From Pageants To Planetary Domination: Jane Badler’s Sci-Fi Legacy

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Discover Jane Badler s journey from pageantry to becoming one of television s most iconic sci-fi villains Known for her role as Diana on V Jane shares the challenges of embodying such a memorable character and the impact that single role had on her career Jane dives into her experiences on V including the infamous scene where Diana consumes a guinea pig which still resonates with fans decades later From her start in the theater world to starring in the Mission Impossible reboot this discussion covers Jane s versatile and enduring career in entertainment Episode Highlights Sci-Fi Legacy The significance of V s deeper social themes such as propaganda and control and why the series still resonates today Diana s Iconic Scene The groundbreaking moment when Diana devours a guinea pig a scene that took three days to shoot and became one of the most iconic moments in sci-fi history Working with Legends Reflections on working with industry icons like Alec Baldwin and Robert Englund before they became household names Pageant Roots A look at Jane s unexpected entry into pageantry and how becoming Miss New Hampshire led to her career in acting Challenging Roles From soap operas like One Life to Live to the cult classic Falcon Crest Jane dives into the intensity of playing complex characters Hollywood to Australia Transitioning from the U S to Australia Jane shares her experience working on the Mission Impossible reboot and the unique challenges of working in the Australian entertainment industry V Reboot What it was like to return to the V universe decades later and how her role as Diana You re going to love my conversation with Jane Badler IMDB Jane s Instagram Jane s Facebook Follow Jeff Dwoskin host Jeff Dwoskin on Twitter The Jeff Dwoskin Show podcast on Twitter Podcast website Podcast on Instagram Join my mailing list Subscribe to my Youtube channel watch Crossing the Streams Yes the show used to be called Live from Detroit The Jeff Dwoskin Show Ways to support the show Buy me a coffee support the show TeePublic Store Classic Conversations merch and more Love the books I talk about on the show Here is my Amazon store to shop Click here to visit this podcast episode

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