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 "" also spanned three issues, and was written by Whedon and Brett Matthews. Whedon later co-wrote "The Shepherd's Tale" with his half brother Zack. As a guest director, he contributed two 2007 episodes of "The Office" ("Business School" and "Branch Wars") and a 2010 episode of "Glee" ("Dream On"). Denoting this period, Whedon has said, "I had free time, but I'm pretty sure I mean my career was on the skids". In collaboration with Fábio Moon, Whedon created the free webcomic titled "Sugarshock!", as part of the revival of "Dark Horse Presents", which was launched on Myspace. Whedon later executive