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'''Firefly''' was an American [[science-fiction]] [[television]] program created by Joss Whedon. It was introduced as a mid-season replacement on the [[Fox Network|Fox]] channel in 2002. Fox cancelled the program after airing 11 of the 14 produced episodes. However, the show captured a small but extremely devoted fan following, and high DVD sales led to the production of a follow-up feature film directed by Whedon, "Serenity," in 2005.

'''''Firefly''''' was an American [[science-fiction]] [[television]] program created by Joss Whedon. It was introduced as a mid-season replacement on the [[Fox Network|Fox]] channel in 2002. Fox cancelled the program after airing 11 of the 14 produced episodes. However, the show captured a small but extremely devoted fan following, and high DVD sales led to the production of a follow-up feature film directed by Whedon, ''Serenity'', in 2005.

The show is set 500 years in the future, after humanity has fled [[earth]] and terraformed the planets and moons of a neighboring [[solar system]]. The story follows the crew of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity, whose captain and first mate are former members of the Independants, a recently defeated military movement against the system's centralized government, known as the Alliance. The war for Indpendence in the Firefly universe has strong parallels to the [[American Civil War]], and indeed despite its space-opera setting Firefly's locations and characters are strongly reminiscent of American westerns.

The show is set 500 years in the future, after humanity has fled [[earth]] and terraformed the planets and moons of a neighboring [[solar system]]. The story follows the crew of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity, whose captain and first mate are former members of the Independants, a recently defeated military movement against the system's centralized government, known as the Alliance. The war for Indpendence in the ''Firefly'' universe has strong parallels to the [[American Civil War]], and indeed despite its space-opera setting ''Firefly'''s locations and characters are strongly reminiscent of American westerns.

The show is notable for its total lack of [[aliens]] and its use of muted sounds in space, both of which are unusual in space opera.

The show is notable for its total lack of [[aliens]] and its use of muted sounds in space, both of which are unusual in space opera.