the best damn thing EVER, given the intense drive to innovate the sandbox in which we’ve all played for many, many (embarrassingly many) years; and two: you’d think this company had enough money to get some better cups!
Now, we have more people than I can count on my fingers and toes, with each and every member in the family just as dedicated as the next. I’ve learned that finding gifted people isn’t all that difficult - it’s finding people who share an oddball sense of humor who also “get it” when it comes to technology that’s damn near impossible. But somehow we managed to pull it off. And really, that’s the best part about Super Deluxe. We work hard together; but we play even harder together.
The network and the team that built it has morphed and grown, and, like
Renee Zellweger, we’re prepared to expand and slim down as our roles demand it. Yet oddly, even through all the changes in the past and those to come, it’s still refreshing to know the legacy of those crappy cheap coffee cups lives on. So pour yourself a drink in one of our paper cups, kick back in the cut with a video while we keep getting more retardedly sick shit for you to watch and interact with. Just don’t fuck it up.
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