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.
Serenity (2005 film) FilmFocus, and it was determined by "SFX" magazine to be the best science fiction movie of all time in 2007. IGN Film awarded "Serenity" Best Sci-Fi, Best Story, and Best Trailer for the year, and it won second for Overall Best Movie after "Batman Begins". The SyFy Genre Awards awarded it runner-up in the categories for Best Movie, Best Actor in a film (Nathan Fillion), and Best Actress in a film (Summer Glau), losing in all categories to "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". "Serenity" later ranked 383 on "Empire" magazine's 500 Greatest Films of All Time and 90