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 would not be brought back for a sixth season. Whedon said of the cancellation, "I believe the reason "Angel" had trouble on The WB was that it was the only show on the network that wasn't trying to be "Buffy". It was a show about grown-ups". An official continuation of the story came rather in the form of a comic book series. Following the successful eighth season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", IDW Publishing approached Whedon about similarly producing a canonical sixth season for "Angel". "" released 17 issues written by Whedon and Brian Lynch. Whedon followed "Angel" with the