LET'S HAVE IT OUT once and for all--Star WARS vs. Star TREK

[underpants]

No fence sitting. You must pick one and please feel free to huck insults at the other camp.

Oh and no "Which Star Trek? you know I liked...." crap either you know which one I mean.

GO!

[Mizmoon]

1. "I'm a Duer, not a bricklayer!"

:P

[shawn703]

2. Can't vote in this poll

I like both, and I think it's difficult to compare the two fairly.

[Hugin]

3. Sorry, had to go with Star Trek...

Ask this question again in 30 years and we'll see how
I feel then.

Star Wars needs a little patina on it before I'll
compare them.

[meegbear]

4. Is this a which one is lamer poll?

[underpants]

5. No

It is a "most favorable" poll

[meegbear]

8. Ooops.

Next poll please.

[GOPBasher]

6. Star Wars. n/t

[trotsky]

7. The Trek franchise, and for one reason:

it's about humans and humanity's potential.

[Hugin]

9. Ah, notice how STAR TREK is blue?

Bias! Bias! I see BIAS!

Darned liberal polling bias.

;)

[Mutley]

10. I do like both

but I have to say that in the grand scheme of things I like Star Wars better.

[cheezus]

11. Star Wars better movies, Star Trek better TV serieseseseses

remember that ewoks cartoon?

[terrya]

12. Star Trek...because of "Star Trek II"...one of my favorite sci-fi films.

I said "ST" just because of "STII". You had a great action story, a delicious scenery chewing performance by Richardo Montalban (he even outhammed Shatner, which was quite a feat). "STII" was also quite touching, in fact...the death of Spock and the reunion of Kirk and his son. And "STII" also had the star of that show "Fat Actress" in the cast. :-)

[Orsino]

13. Star Trek forever!

Star Wars geeks have no lives, spending their spare time propping up franchise long past its prime, one full of cardboard characters, implausible science and weirdo mysticism.

We Star Trek fans, in contrast....uh, hang on.

Um. Never mind.

[flvegan]

14. Battlestar Galactica, dammit.

[underpants]

15. Where's my stick?

:spank:

[Mizmoon]

17. Frack! How could I forget Battlestar G!

:)

[losdiablosgato]

26. The new BSG is the best scifi

I have seen in 5 years.

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. Trek comes in slightly ahead, I think because it was around so much more

I feel more absorbed into its reality. :) But only just so.

(And I like to think they cross paths somewhere, somehow, and combine into TREK WARS!.)

[underpants]

18. Ooooh tight race

:wow:

[ContraBass Black]

29. But Star Wars was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

While Star Trek will be here in the near future.

[Catchawave]

19. ...give me those Star Wars...don't let them end...:)

[jswordy]

20. Phsaw! Now this is MY kinda Star.

http://www.flirtylingerie.com/ststcrpaset.html

[trebizond]

21. Star Trek

Looks like this is gonna be a close one...

[flvegan]

22. Ok, seriously now. I choose The Muppets' "Pigs In Spaaaaace"

Link Hogthrob, Dr. Strangepork and First Mate Piggy? Set phasers to oink! Kirk would've been no match for Piggy's feminine wiles...

[Anarcho-Socialist]

23. Star Wars

The worst Star Wars film (Phantom Menace) was still better than the worst Trek film (Final Frontier).

[The Revolution]

24. Star Wars

Star Wars is just so much more "epic". Plus, the aliens in Wars are better than those in Trek. Trek has too many "aliens" which are actually just humans with a small change (such as pointy ears).

Also, Trek messes with time travel way too much. And they don't seem to take paradoxes or anything like that into account, the way something like "back to the future" does. Star Wars wisely stays away from time travel all together.

[RevolutionaryActs]

25. Star Wars.

No doubt.

[usedtobesick]

27. star wars!

[LeftyMom]

28. Star Trek

Because the best Trek (The City on the Edge of Forever, The Best of Both Worlds, the whole Dominion war part of DS9) is waaaaaaay better than SW and ROTJ, the best Star Wars has to offer.

[4_Legs_Good]

30. You mean the vast migration of Star Wars fans?

[deadparrot]

31. Star Wars.

I'm not a big fan of either, but if I had to pick, definitely Star Wars.

[YankeyMCC]

32. I like both

and I like some other Science Fiction better than both, but given those two options it is without a doubt Trek.

[hunter]

33. It is much easier to write Internet Star Trek Porn than Star Wars porn.

That's what one of my old girlfriends claimed, and she wrote a lot of that stuff...

On Edit: OMG, it's still out there. Some things on the internet never die.

