Joss Whedon respects, the show had an average of 4.7 million viewers at the time and was ranked 98th in Nielsen ratings, which led to the series' cancelation by Fox. Whedon took to Universal Pictures as a means of achieving a continuation of the story. Following "Firefly" was "Serenity", a follow-up film taking place after the events of the final episode. This developed into a franchise that led to graphic novels, books and other media. New Scientist magazine held a poll in 2005 to find "The World's Best Space Sci-Fi Ever", in which "Firefly" and "Serenity" took first and second place, respectively.
Joss Whedon "" also spanned three issues, and was written by Whedon and Brett Matthews. Whedon later co-wrote "The Shepherd's Tale" with his half brother Zack. As a guest director, he contributed two 2007 episodes of "The Office" ("Business School" and "Branch Wars") and a 2010 episode of "Glee" ("Dream On"). Denoting this period, Whedon has said, "I had free time, but I'm pretty sure I mean my career was on the skids". In collaboration with Fábio Moon, Whedon created the free webcomic titled "Sugarshock!", as part of the revival of "Dark Horse Presents", which was launched on Myspace. Whedon later executive