I just hate Star Trek. Star Wars is straight up science fantasy whereas Star Trek in my experience has many instances of science fantasy pretentiously passed off as science fiction. Additionally I just find Star Trek's aesthetics painfully mundane.
Poll: The Trek or The War
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Since I like "Hard" sci-fi. Star trek wins hands down. I liked watching Star Wars when I just want to watch a movie. Star trek just walks all over Star Wars in terms of content and character development. I just hate that most of Star trek aired before the advent of HDTV.
I just love how grounded star trek feels. Deals with real issues and gets people's wheels turning. People always ask about the future and about technology. This show kind of gives us a look at what the future could be like.
I will say that I don't like the new trek films. They don't feel like movies for trekkies. Just movies for people that want an action flick. That isn't what star trek is about. It's about exploring the universe, not just shooting things with a photon torpedo.
I just love how grounded star trek feels. Deals with real issues and gets people's wheels turning. People always ask about the future and about technology. This show kind of gives us a look at what the future could be like.
I will say that I don't like the new trek films. They don't feel like movies for trekkies. Just movies for people that want an action flick. That isn't what star trek is about. It's about exploring the universe, not just shooting things with a photon torpedo.
Nope. Apples and oranges. Sci-Fi VS Fantasy Space Opera. One mostly revolves around TV series, the other is focused on Movies. The two franchises are vastly removed from each other in tone, theme and format. The only thing they have in common is SPAAAAAAACE, but that's hardly enough. I never understood the whole Trekkies VS Star Wars fans thing, it makes about as much sense as Coin Collectors VS Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfic writers...
Therefore, Farscape.
Therefore, Farscape.
I always preferred Trek. I spent so many weekday evenings eating dinner in front of the telly as it was on. Man, at some point I'm going to have to re-watch TNG and DS9 - but it's one hell of a time investment when there's plenty of other stuff I want to watch. Problems, problems.
The Gate.
SG1 was a fantastic series, especially such gems as "Unending"
Also, when the two main characters from Farscape joined playing basically the same characters it was like two of my most favourite series had combined.
SG1 was a fantastic series, especially such gems as "Unending"
Also, when the two main characters from Farscape joined playing basically the same characters it was like two of my most favourite series had combined.
Damn you for remending me that stargate was cancelled again plus farscape is awesome But between trek and starwars I turn to my book case and see all the starwars books I own and say starwars star trek never captured me Starwars did I feel inlove with the world and the loreHero in a half shell said:The Gate.
SG1 was a fantastic series, especially such gems as "Unending"
Also, when the two main characters from Farscape joined playing basically the same characters it was like two of my most favourite series had combined.
If forced to chose between trek and wars, i'd find what happens if i refuse.
Both franchises where good once, a long time ago, in this galaxy.
But at this point i don't except anything good to come out of those franchises anymore.
Both franchises where good once, a long time ago, in this galaxy.
But at this point i don't except anything good to come out of those franchises anymore.
Your post made me realize that I not only haven't seen anything good out of Trek or Wars for a long long time, but also sci-fi in general. Can't stand any of the latest space-action tripe including Battlestar Galactica, Firefly (was that even sci-fi?), Nu-Who or any Stargate incarnation.Madman123456 said:
Always been Star Wars for me, I guess it was the excitement at seeing it in the cinema when I was only 6 (I was a good age for the 1997 re-release). Since then I have a huge collection of games and novels, so I'm well versed in the EU.
Still I have seen Star Trek TOS, and all 12 films, I suppose I just don't care as much about the lore.
Still I have seen Star Trek TOS, and all 12 films, I suppose I just don't care as much about the lore.
They feel like almost opposites of each other really.
Wars - mostly Movies
Trek - mostly TV
Wars - rebels are the good guys, government bad
Trek - Part of the established army
Wars - Close quarters melee battles
Trek - Long range fights either from guns or ships
So yeah...feels weird to decide between things so different from each other, really the only thing they have in common is Stars. But if I had to choose it would be Trek, they have the advantage of more material/content since they have multiple seasons per series vs a handful of movies, and to be frank some of those movies were really bad. Not that Trek doesn't have it's fair share of crap too, but least that stuff is easily forgettable compared to Wars whose crap stands out like a big ugly dark spot on a white shirt.
Wars - mostly Movies
Trek - mostly TV
Wars - rebels are the good guys, government bad
Trek - Part of the established army
Wars - Close quarters melee battles
Trek - Long range fights either from guns or ships
So yeah...feels weird to decide between things so different from each other, really the only thing they have in common is Stars. But if I had to choose it would be Trek, they have the advantage of more material/content since they have multiple seasons per series vs a handful of movies, and to be frank some of those movies were really bad. Not that Trek doesn't have it's fair share of crap too, but least that stuff is easily forgettable compared to Wars whose crap stands out like a big ugly dark spot on a white shirt.
I miss the days when "No versus threads" was stated early on and the lock came down fast...
Anyway, seeing as we made it to 3 pages... Tie. I love both equally.
[sub]So much discussion.[/sub]
Anyway, seeing as we made it to 3 pages... Tie. I love both equally.
[sub]So much discussion.[/sub]
While I do like both, I gotta admit that I love Star Wars far more.
I really prefer the universe. Jedi, planets that are covered in cities, planet busting space stations, and so much more. It just seems that there are more stories to be told in the Star Wars universe. Coupled with firefights and lightsaber battles, there's plenty of action to be had.
I can enjoy Star Trek, but Star Wars is my preference.
I really prefer the universe. Jedi, planets that are covered in cities, planet busting space stations, and so much more. It just seems that there are more stories to be told in the Star Wars universe. Coupled with firefights and lightsaber battles, there's plenty of action to be had.
I can enjoy Star Trek, but Star Wars is my preference.