Star Trek or Star Wars?

[Homercidal]

LOL!!!

I'd love to see Whedon do something. Not sure if it's SW, but I love most of his stuff lately.

I'm REALLY not sure about Abrams. I think it would be a disservice to compare his future Star Wars work with what he's already done. I think you have to give the man a chance to do what he can do with it. Other than Michael Bay, most directors can do different things.

And I thought Abrams was great in the ST movies.

Also you have to compare what the future SW films might be compared with what the most recent 3 were like. I think I have reason to be hopeful.

 

[TyTanium]

Who's writing the script...that's what I really want to know.

 

[Krovitz]

Or Zach Snyder? Slow mo force push... Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwwoomp! That's the sound it makes.

 

[bleme]

As long as we are throwing out names, I'd love to see a Quentin Tarantino SW. Did you know that on Tatooine they call a Big Mac a Juicy Hutt?

 

[Homercidal]

As long as we are throwing out names, I'd love to see a Quentin Tarantino SW. Did you know that on Tatooine they call a Big Mac a Juicy Hutt?

Why?

 

[landshark]

If Joss Whedon had directed Star Wars, all of the Storm Troopers would have dropped dead after the Death Star was destroyed. Not sure I can stand behind that for a new episode.

 

[Subsailor]

What about James Cameron?
Stormtroopers could all be 9ft tall and blue kind of like smurfs on hyper growth hormone!

 

[Vonbrew]

I'd say Star Wars. Just way more stuff going on like the vehicles, weapons and THE FORCE!

 

[Erroneous]

I love Whedon and everything he's done, but I don't know that I'd want him doing such a loved franchise as Star Wars. He did well with Avengers I think, but Whedon normally shines with his own universe. And that normally means something you love is going to die.

I.E. (spoiler alert to Netflix users):
Buffy: Anya, Buffy (several times), Tara, Joyce (Buffy's mom), Jenny Calendar, Kendra, Spike (back in Angel)
Angel: Wesley, Gunn, Doyle, Fred, Cordelia
Firefly/Serenity: Sheperd, Wash
Dollhouse: Topher, November
Cabin in the Woods: absolutely everybody

I do however want to see Whedon either do the Thrawn trilogy or Krytos Trap series, especially Krytos. I think he'd be better with a lesser known set of characters and a government conspiracy.

 

[snyklez]

So I heard some news outlet today talking about Abrams being the next director of Star Wars, and one of the anchors said something to the effect of, "Star Wars fans hate Star Trek fans and vice versa". That's actually one of the reasons I started this thread. I love Star Trek, but think Star Wars is excellent too. Sure my loyalties lie with Starfleet, but I can definitely acknowledge the great story Star Wars has to offer. I don't hate Star Wars at all. I wanted to see what this forum thought on the matter, and we're almost to 300 posts and not a belligerent word has been said. Sure we all share a common hobby...maybe we aren't indicative of the population as a whole. Maybe homebrewers are more level headed people.

Anyway, I originally posted this thread to drunken ramblings for a reason. I love brewing and drinking my own beer and I love Star Trek.

 

[HoppyDaze]

Neither... SPACE BALLS!!!

This

 

[CoalCreekBeer]

Have to go Star Trek > Star Wars, and only because of Episode 1. Ruined the entire franchise with that little nugget.
But stepping out of the ST vs SW debate, and putting into the realm of best SciFi it goes like this.

1. Battle Star Galactica (Re Invisioned, not the crappy original)
2. Firefly/Serenity
3. Doctor Who (all of them!!!)
4. Star Trek (all but DS9 or Voyager)
5. Star Wars (4,5, & 6 only).
6. Star Gate
7. Buck Rogers
8. Flash Gordon
9. Flesh Gordon (you know you watched it)
10. Lost in Space

 

[Homercidal]

Have to go Star Trek > Star Wars, and only because of Episode 1. Ruined the entire franchise with that little nugget.
But stepping out of the ST vs SW debate, and putting into the realm of best SciFi it goes like this.

