Dreams of Doctor Who and Star Trek Fans
IO9 has a very interesting post describing the results of a survey it carried out on the occupations and aspirations of Doctor Who and Star Trek fans. It’s a brainstrobing read that compares and contrasts the paths the fans took in their lives. Doctor Who fans are unapologetic science nerds. Not a shocker, but it’s nice to see evidence, even in a small sample. 
Accepting the computing/mathematics bias in the survey, it’s also nice to see that that a significant proportion of respondents aspire to work and do work in Visual & Performing Arts. Less than 10%, granted, but it’s still a healthy figure and something I didn’t expect to read. Nerds are born under the same sun and fantasy entertainment is a great leveler.