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Good Fortune

Posted by Pete Berg on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at 3:46 pm

Good Fortune, a documentary by my good friend Jeremy Levine and his partner, Landon Van Soest, both alumni of my alma mater Ithaca College, aired last night on POV on PBS. It is a sad and brilliant piece, and from today until October 12, 2010, the film is available to watch for free, in full, on the PBS website. I truly encourage you to watch Jeremy and Landon’s film. Below is the synopsis. The trailer follows.

Good Fortune is a provocative exploration of how massive international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit. In Kenyas rural countryside, Jackson’s farm is being flooded by an American investor who hopes to alleviate poverty by creating a multimillion-dollar rice farm. Across the country in Nairobi, Silva’s home and business in Africa’s largest shantytown are being demolished as part of a U.N. slum-upgrading project. The gripping stories of two Kenyans battling to save their homes from large-scale development present a unique opportunity see foreign aid through eyes of the people it is intended to help.


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Happy 4th of July from Pie Heaven!

Posted by Pete Berg on Sunday, July 4th, 2010 at 11:46 am

It’s America’s birthday today!!! Happy Birthday, America!!!! You should celebrate by watching this new brilliant American: The Centurion Power Hour by our buddy Brian Saa. (It’s also posted at our more alcoholic sister site, Power Hour HQ.)

Also:


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Angry drunken director’s commentary track for a failed student film

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 at 11:26 am

My buddy Matt Murphy was a TV/film student, and for a class product, he got paired with a group of no-talent assclowns whose incompetency made this project turn out like…well…most student films. So after the film wrapped, Matt got DRUNK, and also REALLY ANGRY – and BITTER — and recorded this commentary track for “Montana Young and the Search for the Monte Cristo” . There’s just something about raging drunk lunatics yelling at a screen that gets me every time!


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POOLJUMPERS trailer by The Birthday Boys

Posted by Pete Berg on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at 12:38 pm

“This award-winning documentary illuminates the unlikely pioneers that shaped the way we see pools.” This is a spot-on parody of Dogtown and Z-Boys, the doc about the beginnings of skateboarding. The Birthday Boys are the masters of genre conventions, and did an amazing job with this one!


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Chadroulette

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 at 6:37 pm

“Yo, it’s just like Chatroulette, but with awesome bros named Chad!” Enjoy the latest from Back of the Class!


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My Mom’s on Facebook

Posted by Pete Berg on Thursday, March 18th, 2010 at 2:42 am

Our buddies at Back of the Class delve into what happens when your mom joins Facebook, in ’80s rock ballad form. Also: nice wig, Jesse.


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St. Patrick’s Day Power Hour

Posted by Pete Berg on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 11:55 am

Happy St. Paddy’s Day, everybody! In honor of this national day of drinking, my roommate Cary Kingdom made a St. Patrick’s Day power hour. Drink a shot of beer every minute. The luck of the Irish be with you!


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Angel Yau: World’s Dumbest Partier (or more like The World’s Dumbest Show)

Posted by Pete Berg on Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at 11:35 am

A few years ago, my friends Angel Yau and Jon Katz went out to the famous Dimples karaoke bar in Burbank and decided to do some “drunk” karaoke. They went up on stage and sang the ABCs, and Angel pretended to be absolutely sloshed to the point that she “forgot” the words. But neither of them actually was drunk at all (Jon says “i was with [Angel] the entire night, we had one drink each…i believe it was after a pendleton center event”, referring to our Ithaca College program that set up the karaoke night). It was just a comedy routine, and a kinda poor acting performance at that, because Angel clearly is quite alert and not drunk at all. (And no matter how drunk you are, nobody would ever recite the alphabet in completely random order.)

Anyway, Jon posted the video on YouTube and called it “Drunk Girl Forgets the ABCs.” Then last year, some moron producer at TruTV found it and decided it would be just perfect for their “World’s Dumbest Partiers” clip show. Except, somehow, none of the producers (several rounds of them) realized that this video was completely fake.

