Social games have come a long way since pinocle. With the rise of smartphones and social networks, people can connect with their friends and acquaintances all over the world by challenging them to match in Words with Friends or Draw Something. If you’re just getting into the social gaming world, here are our top picks to keep you entertained and delighted.

Words with Friends

With almost nine million daily active users, Words with Friends is Scrabble on speed. Similar to the board game, Words with Friends gives each player in a two-person game tiles with letters to spelled out as words on the board. In this fast-paced, real-time game, you can challenge any friend to battle of words. The game is free to play on Facebook, iOS, Android and Kindle Fire.

Cityville

Eight million users build cities, civilizations, and societies with the hugely popular game Cityville. In this role-playing game, you can open restaurants, build hotels and bridges, collect rent and capture criminals.  Once you’ve built your city, you can run for mayor and, later, governor. Play this game on Facebook or Zynga.com. 

This is the perfect season to go to a movie theater with friends and family and watch a new movie. If you want to be the first to watch an Oscar nominee in the theaters, here are the ones you should check out. These are the movies and people that are already being considered as front runners in this year’s race. Once you have seen these movies, you can find out who the nominees are on January 24, and see who wins on February 26.

Best Picture

War Horse is expected to clean up nicely at the Oscars. It hasn’t even come out yet, but is already being hailed as a front runner this year. Just the preview showing great music, amazing scenery, and a wonderful plot, is enough to pull in people; including the Academy. Others include The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Ides of March, J. Edgar, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life, and We Bought a Zoo. 

Best Documentary

There have been quite a few amazing documentaries that have come out this year, including Bill Cunningham New York, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Pina (this one is in 3D), Project Nim, and Under Fire: Journalists in Combat. What is interesting about this category is those not being mentioned as much. Werner Herzog and Morgan Spurlock had movies come out this year, but they are not being considered as contenders.

The television has been an important facet of entertainment for the American family since it first came into our living rooms. The following shows have been running for years, coloring the backdrop of our collective understanding through pop culture.

The Price is Right

Category: Game show

Duration: 1956 –1965, and 1972 – present

On this exuberant Saturday-morning game show, members of the audience are invited to “come on down!” to play The Price is Right. Estimating the cost of everything from a jar of peanut butter to a luxury cruise, players compete with one another for top prizes.  

The Tonight Show

Category: Night show

Duration: 1954 – present

This long-standing show on NBC has been hosted by Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, and Conan O'Brien. Guests include movie stars, political figures, comedians, music bands, and a variety of other personalities and groups.

Want to play games online for free? Sure you do! Check out these great browser-based finds:

Super Mario Bros. Crossover

Developer: explodingRabbit

A mix of several characters from various video games, this ‘crossover’ with 8-bit graphics, is lots of fun. Samus, one of the characters, can shoot beams, roll into a ball, and jump, just as she does in her video game. Other characters include Link with his boomerang and swords, Mega Man with his arm cannon, and Mario from Super Mario Bros.  

Atomic Puzzle

Developer: Sigma Studio

The objective is simple, yet challenging: reduce molecules by clicking sets of atoms. Just like Tetris and Gem Drop, this game can be addictive.  

Blood Wars

Developer: Blood Wars Team

This gruesome, realistic-looking game takes places in a post-nuclear world, where the player is a vampire.  

They weren’t hurt, getting older, or even doing badly, but these ten athletes retired during their primes for their own reasons.

Annika Sorenstam
This talented Swedish-American Grand Slam champion golfer was one of only two women to compete on the PGA Tour. During her career, she won 72 tournaments and 10 majors. She has set several all-time scoring records, including the lowest season scoring average, which was 68.6969, in 2004. Since retiring, she has started various businesses under the ANNIKA brand, including a golf academy. She has also helped to design golf courses.

Barry Sanders

Detroit, Michigan residents and Detroit Lions football fans everywhere certainly have fond memories of former running back Barry Sanders. He spent his entire professional career with the Lions, and retired when he was just short of the all-time rushing record. He is a member of both the college and professional football halls of fame. He never did win a Super Bowl with the Lions, but he was named to the Pro Bowl in all 10 of his seasons as a professional player.

