firefly
is set in a future many years after a world war with china. seems maybe china won as well from the amount of chineese language used and the way charectors will switch into chineese when they are swearing. new scientist voted it top sci fi , probably due to the way that there is no faster than light. its set in one large planetery system that has been terreformed.
on the u.s.s enterprise you got a counciller. on the serenity you have a hooker. i know which ship i would sighn up for had i the chance.