[giant_robot]

34. Star Trek

Mostly because of Ewoks, Jar-Jar Binks, and whiney-ass Luke. "But Uncle O-o-o-w-e-e-e-e-n!"

[Catchawave]

35. 66 confirmed DU Geeks.....LOL....

...sorry couldn't resist, I'm one too :kick:

[Hugin]

36. Still only 69,933 need to vote. ;)

[Aiptasia]

37. Babylon 5... bring it!

Do your worst!!!



Instigating because I can

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

45. I'll second that.

I'd watch Babylon 5 over again in a hearbeat.
That is, if I had more than just the first season on DVD. Damn are those things expensive!

But hell, if it's sci-fi, I'll probably watch it. I'm not too picky.

[Debbi801]

38. Hey, you forgot the option of Neither!

If I have to pick one, it will be Star Trek. I never liked the whole Star Wars thing. Except for the Ewoks, they were cute. :D

Debbi

[Catchawave]

39. I just realized.....

...all the Star Wars fans are at the movie this weekend, no fair...LOL...and a

:kick:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

40. kick

:kick:

[Lannes]

41. Star Trek

Because they were more prolific.Aside from a few bad sequels there were plenty of TV shows and movies that were very well written which you cant say about Star Wars as much as I grew up loving it.

[Catchawave]

42. Bump for the Friday Night Crowd :)

[NMMNG]

43. Star Trek all the way

Live long and prosper!

[HR_Pufnstuf]

44. Space Balls

Pizza the Hut

[Lilith Velkor]

46. Illogical. Only a Sith thinks in absolutes.

[Hardrada]

47. Star Trek because of Yeoman Rand

Did Star Wars ever have anyone as eager to hop into bed "with the frequency of a cheap ham radio?" (A little SNL there).

[Catchawave]

48. A Kick for Saturday !

[LostinVA]

49. Impossible to do, but the best of each franchise is

Deep Space Nine and The Empire Strikes Back. It may be "Sith" after I see it tomorrow.

[XemaSab]

50. They both suck

except han solo.

[Deja Q]

51. Firefly!

Of course, that's not in there so I voted 'Trek'.

"Wars" is eye candy for the kids. Has its moments, but it's light weight compared to Trek and others.

[MrSlayer]

52. Star Trek sucks moose balls.

All of it, every incarnation. Darth Vader would kill every one of those idiots without even breaking a sweat. Vulcan nerve pinch? Hah, try the force grip Mr. logic. Not even a close contest.

[KittyWampus]

58. Darth Vader Would Only Be Able To Do So Cause Of Special Effects

and the enabling script.

Star Trek has its roots in good scripting, casting and ensemble acting with Shatner & Nimoy angling for the spotlight.

The original Star Trek didn't NEED no stinking special effects.

Plus, there were much more profound back themes in Star Trek.

[Deja Q]

60. SW is one type of theme. ST could do MANY themes. But,

how well did SW do its theme of galactic domination?

If you're 5, it does a great job.

And SW seems to NEED the f/x in order to be watchable. In 1977 thinking mode, people would be wowed. I'n 1999, people are used to pretty pictures. They want character and writing. Neither series provided either by 1999...

Also consider, the SW folk sued the Battlestar Galactica folk for infringement. When genocide becomes comparable to domination, let me know. Until then, the lawsuit was frivolous.

[DeaconBlues]

53. Which world is more exciting? - Star Wars. Which would I rather live in?

Star Trek. In Star Trek, you no longer have money problems, all you have to do is worry about self-actualization. Its still dangerous if you venture out in space, but definitely not as dangerous as the Star Wars universe.

In the Star Wars universe you have a 50% chance of being shot, sold into slavery, or eaten my an alien bug every time you go outside your door to get the paper. It wouldn't be very good for my blood pressure.

[Catchawave]

54. Naboo looked rather pleasant :)

[DeaconBlues]

57. if I remember correctly

Naboo had some pretty nasty creatures in the oceans and was susceptible to robot invasion. Still not particulary safe compared to our humdrum world....

God, I'm such a nerd.

[KittyWampus]

61. Another Good Analysis

[Bok_Tukalo]

55. The new Battlestar Galactica beats them both

But I'll take Star Trek in this poll.

[zippy890]

56. Star Trek

Oh how I miss Captain Picard! Next Generation was the best of the series. Voyager was good too.

Jean Luc where are you?!! First Contact was the best movie.

Star Wars was good too, but not as thought-provoking.

[Catchawave]

59. If this were a "real" battle....guess who would win?

http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Essays/FiveMinutes.html