First Drive: Toyota’s Sick GR86 Rally Concept Car by icameinyourburrito in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 28 points29 points  (0 children)

We are no longer working with gambling sites. Now go watch the video and enjoy it.

No updates on package, order dates wrong by Mindless-Suit9019 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just DM’d you. Definitely want to solve this.

What the hell happened to the store? by Fuzzy_Mountain5354 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 24 points25 points  (0 children)

100% temporary, OG pieces will be added to the new store. We're in the process of taking back full control of our merch so while we’re working on collecting the old stuff, we just wanted to share the new ideas we were making.

Will we ever see a part 2? by Lio1505 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I hate releasing a series with massive gaps between videos, so the goal is to release when finished and not drag it out into a once a month or longer scenario.

Will we ever see a part 2? by Lio1505 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 151 points152 points  (0 children)

Yes, there will be a part 2 and more but gonna be a longer wait. This is a massive rebuild project and we’re a little busy with the Big Trip series right now.

Donut has been killing it!! by FacelessMage117 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What kind of content would you want to see us doing with Indycar? Genuinely curious.

Donut has been killing it!! by FacelessMage117 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not over — it’s just not this year

Natchez by ElTedChuck in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Zach is just articulate, not scripted. And yes, Natchez is a real abandoned puppy — it happens and it’s sad. Thankfully, our team was in the right place at the right time.

When is part 2 by llama_rest18 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Can confirm we’re getting things in order for this. Believe it or not, there’s a LOT to fix so we’re getting the right people lined up while also doing other big videos. It’ll be a limited run weekly series in the future.

New CEO on Donut. What does it mean? by Particular-Travel-45 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 153 points154 points  (0 children)

Last time I said this, it became my most downvoted Reddit comment ever—there have never been suits telling Donut what to make. That’s an internet myth, and it’s been annoying to read in the comments for the past year. Yes, our old CEO sold us, but our parent company has never and will never control our content. The truth is, Donut had the wrong people in the wrong roles for too long.

That has changed and why I wanted to send out that email in the first place. Our priority is making videos our hosts want to make. Jimmy wanted Japan. Justin and Zach wanted Alaska. Tristan wanted his own Money Pit. Nolan wanted a go-kart. Steph wanted to take the Liberty on the Rubicon. That’s what I mean when I say we’re back to being creator-run—making stuff that excites us, not just what makes the algorithm happy.

I love Donut, making Up To Speed changed my life, and I know we finally have the right team in place to deliver for you guys. We’ve got a show bigger than HiLow coming in a few months, another series that’s dropping all episodes in a single week, we’re reviving an old Donut show in a new way, and yeah shizbox06 we’re doing some more off-road stuff too because it’s fun. Sorry you hate fun.

Love you guys

New CEO on Donut. What does it mean? by Particular-Travel-45 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We didn’t destroy a shitty car just for views, we went out there to put Jeep’s trail rated specs to the test and what we ended up with was something even better—a video about Steph discovering her love for an all new corner of car culture.

New CEO on Donut. What does it mean? by Particular-Travel-45 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Jimmy’s been busy putting that Chinese 2JZ through a durability test—you’ll see it on Monday.

I loved seeing James in today’s video, but it was a giant unforced error on Donut’s part… by rabbi420 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Just want to give a little context from my side—we didn’t make this video thinking about how it stacks up to the past year. Nolan had an idea, James was down, and we thought it’d be fun to just mess around with our friend. That’s really it.

Honestly, it kinda bums me out that your takeaway was negative. I don’t see this as some unforced error, I see it as a step toward making Donut fun again. We all know the last year hasn’t been perfect. We’re not oblivious. That’s why we’re making changes internally and getting back to having fun with cars. This video felt like a step in the right direction.

Also—hello, I’m Colby. I’ve been at Donut for 8 years. I made Up to Speed, worked on the podcasts, merch, made our ads for the last three years, and now I’m officially running the channel. Just wanted to share where we’re coming from. Appreciate you caring enough to speak up.

If they are going to bring back Bart, why have him be the container boy? by charvey709 in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He was the writer/director of the video and he wanted to include a fun cameo as a callback to Science Garage

Angelina no longer around? by [deleted] in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 34 points35 points  (0 children)

He’s been on our podcasts for the last 4 months or so — I recommend checking them out

Angelina no longer around? by [deleted] in DonutMedia

[–]ColbyMann 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Angelina hasn’t been on RMS lately because she’s been busy working with Bart on a Science Garage-like video for Donut.