A Show Born in Brooklyn 07.18.2008
Unlike other web sitcoms that are normally a one man show on youtube, The Burg is a cohesive collection of episodes that star a set cast and is streamed through its own website. The show consists of series of webisodes that range in length (the longest, “Show” being 23 minutes and the shortest being “Grounds” at 3 minutes) and vary in topics yet focus on one central theme, hipster hate. Ok, so maybe hate is too strong of a word in describing The Burg’s attitude toward hipsters. The series’ humor mainly consists of observations or overzealous rants (almost Seinfeldesque in nature) made by the cast concerning the detrimental effects of the gentrification of Williamsburg, Brooklyn which they accuse the hipster crowd of perpetrating. Ironically, the cast of characters could be classified as hipster themselves. Although production of the show seems sporadic new episodes such as “Hip or Hip” and “Jump” are up on their site at Theburg.tv
Think of Friends meets The Office with a strong dose of hipster geared cynicism. Thats the best way to describe the internet phenomena known as The Burg.Normally, discussing a sitcom isn’t TRACE’s cup of tea but what makes The Burg an interesting exception is the show’s format - it’s a web series or web sitcom if you will.