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.
Westerns on television 27 episodes. In the fall of 1995, the UPN network aired its own science fiction western, "Legend", which ended after 12 episodes. Western TV shows from the 2000s included the, Zorro inspired, syndicated "Queen of Swords" starring Tessie Santiago filmed in Almeria Spain, Louis L'Amour's "Crossfire Trail" starring Tom Selleck, "Monte Walsh", and Hillerman's "Coyote Waits", and "A Thief of Time". DVDs offer a second life to TV series like "Peacemakers", and HBO's "Deadwood". In 2002, a show called "Firefly" (created by Joss Whedon) mixed the Western genre with science fiction. "Breaking Bad", a Neo-Western about crystal methamphetamine cooks in