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.
Sci-Fi-London York and Exeter, in February and March of that year. In January 2010, SCI-FI-LONDON made its very first trip abroad, when the festival traveled to Powai, Mumbai and Ahmedadad, to hold screenings and workshops as SCI-FI-LONDON-In-India. With many positive responses from all three venues, it is now hoped that further events of this type might be possible in the future. Not only acting as a first point of reference for the Film Festival itself, the SCI-FI-LONDON website also provides year-round "News", "Interviews", "Reviews", "Podcasts", "Listings" and "Competitions", on a similar range of topics to that of the festival. The website