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Watch Kelli on Chase!

2010-02-09T17:51:27+01:00

Be sure to watch Kelli Giddish (Courtney) as the star of Chase on NBC - Mondays at 10/9c!

Change

2009-10-26T02:00:00+01:00

Life is different in Williamsburg these days. Xander films his new doc, but Courtney has some bad news. Ryan tries to master the new economy, as Spring looks to her president for a message of change.

Click here to watch "Change"

Holiday 2008: Depression

2008-12-25T02:00:00+01:00

The gang learns about the real meaning of Christmas and gives something special to The All-for-Nots.

Click here to watch "Holiday 2008: Depression"

Jump

2008-07-08T02:00:00+01:00

To Our Loyal Viewers:

We really appreciate your efforts in the last few weeks. We've been getting great hits from Facebook and more people have become our virtual friends.

But we are still far from our goal of 200,000 views so we have to hit the blogs. We want you to help us get the blogs talking. Email blogs and let them know you want us to get a sponsor for Season 2 of The Burg. These are all blogs that have posted about us in the past, but haven't posted about our search for a sponsor.

Some blogs to contact:

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn

Gowanus Lounge

The Medium

Is this a shameless ploy to the bloggers out there? Yes. But we're okay with that.

Thanks so much for your help.

The cast and the crew of The Burg

Click here to watch "Jump"

Hip or Hip

2008-06-29T02:00:00+01:00

Xander, Maia, and Jed play Hip or Dangerous.

Week 3 of 4. Keep spreading the word about The Burg. Tell your friends and neighbors. We're depending on you to help us get a sponsor for Season 2.

Click here to watch "Hip or Hip"

Ethnic

2008-06-21T02:00:00+01:00

Xander decides to look for new kinds of friends.

This is week 2 of 1 month of Burg shorts. It's cool that people are excited about season 2... but to be clear, there won't be a season 2 unless we get a ton of people to watch these shorts. Ever. We can't make the show without a sponsor and we can't get a sponsor without demonstrating that we have an interested and motivated audience. We're not alone in this - there are a lot of great web series that are well-made and have a passionate niche audience but sponsors are slow to jump on. Great shows like Drawn by Pain, Break A Leg, Ichannel and many more. So support The Burg and other independent web shows by spreading the word.

So get out there and tell your friends about The Burg.

Click here to watch "Ethnic"

Grounds

2008-06-11T02:00:00+01:00

Spring discovers her favorite coffee shop has been replaced by a condo development.

Hi. You may have noticed that we here at The Burg haven't posted in a long time. You might be wondering why. Here's the short version.

When we started this project, there were no rules. Anyone could do anything on the internet, make content however long and ambitious as they wanted, and as long as it was good, it would garner attention. We were proof of that. Now, for many reasons, it is almost impossible for a producer to make a good show with decent production values, a length over three minutes, and pay their cast and crew a living wage, without having it paid for up front by a product integration sponsorship deal. It is almost impossible to get such a sponsorship deal unless you can guarantee millions of aggregate views. The prevailing wisdom seems to be that you need 60 pieces of content, and the shorter the better. Never mind that 90 second episodes provide barely enough time to meet a character and results in little more than a strictly plot-driven series of unsatisfying cliffhangers. Some sponsors think audiences don't really care about story or quality - they want quantity, and lots of it.

We here at The Burg call bullshit on that. We think the future of teevee on the internet is in its ability to help a show find its specific, targeted, vocal fan base. Forget the 2 million who watch thirty seconds, one time. The show is not for them. We're after the 200,000 who watch the entire episode, the entire catalog, love it, and wait for more.

We want to make our show for its fans. And we want a sponsor who understands our fans, knows what they actually want, and knows that they won't buy a Ford Focus because we have Courtney and Spring test drive one in a throwaway episode. And we want your help.

Over the next four weeks, we are releasing four shorts that we shot earlier in the year. They are a bridge to our intended second season of The Burg. If we can get each of these shorts watched 200,000 times, we think we will be able to convince a sponsor that The Burg 2 is a worthwhile investment. So help us out.

- Pass us along.

- Add our videos to your blogs, Facebook profiles, Myspace pages. Our hosting partner Blip makes a great player that is embeddable. Use it.

- Join our group on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6159242774)

- Befriend us on Myspace (www.myspace.com/theburgtv)

- Blog or write about us.

Our little Internet neighborhood will thank you for it.

From The Burg Cast and Crew

Click here to watch "Grounds"

Holiday 2007: Christmas Magic

2007-12-23T02:00:00+01:00

Xander discovers Christmas Magic can be found in almost anything.

Click here to watch "Holiday 2007: Christmas Magic"

Secret Part 9

2007-08-08T02:00:00+01:00

The gang gives up on their search for the party... or do they?

Click here to watch "Secret Part 9"

Secret Part 8

2007-07-31T02:00:00+01:00

The gang races against the clock; Maia has an ace up her sleeve.

Click here to watch "Secret Part 8"