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

NEXT EPISODE: We could all use a cute cat right now, couldn't we? It's the Key And Peele led comedy KEANU

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

We're going on a Toy Story sidequest without any toys. It's 2022's LIGHTYEAR.

LIGHTYEAR
RELEASED: June 17, 2022
DIRECTED BY: Angus MacLane
STARRING: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohne, Taika Waititi, Uzo Abuba, James Brolin, Dale Soules
BUDGET: $200M
BOX OFFICE: $226.4M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $106M

NEXT EPISODE: Would you believe your eyes, if we covered FIREFLY? Well close enough, it's the 2005 cinematic continuation of the beloved sci-fi show with SERENITY.

0:00 Intro
2:22 Show & tell
8:55 This week's movie

The movie that bombed so hard it killed a multi-billion dollar franchise. This is DARK PHOENIX

DARK PHOENIX
RELEASED: June 7, 2019
DIRECTED BY: Simon Kinsberg
STARRING: Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender
BUDGET: $200M
BOX OFFICE: $252.4M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $130M

NEXT EPISODE: To infinity, and b-bomb! It's LIGHTYEAR.

0:00 Intro
3:25 Show & tell
8:34 This week's movie