ConvolutedTheory

Here it is. The post I’ve been dreading writing since I learned how to type. There is such a crazy amount of animosity on this subject floating around the internet that it’s downright ridiculous. Off we go… to…

Star Wars vs. Star Trek – Which choice is right for me?

So, by the title alone the casual reader would assume that this would be a comparison piece, maybe comparing Picard to Luke, or a TIE fighter to uh, some sort of Trek ship. But, as you can see, I’m in no way qualified to write a comparison piece. Let someone who’s watched everything of both series do that.

No, I’m simply here to point out one key fact that everyone screaming about liking one dystopian future vs. the other should know:

They’re not the same timeline! AT ALL. That means, quite simply, that both of them could feasibly exist simultaneously. “A galaxy far far away” probably isn’t the Milky Way galaxy. “A long time ago” doesn’t mean “To boldly go where no man has gone before”. Or whatever the Trek motto is. They should have a crossover where Kirk gets down with Leia, and the borg assimilates the death star or something.

Oh, and, as a pretty well established geek, I don’t like one series more than the other. I like them both for what they are. It’s sad that most of the darker Trek series’ are dead. It’s also sad that Lucas decided to eff with everything in the Star Wars universe to try to milk people out of more money off of the same movies. MAKE THE LAST THREE MOVIES, LUCAS, FFS.

Also, Jar Jar Binks? REALLY?

Kirk or Picard? How about BOTH. Kirk was edgy, and courageous, and sometimes funny. He was also corny as hell at times, and overacted like no one I’ve ever seen. Picard? He was an intelligent, well rounded captain, and he was a badass for it. WHO THE HELL CARES.

I like all of the options, because they’re good SciFi (sit down Jar Jar, I’m not talking to you). Compared to what the SyFy network has portrayed as SciFi in the last 6 months or so, they are both epic, epic win, with stories and immersion that will keep you engaged for months if you watch them all from start to finish.

Now, I’m going to get the handful of commenters that suggest that I’m not a reputable source. You know what? I’m totally not a reputable source. The only reputable source is YOU. Go watch them all and form your own opinion. I’m just a guy, sitting on the couch on Saturday night, putting filler in a blog that a lot of people only read for my tech tips.

Side note: No blogger is a reputable source. We’re all full of it. Seriously.

Going to go back to watching Dr. Who, as it is effing phenomenal. That’s one you should watch too.

Do it.