Episode 26: Problematic Princess

This week, the Badland ladies recap Omaha Comedy Week, spoil the heck out of The Dark Knight Rises, and have a brief talk about women in hip-hop. We almost have a Kreayshawn fight, and discuss the importance of DIY comedy scenes, as well as the importance of a woman-driven superhero movie.

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Spoiler Alerts for the Following:
The Dark Knight Rises
Inception

Corrections:Matthew Barney is Bjork's partner, and the artist behind Drawing Restraint 9 (2005). Dancer in the Dark came out in 2000. When Destiny is talking about Frank Miller, she said Dark Knight when she meant Dark Knight Returns. The Robin in those books was named Carrie Kelley and she didn't become Batgirl. Lady Sovereign came out as a lesbian in 2010.

Relevant Links:
The Badland Girls Present: Diversity Night
Omaha Comedy Week kick-off videos
1980 Star Youtube Channel
Comedy Week Video Contest Submissions
Omahype Comedy Week photos
Raiders of the Lost Ark looks great in black and white
Kreayshawn, "Go Hard"
David Bowie performs "Sorrow" in the '70s (This song sounds old because it's actually a cover from the '60s)
Purity Ring, "Fineshrine" remix
Autostraddle: Seven Female Rappers Who Aren't Nicki Minaj or Kreayshawn
Patton Oswalt's keynote address from this year's Just For Laughs Festival
Patton Oswalt's magical black man story
Who Charted? podcast
Catladysoul (Tumblr)
The Grawlix
Underground Comedy (Des Moines)
Beasts of the Southern Wild trailer
Sneak peek of Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk with Me
Photos of Christian Bale visiting Aurora, CO
Information and preview of Hans Zimmer's "Aurora"
"Not All Riot Grrrls are White"

The Badland Girls at The Waiting Room!

Hey kittens! Check out this video of our very first live show as part of Omaha Comedy Week!

Episode 25: Death, Fashion, and Steve Rogers

This week, on the eve of Omaha Comedy Week, the Badland ladies keep things brief, but go on at length about Dark Knight Rises, cool stuff on Tumblr, problematic movies from the 70's, and tell another nice Robert Downey Jr. story. Destiny gives her Sleepaway Camp feelings, Rhea doesn't want to live in the Big Bird Cage, and a Marvel VS DC fight is narrowly avoided.

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Spoiler Alerts:
The Big Bird Cage
Sleepaway Camp
To Rome With Love

Corrections:The graphic novel Rhea was talking about is called Fatale, by Ed Brubaker. The lead actress in The Big Bird Cage is Anitra Ford. Liza Minnelli is not of of the competitive EGOT winners, because one of her awards was an honorary award. Barbra Streisand's honorary award was a Tony.

Relevant Links: Vote for Comedy Week videos here!
Horse Ebooks (Twitter)
Rhea's Pinterest
Destiny's Pinterest
Richard Reese (Keep an eye out for Smokes, Jokes, and Lasers)
Colin Moulton's Twitter
The Big Bird Cage trailer To Rome, With Love trailer
Com Truise, Open
Awesome People Hanging Out Together (Tumblr)
Paris is Burning/Fierce video (Azaelia Banks)
Randy Crawford, Street Life
Destiny's Tumblr
Rhea's Tumblr
Stuff about EGOTs!

Badland Bites: Episode 4: The Badland Girls Horror Show

Prepping for Omaha Comedy Week has taken over, so welcome to Badland Bites No. 4! This one is in honor of one of the greatest days in the world, Friday the 13th, as well as one of the greatest trailers in the world.



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Special thanks to Rhea's dear ol' Dad for providing the music and the announcer voice!

Episode 24: The Regulars Episode: Sad Girl Cliche

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This episode is a bit shorter than usual because we're working hard on our sketch for Omaha Comedy Week. We talk about Moonrise Kingdom, Andrew Garfield's hair, weird internet games, and a couple of film projects we want to undertake! There's a fun, electric version of our theme song, and fun bracelet noises!

Slight spoiler alert for the following:
The Amazing Spider-Man
Moonrise Kingdom
Interiors

Relevant Links:
Badland Girls on Twitter (finally)! 

Junk Food Dinner episode 115 featuring Sleepaway Camp
Junk Food Dinner episode 116 featuring Terrifying Girls High School: Lynch Law High School
Nationstates
Hug Marine
Savages review by Matt Marko
Zapp & Roger, "Computer Love"
Midnite Snaxxx, "SOS" (soundcloud)
Jenny and Johnny, "Big Wave"
Fiona Apple, "Johnathan"
Women in Cages triple-feature
Pinky Violence boxed set
76 Street Podcast
Sleepaway Camp (the whole movie)


Fucking Books:
 Crackpot by John Waters
Jennifer Government by Max Barry

Episode 23: Power Outage Movies

This week, the Badland witches talk to Andrew McGreevy, artistic director of the PS Collective! Andrew gives us some bad movie recommendations, reveals the truth about Tommy Wiseau, and gives out some Tolkien reading tips. We also have a debate about Cabin in the Woods and talk Batman and Spider-Man movies again.

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Spoiler Alerts for the following:
Stab
Rock of Ages
King Kong (1976 and 2005)
Fantastic Four
Let the Right One In (book/film)
Knight Fall (comic)
Brick: The Musical

Corrections: King Kong starring Jessica Lange and Jeff Bridges came out in 1976. Jesse Eisenberg was on the show Get Real. The name of the sci-fi movie with Tom Selleck and Gene Simmons was called Runaway.

Relevant Links:
Gene Simmons (3:10) in Never Too Young... to Die
Rock of Ages trailer
Ed Sheeran, "Lego House"
Wild Nothing, "Live In Dreams"
Chrissie Hynde "Nebraska"
Ani DiFranco, "Used Cars"
Omahype article about Andrew and the PS Collective&
Ben Folds Five, "Brick"
Blue Barn Theater
1980star (youtube channel)
Backline Improv
pH Balanced
Backline Show featuring pH Balanced, Three's Company and Eric Green's plug about the Badland Girls!
The Weisenheimers
Richard Reese
Parole Violators trailer
Ricky-Oh: The Legend of Ricky (the whole movie!)
Birdemic- the whole movie!
Jayne Mansfield and Anton LaVey
Les Miserables trailer
Brothers trailer

Fucking Books:
The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
Batman Year One by Frank Miller
Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist