Episode 4: Project

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Courtney decides Ryan is a fixer upper; Xander and Jed go to the projects to buy drugs; Spring helps a troubled youth.

Project was produced by Kathleen Grace, written and directed by Thom Woodley.

MUSIC

The band for this episode was the fantastic, spastic Project Jenny, Project Jan (www.projectjennyprojectjan.com and/or www.myspace.com/projectjennyprojectjan), a Brooklyn-based two-man outfit we’d call genius-dance, myspace would call electronica-experimental-indie, they’d call electro-karaoke, Billboard music would call an “unrepentant upbeat party”. Featuring Sammy Rubin (programmer / keyboardist) and Jeremy Haines (vocalist). PYPJ self-released their first EP August 2005 and it rocks your socks off. Their live show complete with projection is capable of suddenly transforming a two a.m. three-person hangout into a fifty-person dance party.

CAST

Our regular cast includes: Bob McClure (Jed), Jeff Skowron (Ryan), Kelli Giddish (Courtney), Lindsey Broad (Spring), and Matt Yeager (Xander).

Guest appearances for this episode include: Chris O’Connor (Early) and Tyler `Ty’ Robinson (Crooklyn). Also, a number of our great and beautiful friends appear as denizens of the sports bar: Burg staffers Katie La Greca and Shawn Dempewolff-Barrett, as well as Nick Leavens, Terry Withers (Moustache Guy cameo), Dominic Roberts, Culley Johnson, Rachel Hunter, Pete Roth, Dave Shor, and Caren Rubenstone.

Ty Robinson is, as you can probably tell by his riffing in Scene 3, a supremely talented young singer. He just cut a studio album – not sure when it’ll `drop’, as they say, but expect it to be `hot’, as they also say. And then we expect you will want to `drop it like it’s hot’, but not actually drop it, merely set it down for a few minutes then come back to listen to it again. We expect great things.

And check out Chris O’Connor as Eli Whitney in History That Happened!
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9iSrajJNgM)

HOOD

Project was shot completely in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The sports bar was The Pub at 312 Grand Street and Havemeyer, which features a stellar 12-8pm happy hour and a nice big screen, perfect for beer-drenched indie film screenings. The Project Outreach scenes were
filmed at Havemeyer Street’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, who also run the iconic Giglio Festival (www.giglio-usa.org/Brooklyn_Mt_Carmel.htm). The first bar was Stain on Grand (www.stainbar.com), an arts lounge dedicated to local products and talent, with possibly the best wall art around. The girls’ apartment belongs to Bob McClure (Jed). Project Jenny Project Jan performed at Asterisk (www.myspace.com/asteriskartproject).

CREW

Our Director of Photography was Johnny North. Sound was by Cliff Brett, Clint Higgins and Jeremy Cherson. Our editor was Eric Dow. Thom and Eric also shot a bit.

SPECIAL THANKS

To Rachel Hunter for casting assistance. To Father Fonti and Santa May
at OLMC for being so generous.

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Freaking hilarious

Comment by take – August 10, 2006 at 9:27am ET

Awesome episode! I love that Stanislav isn't returning pages.

Comment by André – August 10, 2006 at 9:51am ET

one of your better episodes

Comment by Sarah V – August 10, 2006 at 11:03am ET

Had a feeling Ryan would turn one of them to the other side eventually. Good one.

Comment by N9 – August 10, 2006 at 11:24am ET

that's more like it! great episode guys.

Comment by piece of cake – August 10, 2006 at 11:26am ET

Best episode yet! Very funny, especially from a new yorker's perspective! Can't wait for the next one! ;)

Comment by NYCDrone – August 10, 2006 at 2:47pm ET

Best. Episode. Ever. I love you guys. If I ever see you in the hood or on the L train you're getting the full celeb treatment.

Comment by Leonard Skillman – August 10, 2006 at 3:16pm ET

i can't appreciate cheese. really. the fighting stuff? the "caring racism"? it all turns my stomach. i thought this was a show about hipsters, but i see now that it's actually a show about post fraternity/sorority collegiate life caked in a saved by the bell/pilot episode of friends mascara...

Comment by shamiikins – August 10, 2006 at 3:31pm ET

Hipsters went to college too....

That's part of the problem.

