Star Trek or Star Wars?

Iansidious · #1 May 3rd, 2004, 01:33 AM

I know how hard this decision is. But it has to be made! Please vote on which show has that little something you like a little bit more than the other. If you want to post your answer and reason why you picked your favorite please feel free!

Ian

General Woundwort · #2 May 3rd, 2004, 01:44 AM

As always, the question is, "Which Star Trek, and which Star Wars?"

The first three Star Wars movies are pretty good to excellent. Big part of my life as a kid. The latest two movies don't merit mentioning. I've never gotten into the comics or novels.

Star Trek - the original series, hokey as it is, is a classic. The Movies run from excellent (II - Wrath of Khan) to abysmal (V - the Curse of Shatner). STNG started OK, built up to pretty darn good (especially after Ensign Evil Incarnate left). DS9, same deal. With Voyager, the franchise "jumped the shark".

But, what series will I actually shell out money for to get it on DVD?

Babylon 5.

Fyron · #3 May 3rd, 2004, 01:46 AM

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But, what series will I actually shell out money for to get it on DVD?

Babylon 5.

Great answer!

Iansidious · #4 May 3rd, 2004, 01:55 AM

Oops! Triple post! Anyway, MOM and I would watch Bab5 together. The Sweet memories! Voyager jumped the shark!! GW I strongly disagree with you on that. The new show ENT has jumped the shark big time! But I do agree about the new SW movies. They suck a great many things!

[ May 03, 2004, 01:02: Message edited by: Iansidious ]

Fyron · #5 May 3rd, 2004, 02:05 AM

Voyager jumped the shark. Enterprise set it on fire, put it through hoops, hog-tied it, twirled it over our heads, then jumped it.

Atrocities · #6 May 3rd, 2004, 02:06 AM

I love the military feel and look of Star Wars. I love the way the Star Wars universe is set up, but I just love the Star Trek ships and weapons more. Sorry.

Paul1980au · #7 May 3rd, 2004, 02:30 AM

How about star wars meets star trek - the deathstar up against the borg sphere ship ? Or the earth allaince on one point- up against the federation up against the dark side led by darth vader.

General Woundwort · #8 May 3rd, 2004, 02:44 AM

Somebody posted a link to a piece of fanfic on what would happen if Star Wars met Star Trek. I for one had always assumed that Star Trek would beat Star Wars (after all, phasers will disintegrate you, bLasters just cauterize you), but this story changed my mind.

http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Fanfic/Conquest/

Atrocities · #9 May 3rd, 2004, 03:07 AM

I would wager a million credits that the Enterprise E would waste the Avenger in a head to head battle.

Enterprise E has shields, torpedos, and phasers.

The Avenger has turbo lasers, and fighters.

As we all know a single federation phaser array can target and destroy multiple smaller objects.

Additionally, the Enterpise E has war drive which is mainy times faster than hyper space drive which the Avenger sports.

Manuaverability. Enterprise hands down.

This debate when on for years. First it was with the Enterprise A, then D, and now E. I recall a site where they programed the varables into a program and simulated what would happen. The Enterprise D obliterated the Star Destroyer.

And to boot, the people who set this up were star wars fans and they did not want to report what happened but eventually did.

Then someone took it a step further and made a 3d mock battle. (3d Artist forum and support site).

Again the Star Destroyer was beaten.

Come to think of it, they did it all, B5 vs SW vs ST vs BSG all in one huge mutli - scifi space battle. Very cool.

Kamog · #10 May 3rd, 2004, 04:41 AM

Yeah, some of the Star Wars technology isn't very advanced compared to the Star Trek technology. For example, the Star Wars holograms are all bluish and flickery. The Star Trek holograms are so realistic that they look just like the real thing. There's all sorts of technology in Star Trek like transporters, holodecks, replicators, tricorders and so on that are ahead of Star Wars...