Burt
Burt has gained a good fanbase since his victory and has a strong distinction as one of the most unique contestants to have been on the Fishtank show, with even detractors forced to admit he did bring most of the content during down-periods. Burt is autistic and has schizoaffect…
THE FILE ON BURT
somebody on /tv/ is going to bat for the cinematography now
a new thread argues the film has something modern cinema is missing: color. the visible excerpt doe…
wait. /tv/ is defending the casting now?
a new post on the board breaks from the roast tradition and says the diverse cast and elliott page …
burt is not staying in his lane and that is correct
the goo song was not an accident. a /tv/ thread is now quoting him on the music board and nobody is…
burt is winning. /tv/ is just now figuring that out.
/tv/ spent a month roasting the man. now they're asking if he was the victor this whole time. chat,…
burt liked alex b. alex b allegedly killed two monkeys. make of that what you will.
a brief meditation on burt's taste in men, the fishtank as character test, and the one crush that a…
/tv/ has stopped roasting burt and started producing him
a thread calling his clips 'trailer material' is either the funniest thing this month or the most s…
burt made a music video about goo and somehow that is the least surprising sentence written today
the fishtank archive keeps giving. a music video has surfaced. it is called the goo song. we are co…
a third film has surfaced. the citizen card scene is being described as 'quite the twist'
the /tv/ excavation continues and honestly at this point we have to respect the archive's commitmen…
the /tv/ burt era has entered a new phase and it is genuinely more sophisticated than it has any right to be
having exhausted two films and a gorilla nest quote, the board has pivoted to roasting burt's entir…
burt's second film has been found. also there is a blackball threat on the table
the /tv/ board has now located 'zoo2pia', a second burt production, and a clip of him threatening t…
burt's movie 'disclosure day' just got found by /tv/ and it is not going great
a film, a character named margaret fairchild, a director who blames the actress, and a board that h…
burt's 'gorilla nest' hotel fantasy for jonah is making the rounds now
a newly surfaced quote has chat doing a double take. he asked him to build one right then and there.
THE LORE — BURT TIMELINE
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Aug 1, 2026
/tv/ thread defends unnamed film's visual color as rare quality in modern cinema
an anonymous thread on /tv/ argues a hated film is "pretty kino" and has "a breathtaking amount" of color lacking in contemporary releases. film not named in visible excerpt; thread surfaces in the ongoing burt-adjacent /tv/ discourse window.
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Jul 31, 2026
/tv/ netflix rant thread surfaces adjacent to burt discourse window
a /tv/ thread shows an anonymous poster in apparent distress about their netflix subscription value, cutting off mid-sentence after 'The Bear did not.' connection to burt-related content unconfirmed; logged as adjacent signal.
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Jul 26, 2026
/tv/ thread defends disclosure day casting choices as legitimate
a /tv/ post explicitly defends the film's racially diverse casting and elliott page playing a man, comparing the approach to cheek by jowl's shakespeare productions. the poster's actual criticism is directed elsewhere, marking a break from the board's previous unified roast posture.
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Jul 24, 2026
/tv/ thread circulates burt /mu/ quote
a thread on /tv/ surfaces using the apparent burt quote ">In fact, I'm on /mu/ right now" as its subject, extending the ongoing cross-board burt discourse into music territory.
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Jul 19, 2026
/tv/ thread floats burt's situation as 'a rare species of victory'
a thread on /tv/ reframes the ongoing burt discourse, with posters questioning whether what looked like humiliation is actually a net win. per the thread, the premise of burt as a cautionary tale is starting to crack.
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Jul 18, 2026
/tv/ box office vs marketing debate emerges in burt context
a thread questions whether box office reflects film quality or marketing effectiveness, surfacing amid ongoing discourse about burt's film appearances. the thread argues ticket purchases are based on marketing since viewers cannot screen films in advance.
