Start Trek vs. Star Wars : Death Star vs. Enterprise
Heh, here's something I've never gotten about the Star Wars vs. Star Trek debates--they always work out to The Federation vs. The Empire.
That's weird to me because the Empire is the baddie. I mean, Trekkies talk about who the Enterprise could take on, not who Q could take out. LOTR fans are always going on about what a great wizard Gandalf is, and rarely mention the thunderous sorcery of Sauron. You can go down your list of fanboys, and when it comes to who-could-beat-up-who debates, they're talking about the good guys every time. Except Star Wars fans. They always pick the bad guys.
What's up with that? Is the Empire not so evil after all? Is it the sexy hardware factor (which I will certainly grant the death star)? Is it that in Star Wars, the bad guys are just generally cooler than the good guys? Something else?
It's not a loaded observation; I've never participated. But it always seemed to me that if we get the Federation, y'all should get the Rebellion or maybe the Old Republic. Or on the flip side, if y'all get the Empire, we totally get the Borg. Or maybe the Dominion.
I'm just sayin'.
That's weird to me because the Empire is the baddie. I mean, Trekkies talk about who the Enterprise could take on, not who Q could take out. LOTR fans are always going on about what a great wizard Gandalf is, and rarely mention the thunderous sorcery of Sauron. You can go down your list of fanboys, and when it comes to who-could-beat-up-who debates, they're talking about the good guys every time. Except Star Wars fans. They always pick the bad guys.
What's up with that? Is the Empire not so evil after all? Is it the sexy hardware factor (which I will certainly grant the death star)? Is it that in Star Wars, the bad guys are just generally cooler than the good guys? Something else?
It's not a loaded observation; I've never participated. But it always seemed to me that if we get the Federation, y'all should get the Rebellion or maybe the Old Republic. Or on the flip side, if y'all get the Empire, we totally get the Borg. Or maybe the Dominion.
I'm just sayin'.
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It always seemed to me that the SW villains were much more developed than the ST ones, though this could just be because I've spent a lot more time in the SW universe than the ST one. Everyone knows who Dark Vader and The Emperor are, but I think non-Trekkies would be pressed to name specific ST villains and would fall back on "Klingons," "The Borg" and such. And I personally always found light sabers, shooting lightning bolts from your fingertips, and moving objects with your mind to be incredibly cool powers.Drakona wrote:Heh, here's something I've never gotten about the Star Wars vs. Star Trek debates--they always work out to The Federation vs. The Empire.
That's weird to me because the Empire is the baddie. I mean, Trekkies talk about who the Enterprise could take on, not who Q could take out. LOTR fans are always going on about what a great wizard Gandalf is, and rarely mention the thunderous sorcery of Sauron. You can go down your list of fanboys, and when it comes to who-could-beat-up-who debates, they're talking about the good guys every time. Except Star Wars fans. They always pick the bad guys.
What's up with that? Is the Empire not so evil after all? Is it the sexy hardware factor (which I will certainly grant the death star)? Is it that in Star Wars, the bad guys are just generally cooler than the good guys? Something else?
It's not a loaded observation; I've never participated. But it always seemed to me that if we get the Federation, y'all should get the Rebellion or maybe the Old Republic. Or on the flip side, if y'all get the Empire, we totally get the Borg. Or maybe the Dominion.
I'm just sayin'.