Comment by Zach – August 10, 2006 at 4:09pm ET

10.

Congratulations r8, you make no sense!

Comment by take – August 10, 2006 at 4:31pm ET

11.

this was by far the best written episode so far.

Comment by thedude – August 10, 2006 at 5:04pm ET

12.

This episode was by far the best, and my favorite! It was nice to see diversity; I really loved Crooklyn, that kid can sing!! Keep up the good work, hope to see more of Crooklyn.

Comment by L1 – August 10, 2006 at 7:30pm ET

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I agree. Crooklyn is a good actor. I liked him a lot.

Comment by take – August 10, 2006 at 7:35pm ET

14.

Arbor Day

Comment by Alexis – August 10, 2006 at 10:18pm ET

15.

every episode... just keeps getting better. thank you.

Comment by dylan – August 11, 2006 at 2:07am ET

16.

Even for an old lady like me each episode is hysterical!! I love them.

Comment by Ellen – August 11, 2006 at 2:36pm ET

17.

Loved it guys!!! It was really enjoyable and one of the best episodes so far. Courtney liking football had me LMAO! Great job all around :D

Comment by Piper – August 11, 2006 at 4:42pm ET

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Absolutely hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe Xander didn't get his ass kicked for real in the hood. Good job guys. Keep 'em coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Randy – August 12, 2006 at 10:53am ET

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I agree, this one was one of the best episodes.
(:

Comment by Maha – August 12, 2006 at 5:36pm ET

20.

I have to agree with the above here... Bravo!

Comment by The Voktardt – August 12, 2006 at 7:55pm ET

21.

Xander being ghetto....was scary. Only because it reminds me of all the white guys I went to school with.

Comment by Santiago – August 12, 2006 at 10:55pm ET

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Simply the best yet! Lindsey, thats the funniest thing I have ever seen you do. Great acting. great editing, and of couse great wrighting. Again comic timing fatnabulous!God Bless the Street Drugs.

Comment by Jeremy Sweigert – August 13, 2006 at 12:47am ET

23.

wow. this show is totally not funny. it is apparently written by someone who has no clue what"hipsters"talk about, how they act in general and was obviously shunned by one and never got over it. my advice- drop the whole angle. it's not enough of a premise to base a whole show on... no matter how many comments your friends leave on here saying otherwise.

Comment by conner – August 13, 2006 at 11:58am ET

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I'm fairly new to the "The Burg", and I found this episode to be gut busting funny. HILARIOUS!!!! I also agree, that it was good to see Crooklyn added, he was a nice addition. His chemistry with Spring and Xander was totally natural. I love this show, keep more great episodes coming.

Comment by Nia – August 13, 2006 at 12:07pm ET

25.

I'm on the fence about this one. Please don't go the way of Vice and start letting your ironic racism become actual racism/classism. I'm not saying this was necessarily the case with this episode, but I thought it was close.

Generally I think The Burg is awesome -- I love watching it on my video iPod on the L Train (seriously, though I try to keep it under wraps as the recursive meta- ness of it all would be way too much), but I just hope that it doesn't become a victim of it's own irony. How ironic would that be?

Comment by stephanie – August 14, 2006 at 12:14am ET

26.

good episode.
why doesn't the bald fellow ever get laid?

Comment by young ether – August 14, 2006 at 10:28am ET

27.

Looks like you gotta fix the link for the Chinatown Bus song. It's missing the "song" in the file name.

Comment by CitySpecific – August 14, 2006 at 8:06pm ET

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R23 you probably shouldn't admit you're privy to "real hipsters". It makes you come across as trivial.

Comment by take – August 15, 2006 at 12:25pm ET

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No, R23 he did that when he called the ruthless critics here The Burg's friends... Where do these people get these funny ideas from anyway? I blame the ailing education system...

And who the heck knows what a "hipster" really talks like anyway... I always thought hipsters were sort of like big-foots or "alien" UFOs... everyone has "seen" one yet no one has ever actually presented credible evidence of their existence... Regardless, it is most certainly a good enough premise for at least 15-20 hours of wonderful episodic, at a minimum... they just have to continue to keep it fresh.

