A Guide To Fan Husbandry

io9 has a guide for how TV and movie producers should treat hardcore science fiction fans. For example:

Fans love inconsistencies. Fans claim to hate contradictions in long-running stories, but actually that stuff is catnip to them. If Londo Mollari says he has seven penises in one episode and then refers to his twelve penises in another episode, the fans will spend hours coming up with explanations for the discrepancy.

Ain’t it the truth? The debate over Star Wars inconsistencies has kept forums alive for years. Link -via Fark