Nerd Gathering
Star Wars or Star Trek? Nerds debate. The rest of us may now slit our wrists, resting comfortably in the fact that the world is, as Schopenhauer assured us, pointless.
This month will mark the passing of not only the final Star Wars movie, but also the latest Star Trek TV series, Enterprise. It's finale is slated for Friday, with no plans for another series to replace it.
The first Star Wars movie debuted in 1977; Star Trek preceded it as a television series in 1966. Since then, we've all learned about all kinds of things - The Force, Vulcans, Ewoks, warp drives.
But one question has yet to be answered: Which is better, Star Trek or Star Wars?
The Blade assembled a panel of local experts to settle the argument once and for all, by discussing numerous aspects of the two franchises, including their movies, TV programs, books, and fans. Participants came from all corners of the galaxy, er, region to talk for about an hour.
