ForEverAfter
Ex-Bluelighter
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Like the Q, Jedi is the plural of Jedi.
The Q are essentially living Gods. Like Superman, their powers are almost limitless. So, yeah, that's a wild card that will beat anything. (And another product of bad writing.) The Jedi (while also being a wild-card, as far as this discussion goes) is human and, therefore, prone to temptation. Comparing the Q to Jedi warriors is like comparing God to the prophets.
Star Trek isn't better than Star Wars in every conceivable way, end of story. It explores a wider variety of ideas, but it often does so in a contrived way. And, throughout the various incarnations of Trek, there's an enormous amount of seriously cringe-worthy soap opera shit that adds nothing to the franchise. For every great episode, there is a bad one. Just like the original Star Wars trilogy and the prequel trilogy. Something that annoys me about Trek, is that all the alien species are basically actors with make-up and/or a mask. It seriously lacks (visual) creativity. It's a bit too theoretical, for me. Star Trek doesn't create a convincing world, for the show to explore. The tech-jargon is laughable, throughout all series/seasons, and all of the concepts are ripped out of (often superior) decades-old science fiction novels. Not to mention the abysmal attempts at social commentary. The writing has the subtlety, sophistication and grace of a cat giving birth. I don't hate Star Trek, but - like a lot of B-grade science fiction - it requires not only the suspension of disbelief but also, to some extent, the suspension of good taste. Like Philip K. Dick novels, Star Trek explores interesting concepts despite being sloppily constructed.
Star Wars doesn't explore science-fiction concepts, at all. It's - basically - a series of fantasy films, set in space, with religious overtones.
If I had to say which was better - Star Wars or Star Trek - I'd be tempted to say Wars, simply because there's nothing else like it. But, the question is ridiculous: like comparing "Of Mice and Men" to "Carnivale", because they both happen to be set during the great depression.
The Q are essentially living Gods. Like Superman, their powers are almost limitless. So, yeah, that's a wild card that will beat anything. (And another product of bad writing.) The Jedi (while also being a wild-card, as far as this discussion goes) is human and, therefore, prone to temptation. Comparing the Q to Jedi warriors is like comparing God to the prophets.
Star Trek isn't better than Star Wars in every conceivable way, end of story. It explores a wider variety of ideas, but it often does so in a contrived way. And, throughout the various incarnations of Trek, there's an enormous amount of seriously cringe-worthy soap opera shit that adds nothing to the franchise. For every great episode, there is a bad one. Just like the original Star Wars trilogy and the prequel trilogy. Something that annoys me about Trek, is that all the alien species are basically actors with make-up and/or a mask. It seriously lacks (visual) creativity. It's a bit too theoretical, for me. Star Trek doesn't create a convincing world, for the show to explore. The tech-jargon is laughable, throughout all series/seasons, and all of the concepts are ripped out of (often superior) decades-old science fiction novels. Not to mention the abysmal attempts at social commentary. The writing has the subtlety, sophistication and grace of a cat giving birth. I don't hate Star Trek, but - like a lot of B-grade science fiction - it requires not only the suspension of disbelief but also, to some extent, the suspension of good taste. Like Philip K. Dick novels, Star Trek explores interesting concepts despite being sloppily constructed.
Star Wars doesn't explore science-fiction concepts, at all. It's - basically - a series of fantasy films, set in space, with religious overtones.
If I had to say which was better - Star Wars or Star Trek - I'd be tempted to say Wars, simply because there's nothing else like it. But, the question is ridiculous: like comparing "Of Mice and Men" to "Carnivale", because they both happen to be set during the great depression.