Oh, and the best part is, the show brought on their panel of “comedians” to poke fun at the clip, and they didn’t manage to make a single funny comment. Jon says “its funny because the exact things angel and i were making fun of while doing that routine are exactly the things pointed out by these people.” Agreed!

Congrats, Jon and Angel, for not only pranking Dimples, but also the entire crew of this retarded TV series!

And here is the original, uncut performance:


Category: Comedy, Fail, Friends, Lame, Morons, Performance, Pranks, TV & Film, Unintentional Comedy	1 Comment »

Get The Picture: The greatest episode of TV in the history of the world, ever

Posted by Pete Berg on Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 9:11 am

A few years ago, my good friend Dan Shott happened to press “record” during Nick Gas upon seeing a particularly geeky looking kid at the beginning of an episode of “Get The Picture” on Nick Gas. What unfolded was the greatest episode of TV in the history of mankind. This is the most unintentionally funny episode ever, and my roommates and I have made it a tradition to (drunkenly) watch this episode at least once a month. And yes, we have every line memorized and quote along. It’s like Rocky Horror Picture show for drunks.

The Highlights: The kid falling for EVERY trick question (“Australia?” “Meteors?”). Every one of Mike O’Malley’s awkward turns of phrase and jokes that fall flat. And the amazing hand motion the kid does at 15:35, which has been dubbed the: “Fist Pump Down Up Down Double Tap Jerk Off Arsenio Swoop to Rejected High Five”

Get The Picture from Shott on Vimeo.


Category: Awesome, Friends, Kids & Babies, TV & Film, Unintentional Comedy, Vintage	1 Comment »

Win What’s in Craig Reid’s Left Pocket

Posted by Pete Berg on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at 10:13 am

Our buddy Craig Reid from Ithaca College has created a new web-based gameshow called “Win What’s in Craig Reid’s Left Pocket” — a follow up to his Ithaca College TV game show, “IC Match.” The premise is simple: Craig approaches random strangers on the street and plays a simple 4 minute game show, where they get asked only one trivia question or play one simple game. If they win, they get what’s in Craig Reid’s left pocket (usually about $20), if they get it partially right, they get what’s in Craig Reid’s right pocket (a few bucks), and if they fail completely, they walk away with nothing.

Craig’s posted a bunch of episodes on his YouTube Channel. Below is the first one. What I find most entertaining about the show is the charmingly low production values, and the fact that Craig keeps the camera rolling and doesn’t edit out any of the distractions or awkward exchanges that end up happening (which you would expect when all of your contestants are random strangers). Enjoy!


Category: Awesome, Friends, Local TV, Unintentional Comedy	No Comments »

Halloween Power Hour

Posted by Pete Berg on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Drink up this Halloween! Have a spooooooktacular weekend!

(This is a great new power hour from our buddy Brian Saa…also featured on Power Hour HQ.)

Halloween Power Hour from Brian Saa on Vimeo.


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New iPhone 4G Talk

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 7:12 pm

From our friends, Back of the Class. (Thanks, Jesse)


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Haunted Car

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 7:09 pm

A special Halloween treat from our buddies, The Birthday Boys!

Haunted Car – watch more funny videos


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New Amsterdam

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 at 7:25 pm

A beautifully shot time-lapse video of a day in New York City. A friend of mine, Joe McCormick, made this for for his video workshop project at Ithaca College.

New Amsterdam from Joe McCormick on Vimeo.


Category: Art, Friends, SloMo/Timelapse	No Comments »

The Veteran Cop and The Veteran Cop

Posted by Pete Berg on Saturday, June 6th, 2009 at 6:17 am

He’s a veteran cop with a no nonsense attitude, but what will happen when he’s paired up with…… This is a video made by the hilarious sketch troupe (and my buddies) The Birthday Boys a few months ago. Enjoy!

See more funny videos at Funny or Die


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