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.
Western (genre) such as crime drama and mystery whodunit elements. Western shows from the 1970s included "Hec Ramsey", "Kung Fu", "Little House on the Prairie", and "McCloud". In the 1990s and 2000s, hour-long Westerns and slickly packaged made-for-TV movie Westerns were introduced, such as: "Lonesome Dove" (1989) and "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman". As well, new elements were once again added to the Western formula, such as the Western-science fiction show "Firefly", created by Joss Whedon in 2002. "Deadwood" was a critically acclaimed Western series which aired on HBO from 2004 through 2006. A number of visual artists focused their work on representations