Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed

It's not a podcast about bad movies. It's a podcast about movies that did badly. Join comedians Jon Drake (@drakegatsby) and Ian Dukes (@ianpauldukes) as they dig up the bombs that shook Hollywood. Every episode reviews a movie that lost money at the box office and tries to figure out what went wrong.

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Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed

Episode 156 - Serenity

August 20, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 156

Soar with us, leaves on the wind! It's 2005's sci-fi western/continuation of a beloved canceled TV property SERENITY

SERENITY
RELEASED: September 30, 2005
DIRECTED BY: Joss Whedon
STARRING: Nathan Fillion, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher
BUDGET: $39M
BOX OFFICE: $40.4M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M

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SHOW NOTES
SNL Papyrus short
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ

Academic paper on Papyrus and the Serenity logo
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376553666_The_Serenity_Logo_Otherness_and_Inauthenticity

Jason Pargin video essay on Gamergate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJU8xGudhnI

0:00 Intro
4:12 Show & tell
9:03 This week's movie