Both the creator of the "Firefly" media franchise and Norman Mailer were New Yorkers.
Joseph Hill Whedon ( ; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. 
Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923  November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film-maker, actor, and political activist. 
The "Firefly" media franchise is an American space Western media franchise created by Joss Whedon and produced by Mutant Enemy Productions. 