Take a break from Hollywood’s regular fare of made-up stories and run-of-the-mill plots – instead, take in a documentary.  You will expand your mind and gain insight and understanding into something you likely had never considered. Here are ten recommendations that were released in 2011:

Back to Eden

Starring: Paul Gautschi

Directed by: Dana Erin Richardson, Sarah Zentz

Gautschi explains sustainable organic growing techniques that can take the place of harmful agricultural practices. Learn about the serious issues surrounding crop rotation, soil preparation, irrigation, fertilization, weed control, pest control, and more.  

Forks over Knives

Starring: Joey Aucoin, Neal Barnard, Gene Baur

Directed by: Lee Fulkerson

Although we live during a time of advanced medical technology, many of us are plagued with diabetes, heart disease, a dependence on prescription drugs, or other conditions and diseases. This documentary explores the possibility that such health problems are caused by our reliance upon processed and animal-based foods. Can a better diet be the solution to our most pressing health concerns?

After you are done watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and have eaten Thanksgiving dinner (and seconds, of course), it is football time. The NFL Thanksgiving Day schedule has been set since April 19^th. Here is what you can look forward to:

Green Bay Packers at the Detroit Lions Ford Field

9:30 am PST on Fox

Watching the Packers play the Lions has become somewhat of a tradition in itself in recent years. This is the first time that the two teams will meet since Aaron Rodgers was knocked out with his second concussion last year. The Packers are slightly ahead in total yards per game, passing yards per game, rushing yards per game, and games won. The Lions are defensively a better team because they haven’t allowed as many total yards per game. They are so close that it should be a good match to watch. Players to watch on the Packers include Aaron Rodgers, James Starks, and Greg Jennings, while amongst the Lions, Matthew Stafford, Jahvid Best (or Kevin Smith, if Best is unable to play), and Calvin Johnson are players to look out for. The two teams will meet again on New Year’s Day this year. If you would like to watch or listen to the game while you are cooking, you can go to the NFL Game Center. 

If you have a little time in between watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, watching football, and eating pie, here are ten great Thanksgiving movies to watch.

The New World 2005 PG-13

The New World tries to bring a little reality to the Pocahontas and John Smith story, including all the highs of romance and the lows of violence. This movie is good for anyone who feels a little too old for Pocahontas.

Pocahontas 1995 G

Disney animation tells this story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith as they explore the New World together. The songs are beautifully done and so are the colors. This movie is good for anyone who is a little too young to watch The New World.

Home for the Holidays 1995 PG-13

This story is all about that trip home to visit wacky and sometimes intrusive relatives when things aren’t quite going your way. It has an all star cast including Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., and Anne Bancroft. Anyone who has just had a Thanksgiving dinner with their own cast of characters will enjoy this one.

they are heading to the playoffs as a division champion or a wild-card contender.

San Francisco 49ers

At 8-1 the 49ers have already won two more games than they won last season. More importantly, with the clostest divisional opponent five games back, the Niners are a sure thing to make the playoffs this year. They have surprised opponents and experts alike with the stingy run defense and efficient offensive play, highlighted by the consistent solid play of their notoriously inconsistent quarterback Alex Smith. If Smith continues to avoid mistakes, the 49ers might be the only thing standing in the way of an undefeated Packers season.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions have a talented team this season, but they are playing in a tough league, which makes this team a surprising contender for the wild-card. The Green Bay Packers will most likely keep winning, and this will garner them the NFC North and probably even the number one spot in the NFC. The Detroit Lions will have a shot as a wild-card contender, but they will have to beat out the Chicago Bears. If the Lions can hold out against their two games against the Packers in the next part of the season (including one on Thanksgiving Day), they may be the ones heading to the playoffs. With an easier schedule, the Bears will have more of a chance of getting there though.

Last week, America was shocked by the allegation that Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused several boys over the course of many years. Worse yet, according to the allegations, several key members within the Penn State family participated in a conspiracy to cover up Sandusky's actions, in an effort to avoid public scrutiny and evade appropriate legal action. Where does this scandal rank in the pantheon of sports scandals? Here's a look at the five worst sports scandals of all time. 

5. Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds Steroid Scandal: 

In the summer of 1998, fans were glued to their TV sets watching Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa go head-to-head as they chased after Roger Maris’ single-season home run record. Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs that year and broke the record. Barry Bonds went on to break that record with 73 home runs in 2001. Unfortunately, these records have been tainted by allegations and admissions of steroid use. Mark McGwire admitted in 2010 to using steroids to help him recover from injuries, including in 1998, the year he set the record. In 2009, it came out that Sammy Sosa failed a test for performance enhancing drugs in 2003, and he has continually been suspected of using steroids during his career. The scandal implemented almost all of the era's best players, including the era's best pitcher (Roger Clemens) and the era's best hitter (Barry Bonds), leaving baseball with an impossible decision--should MLB disqualify an entire era of baseball or allow verified cheaters to hold some of the most hallowed records in all of baseball? For the time being, the records, and the blemishes remain. Baseball has steadily declined in popularity since the scandal was made public.

Cedar Point

Location: Sandusky, Ohio

Cedar Point is a classic amusement park that has been in operation since 1870 – it’s the second oldest in North America. Children will enjoy Planet Snoopy and thrill seekers will like the 310-foot-tall Millennium Force roller coaster.

LegoLand

Location: Carlsbad, California

LegoLand is a 128-acre park made to appeal to children from ages two through twelve. Featuring more than fifty family-friendly rides, this is an awesome place for a young family.

King’s Island

Location: Mason, OH

King’s Island has an impressive Eiffel Tower, one-third the size of the original Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Three million people visit this amusement park each year.

At the celebration for the Blu-Ray release of the 1998 comedy The Big Lebowski, Jeff Bridges was heralded for his iconic role as “The Dude.” This was far from how critics and audiences responded when the movie first came out. Maybe these ten box-office disasters were just ahead of their time.

The Big Lebowski (1998)

$5.53 million is all this comedy made at the box office when it was released, but it has since gone on to inspire the religion of ‘Dudeism.’

Citizen Kane (1941)

William Randolf Hearst threatened critics and studios when this thinly veiled biopic of the magnate came out, causing it to bomb horribly. It has gone on to being considered as one of the best movies ever made.

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

This holiday classic directed by Frank Capra originally received “universally negative or at best dismissive” reviews. Today, however, it hardly seems like Christmas unless it is shown on TV.

If you are one of the 800,000 people who have recently left Netflix, you may be wondering what alternatives are available. Here are ten Netflix alternatives:

Amazon Prime Instant Video

You can watch instant videos when you sign up for Amazon Prime. You will have access to ten-thousand streaming movies and TV shows on your computer or TV (if you have a device like Roku). Amazon Prime is $79 a year and also offers free two-day shipping without a minimum order.

HuluPlus

With HuluPlus you can watch streaming movies and TV shows on a computer, Apple device, or a TV with a gaming station. This subscription offers users the opportunity to see popular shows like The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Desperate Housewives the next day (as well as past episodes). HuluPlus is available at $7.99 a month.

Redbox

Redbox offers some of the latest DVDs straight from a kiosk in your local grocery store. Redbox now offers game rentals in addition to movie rentals. You can rent a DVD for $1 plus tax for one night.  

If you missed that third cup of coffee that usually gets you through late night shows, and want to know what you missed, head online. Besides clips from previous shows you can find exclusive content and also interact with your favorite hosts. Here are the best places to catch up with your favorite late night shows:  

Late Show With David Letterman

David Letterman is famous for his “Top Ten” lists. On the Top Ten section of the website you can find all the top ten lists since 1993. The extensive archives allow you to search by keyword or air date. So, if you wanted to find out what the top ten lists were following an election or a major event, you can easily look it up. If you watched the show and a line really cracked you up, but you can’t remember the wording (so you can quote it on your Facebook wall) the next morning, look it up on the “Wahoo Gazette” portion of the website. The recap of the show is named after the city of Wahoo, Nebraska, which was named the “home office” of the Top Ten lists after heavy campaigning in 1996.

