Burning Man on Malcom In The Middle

alienfry · Post by **alienfry** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:34 pm

wow. i feel totally uncomfortable about that. i'm pretty ticked in fact.

DaBomb · Post by **DaBomb** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:54 pm

Are you referencing Malcolm in the Middle? This is a satire about Burning Man, and least the Bmorg did not sell us out on that. Malcolm can get away with this the "one time fair use" clause as stipulated in US copyright laws.

But the BMorg did sell us out to the Discovery Channel/New York Times.

Here's the full details: http://www.savebrc.org

Larry Harvey once said: "The Internet is a populist medium which has a unique way of empowering every individual. And it's an interactive medium -- unlike TV -- which allows people to connect with other people and out of that precipitate new forms of community. And that's what we are."

As a community, I urge you to get on the internet and save Black Rock City.

Please be sure to sign the petition. The direct link is:

http://home.earthlink.net/~mybrc/id8.html

Love and Rockets,
DaBomb

nova_mike · Post by **nova_mike** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:44 am

It's been spoofed on Family Guy, American Dad, Simpsons, and now that fucking ass-ramming Malcolm. That's the worst show on tv.

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:57 am

Somebody watches Fox for more than sports coverage?
I'm glad my life is not that boring.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:55 pm

But it's boring enough to watch sports (much less coverage of sports?)

And in response to the so-called and self-appointed BRC-CC (Black Rock City Community Council):

[terry jones falsetto]Oi din't vote for ya![/terry jones falsetto]

Your misplaced modifier is quite telling:

dabomb wrote:As a community, I urge you to get on the internet and save Black Rock City.

You're the community, are you? How many people you got in there? I assume you meant "I urge you to get on the internet as a community and save Black Rock City." Telling, though.

But I agree. We must save the community. From uptight, sanctimonious dogmatists. Anyone know where we can find some of those? We can start at http://www.savebrc.org

EB · Post by EB » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:41 pm

It's only fair.

My art car this year was a giant Frankie Muniz.

EB

alienfry · Post by **alienfry** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:24 pm

did anyone watch it?

i was totally wary but i think they portrayed us very well, and funny.

Mister Jellyfish Mister · Post by **Mister Jellyfish Mister** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:08 pm

It was great. Give me some "Stanley". Somebody over on Tribe posted some of the script and the descriptions of "what Burning Man is" were surprisingly fair.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:48 pm

"Give me some Stanley" I just fucking love that one.

zorro sings · Post by **zorro sings** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:59 pm

There was some cactus on the playa this year?

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:15 pm

Of course not. It was a TV show, silly, nobody expected it to be ACCURATE. NOTE: People don't watch Malcom in the Middle for accurate portrayals of real life stuff or real useful information. I am pretty well sure that even people who have never been to Burning Man would understand that what they see on Malcom in the Middle is comedy. Why in the world would anyone even begin to expect it to be accurate? That would be silly.

zorro sings · Post by **zorro sings** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:43 pm

uhh........ yeah...... silly me

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:53 pm

AntiM suggested (and I think she's probably on to something) that it was written as a rebar injury (all too common) but it was decided that your average viewer wouldn't really understand what rebar was or why it was there, without having to add more informational dialogue than the joke was worth.

OregonRed · Post by **OregonRed** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:10 pm

I can understand the ire folks are feeling over this. It's always a bit disconcerting when "counter-culture" goes mainstream in any way, shape, or form.
While the "Malcom" people didn't get the physical environment right (Where the fuck did Dewy find those huge rocks?! And did anyone else see the waste station? WTF?!), they did an ok job of representing the community that we build and the friendlieness of most folks in BRC. They also did a pretty good job of illustrating someone who gets it (Lois) versus someone who doesn't (Hal). They could have gone with the popular belief that BM is just a drug filled orgy in the desert, instead they tried to depict us as the generous artists that we are. Sure, they didn't get it spot on, but it could have been far worse.

I do realize that I'm probably setting myself up for eplaya ridicule for defending the show, but I'm pretty sure I can take the heat.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:15 pm

Nah, I liked it too, but I am going to give you heat for that font that makes my eyes go jibbity-jibbity

joel the ornery · Post by **joel the ornery** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:55 am

isn't it actually, "jibbity, jibbity, jibbity"?

numerically speaking of couse.

X-topher · Post by **X-topher** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:57 am

I think we all agree that they could have done a much worse job of portraying BM. But I also think this is a harbinger of things to come. If we excuse Malcolm in the Middle for filming "Burning Man" because they actually put some effort into reproducing BRC accurately we are opening the door for all media to start picking it apart.

montana wildhack · Post by **montana wildhack** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:58 am

in oklahoma, it's jibbity jabbity diggity dawg!

joel the ornery · Post by **joel the ornery** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:12 am

X-topher wrote:If we excuse Malcolm in the Middle for filming "Burning Man" because they actually put some effort into reproducing BRC accurately we are opening the door for all media to start picking it apart.

just posing the thought.... maybe burning man needs a fourth estate colonic.

