Kivelobron Hymices

I'm here today to talk about Star Trek. Don't pull out your 9mm pistol yet. Or your 12-gauge. Or your weapon of any kind. I've heard many people say, "Star Trek is geeky!!" (or, the more popular one, "Star Trek sucks!!" ;) ), or on the other side of things, "Star Wars is just a rip-off of Star Trek!!" I personally like both series. I can't see why everyone doesn't, or at least why the two groups of fans can't live in at least peace, if not harmony. I mean, what's the use of fighting over a TV show, for cryin' out loud?

One of the reasons I enjoy both series is that they're set in different time periods. Star Trek isn't supposed to be as advanced as some of the technology in Star Wars. In Star Trek, the human race has only been in space for a couple hundred years, vs. several thousand in Star Wars. That's the major difference I see between the two. Well, besides the Force. And Gene Roddenberry vs. George Lucas.

Both series have applications to today. Both the Republic of Star Wars (especially during the prequels) and the Federation of Star Trek can be viewed as analogs to the United States. It comes from people who can see what's happening in the world today (and tomorrow) and making it easy for other people to understand as well.

Another reason I like both series is that they both provide not only enjoyment, but also at least a little science fact. Now, I can't remember for sure where in Star Wars they teach anything at all about science, but I'm sure it's in there somewhere. Hence the genre name, "Science Fiction."

Another point is that, although they came from two completely different stories, and ended up with completely different stories, they both have become very popular (as you may know or might have guessed by now). They're two of the largest Science Fiction franchises. I won't name which one's higher, because that'd start another World War, and I'd be one of the first fatalities.

See, that right there is exactly what I'm talking about. There's an infamous hatred between Trekkies/Trekkers/Star Trek fans and Jedi/Star Wars fans. I'll give you a "for instance". I go into a Star Wars convention dressed as a Klingon or Starfleet officer. I get shot. After I get healed from the gunshot wound, I go into a Star Trek convention dressed as a Wookie or Stormtrooper. I'm politely asked, by a member of staff, to either leave or change costume before some fanatic with a Klingon bat'leth stabs me, and I have to recover from that.

As you can see, there's no reason for all this infighting amongst ourselves, because, for one, they're TV shows, for cryin' out loud. Second, they've BOTH won many awards, and have thousands of fans. Third, both Star Wars and Star Trek can show us the past, the present, and the future of humanity in new lights. Fourth, both series provide not only enjoyment, but education, as well. Finally, if we don't start getting along and stop fighting, it will be the world's undoing.

Just think about it.