🥣 Season 13, Episode 7

Drop Date: Saturday Morning May 16, 2026

Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time.

This week on Saturday Morning Cereal, hosts Grim Shea and Marke climb aboard the summer blockbuster roller coaster for a massive conversation with legendary producer, writer, director, and occasional 1980s leading man, friend of the show Dean Devlin.

Best known as one of the architects of the modern blockbuster era through films like Independence Day, Stargate, and Godzilla, Devlin joins the cereal boys to discuss the creation of ElectricNOW, his motivation for building a free streaming destination for genre fans, and why classic television comfort food still matters in a fractured entertainment world.

Joining the interview from parts unknown is The Retro Cool Nerd Jimmy Leszczynski as the crew dives into the rise and evolution of the summer blockbuster, from packed theaters and line-around-the-block premieres to the uncertain future of modern event cinema. Along the way, Devlin reflects on his television success with series like Leverage and The Ark, while the gang debates whether Hollywood can still “fix” the blockbuster experience audiences once lived for every summer. The conversation also taps into the memories and magic of event movies before taking a wonderfully unexpected detour into Devlin’s brief but gloriously credited acting career, including his appearance in Real Genius.

Past the interview, Grim Shea and Marke continue the conversation with a deep dive into the history, culture, and future of summer blockbusters themselves. From the golden age of event movies to today’s streaming wars, this episode asks the big question:

What happened to the summer blockbuster… and can we get that feeling back?

It’s the greatest hour in podcast history, and it could be yours for less than the price of a 1975 summer movie ticket.

(Free. This episode is free.)

Saturday Morning Cereal celebrates the pop culture that raised us — cartoons, comics, TV, movies, toys, and the magic of Saturday mornings we’re still chasing today.

Stay crunchy, my friends. 🥣

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