Star Trek is, in whatever way you slice it, despite the ocasional detours, science fiction. Star Wars, despite the presence of planets and starships, is FANTASY (princesses and cute forest-dwelling teddy bears and admirals looking like cod in Uniform, oh my!). I think I appreciate them on different levels.
Er, let me amend that ever so slightly and say right up front that I am talking about the original Star Wars. The last three films I do not appreciate on any level, other than of how much of a waste of story they were.
But if you're asking what the best SF&F show out there is - Babylon 5. Without a pause, without a hesitation, without the slightest doubt, it is by far the best thing in the genre that I've seen. For depth, for story cohesiveness, for the joy and drama of its characters' interactions - there's nothing out there to approach it, let alone match it.
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Date: 2008-10-27 05:13 pm (UTC)Er, let me amend that ever so slightly and say right up front that I am talking about the original Star Wars. The last three films I do not appreciate on any level, other than of how much of a waste of story they were.
But if you're asking what the best SF&F show out there is - Babylon 5. Without a pause, without a hesitation, without the slightest doubt, it is by far the best thing in the genre that I've seen. For depth, for story cohesiveness, for the joy and drama of its characters' interactions - there's nothing out there to approach it, let alone match it.