18. The Blast from the Fast (1)
—The stake Media Fast is introduced, forcing the crew to face 21 days with no TV, no movies, no music, and no internet. Dark times lie ahead for everyone at Branbury in Part 1 of this 4-part saga.
Information
Date(s) footage filmed:
- Wednesday, November 1, 2006
- Thursday, November 2, 2006
- Friday, November 3, 2006
Guest starring:
- Rhett
Based on originally aired episode(s):
- “The Fast and Delirious” TP-109 (Aired: February 2, 2007)
- “California Pow-wow” Minisode
Synopsis
November 1st is the official start date for the BYU 13th Stake’s 2006 Media Fast, which is an invitation for members to give up TV, movies, music, and the internet for a certain amount of time. Almost immediately, everyone begins to go kind of loopy.
On Day 2 of the Media Fast, Daniel and Katey wrangle everyone together to inform them about the itinerary regarding their wedding in California in two months, but distraction after distraction make this almost impossible. Daniel and Katey will be getting married on December 29 in the Newport Beach Temple.
After the meeting, everyone helps Brent out with the recording of “This is the Place” and other 500 Dollar Fine songs. Later that night, Jamison tries to utilize an automated phone service to determine the whether, but runs into some issues.
The next night, with nothing to do, Katey and Julie manage to cause mischief for the guys in 114 by spilling syrup all over their living room. The unusually crazy behavior, which is obviously fueled by the lack of media, only worsens as the days progress.
Tags: Media Fast, Random
Even though the 157th Bishopric supported and promoted the 13th Stake Media Fast. We agreed not to participate as a Bishopric on purpose. We had to make sure this experiment(The Fast)had a control group to monitor the success or failure of such a 21 day ordeal. And besides, did you think we were really that crazy? We were just a little crazy back then, but not 21 days worth of crazy like all of you! You did however receive the blessings, but this will make you real crazy. We did too ! Because we participated without participating ! Deep Thoughts…