Posts Tagged ‘My Damn Channel’

Weekend OVW Picks: You Suck At Photoshop

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

If you haven’t yet seen You Suck at Photoshop, go check out. Kent Nichols points to it as an example of a web series done right, and it’s hysterical. It’s part of that new genre of programming which develops characters and plot through a unique format which would only work online.


Above: You Suck At Photoshop #2

Speculation about the secret identity of the Donnie Hoyle, the Photoshop guru we never see but come to know well, is the subject of speculation (the odds on favorite is Dane Cook, referred to in photos in the bridge variously as D-bag and douche.)

And while we never actually see anything outside Donnie’s computer screen the show gets better as it goes along by moving the plot forward through drama in the form of awkward interruptions from Donnie’s wife and VOIP calls from his World of Warcraft buddies, his last remaining friends who have by Episode 9, had it with him as well.


Above: You Suck at Photoshop #9

My Damn channel has some good content but as Nichols points out, none of it ever really took off like this. “It’s the only show that is of the net really. It embraces several brands that early video adopters also like (Photoshop, WoW, Skype), and above all else it’s funny.” Check out the full series here.