1. Battle Star Galactica (Re Invisioned, not the crappy original)
2. Firefly/Serenity
3. Doctor Who (all of them!!!)
4. Star Trek (all but DS9 or Voyager)
5. Star Wars (4,5, & 6 only).
6. Star Gate
7. Buck Rogers
8. Flash Gordon
9. Flesh Gordon (you know you watched it)
10. Lost in Space

I think that's pretty close. But you forgot Galaxy Quest!

 

[bottlebomber]

I think that's pretty close. But you forgot Galaxy Quest!

Wow! That may be one of the only times Sigourney has looked attractive.

 

[CoalCreekBeer]

I think that's pretty close. But you forgot Galaxy Quest!

Very True, Galaxy Quest was great.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Sigourney was inexplicably boinkable in Avatar.

 

[sonofgrok]

Sigourney was inexplicably boinkable in Avatar.

Ew.... ewwwwwwwwww.

Just ew.

And not ewe. Ew.

 

[Krovitz]

So I heard some news outlet today talking about Abrams being the next director of Star Wars, and one of the anchors said something to the effect of, "Star Wars fans hate Star Trek fans and vice versa". That's actually one of the reasons I started this thread. I love Star Trek, but think Star Wars is excellent too. Sure my loyalties lie with Starfleet, but I can definitely acknowledge the great story Star Wars has to offer. I don't hate Star Wars at all. I wanted to see what this forum thought on the matter, and we're almost to 300 posts and not a belligerent word has been said. Sure we all share a common hobby...maybe we aren't indicative of the population as a whole. Maybe homebrewers are more level headed people.

Anyway, I originally posted this thread to drunken ramblings for a reason. I love brewing and drinking my own beer and I love Star Trek.

I prefer star Wars but I used to watch Next Generation religiously. I never heard of this hate. I think we're just happy to find someone else to talk to that loves sci fi. It's the force that makes me lean Star wars.

 

[Erroneous]

I love how reporters like to give their expert opinions on anything nerdy. I wouldn't doubt they'd say something about beer geeks hating lagers. While I think all star trek or star wars fans have a preference, I believe most of them like the other or at least have respect for it. At least the serious ones who've taken the time to watch the other.

 

[HoppyDaze]

BSG by a long shot...Although I'm still not sure what the hell happened.

 

[alpha224]

I love how reporters like to give their expert opinions on anything nerdy. I wouldn't doubt they'd say something about beer geeks hating lagers. While I think all star trek or star wars fans have a preference, I believe most of them like the other or at least have respect for it. At least the serious ones who've taken the time to watch the other.

This. I loved growing up watching both star wars and star trek... I believe that both fill a spot in our hearts that the other can't :

Star Wars gives us that epic fantasy drama that allows us to witness the development of characters with immense depth, a love story that wouldn't work anywhere else, and Wookies...

Star Trek gives us solid episodic stories rooted in hard science and characters that are deep but not overburdenning (sp?) The audience with their problems, and red shirts...

 

[snyklez]

Ha ha, found this on buzzfeed in an article about tip jars.

 

[emjay]

Farscape Blu-Ray on Amazon GoldBox today. Worth the $50-ish for the series in HD?

 

[bleme]

Not to me, but I don't buy ANY movies EVER. Not that I haven't appreciated a few as gifts...

 

[Scooby_Brew]

I'm Star Wars all the way. :

 

[emjay]

Star Wars all the way. :

Holy crap, now you DEFINITELY have to make one featuring Dark Helmet, but rather as a schwarzbier.

 

[Scooby_Brew]

Dark Helmet, but rather as a schwarzbier.

"My Schwartz is bigger than yours"!!!

 

[cheezydemon3]

Farscape Blu-Ray on Amazon GoldBox today. Worth the $50-ish for the series in HD?

I plan to buy it streaming. I just see the world going in that direction.

(plus with small kids, my cds and dvds just seem to get scratched helped me move forward just a bit)

 

[Darwin18]

Farscape is a pretty solid show - at least the first couple seasons were, from what I recall. It probably got a little weird towards the end as most sci-fi shows tend to do.

 

[Homercidal]

Holy crap, now you DEFINITELY have to make one featuring Dark Helmet, but rather as a schwarzbier.

I'm making a label just like on the Liquid Schwartz in the movie. Still trying to figure out how to make it glow when you pour it in a glass...