Comment by The Voktardt – August 17, 2006 at 12:18am ET

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ummm, clearly The Voktardt isn't from new york. or even staten island. or even buffalo for that matter. hipsters are everywhere. i saw one in my lobby just this morning. Shamiikins, on the other hand, is clearly a hipster. claiming to live without judgement while blatently judging everyone who cross their path is a basic hipster quality. get over yourself - this episode was the funniest one yet.

Comment by sarah – August 17, 2006 at 7:10am ET

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conner, you're a tool. you claim the show sucks and isn't how "real" hipsters think and talk any yet here you are still watching the show after weeks of content... i think we know who the "shunned" one really is.... what are you, amish? oh wait, was that too judgemental? my bad.

Comment by gertrude – August 17, 2006 at 7:15am ET

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This is my first time watching The Burg, and it is quite apparent that you all have no standards. I think that's really sad. It is also clear that the people taking offense to the not so gleaming comments are... hmmm... how should I out this? Linked to the show? Perhaps the animosity you feel is a sign that you're not quite so happy where you are in your llfe at the present moment. Peace

Comment by lillian – August 21, 2006 at 11:47am ET

33.

the humans I have met that use the word "PERHAPS" are usually tools that need to be bitten. I'll tell you where I am in my life at the present moment, I am drooling on my big leather chair right now; I know that if I just don't crap on the floor my master is gonna fork over a greenie treat. How easy is that? ARRR-OOOOOOOOO.
Great job, Burg-guys.

Comment by prettythedog – August 21, 2006 at 2:55pm ET

34.

I usually try to bite humans that use the word PERHAPS. Let me tell you where I am in my life right now. I'm drooling on my big leather chair and all I have to do is remember not to crap on the carpet and my master will fork over a nice greenie treat tonight. How easy is that? ARR-OOOOOOOO. Out THAT baby! Great job Burg guys! Can you use a Hip retired Greyhound in the cast?

Comment by prettythedog – August 22, 2006 at 10:00am ET

35.

how sad that you made two attempts to sound witty and still failed. i want to say youre stupid, but if you are a dog with special talents, why are you wasting your time trying to get on this show? and thanks for the use of the word "tool." i wasnt aware that people still said that.

Comment by lillian – August 24, 2006 at 7:29pm ET

36.

This episode was better than "Fair Trade." I liked Crooklyn, you should bring him back for other episodes. Courtney trying to turn Ryan into a hipster was funny.

Comment by C. – August 28, 2006 at 12:26am ET

37.

I like to coment on other people's coments because I'm a douche bag.

Comment by Douche Bag – September 10, 2006 at 6:57am ET

38.

from comment #23 on, comedy ensues.

Comment by emily2 – November 16, 2006 at 1:52pm ET

39.

... Hey... Shawty!
Hilarious episode. I could care less if it's spot on to what a real hipster is or isn't. You're nailing the stereotype on the head and it's making me lawl. Keep it going. The delivery and characters are working! Directing is pretty damn good for this show.

Comment by Chachi – February 6, 2007 at 4:39pm ET

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You have brought me to the well of nostalgia and I took a big gulp. Somehow you managed to make me care about the characters and feel embaressed about it at the same time. I really appreciate your talents...and I get some satisfaction from knowing that your show is probably grossly underappreciated. It takes one to know one. Thank you...one love

Comment by Bobby Kisselman-Lipschitz – April 26, 2007 at 9:41pm ET

41.

all i have to say is that i am loving xander and that paper burger king crown.

Comment by word. – April 27, 2007 at 11:02pm ET

42.

Hello

Great book. I just want to say what a fantastic thing you are doing! Good luck!

G'night

Comment by tovorinok – July 4, 2007 at 11:35pm ET

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Lol, Spring should have so been punched in the face her and her "Do you know what boxing is." xD She like killed me. Good job guys.

Comment by Diana – August 3, 2007 at 12:22am ET

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this episode was hilarious.. cool..!! ^_^

Comment by Apisz – August 6, 2007 at 1:57am ET

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Dude, everyone knows somebody that tripped and thought they were a glass of orange juice and they all thought if they had the slightest movement, they would spill over.

"We're all being different.... together." Blondie is a character derived from my personality.

Comment by Kitty Santos – February 24, 2009 at 10:58pm ET

46.

Love that crooklyn kid !!!

Comment by Universalz – October 16, 2009 at 4:38pm ET