Somebody Worked Really Hard On This, Unfortunately
Online video is such a new medium that we don't yet have an aesthetic scale for measuring the worth of one video over another, yet. Which is mostly good -- the web is democratic, and different things appeal to different people. One man's internet-only Network TV webisode (junk) is another man's Box Cat (treasure). And unlike, say, a movie, with online video you can stop watching whenever you want. And, anyway, everyone knows the best online videos are found, not made. But while we await the arrival of made-for-the-internet camp classics, the so-bad-they're-good Showgirls and Troll 2s of the YouTube era, touchstones that will forever define the ironic reaches of the medium, this is the worst fucking thing I've ever seen:
Billy Mays's "Suicide Putty":
Now. What separates Billy Mays's Suicide Putty from a video blogger falling asleep while eating an ice cream cone half-naked and drooling melted ice cream all over himself while "Single Ladies" plays on repeat one in the background, or whatever, is, obviously, the TIME IT TOOK SOME GUY to put it together. Like with bad movies, it's all the trying that makes it so bad. Which sucks, because trying is good, and everyone should always be trying (ABT), and people should be encouraged to just put things out there and see what sticks. All artists (or whatever) have to fail constantly in order to succeed a few times. And obviously, with over 100k views, this stuck, so who even knows. But that video is HORRIBLE! It's not even based on anything. It's not even real satire. I hate it so much, I want to stab it. There should be a special internet version of Direct-to-DVD for videos like that, the end. (For a reminder of how a Billy Mays Might Putty parody is done, here is how it's done.)
Posted by Lindsay at 2:45 PM in Parodies, Viral Video
Tags: Billy Mays
Gah, that audio makes me think my Youtubes is broken. :(
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Is. this. the. video. version. of. this?
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Can we get some ABT t-shirt opportunities or something?
This is going be HUGE maybe.
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I was not aware I could not stop watching a movie whenever I want.
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Hahaha. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT.
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Optimus Prime has everything on this shit.
:(
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The first time I tried to open it, I got this message: "An error has occurred". For once, YouTube was absolutely right.
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What the internet really needs is a 300-themed swear jar. Even now. In 2009.
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I have to admit I was giggling my ass off until 300 showed up. What?
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tHAT JUST SOUNDED BROKEN
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Youtube Poop is called Youtube poop because it is the excremant of videos
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JaboOodyDubs should get on this - "Yer fat ass fucked up my video, audio's all chopped up 'n shit, well don't worry, the fuckin' Awesome Video technology is gonna make it all funny...and better!"
That quote wasn't as funny as the good dubs could be - but it's still funnier than this video...which isn't saying much.
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Whats with the superimposed childrens snow boot at 0:34 ?
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with each break of the audio, another neural connection weakened and another hundred thousand or so of my brain cells died.
thank god the optimus prime video has curative properties.
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Apparently, you can get auditory inflicted seizures too.
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Sounds like a Girl Talk song. But bad.
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Commenting on a troll article.
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Looks like this was edited on a VHS tape with safety scissors.
Oh, and the 300 reference. That shit's neeeever been done before.
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