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A Helpful Guide To Star Wars vs Star Trek
Star Wars
[Image of Han Solo in Tommy’s style]
- Don’t start with the ‘first’ movie, let me tell you where to start
- Looks like ruined farm equipment in space
- In summary: the past was horrible
- JJ Abrams ruined it
Star Trek
[Image of Jean Luc Picard in Tommy’s style]
- Don’t start with the first season, let me tell you where to start
- Looks like a cruise ship in space
- In summary: the future is incredible
- JJ Abrams ruined it
- The very next guy to do it managed to be much worse than Abrams.
Force Awakens > Last Jedi > Rise of Skywalker
So it’s really a toss up. Somehow Abrahms returned and ROS hit the lowest lows in the series.
JJ Abrams is a talentless hack that couldn’t direct water out of a boot if the script was on the heel.
Ohh, this comment section is gonna be good. 🍿
Aren’t you going to argue firefly is better than then both?
I tried watching a bit of that, but I didn’t really like it. (This screenname predates that show.)
Absolutely start with the first season of Star Trek! What the fuck kind of nonsense is that? The original series is a gods damned masterpiece! Except for I, Mudd, just skip that one, it sucks.
I think that was about TNG? People often say start when Riker gets his beard and then go back later if you like it.
I can agree on that.
I can hear it now…
HarCOURT!
Hot take: I loved the JJ Abrams Star Treks
Pretty much my only real exposure to Star Trek prior to the movies was watching Voyager episodes at night not in order.
I really enjoyed the Abrams movies as a neutral fan. To me they were just actions movies in space around an IP I wasn’t invested in.
Start with the first season.
Yeah but is that first season of TOS, or just skip to first season of TNG
I mean TNG, which establishes the modern lore. Ive actually never watched all of TOS.
This is on a very thin line between a meme and a comic…
Tommy has made a number of “guide” comics like this. There’s a previous one on beards here somewhere. But yeah, it is pretty minimal.
Fair enough. Although it is also a meme template
I guess I’m one of the relative few that really enjoyed the new ST universe movies. They’re fun, well cast action films. Are they true to “morality tale” Trek? No. And I’m kinda tired of every director/writer trying to make Spock a chick magnet that can barely control himself.
As far as SW goes, there are very few good movies. The OG ANH and ESB, but RotJ is meh. 1-3 suck, world class actors and wooden AF, bad story writng even if it does flesh out the pre OG3 universe in movie-land. Same for the new Skywalker series. However, Andor and Rogue One are amazing, and I’ve enjoyed a bit of the hit-or-miss Mandalorian series.
Not hating on Abrams, but he’s like hiring Harrison Ford or Chalamet for a part. You’re getting the actor, not the character, Abrams is gonna do what he does.
I guess I’m in the minority of, nine times out of ten, I’m just stoked there’s new material in my favorite franchises.
I don’t mind JJ Abram’s Star Treks. The man himself is deplorable but his movies are fun enough to watch. And I’ll always be grateful because those movies turned him into a Trekkie!
I also nostalgically love the Star Wars Prequels. It’s become a comfort show for my husband and I to laugh at and enjoy together.
Unless it’s a clear AI Slop cash grab, and seems like the creators intent was to create an at least half decent show, then I’ll give it a watch.
Maybe I’m just an idiot who’s easy to please.
[EDITED - Forgot to proofread. Added comma, and cleared up my language]
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