I swear, Joss Whedon's creation "Firefly" has to have one of the most unique franchise histories on Earth.

It started as a Fox TV show that was canceled after 11 episodes, found a huge fanbase with the DVD release, was made into a movie last year (Serenity), and might finally be ending up as a MMO video game to be made by Multiverse.

According to Wired News, who has the exclusive on this:

The online version will move away from those central characters -- after all, there's only one Mal Reynolds. In an MMORPG, "everybody has to have their own story," says Multiverse co-founder and executive producer Corey Bridges.

"Television series can be really good properties to turn into MMOs, because when you make a TV series, not only do you need great characters, but you need to create a full, rich, compelling place," Bridges says. "If you're doing science fiction, you have to really think it out and create an incredibly rich environment that is compelling in its own right, and worth exploring and going back to week after week. That's what Joss Whedon did with Firefly."

Check out the article for full details. I've never gotten into a MMO game, but I'm a huge Firefly fan so I might at least check it out; especially if it ends up being free like the rest of Multiverse (probably wont happen).