Talk:Blue Man Group
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the reason for the advice to not be late is that as a theatrical device several audience members who arrive "late" become the object of the show as they are shown to their seats, IF they agree in adavance to participate in the bit - so, this in fact has nothing to do with being late, but is a planned part of the show and the selected audinece members are asked to participate becuase they have seats that are centrally located, in easy view, and easily accessed - in fact, by being truly late, you'd be sure not to be asked to participate.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.231.106.131 (talk • contribs).
It seems the blue man group are infact the best actors possible as they can keep it going and make amazing sites and dreams can be opened...they rock—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.243.139.41 (talk • contribs).
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Does anyone object to a section about the controversy surounding the Blue Man group's refusal to conform to Canadian Union rules in Toronto ? Dowew 04:37, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Definately. Union controversy was big. I live in San Diego and I saw it on the news here. --jonasaurus 18:02, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Should that be there?
I don't understand why it is recommended that people don't arrive late for a showing of theirs? The writer seems to know something that we don't, so I'm going to check and see if theres any reason for his statement, otherwise I'll go ahead and remove it for being unencyclopedia. --jonasaurus 18:01, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
- UPDATE:went ahead and removed the line. If anybody can explain the following please include it and explain it.
- "It is highly recommended that one not arrive late to a performance."
In each show there is a skit that is done that has the Blue Men filling up a paint ballon, one tries to shoot it at another on stage and it's supposed to go everywhere, then, all of a sudden, a loud alarm goes off with the words "LATE ARRIVAL" flashing on the giant screen. Then a song plays when the people are ushered to their seats that consists of repeating "You're late" over and over again.
- Actually being late to a performance won't trigger this to happen. The late person is randomly selected before the show date and their ticket contains the words "Late Arrival" which signifies that they are the ones chosen for the You're Late skit. JubbaG 01:06, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
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- When I saw BMG at the Luxor in August 05, the couple sitting next to me (on the aisle) were asked by an usher if they'd like to participate in the show. They were led off, and sure enough they were the "late" couple. It is a staged portion fof the act. Qermaq 18:31, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
- And the person chosen for the "Klein" skit is selected in the lobby; then the skit is videotaped & played after the "victim" goes backstage & gets ready to come out again with his head encased in gelatin.
[edit] Instrument Pictures?
Should pictures of the instruments be included in the Instrument section? Ianthegecko 21:04, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Picture caption
The caption under the top picture is incorrect; those are not CMP, but rather three Berlin Blue Men.
- New picture added, this time with the real CMP.Ianthegecko 23:01, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "The" Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group should not be referred to with "The" before it; Blue Man Productions refers to the group as Blue Man Group, so please refer to it as such in the Wikipedia articles. Thank you. Ianthegecko 04:29, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Controversy"
This (poorly-written) section is obviously written from a pro-union viewpoint. It is suspicious of BMG's motives and disapproving of their decision to use non-union labor, going so far as to imply that the BMG did not want the Las Vegas crew to receive a "pension and good health care benefits". This is disingenuous to say the least, highly opinionated at the worst. It makes the assumption that unionized labor is superior to non-unionized labor and derides the BMG for putting down the underdog it paints the unionized crews to be. --DCrazy talk/contrib 09:27, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
- We have a right to be "suspicious of BMG's motives"; that said, CMP always have an opportunity to explain themselves. Workers have the right to collectively bargain with employers, and that is as it should be. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.240.122.161 (talk) 14:01, 6 March 2007 (UTC).
- I agree on the newly-added Las Vegas section. The first two paragraphs about Toronto seem neutral. Cleduc 15:09, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
I've removed the irrelevant and/or biased information from the Controversy section. I'm not sure the Las Vegas "incident" is even relevant at all, but I left a one-liner in there. --DCrazy talk/contrib 04:49, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
- Bias creeped in again in the Las Vegas paragraph. "Subjected to"? Come on. And it referenced an election that happened today (25 May 2006). I've reworded and trimmed to meet NPOV. --DCrazy talk/contrib 02:24, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Missing Instruments
- Quellium Grill
- Phil Drum
- Chant
These are other instruments, but not much is known about them. If anyone does know enough about these instruments to write a paragraph under the Instruments headline, please do so. Feel free to add to the list if you come across other unknown instruments, or remove items from the list when more is known about them.JubbaG 17:15, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
- I added Paddle Tubulum, Aronophonic, & Electric Dog Toy. The Chant is simply the "E chant" during Endless Column. Ianthegecko
- Do you think the Chant should be included in the instrument list? I think it's a pretty important aspect of the show; it's used during Paint Drumming, Modern Plumbing, Airport Wands and Chant Jam. JubbaG 18:46, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
- And good observation with the Electric Dog Toy, I thought it was just feedback from a guitar. JubbaG 21:35, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
- No, I don't think the chant should be included. It's not really an "instrument"; maybe a character?Ianthegecko 22:12, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Mute?
I'm fairly sure that the Blue Men remain mute throughout performances, but are indeed capable of speech. -Agent_Koopa 13:27, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
- The Blue Men will sometimes speak to die-hard fans in the lobby of the show, so, the actors who play them are definitely not mute. Ianthegecko 02:39, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Different Picture?
I think there should be an actual picture of Blue Man Group at the top of the article rather than one of the outside of one of their venues. Ianthegecko 17:07, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- I went ahead & did it. Ianthegecko 02:35, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] WHO is Blue Man Group?
Do the original three Blue Men even perform in any shows anymore? It would seem impossible. I don't see anything that relates to this in the article. Jake b 03:52, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
- CMP may occasionally pop in to do theatrical shows, but they mostly do promotional work, such as the Pentium commercials, in addition to running Blue Man Productions. Ianthegecko 05:03, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Where are the new products?
I saw a commercial about their products which you can create mini-symphonies about. Anyone able to add to that? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Personjerry (talk • contribs) 00:46, 4 December 2006 (UTC). (taken care of) SpikeJones 03:41, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] toronto
that show is ending sometime in january 2007. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.130.173.38 (talk) 13:24, 19 December 2006 (UTC).
It ended on January 7, 2007. I mentioned that in the "controversy" section.159.33.10.92 21:23, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Expanded intro
I moved the top of the Theatrical Productions section to the main article intro to beef it up. I hope it's at least a start for improving the intro. :) I'm a little concerned that all of the Related Articles are about the union controversies. I'll try to find some other articles to add to that section. Ianthegecko 16:09, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Also, the sentence "Additionally, the Blue Man is inscrutably motivated to drum." is kind of dumb sounding and it basically says nothing.
[edit] Roadtrip Nation video
Chris Wink mentions the Joseph Campbell quote "Follow your bliss" in that video; I clarified it in Themes. Ianthegecko 04:02, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Notable Blue Men?
WP says Fred Armisen from SNL was a blue man. Are there any others that are famous for something other than being a Blue Man? A section on them could be added. --Howdybob 06:47, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- Fred Armisen was not a Blue Man. He merely played background drums for them for two years.SpikeJones 12:09, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
