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The show was created by [[Joss Whedon]] and [[Tim Minear]] ([[Mutant Enemy]] Productions), and [[Schizo-Tech|combined]] science fictional concepts (interplanetary travel, spaceships, [[terraform]]ing) with a Western setting (poor agricultural colonies where people ride horses, cattle ranching, cowboy slang). The ''[[Firefly]]'' universe contains [[Absent Aliens|no non-human sentient beings]], and in fact no non-Earth-based life at all.

''[[Firefly]]'''s life story is an interesting one: it went from (canceled) television show, to runaway cult hit DVD series, to [[Firefly (comic book)|comic-book]] [[Sequel]], to major motion picture, to a [http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Flying-Celebration-Whedons-Acclaimed/dp/1848565062/ref=sr_1_1/189-6509445-2330608?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277635468&sr=8-1 book] having show-related pics and a few new stories to a currently{{when}} unfinished, but soon-to-be-launched [[MMORPG]], titled ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140512195058/http://fireflyuniverseonline.com/ Firefly Universe Online]''. ''[[Firefly]]'' is noted for being one of the few ''canceled'' television series to be [[Spin-Off|spun off]] into a major motion picture. The [[Universal]] [[Film]] was titled ''[[Serenity]]'' because [[FOX]] still owned the rights to the name ''[[Firefly]]''. There are also a few [[Interquel|comics]], with plans for more. There's even a [[Tabletop Roleplaying]] game. There are also constant rumors about a second television series (Whedon and many of the principals have constantly said they would be willing to pick up the show, with Fillion going so far as to say he'd be willing to buy the rights from Fox), and the cult status the series has attained after its premature cancellation may have saved [[Dollhouse|a later Whedon work]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100419230919/http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/fox-execs-explain-why-the.php from a similar fate], even if ''[[Dollhouse]]'' only lasted until December of 2009.

''[[Firefly]]'''s life story is an interesting one: it went from (canceled) television show, to runaway cult hit DVD series, to [[Firefly (comic book)|comic-book]] [[Sequel]], to major motion picture, to a [http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Flying-Celebration-Whedons-Acclaimed/dp/1848565062/ref=sr_1_1/189-6509445-2330608?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277635468&sr=8-1 book] having show-related pics and a few new stories to a currently{{when}} unfinished, but soon-to-be-launched [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]], titled ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140512195058/http://fireflyuniverseonline.com/ Firefly Universe Online]''. ''[[Firefly]]'' is noted for being one of the few ''canceled'' television series to be [[Spin-Off|spun off]] into a major motion picture. The [[Universal]] [[Film]] was titled ''[[Serenity]]'' because [[FOX]] still owned the rights to the name ''[[Firefly]]''. There are also a few [[Interquel|comics]], with plans for more. There's even a [[Tabletop Roleplaying]] game. There are also constant rumors about a second television series (Whedon and many of the principals have constantly said they would be willing to pick up the show, with Fillion going so far as to say he'd be willing to buy the rights from Fox), and the cult status the series has attained after its premature cancellation may have saved [[Dollhouse|a later Whedon work]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100419230919/http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/fox-execs-explain-why-the.php from a similar fate], even if ''[[Dollhouse]]'' only lasted until December of 2009.

'''The cast included:'''