The casting was odd, but I blame the title of the movie.
A bad title can kill a movie or television show.
That’s what killed Firefly and Terriers.
Only great publicity and a good show saved The Good Wife from being killed by the horrible name.
I thought it was a religious movie myself, until I saw some reviews.
A bad title can be disastrous.
Terriers was great, though I think they phoned in the last 4 episodes because they knew their fate.
Cinderella Man was a poor title for a great movie. Box office suffered.
John Carter needed two more (very obvious) words in its title. Box office suffered.
I had a couple of days off and watched all of Firefly and Serenity (along with Dollhouse another Joss Whedon creation). At the end of Firefly, I was very disappointed there was not more. Great cast, interesting story, and plenty of opportunity to expand. Just when you get familiar with the back story and see characters develop (I’m thinking River especially and a few villains like the bounty hunter towards the end - Jubal?), they cancel it! BTW - I never saw it when it originally aired and don’t even remember any promotion for it.
Firefly is cancelled and yet we have hours and hours of reality TV garbage and the same cop & lawyer shows from every major metro area. Can’t wait for CSI El Paso and Law and Order SUV to appear.
Thanks to Netflix and other online options, the TV is rarely turned on these days. As for movies, I look for the unusual. I get so tired of the remakes and formula flicks. Give me something (somewhat) original, please!
BTW - Aren’t Christians the bad guys in the Rock of Ages movie? Another reason I will not waste my time or money.
It’s name is the same as the Broadwy musical...
That was the name of the Broadway show it was based on which was a big hit. It’s also an obvious reference to the Def Leppard song.