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

If it’s Tuesday morning and you missed watching “Headlines,” then watch the online video of the most recent episode, play the “Is This Headline Real?” game, and submit your own. You can also play games based on some of the sketches on the show.

Through the ages, poetry has encapsulated some of the most beautiful combinations of words ever written. Favorite family poems and beloved childhood rhymes are passed along from generation to generation, even as new works are constantly being created. The 21^st century brings some exciting poets out of the literary woodwork. Here are four of them:

Karen Volkman

Volumes of Poetry: Crash’s Law, Spar

Awards: Iowa Poetry Prize, James Laughlin Award 

Volkman teaches in the MFA program at the University of Montana.

Sample: Nothing was ever what it claimed to be,

the earth, blue egg, in its seeping shell

dispensing damage like a hollow hell

inchling weeping for a minor sea . . . 

The genuine excitement of launching a golf ball so accurately that it lands where you can only choose in your wildest dreams, ranks as a number one goal with most avid golfers. This achievement begins with a good solid stance, and a swing with your favorite golf club. If you have a group of friends who spend Sunday mornings striving to impress each other with quickly improving skills and growing expertise in swinging a golf club, these tips will help you earn bragging rights. 

Watch Your Form

You can literally watch your form by filming yourself taking a few practice swings in the backyard. It can be awkward to watch yourself on film. But by doing so, you may find out that when you come down to hit the ball, the actual position of your arms is different from what you think. Your setup may be different from your impact. You can also ask someone in the golf shop to take a quick look at how you are holding the club to give you some pointers; they may be able to see something you don’t. How you feel when you swing the club is important too, because any pain may be an indication that you aren’t quite doing something right.

Watching other golfers can also help you form the right technique and swing. In the offseason you can find online videos that will show you how to swing the right way. Golf Tips Video on Demand is a great place to start. eHow’s Sports channel on YouTube also features videos about how to improve your swing. Try entering your favorite player’s name as the search keyword on YouTube to come up with more videos that show you what proper technique looks like.

If you are an avid PC gamer, chances are you have already played at least one of these awesome games. Check out the top five that scored the highest user reviews. 

Portal 2 by Valve Software

Genre: First-person shooters

Also available on: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Enjoy a fantastic story line in this sequel that blends adventure, action, and logic into a winning formula. This is an ultra-refined, multi-dimensional puzzle game.

Shogun 2: Total War by Sega

Genre: Turn-based strategy

Also available on: Sega

This game is said to be the perfect mix of turn-based strategy and real-time gaming. The series’ depth is enjoyed by veteran players and newbies alike. Polished and refined. 

“Hey, brother!” Look what’s back! Arrested Development is hinting at a return to the small screen and a movie on the big screen!

If you haven’t seen it, Arrested Development has been described as irreverent and wry. Fans of the show love it for the humor and unique cast of characters. The show follows the Bluth family- a fictitious family living in California. The family was once wealthy, but after their company is investigated for fraud and their assets frozen, they have to adjust to a new life; including living together under one roof. This would be amusing in any family, but in the Bluth family it is positively hilarious, owing to their dysfunctional relationships.

The show is considered as an underdog comedy, but during its run on Fox between 2003 and 2006, the show gathered quite the cult following. When Arrested Development went away five years ago, people behind the shows untimely demise probably said, “I’ve made a huge mistake.” The show was dropped due to a lack of ratings. However, supporters of the show felt that it did not offer sufficient closure, and they were left wanting for more. The mistake of ending the show prematurely may be remedied soon though.

Mitchell Hurwitz (creator) and Ron Howard (director, producer, and narrator) have been dropping hints that they are talking about bringing the show back, and that new episodes and a movie are closer than ever to getting started. Hurwitz has said that a screenplay for the movie is about halfway done. However, the studio for the movie and TV series has not been chosen yet, and there is still the issue of rights.

The National Hockey League has entered its 95^th year. The 2011 - 2012 season officially began on October 6. As you tune in to watch a televised game or enjoy terrific season tickets behind the penalty box, watch for these key storylines to emerge over the coming weeks and months.  