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:21 am

It’s not really our door to open or try to keep closed, Burning Man exists and has become a small icon of a cultural movement. Burning Man is “ cool “ and entertainment shows who want to seem cool could well want to try to pocket some of that for themselves. Some will do better jobs than others and those that don’t get it right will get burned by there own sloppiness.

Instead of fearing this wonderful thing we have will be co-opted made popular in the larger society and self-destruct under the weight of it’s own popularity I think we as a community should look on this as an opportunity. Fighting agents being co-opted rarely works anyway. Failing to adapt leads to extinction. Managing change and growth is the only viable way to deal with the pressures of the outside world. By this I don’t mean shutting the gates, by becoming to exclusive you only provide fertile ground for bad imitations of Burning Man to spring up, and they if anything will kill the ideals that make Burning Man what it is.

This may only be a fad, like the Brady Bunch going to the grand canyon, or whatever show going to Hawaii, but it could be more.

I think Burning Man represents many things more and more Americans are finding lacking in there lives, Freedom, creativity, openness, adventure, playful fun, a feeling of acceptance for who they are, community, and even a touch of danger. It offers a challenge to grow, be self reliant, learn, and express ones self , not to mention having something worth expressing. It makes people wake up and think, feel, and accept the world and people around them as they are, and deal with it.

Individualism within community, self reliance with social responsibility, exuberance for life and awareness of mortality, and the temporary nature of things . In many ways Burning Man is a secular religion or at least represents one that can be an alternative to repressive conformity in a sterile prepackaged safety sealed world.

America can not function or become like Burning Man , but Burning man can do a lot it enrich peoples lives, by promoting creativity, individual expression, and community it could even lay the ground work to save the world. Kind of the ultimate humanism.

Just a fucking camping trip in the desert / background for a sit-com. or what the world needs, when it most needs it, time will tell.

The CO · Post by **The CO** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:46 pm

The right people are going to get to brc. The wrong ones will to as well, but not everyone that goes to see a band is a fan. I've seen the media portray us every way since 96. We (brc/bm/bm community) are a public figure, and as such, are subject to all kinds of praise/interest/ridicule. Of what I've watched, this show did a better job of "showing what it's about" than any other, but do you really give a fuck what someone else thinks about bm? It's a different event for every individual that goes there.

X-topher · Post by **X-topher** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:19 am

No, I don’t care what other people think about it as long as they are prepared to be a part of the BM community when they get there. I do care about how well other citizens of BRC are taking care of BRC. I think Malcolm did a fine job of recreating BRC. My fear is that BM is going to start being portrayed as a “Spring Break” type of event by people who don’t do any kind of research and one year there is going to be enough moop on the playa and in the port-a-lets and bikes being stolen and “show me your tits” that the whole thing will be shut down.

I am not saying that there should be no media coverage. That would be tantamount to saying that only people at BM should have freedom of expression. I am not saying that people from every walk of life should not be able to attend. That would be exclusionary and go against what BM is all about. I am just being paranoid and selfish about not having BM to go to. I was welcomed to my first burn this year with open arms and I will welcome all others as well. I just hope Burning Man becomes more a part of society as we know it and not the other way around.

Maybe I have too little faith in humanity.

joel the ornery · Post by **joel the ornery** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:37 am

X-topher wrote:Maybe I have too little faith in humanity.

or a healthy amount of skepticism.

Steven bradford · Post by **Steven bradford** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:25 am

Well, I've only been nine times, and I thought the show was a hoot and a half.

The size of the event depicted, and its proximity to plants and rocks, reminded me of the 97 burn.

atomic_rocket · Post by **atomic_rocket** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:46 pm

...was some of the funniest shit I've seen on tv in a long time. They poked fun at everyone (myself included). Well done!!!!

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:27 pm

Oh, yeah, the Hualapai burn on private property. That must have really sucked to be part of the org that year:

http://www.burningman.com/whatisburningman/1997/

OregonRed · Post by **OregonRed** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:16 pm

Jibbity jibbity, eh? Cool.

WebGraphics · Post by **WebGraphics** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:29 pm

It's not like a lot of people are just going to show up because of this and ruin everything. I hope not anyways. Though there are other problems associated with a big profile... always keep a low profile, that's my motto.

Evan the Electrolight · Post by **Evan the Electrolight** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:15 pm

I missed the Malcolm in the Middle Show.... does anyone have a copy, or care to send a copy or a link to me? The altruistic one, or (opportunistic one) can recieve a free hearty massage from me at the next rock infested, cactus laiden beach the kids are all calling Black Rock City.

But seriously, any leads to catchin' it again would be most appreciated, forgive me if I am 1 of many with this request.

Also I love the sheaux, and think the comedy really is for a cross section of comedically evolved folks. I think we want those TV Tubers to join us in the future, some people at The BMF are just too serious.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:40 am

Did anyone catch the line about burning man at the beginning of ER?

I've haven't been so_____________________ since the last burning man festival.

I think I heard that much.

Anybody hear the rest?

Burning Man on Malcom In The Middle

Burning Man on Malcom In The Middle

that ruled

Give me some Stanley

Malcolm In The Middle....

Reruns???

Burning Man on ER