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Why is Star trek nerdy but Star wars Cool?

Upon reading other replies, I think the elitist (and completely wrong) attitude that Star Trek is somehow intellectual or plausible contributes to the stigma against fans of it.

If transporters, replicators, warp drives and whatnot were real, understanding how they work might be a show of intellect. Listening to a bunch of junk science doesn't make you an intellectual.
 
Upon reading other replies, I think the elitist (and completely wrong) attitude that Star Trek is somehow intellectual or plausible contributes to the stigma against fans of it.

If transporters, replicators, warp drives and whatnot were real, understanding how they work might be a show of intellect. Listening to a bunch of junk science doesn't make you an intellectual.

Ha! QFT.

There's also the idea that Trek explores Issues and Values and stuff.. yeah. That it's groundbreaking. Maybe if you never watched any other television in your entire life except MacDonald's commercials it might seem that way.
 
They are both equally nerdy and cool! ^_^

I just happen to know a little more about Trek...
 
They are both equally nerdy and cool! ^_^

I just happen to know a little more about Trek...

YES!!! True, true, true.

From your sig I surmise that you are.. a furry?

::studies Pinkle::

That's good, that's like my last frontier of Fandoms-I-Champion. I need to meet more furries online, so I can get over any stigma poisons I may have ingested about them.
 
Granted on the Han Solo thing but the bad part about that is Harrison Ford bags on his fans that do like his work as Han.

This from a 70 year old man that wears one earring in his left ear. Some acid washed jeans and a sequined glove and he would be complete.
 
Star Trek has nobody like Han Solo.

There was one character kinda like Solo. Dammit...what was his name? Kind of a background character. I think he appears in the new movie too. Something with a "K". Kirok, maybe? Can't recall... :p

there are people in this very forum who remember when there was no such thing as Star Wars.

What was it like when Dinosaurs ruled the Earth?

;)
 
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Star Trek has nobody like Han Solo.

There was one character kinda like Solo. Dammit...what was his name? Kind of a background character. I think he appears in the new movie too. Something with a "K". [FONT=arial,sans-serif]Kirok, maybe? Can't recall... :p[/FONT]

;)

BWAHAHAHAA..

ahem.. of course Kirk was a greater man. Really I had no idea that people disliked Solo until this thread. I saw A New Hope in the theater when it was just Star Wars and he was considered very hot indeed in comparison to the milquetoast Luke. Bitchy vs Whiny. In retrospect not such a great choice, LOL.
 
They are both equally nerdy and cool! ^_^

I just happen to know a little more about Trek...

YES!!! True, true, true.

From your sig I surmise that you are.. a furry?

::studies Pinkle::

That's good, that's like my last frontier of Fandoms-I-Champion. I need to meet more furries online, so I can get over any stigma poisons I may have ingested about them.

:D Yes, I'm part of the furry fandom. It's definitely a big part of me, but I'm chill and drama-free coz I also realize how ridiculous it all is. :) Nice to meet ya!

I would have PMed you my reply but uh, I guess I don't have the ability yet?
 
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