‘OUCH!’ Sci-fi author John Scalzi trolls Star Wars fans on #StarWarsDay

@scalzi /OUCH/, John. Tell us how you really feel.

— Christopher R. Rice (@Ravenpenny) May 5, 2014

Go ahead and have your May 4th parties, but we both know you'd trade all three prequels for just one more episode of Firefly.

— Pat Rothfuss (@PatrickRothfuss) May 4, 2014

@scalzi Someone was deeply, personally hurt by my previous tweet, and I was wondering if I should feel guilty. Then I read this…

— Pat Rothfuss (@PatrickRothfuss) May 5, 2014

@PatrickRothfuss I’d trade all the prequels AND the entire extended universe for one more episode of Firefly.

— Wil Wheaton (@wilw) May 4, 2014

@PatrickRothfuss I'd trade all three prequels for a root canal.

— Erik Ian Larsen (@erikianlarsen) May 4, 2014

@scalzi because nerd-dom needs more gatekeeping and bullying over differences in taste

— Sam Schinke (@sschinke) May 5, 2014

Opining that something is bad is not gatekeeping, folks. If you love the prequels, rock it. But I am not going to pretend they're good.

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) May 5, 2014

Don't worry, prequel lovers. I may question your tastes, but Jar-Jar will always be there for you. He doesn't judge.

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) May 5, 2014

But, look, here's a thing I think we can ALL agree on, Star Wars prequel lovers and haters both: Not enough Bea Arthur in the Xmas Special.

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) May 5, 2014

Does anyone know if the Xmas Special is still canon? It's not technically part of the Extended Universe.

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) May 5, 2014

@scalzi pic.twitter.com/BxQvhjEdAb

— Chris White (@stoneymonster) May 5, 2014

I just want Bea Arthur to be canonical. It's not too much to ask.

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) May 5, 2014

Oh, shit, I just realized it was "Star Wars Day." (head smack)

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) May 5, 2014

@scalzi I actually have no idea if you're being serious or not. #literally

— Pat Rothfuss (@PatrickRothfuss) May 5, 2014

Good morning, Twitter. Today I promise not to antagonize people who love any film of any sort, no matter how wrong it makes them as humans.

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) May 5, 2014