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
The Science Fiction Radio Show The Science Fiction Radio Show The Science Fiction Radio Show was on the air between 1980–1983, the final two years in national syndication. The program broadcast recorded interviews with people related to science fiction and fantasy, mostly authors, but also movie and television people, scientists, artists, editors, agents, publishers, critics, fans, translators, and collectors. The show originated in 1979, emerging from a proposed science fiction class at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas. In the fall of that year, David Carson, a media-design specialist at the college, and Keith Johnson, the school’s astronomer and planetarium director, offered a science fiction course