“Firefly went on the air two years ago … and was immediately hailed by critics as one of the most canceled shows of the year.”
A friend of mine has attended one of these Serenity pre-screenings, even though he’d never seen the show…and he was so entranced with the mini-movie that he ran out and bought the Firefly DVD box set. And this is a guy who doesn’t even have a habit of buying TV show box sets!
So… if he could get into the movie even though it isn’t complete and even though he’d never seen the show, I’m guessing Serenity is going to be a success.