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"
Unaired Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot Unaired Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot The non-broadcast pilot episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was produced by 20th Century Fox in 1996 to pitch a series to networks. The twenty-five-and-a-half-minute production was written and directed by "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon, and was expanded upon and re-shot for the first episode of the series. It is notable for featuring a different actress in the role of Willow, Sunnydale High is Berryman High and a different actor as Principal Flutie. After having burned down her school gym and been expelled from a school in L.A., Buffy Summers has moved to Sunnydale