Suspension

Head-shots and borderline hits, which are dangerous for any player to sustain, are not allowed in the NHL. During this year’s preseason games nine players were suspended, totaling 31 regular season games. Brendan Shanahan, the league’s Vice President of Hockey and Business Development, came down hard on the players and is expected to continue in the same fashion during the regular season.

Player retirement

This is expected to be the final season for Teemu Selanne and Nicklas Lidstrom. Both players are 41 years old. Selanne is in his 19^th NHL season and has 637 goals under his belt. Known as the “Finnish Flash,” he has been a favorite for years. Lidstrom is one of the NHL’s best defensemen of all time. He has been on four championships teams.  

If you want to watch your favorite NFL team play, the only guaranteed way is to buy a ticket and attend the game in person. The NFL’s blackout policy states that a home game cannot be televised locally if not sold out 72 hours before the start time of the game. The blackout is an effort to make fans buy tickets and watch the game in the stadium. The NFL want to compel local fans to pay to see the game, instead of just watching it for free on TV.  

75 miles and 72 hours

This policy affects local markets within a seventy-five mile radius of the team’s home stadium. The present deadline is for 72 hours prior to the game, but if just a couple of thousand tickets remain to be sold, the league may extend it to 48 or even 24 hours prior to the game.  

No reprieve for nationally-televised games

If a game is nationally televised on a network like NBC Sunday Night Football, the local stations are responsible for playing something else. This is unlikely to happen because the NFL and NBC choose games that are popular with teams that are doing well. If a game is due to be shown on cable, like ESPN, then cable and satellite providers are responsible for blacking out the network signals in the local area. If the game is supposed to be shown locally, the local station has to show another game during that time. The blackout rule even applies to the NFL mobile app.  This app will check the location of a user and not show a game in that area.

Billions of people have lived on this planet we humbly call Earth.   Some of these people have lived fantastic lives, accomplished nearly impossible tasks, overcome insurmountable obstacles, and changed the world for the better.  These people merit a mention – discover five such people (actually four people and one dog) in these insightful biographies that have recently spent time on the list of Top 100 Best Selling Biographies by Amazon.com.  

1.  Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero

by Michael Hingson

It’s fitting that a biography related to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 spend time on the list of bestselling biographies this year, the tenth anniversary of that tragic day the towers fell.  Patriots and dog-lovers alike will greatly enjoy this inspiring biography.

2.  Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

by Lauren Hillenbrand

As Fall quickly approaches, check out these DVD releases and snuggle in at home for a movie night.

Fast Five, October 4

If you’ve ever wondered who would win in a battle between Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, your answer is in this movie.  This movie isn’t all about cars and action though.  The surprisingly sweet movie also looks at loyalties, family, and friends.  Rio de Janeiro has been getting lots of attention lately as it is the location for the 2016 Summer Olympics.  The distinctive landscape of Rio de Janeiro plays a prominent role in this movie as the characters jump over roofs, drive through the streets and look out over the ocean.  With the appearance of Han Seoul-Oh (Sung Kang), we know that this movie is prior to the third installment of the film, Tokyo Drift.  The teaser clip during the credits also assures us that there will indeed be a sixth Fast and the Furious movie.  Pick up this movie so you are up on all the juicy happenings before the new movie is released.

Friday Night Lights: The Complete Series, October 4

Friday Night Lights ended their TV series this summer, but you can catch the entire series when it comes out on DVD this fall.  This series is based on the book of the same name, which is also the basis of the 2004 movie.  The plot focuses on a Texas high school football team.  This series is about so much more than football though.  It is about people’s lives including all the pressures, romances, and social issues involved.  If you can’t get enough of Kyle Chandler (see Super 8 below), you will love seeing him as the high school football coach.  

The start of the NFL season is just hours away. If you only watch five games this weekend, here are the five you want to see. 

New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers

When the last two Super Bowl champions square off on opening weekend, you know it’s going to be a good one. When those two teams are led by Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees respectively, you know you could be in for a legendary game, characterized by some of the most complete quarterback play in the league. 

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens

If you love smashmouth football, this is the game for you. No two teams are more physical than the Steelers and Ravens. These teams have a bitter rivalry extending over a decade, and this year’s matchup looks particularly explosive. After a lockout, and a shortened preseason, these teams are anxious to lay down some big hits and set the tone for the 2011-12 season. 

