Joss Whedon and "1984", the movie plays like a critique of contemporary society, with the Alliance as Big Brother, enemy of discontent". The film received the 2005 Nebula Award for Best Script, the 2006 Prometheus Special Award, and was voted the best sci-fi movie of all time in a poll set up by SFX magazine. There have since been multiple rumors regarding sequel possibilities. The limited three-issue comic book series called "", the story of which was written by Whedon, was released in 2005 as a tie-in to "Serenity". Set between "Firefly" and the film, it was intended connect the two storylines.
Parenthood (1990 TV series) Huffners of the film were renamed the Merricks on the TV series. The pilot episode was considered by "USA Today" and the "New York Post" as the best movie-to-TV spinoff since "M*A*S*H". However, ratings for the series were low and "Parenthood" was canceled after 12 episodes. The series is notable for featuring a number of people who at the time were unheard of but later became famous. One of the writers on the show was Joss Whedon. The cast featured Leonardo DiCaprio, David Arquette, and Thora Birch (billed simply as "Thora" here). The show was featured on the now-defunct cable