Bad Internet

Bad Internet
Genre
Directed by
  • Tim Wilkerson
  • Matthew Pollock
Starring
  • Grant O'Brien
  • Siobhan Thompson
  • Zac Oyama
  • George Liu
  • Brian Murphy
  • Mike Trapp
  • Irene Choi
  • Cheri Oteri
  • Larry Hankin
  • Jae Suh Park
  • Michael Naughton
Theme music composer Samuel Nobles (1 episode)
Opening theme N/A
Ending theme N/A
Composer(s) Samuel Nobles (1 episode)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Jon Cohen
  • Spencer Griffin
  • David Gerns
Producer(s)
  • TeNeil Moore
  • Sam Reich
  • Jillian Vogel
  • Alex Edge
  • Michael Schaubach
  • Sam Sparks
Location(s) USA
Cinematography
  • Barry Elmore
Editor(s)
  • James Fitzpatrick
  • R. Brett Thomas
  • Nicky Young
  • Rob Schultz
  • Mike Small
Camera setup
  • Devon Hoff-Weekes
  • Nich Musco
  • Darrin P. Nim
  • Nicole Crivlare
Running time 12 minutes
Production company(s) Big Breakfast Co.
Distributor YouTube Red
Release
Original network YouTube Red
Picture format 4K (Ultra HD)
Original release May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25) – present

Bad Internet is a YouTube Red original sketch comedy web series. It was created by CollegeHumor and premiered on May 25, 2016.[1] It is produced by CollegeHumor's Los Angeles-based production studio Big Breakfast.[2] There are ten sketches in the series, but only the first--"Which of the Friends are You?"—can be viewed without a YouTube Red subscription.[3] The series was inspired by Charlie Brooker's technology-centered anthology TV show Black Mirror. Sam Reich, CollegeHumor's head of video, said that in creating the series, he wanted to do a project that was both ambitious and true to CollegeHumor's slacker humor heritage.[4] Reich also told Mashable that Bad Internet was "a series built for the Internet."[5]


Cast

Guests on the show will include YouTube celebrities including iJustine, Rosanna Pansino, and Smosh.[6]

Season 1 (2016)

# Title Episode Length Original release date
1"Which of the "Friends" Are You?"11:54May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
In a future where society is divided into groups based on a Buzzfeed quiz - Choose wisely.
2"Amazon Foresight"10:54May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
A Prime example of when online shopping goes too far. One loyal Amazon customer discovers he can get what he needs before he knows he needs it, with some unexpected consequences.
3"Your Search History Revealed"11:37June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)
One family weathers the greatest disaster that could befall civilization: Everyone's Internet search history is made public.
4"YouTube Death Battle Showdown"11:26June 8, 2016 (2016-06-08)
In the quest for YouTube subscribers, it's kill or be killed. YouTube's biggest stars face off in an epic battle to the death.
5"The Seven Billionth Wheel"10:26June 15, 2016 (2016-06-15)
Online dating's odd man out discovers an app that perfectly matches every person on earth, except him.
6"The Year-Long Ad Experience"13:40June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22)
A couple discovers they can live the rest of their lives ad free... but first they must experience one ad for an entire year.
7"The President Goes Viral"9:55June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29)
The President of the United States warns the country of a giant meteor hurtling towards Earth...or at least she would if she could figure out how to get the video to go viral.
8"Uber,But Like for People"10:04July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)
A new app lets you earn money while you sleep -- and creep everyone out at the same time.
9"Secrets of the Mom Web"10:22July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)
Where does your mom find those weird links she's always forwarding? The answer is more sinister than you ever imagined.
10"Enter the Hivemind"8:53July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20)
The social network that will officially make you "too old for this s#!+."

Reception

Marissa Martinelli of Slate described the series as "very funny stuff", noting the clear parallels it contained to Black Mirror and Divergent.[7]

Nominations and Awards

Year Association Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2016 2016 Streamy Awards Best Ensemble Cast in a Webseries Brian Murphy
Grant O'Brien
Zac Oyama
Siobhan Thompson
Mike Trapp		 Nominated Bad Internet
Best Writing Pat Cassels
Ben Joseph
Zac Oyama
Melinda Taub
Mike Trapp
Siobhan Thompson 		Nominated Bad Internet

References

  1. ↑ White, Abbey (6 May 2016). "CollegeHumor Takes On the Internet in New YouTube Red Series, Bad Internet". Paste. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Arthur, Kenneth (18 March 2016). "CollegeHumor Looks Beyond the Internet". Splitsider. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Votta, Rae (26 May 2016). "CollegeHumor's 'Bad Internet' is a dark, dystopian look at the future". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Blevins, Joe (26 May 2016). "Watch College Humor’s Bad Internet goof on the media-phobic Black Mirror". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Hamedy, Saba (25 May 2016). "CollegeHumor's new YouTube Red series pokes fun at all things Internet". Mashable. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Weiss, Geoff (5 May 2016). "YouTube Teases ‘Red’ Series From CollegeHumor, The Game Theorists, Joey Graceffa In Latest Trailer". Tubefilter. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Martinelli, Marissa (26 May 2016). "The New CollegeHumor Show Bad Internet Is Like Black Mirror for Millennials". Slate. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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