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Topic: Star Trek vs. Star Wars
TexasScoundrel Joined Wed 10/29/08 Posts: 3693	Tue 01/22/13 04:22 PM
Which do you other geeks prefer and why? As for myself, I'm a Star Trek fan. Star Wars is okay, but always struck me as a little childish. Star Trek is more interesting story telling IMHO.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 01/22/13 04:25 PM
Star Wars for sure. Can't stand Star Trek.

italianman4u Joined Wed 09/05/12 Posts: 303	Tue 01/22/13 04:35 PM
Star trek by faaaaaar! Star wars is a cartoon compared to trek!!!! To me star wars was star trek for kiddies. Ugh it's obvious!!!!

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TexasScoundrel Joined Wed 10/29/08 Posts: 3693	Tue 01/22/13 04:54 PM
Yeah, the only really GOOD star wars film was Empire Strikes Back.

burgundybry Joined Mon 03/05/07 Posts: 8084	Tue 01/22/13 05:01 PM
Trekkie all the way.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Tue 01/22/13 05:14 PM
When Star Trek involves Captain Kirk and his particular crew, then Star Trek is better.

CaitlinCalicoKitten Joined Thu 11/22/12 Posts: 39	Tue 01/22/13 05:18 PM
Trek for sure. I never could bring myself to finish star wars.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Tue 01/22/13 05:32 PM
What makes either story line good or not good is the presence or absence of comedy. When Star Trek involves Captain Kirk, comedy is present. When Star Wars involves Han Solo, comedy is present.

Torgo70 Joined Fri 06/27/08 Posts: 27387	Tue 01/22/13 05:36 PM
Why does it have to be either or? Love them both for different reasons.

Goofball73 Joined Mon 11/05/07 Posts: 33913	Tue 01/22/13 06:58 PM
Star Wars. Simply because I saw the first at age five and that film experience made me fall in love with movies. Empire is by far the best film of the series....I will agree with that. I do enjoy Trek as well. Love the J.J Abrams remake too.

Bravalady Joined Sun 01/01/12 Posts: 1034	Tue 01/22/13 07:16 PM
I love them both. Star Trek will always have a special place in my heart because it was the first show (other than Twilight Zone, which was nowhere near as ambitious) that took science fiction seriously. In addition it had the idealistic message, which appealed to my teenage self. Sure, it was pretty simplistic sometimes and sometimes even childish (Halloween show), but it was the first time extraterrestrials had been shown as possibly interesting, even friends. Remember the famous bar scene in Star Wars? That could never have happened without Star Trek laying the groundwork that aliens were all different, had their own issues, and yet could still be worked with by humans. The Star Wars series (the first three films, which were all I saw) had better special effects, a great story line, and more complex characters. But over the years I've found that Star Trek seems to resonate more. The subsequent series added a lot of depth, all the way through the Ferengi and Odo characters, and I even thought the movies were all good additions too. But I wonder if that deepening would have happened without Star Wars to prod them on.

TexasScoundrel Joined Wed 10/29/08 Posts: 3693	Tue 01/22/13 07:28 PM
Why does it have to be either or? Love them both for different reasons. ST people can like SW and SW people can like ST. But, at some point, you gotta make a choice and that choice defines your inner geekness. *Just in case, that was a joke*

navygirl Joined Sat 06/02/07 Posts: 8118	Fri 01/25/13 08:44 AM
I love them both. Yep; me too. I have a Storm Trooper outfit as well as several Star Trek costumes. Haven't worn them in a long time; maybe its time to renew my inner Geekness.

Torgo70 Joined Fri 06/27/08 Posts: 27387	Fri 01/25/13 08:53 AM
Remember the famous bar scene in Star Wars? That could never have happened without Star Trek laying the groundwork that aliens were all different, had their own issues, and yet could still be worked with by humans. True. BUT the Star Trek movies would never have happened had it not been for the success of Star Wars, Star Wars revitalized science fiction on the big screen(and small), so the producers of Star Trek wanted to cash in on this and got Star Trek The Motion Picture in the theater as fast as they could. Which led to the film franchise and new television series. Also George Lucas' company ILM(Industrial Light & Magic) has done the special effects for most of the Star Trek film franchise including the new reboot and upcoming sequel.

Torgo70 Joined Fri 06/27/08 Posts: 27387	Fri 01/25/13 08:55 AM
Why does it have to be either or? Love them both for different reasons. ST people can like SW and SW people can like ST. But, at some point, you gotta make a choice and that choice defines your inner geekness. *Just in case, that was a joke* Nah, I got it :D And I do know some it's either or, but for me, I love scifi, so as long as it's entertaining I don't care what franchise it's part of.