tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605581.post4887595859597504559..comments2023-04-17T04:32:29.391-07:00Comments on Zealous Convert: Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769437717108181870noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605581.post-60104117666410004902007-06-27T14:30:00.000-07:002007-06-27T14:30:00.000-07:00Because of the time commitment involved? Even sub...Because of the time commitment involved? Even sub-consciously, when we think of Trekkies, you think of people sitting at their TV (quite possibly in their parent's house) watching episode after episode.<BR/><BR/>Star Wars, as a movie that changed the world outside its own circle, is more mainstream.<BR/><BR/>But if there is a distinction, I'm not sure it's a strong one.<BR/><BR/>It may be because of nothing more than William Shatner's Travelocity commercials.-Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998205576045100941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605581.post-79679526353313069982007-06-27T10:10:00.000-07:002007-06-27T10:10:00.000-07:00That's a much better answer than I was expecting t...That's a much better answer than I was expecting to this somewhat silly question. <BR/><BR/>Still though - why is Star Trek considered "geeky" or "nerdy" (same probably for Battlestar Gallactica and the ilk)? But Star Wars not?Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769437717108181870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605581.post-72701359333898170762007-06-27T10:07:00.000-07:002007-06-27T10:07:00.000-07:00My guess is that, at least in part, it's because o...My guess is that, at least in part, it's because of a couple effects.<BR/><BR/>First, to be a devoted Star Wars fan and watch every movie takes 13ish hours. To be a devoted Star Trek fan, and watch every episode of every season of every series (Original, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise) takes much, much, much longer. A single season of hour-long episodes covers some 22-26 hours.<BR/><BR/>Second, while Star Trek helped spawn the deep-space dreams of a lot of people, Star Wars ushered in a new era of movie-making. It reintroduced the action blockbuster, the use of classical scores, and movies of fantasy instead of modern dramas (such as the classic American Graffiti).<BR/><BR/>Finally, Star Wars has some deeper conflict. In a series of hour-long episodes, you have an awful lot of time spent in not much change in the story. While a season lasts 22 hours, those 22 hours generally reset all the main characters to the same baseline every hour. A long series of middling challenges.<BR/><BR/>I like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine because of the broader conflict which evolves over the course of the seasons. But the episodes that do not advance that plot are more trivially annoying.-Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998205576045100941noreply@blogger.com