Serenity (Firefly episode) Serenity (Firefly episode) "Serenity" is the series pilot for the American science fiction television series "Firefly" created by Joss Whedon. However, Fox executives were not satisfied with this as a pilot, and so instead, "The Train Job" was created as a second pilot and was the first episode of the series aired. "Serenity" was not aired until the end of the series' run on December 20, 2002. This episode shares its name with the feature film "Serenity", which continues the series after the final episode. In 2003, the episode won the award for "Best visual effects in a television series"
Empire Award for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Empire Award for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy The Empire Award for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor the best sci-fi, fantasy or superhero film of the previous year. The Empire Award for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy is one of four new Best Film ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 11th Empire Awards ceremony in 2006 (along with Best Comedy, Best Horror and Best Thriller) with "" receiving the award. "A Monster Calls" is the most recent winner in this category. Winners are voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine. In the list