Monday, February 20, 2006

Star Trek vs. Star Wars

Two of the most popular and successful science fiction stories have been Star Trek and Star Wars.
They are similar, yet different in many ways:

Similarities

  1. Both consists of movies, books, and t.v. shows
  2. Sells merchandise and video games
  3. Takes place in space and other planets
  4. futuristic technology
  5. spaceships
  6. interstellar travel
  7. aliens
  8. Federations and empires
  9. wars
  10. planetary destructions
  11. Names start with "star"

Differences
  1. Star Trek is more about exploration, while Star Wars is more about a war.
  2. Star Wars takes place "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away", while Star Trek happens in the distant future in our galaxy and beyond.
  3. Star Wars is about good versus evil. But in Star Trek, there are no definite goodies and baddies, just conflict and diplomacy
  4. Star Trek: "Space, The final frontier" and "To boldly go where no man has gone before" Star Wars: " A long time ago in a galaxy far far away..."
  5. Star Wars: "May the force be with you" Star Trek: "Live long and prosper"
  6. Star Trek wins Emmeys while Star Wars wins academy's

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