Here it is, in graphic novel form:

Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale

One of Serenity's greatest mysteries is finally revealed in The Shepherd's Tale, filling in the life of one of the show's most beloved characters - Shepherd Book! Who was Book before meeting Mal and the rest of the Serenity crew, how did he become one of their most trusted allies, and how did he find God in a bowl of soup? Answers to these and more questions about Book's past are uncovered in this original hardcover graphic novel by rising stars Zack Whedon (Dr. Horrible, Terminator, Fringe) and Chris Samnee (Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps, Daredevil) . A pivotal chapter in the ongoing Serenity saga, The Shepherd's Tale is also a rollicking, action-packed epic in its own right.

I hated the show, at first I was OK with it then as it went on and on I started picking up on more and more racist elements, then looked back at the earlier episodes and realized that the whole thing was "the south will rise again" racist from the start.

the Dirty Irish mobster, the Miserly Jew torture addict, the psychopathic space-Nigger threatening to Rape the spunky white southern girl ... show deserved to get pulled for each one of those, but the worst was the "Marauders" (or whatever the fuck they were called) being stand-ins for an Indian raiding party.

the shit they did with that angle was just wrong.

I'm pretty sure some of that is a byproduct of it being a western set in outer space, stereotypes and all.

I see here Another victim of modern media/political correctness who has been led away from the true meaning of Racism! And meanwhile missing the far greater meaning of the 'Reavers' in firefly..... being a consequence of the governments burning desire to control people, which is a very relevant thing for us today, especially with all the things the government is doing because of fear of terrorists!!

O.o

WTF?

I see yet another political flamewar brewing...

I'll get the gasoline: anyone else find it beautifully ironic that Joss Whedon, a big liberal, made one of the most libertarian shows in existence?

*walks in thread*

*walks out*

Ironic?? well if it is ironic for a fish to swim or a bird to fly, then yes! Otherwise your probably looking for someone more like Stalin to have made the show, that would be ironic!

The Serenity movie has very good soundtracks, especially the last few tracks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtAfe-sY2-g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7HCdC6IRUU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZfUd88le7Y

That's not how it goes....
*walks in thread*
*walks out thread*
*finds nothing else interesting*
*forced to walk back in thread*

*sees someone quoted me in thread*
*walks back into thread*
*walks back out again*

*returns once again*
*smiles*
*wishes mystikmind2000 luck in his/her Orc campaign*
*scratches butt*
*leaves*

heh, just as jefequeso said, it's a western. Of course it's going to have these elements. Besides, being politically correct quite simply stops a lot of series from exploring many interesting issues.