The American League MVP race is heating up. As usual, Yankees and Red Sox top the list, but a few unusual candidates promise to make for some exciting theatrics down the home stretch. Here is a look at the top contenders for this year's American League MVP. 

Adrian Gonzalez

In his first full season with the Red Sox, Gonzalez has carried his Boston teammates through several rough patches. He leads the league in batting at .343, has 94 RBI’s and has anchored the defense with his solid play at first base. 

Jose Bautista

In a season noted for its modest power numbers, Bautista stands apart. He has led the league in home runs nearly all season. He currently has 36, and is batting .318. Playing for the lowly Blue Jays figures to hurt his chances, but as an individual performer, Bautista has been extraordinary. 

Jacoby Ellsbury

Ellsbury is an all-around star. He is batting .313, has 22 home runs and 79 RBI’s to go with 33 stolen bases. Ellsbury has been on a tear since the All-Star break—with a league best 11 home runs. 

The title of “highest-paid actor in Hollywood” is the most elusive in the entertainment industry. For years, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, and Tom Hanks dominated the list. Now, a new breed of actors are taking their place. Here are the five highest paid actors in Hollywood according to Forbes Magazine. 

1. Leonardo DiCaprio - $77 million

After starring in the highest grossing film of all time (Titanic), Leo’s earning power took a meteoric rise. Over the last several years, DiCaprio has collaborated with big name directors like Spielberg and Scorsece, solidifying his reputation as an elite actor and steadily increasing his box office appeal. In the last year, Leonardo DiCaprio has starred in Shutter Island and Inception, two films that earned a combined $1.2 billion at the box office. DiCaprio took home an estimated $77 million for his contributions. 

2. Johnny Depp - $50 million

Johnny Depp is a reluctant box-office star. After years of dodging the spotlight with offbeat projects like Edward Scissorhands and Ed Wood, Depp finally cashed, agreeing to play Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The hugely successful franchise has made over $3.7 billion, $50 million of which was paid to Depp over the last year. 

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team's amazing victory over Brazil in the World Cup earlier this month was one of the most exciting and memorable moments in women's sports history. But, it doesn't quite crack the top three…

1996 Olympics

In the 1996 Summer Olympics, the United States Women's Gymnastics Team secured its first ever U.S. Gold Medal for the Women's Team Competition against extraordinary odds. Dubbed the Magnificent Seven, the team comprised some of the greatest gymnasts in U.S. history. However, the most memorable moment came when one of the team's lesser talents, Kerri Strug, injured herself on her first vault. Barely able to walk, Strug heroically vaulted once more in an effort to give her team one last chance at victory. She stuck the landing, collapsing to the floor moments later--having to be carried off by her coach. 

Keeping up with all your favorite movie stars, TV shows, and musical artists has never been easier. Twitter has entertainment news accounts that specialize in everything from celebrity gossip to insider industry news. Here are eight accounts to get you started. 

@peoplemag

The official Twitter account of People Magazine, it covers a wide range of entertainment topics. 

@enews

This is the official Twitter account of E! News. Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Ranic recap the feed's stories every weeknight at 7pm and 11:30pm on E! News. 

@tmz

The official Twitter account of TMZ, it specializes in celebrity gossip and news. 

Most people go to the movies to laugh and cry. Science fiction fans go to the movies to see a compelling vision of the future that makes them think. The last ten years have yielded some of the most uniquely satisfying science fiction films of all time. Here's a look at five flicks guaranteed to blow your mind. 

Moon

There's not much that can be said about Moon without spoiling the strange and suspense filled plot, but this movie will stay with you for days after you watch it. It deals with some of the most fundamental questions we have about what constitutes life, and what our responsibilities are toward those who sustain our way of living. 

Serenity

Serenity is the rare sci-fi flick--one that makes you laugh as often as it makes you think. Based on the cult classic television series Firefly, Serenity follows a group of space rebels on a mission to uncover the evil alliance's deadly secret, while avoiding the alliance's most skilled assassin.