Western (genre) space who use ray guns and ride robotic horses. Examples include the American television series "Brave Starr" (which aired original episodes from September 1987 to February 1988) and "Firefly" (created by Joss Whedon in 2002), and the films "Battle Beyond the Stars" (1980), which is a remake of "The Magnificent Seven"; "Outland" (1981), which is a remake of "High Noon"; and "Serenity" (2005, based on the "Firefly" TV series). The classic western genre has also been a major influence on science fiction films such as the original "" movie of 1977. Famously Gene Roddenberry pitched the concept of the TV
Joss Whedon released in November 2017. On October 20, 2016, Whedon revealed that he is currently writing a new project that is a historical fiction/horror film set during World War II. On July 13, 2018, HBO obtained the rights to "The Nevers", a "sci-fi epic about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world", on which Whedon will serve as writer, director, executive producer, and showrunner. Early in his career, Whedon sold two spec scripts that were not produced, "Suspension" and "Afterlife". He sold "Suspension" for $750,000, with an