This week on episode #178 of The Harsh Language Podcast, we made Marvin watch Serenity for the first time, and Dan was watching it for the first time too. But without having seen Firefly, the movie exposed a much bigger problem: should a movie require homework just to fully work? We break down why Serenity relies so heavily on an existing relationship with these characters and their world, whether it succeeds as a standalone movie, and how the same problem has become increasingly common with franchises like Marvel.

We also talk about how maybe comic book movies are finally embracing what they actually are, why cinema isn’t dead if Hollywood gives audiences movies they want to see, and whether Destin Daniel Cretton should be given more control over the MCU. Plus, we get into Marvel’s strange recent cancellations, why Stephen King fans are eating good right now, and the bizarre situation involving two different A Nightmare on Elm Street projects.

📌 Chapters
00:00 - Comic Book Movies Are Finally Not Embarrassed About What They Are
13:35 - Cinema Isn't Dead, Just Give People What They Want
16:49 - Destin Daniel Cretton Should Be The Creative Head of the MCU
20:00 - Marvel's Latest Cancellations Are Weird
28:41 - Stephen King Fans Are Eating GOOD These Days
34:20 - Why Are There TWO Different Elm Street Movies Being Made?
37:45 - Nathan Fillion Has Given Fans New Hope For More Firefly
39:24 - Dan and Marvin's First Time Watching Serenity

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