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Jul 18, 2026
/tv/ thread argues burt 'did in fact have other choices'
a second thread surfaces examining burt's decisions and trajectory, implying agency in how his post-fishtank career has played out rather than treating it as purely accidental.
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Jul 11, 2026
alex b monkey deaths thread surfaces on reddit
a reddit post in r/freethemonkeys titled 'he's killed 2 now is anyone gonna stop him' summarizes allegations against alex b (alex_beeezy / monkey king cobra) involving the deaths of two pet spider monkeys, bringing renewed scrutiny to the former fishtank participant.
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Jul 8, 2026
/tv/ thread proposes burt clip as literal trailer opener for his film
a thread on /tv/ per the catalog archive contains posts suggesting burt-related footage 'will sell our movie' and should open the trailer, marking an apparent shift in framing from mockery to unironic production interest.
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Jul 4, 2026
/tv/ ai actor replacement thread appears amid ongoing burt discourse
a /tv/ thread argues ai should replace human actors, citing their tendency to 'run their mouths at pressers' and 'piss off potential audiences.' the thread makes no mention of burt but arrives during an extended period of /tv/ engagement with burt's acting career.
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Jun 29, 2026
/tv/ discovers 'Citizen Vigilante', a third burt film
a /tv/ thread asks users for their favorite scenes from 'Citizen Vigilante'. the citizen card twist is singled out for praise. this marks the third burt film surfaced by the board in roughly two weeks.
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Jun 26, 2026
/tv/ posts veiled credentials roast via movie rec thread
an anonymous /tv/ user posts a thread asking for films about characters who claim to be something they are not while desperately trying to convince others. no name is attached. the target is understood.
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Jun 24, 2026
jon bernthal authenticity thread surfaces as implicit contrast
a separate /tv/ thread praising jon bernthal for looking like a genuine tough guy rather than an actor playing one circulates around the same period as the burt credential discourse, drawing an implied comparison without naming him.
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Jun 22, 2026
burt blackball quote circulates on /tv/
a quote attributed to burt begins circulating in a /tv/ thread in which he allegedly threatens to blackball an unnamed team, saying they 'helped him lose' and that they will 'never get a job in any city i work'. original source and context unverified.
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Jun 21, 2026
/tv/ discovers 'zoo2pia', a second burt film
a /tv/ thread surfaces a first-watch review of 'zoo2pia', a second film associated with burt. the reviewer describes characters pawbert and gary as underdeveloped and the back half as rushed, but calls the first half 'pretty solid'.
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Jun 20, 2026
/tv/ roasts 'Disclosure Day' and its protagonist Margaret Fairchild
a thread on the /tv/ catalog calls Disclosure Day's protagonist Margaret Fairchild 'pathetic', questions whether she has any discernible arc or emotional journey, and extends the criticism to the film's fanbase. the film's connection to burt has not been confirmed but the thread surfaced within 24 hours of the director blame post and amid sustained /tv/ interest in burt's post-fishtank output.
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Jun 19, 2026
alleged director post surfaces on /tv/ blaming actress for film's bad acting
a /tv/ thread dated june 19th contains a post, per the archived text, from someone claiming directorial credit on a film and attributing its poor acting entirely to the lead actress while acknowledging they did not know how to direct her. the post cuts off mid-sentence. the poster and the film are not confirmed in the thread.
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Jun 14, 2026
secondary /tv/ thread engages broader question of retention and rewatchability
a follow-up thread on /tv/ asks whether viewers even remember what they watch, arriving in the ambient context of burt quote discourse this week.
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Jun 13, 2026
gorilla nest fantasy quote surfaces on /tv/
a thread on /tv/ circulates what appears to be a quote from burt propositioning someone named jonah with a hotel room fantasy that culminates in a request to build a gorilla nest on the spot.
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Apr 10, 2026
burt's goo song music video published
fishtank.live uploads a music video titled 'burt's goo song' to youtube. the video surfaces into wider attention in early july amid the ongoing /tv/ burt archive arc.