Star Trek or Star Wars? Which franchise is better now?
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The Simpsons said, "50 million smokers can't be wrong". But unlike smoking, this is entertainment - art. I'll wander toward the critical reviews, not numbers.
Number of views = better just because there's a higher number?
Whatever happened to freedom of choice and diversity if they're all going to be the same thing?
And if either franchise had to resort to characters doing stripteases to bring in the numbers, they might do it. Who likes brainy stuff to begin with when sex does a better job of getting people to fawn over it? Especially if they have no other ideas to use?
Fair enough.
Because it is completely subjective. Clearly, not everyone thinks it is "dog shit."
Personally, I don't think the hate for Discovery is close to that of the 2009 reboot movie. It was after that we lost all the... ummm... people more invested in the trivial minutiae of the Trekverse than real life, let's say (and no, I don't think the DSC minutiae threads are anywhere near as bad)
The Last Jedi is getting utterly hatespammed and I still have zero comprehension why. But I'm just a casual SW fan.
The Last Jedi is getting utterly hatespammed and I still have zero comprehension why. But I'm just a casual SW fan.
I feel that's already happened with the last three movies - I'm quite happy for Tarantino to have a go.
To quote Monty Python - 'Worse - how can it be worse ?'.
It's all opinion - I'd certainly describe Beyond as 'DS' as I would The Force Awakens, but I love Discovery and The Last Jedi.
At least we agree on Rogue One.
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Based on what has been presented over the last 3-4 years, then I'd have to go with Wars on this one.
Box office paints a different picture. You may not like them but a film that does over a billion dollars in just a few weeks is liked by someone.
Face it, Star Trek has NEVER matched Star Wars popularity with the mass audience. I love Trek too but facts are facts.
Yes, but America voted Trump and Britain voted for Brexit. How popular something is doesn't mean it's better. But unfortunately that's all that matters to a business.
Thing is that when I think of "Star Trek" I make a clear distinction in my mind between Prime and Kelvin universes. So when a question asks Star Wars vs Star Trek, I completely block out the Kelvin movies and just think of DSC and compare it with Star Wars. And I am sure that I am not the only one doing that.
Well if we're talking recent years, that's kind of the right thing to do lol.
Even with just Discovery Star Trek is leaps and bounds beyond Wars (IMO), of the last three movies only one is even watchable (R1).
Actually Hillary was the popular choice. The electoral college voted Trump in.
When a business is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to make and promote a product...yeah money matters.
When a business is spending millions of dollars to make and promote a product...yeah money matters.
Of-course it does, don't be condescending. I'll put my point another way:
If a company makes 2 products, a big steaming pile of shit that even fly's won't touch and a bar of pure gold with a side of diamonds and only the shit sells, they will keep making the shit and stop production of the gold.
Considering how expensive gold and diamonds are compared to shit..... that's quite a ROI.
Far as quality goes, with the exception of STID I liked the Kelvin movies and can't wait for Discovery to come back. For Star Wars , loved Episode 7, liked Rogue One and felt indifferent towards Episode 8. Haven't caught the Kiddie Show on Disney and don't plan to.
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