fan service

American  

[fan sur-vis] / ˈfæn ˌsɜr vɪs /

noun

1. material added to a work of fiction for the perceived or actual purpose of appealing to the audience, used especially of material that is risqué or sexual in nature: The scene where the fan favorite and the new character meet is pure fan service.

   The episode had a lot of fan service involving scantily clad characters.

   The scene where the fan favorite and the new character meet is pure fan service.

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Etymology

Origin of fan service

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

Where social media can be unpredictable, self-produced documentaries by the likes of Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez offer a revenue stream, fan service and a unique degree of image control, all with the promise of intimacy.

From BBC

This is a set for the true believers, compiled in a spirit of genuine fan service.

From Salon

The Replacements have been absolutely outdoing themselves with box set reissues that are worth your money, assembled by the right people who have done an exemplary job at balancing the concerns of legacy and fan service.

From Salon

If we had threaded it through the story in a more interesting way, maybe it would have worked, but it would have felt really tacked on and kind of just fan service for the sake of fan service, which I didn’t want.

From Los Angeles Times

Bouchard explains that the show’s approach to these milestone episodes have been to “go small and deep” to avoid overstuffing them with fan service.

From Los Angeles Times