The real, most trolling cruelty here is that if you say "Star Wars" you can't have "It's a trap!"
And Star Trek fans will have to endure a Star Wars meme staining their choice.
I feel like in 2074 we're still going to be circulating this exact image
With more artefacting of course.
nah it'll be AI upscaled and the grid won't even line up
I'd always classed Star Wars as science fantasy.
Space opera.
Hate to break it to you...but so is Star Trek. Instead of the Force, it's psionics (Vulcans), telepathy (Betazeds), and "things that science can't explain yet" (Q, all of the god-tier aliens that Kirk had to deal with). A lot of times, there is no explanation for why an alien can do magic other than they're an alien.
I make the argument that Star Wars is not science fiction, rather a fantasy that takes place in space. Science and technology do not drive the stories, nor are they the solutions to the problems that arise. They are incidental and could just as well be replaced with actual magic. They tried to go the other way by explaining the force with midiclorians... Which was accepted by basically no one.
If this is old enough, that distinction didn't exist... at least not in popular discourse. Lasers and shit was SciFi, even if it had magic or whatever.
This is why libraries put the sci fi and fantasy sections together, so they can avoid being drawn into these kinds of debates.
Does it still work if you enter 'Babylon5'?
Instructions unclear i got StarWrerk
How do crossword writers make those perfect square crosswords with every letter in two words, after you fill in enough words how do you not get to a point where there are no words that fit
I imagine they just play 1-person scrabble with infinite pieces. Then they put the descriptions afterwards.
That's kind of trolling both fanbases at the same time.
Obviously Stark Trek is the real answer.
I see "wrap, waist, payers, leased"
It's a trap!!!
They both started good but got progressively worse with each revival until J. J. Abrams destroyed them both.
I'll always be more of a Star Wars fan, though, since I grew up in a time when Star Wars was still good but Star Trek was already going down the toilet.
I know you're not calling TNG and DS9 "circling the drain".
Hmm. I can't imagine exactly when that is. Both of them have kinda been swirling the drain off-and-on since their inceptions. Star Trek's OG series has as many absolutely terrible episodes as great ones. This is Star Trek's MO. TNG and DS9 are some of the more consistent Trek series, but even those have their share of bad episodes. The movies are also a mixed bag. Nu-Trek is just awful, but at least the IP has redeemed itself somewhat with Strange New Worlds and the Lower Decks.
The first Star Wars is only good thanks to some fantastic editing and effects. Empire is the only legitimately great Star Wars movie. Then the Ewoks arrived and it's been downhill since then with maybe the exception of some of the newer series (Mandalorian, Andor) that I haven't been able to bring myself to watch since I've been nothing but disappointed with Star Wars since I went to see the prequels in the theaters when they came out. I'm sorry, but whatever weird cultural significance the prequels have ironically managed to attain, they are awful movies and do nothing but shit on the already-tarnished legacy of the franchise. Then, the sequels doubled-down and made Star Wars completely unwatchable. Maybe some of the newer series are pretty good, I'll probably never find out.
As someone who hates all of star wars outside of the original trilogy (and the Dark Forces and Tie Fighter games, those kick ass), and even then, is sick to death of the trilogy and the star wars IP as a whole; please watch Andor.
It's just incredible sci-fi that happens to take place in star wars, and it's extremely relevant to our current times in a way no other show has really captured. It's extremely well written, shot, scored, acted... It's probably my favorite sci-fi thing ever, not just my favorite star wars media, and I'm a picky bastard.
It was so good I bought a bluray of it. It was even good enough to make me curious if the Mandalorian was comparable (it was not, not even close).
I really, strongly recommend you give it a shot despite the star wars label, I'd recommend sailing the high seas or grabbing the bluray of season 1 to avoid needing a Disney+ subscription.
Hmm. High praise. I'll give it some consideration. Ha!
Yeah Andor is probably the best of what Disney has done
How come doctor who doesn't fit?
Because clearly it should be Red Dwarf
Schrödinger puzzle!
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