Star Wars vs Star Trek

[Tanus]

I like 'em both, but B5 was better than either

[Randallw]

I liked B5 when it was originally on, i'd prepare my favourite food and something to drink while I watched. Having seen the whole thing however I don't think it has much of a replay value. The hints are obvious once you know the whole plot and I can't help but see the sets as shoddy. I always preferred the space battles myself and I still have some episodes on tape I find when I'm going through my piles. I hired thirdspace some time ago because I like Cthulhu stuff but it was very dissapointing.

In fact some time ago I found all the space battles on youtube. Not much point bothering with the episodes after that.

oh and I always supported the Shadows.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

I support neither.

[Black_Knyght]

Personally, I always had a soft spot for the Centauri !

[David E. Gervais]

Ok, I voted for Star Wars (But I am a huge Star Trek Fan too!)

One thing I loved about Star Wars is that the wolds look lived in, Star Trek has always been too Clean, even when they come back to earth it's pristine, what's wrong with that picture. Star Trek had always dealt with 'Ideals' and I'm not saying that's totally wrong, just that an ounce of realism goes a long way.

Another note, the Quantity vs Quality could (and probably will) be argued forever. The only thing Quantity does is give you more to remember and thus overshadows the Quality. OT: Lord of the Rings is a pristine example of Quality over Quantity.

6 Star Wars Films, 1 Great (Empire Strikes back) 2 Good (a new Hope and Return of the Jedi) and 3 'overabundant' so abundant in SFX that the FX stole from the movie. (imho)

Star Trek is a pristine example of 'Franchise gone wild' TOS was their finest hours, the Actors held up the show, TNG, DS9, Voyager, the Movies, all were second class Star Trek with ONE exception... The Wrath of Khan Movie, it was the single crowning glory to all the Star Trek Movies. But,.. they managed to make it have less meaning when they followed it with The Search For Spock. (imho) Spock's death showed his most human side and as much as I like him it was a Wrong Decision to bring him back to life. It somehow made his death meaninless.. "oooh the Star Trek main cast can even cheat death, they are gods, oooh"

Anyways, to end this rant, Star Trek has 'More' bad than good, but it came first, so anything after it will always be compared to it.

Cheers!

[tesco samoa]

I tried to re-watch Bab5. Man that show is brutal. Mind you I know how crappy it becomes..... No reply value at all.

[Baron Munchausen]

tesco samoa said:
I tried to re-watch Bab5. Man that show is brutal. Mind you I know how crappy it becomes..... No reply value at all.

Isn't it sad how seasons 4/5 go down hill? Season 1 was shaky. But seasons 2 and 3 were absolutely the best SciFi on television. DS9 had a lot of good episodes scattered around through its seven years, but B5 had a solid run of really great story telling for two full seasons. And then it wilted.