Definitely a bigger fan of Star Trek than Star Wars even though I did have a rather large poster of Darth Vader in my bedroom as a teenager. Darth Vader is just, well, ahem - pretty darn sexy imho, but them I'm a little strange, perhaps. (It was my ONLY Star Wars poster and I never had any for Star Trek). Darth Vader was the one and only character in Star Wars I really liked.
Star Trek, well, all the characters were likable in their own quirky way. I prefer the originals or TNG to any of the other spin-offs and have enjoyed all the movies, whereas after Star Wars #2, (That would be, what? The Empire Strikes Back?) I lost interest and couldn't tell you a thing about them beyond what I've read in magazines or online. It's easy for me to flip by any of the Star Wars movies when they're on TV but nearly impossible to pass by an Original Star Trek episode.
Also, I think, Star Wars started to rely more on super special effects than anything else to get your attention. All the special effects in the world don't mean diddly if the story behind them isn't strong.
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Date: 2008-10-27 04:39 pm (UTC)Star Trek, well, all the characters were likable in their own quirky way. I prefer the originals or TNG to any of the other spin-offs and have enjoyed all the movies, whereas after Star Wars #2, (That would be, what? The Empire Strikes Back?) I lost interest and couldn't tell you a thing about them beyond what I've read in magazines or online. It's easy for me to flip by any of the Star Wars movies when they're on TV but nearly impossible to pass by an Original Star Trek episode.
Also, I think, Star Wars started to rely more on super special effects than anything else to get your attention. All the special effects in the world don't mean diddly if the story behind them isn't strong.