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01 Sep 2008, 6:38 pm

Well which one?

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01 Sep 2008, 6:41 pm

Eggman wrote:

Well which one?

They were both profitable, but I never worked on either project.

:: Indifference.

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01 Sep 2008, 6:49 pm

Was there any point in quoting the first post when you are the first person to reply? I hate it when people quote the entire post like that, unless it goes on for pages and pages

I would prefer Star Trek

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01 Sep 2008, 7:10 pm

I prefer Star Trek.

I've always preferred science fiction to space opera. However, Star Wars is good space opera.

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01 Sep 2008, 7:15 pm

The war between Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans is ultimately futile, as the best science-fiction ever, Doctor Who, had been made well before either.

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01 Sep 2008, 7:17 pm

yeah it's an american issue.

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01 Sep 2008, 8:10 pm

Keith wrote:

Was there any point in quoting the first post when you are the first person to reply? I hate it when people quote the entire post like that, unless it goes on for pages and pages

I would prefer Star Trek

Yes, in case someone wants to quote my reply in context with the original statement. I'm just saving them some work; it's called consideration. Try it sometime.

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01 Sep 2008, 8:18 pm

Quatermass wrote:

The war between Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans is ultimately futile, as the best science-fiction ever, Doctor Who, had been made well before either.

Doctor Who? an alien who visits earth traveling through time and space in a TARDIS, is not realistic, how can I take it knowing that something like that is impossible.

Star Trek on the other hand, is more realistic

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01 Sep 2008, 8:21 pm

Fnord wrote:

Yes, in case someone wants to quote my reply in context with the original statement. I'm just saving them some work; it's called consideration. Try it sometime.

And how may times has that happened?

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01 Sep 2008, 8:39 pm

greenblue wrote:

Quatermass wrote:

The war between Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans is ultimately futile, as the best science-fiction ever, Doctor Who, had been made well before either.

Doctor Who? an alien who visits earth traveling through time and space in a TARDIS, is not realistic, how can I take it knowing that something like that is impossible.

Star Trek on the other hand, is more realistic

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01 Sep 2008, 9:14 pm

Respect the Trek! WORD!! !

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01 Sep 2008, 9:45 pm

Keith wrote:

Fnord wrote:

Yes, in case someone wants to quote my reply in context with the original statement. I'm just saving them some work; it's called consideration. Try it sometime.

And how may times has that happened?

Why, are you the new moderator?

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01 Sep 2008, 10:41 pm

Trek. More films, more television shows. Seems like there's more of everything.

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02 Sep 2008, 12:46 am

Personally,

1. Dr Who
2. Star Wars
3. Firefly
4. Red Dwarf
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8-ish... Star Trek.

Sorry, but although Trek is possibly more realistic, it's not a show where a lot happens most of the time. If the vote was about realism then I'd go for Children of Men, or Gattaca.

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02 Sep 2008, 12:54 am

See for me the great thing about Star Trek isn't the realism. It's the ensemble casts where everyone is a part of a much grander thing. Everyone has a history and a story and something to help you identify with who they are. Firefly could have been like that if it wasn't so short lived. We've gotten to get to know the Doctor 10 times now. And while Star Wars was awesome I found most everyone's motivation to be paper thin and a few of the "creative" additions just made it worse. *caugh*JarJar*caugh*

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02 Sep 2008, 1:09 am

I'd agree that the ensemble casts are a good thing for Star Trek but it's sad that everything has to be discussed in a committee - just like the real world.

We've gotten ten big clues on the Doctor, but we've only gotten to know one person... even then, we're not much wiser as to who or what he really is.

Then there's the Doctor Who Ensembles... The Brigadier, The Master, The Timelords, Davros, Possibly the Rani...

and a few companions too... Benton, Yates, Ian and Barbara, Jamie, Sarah, Tegan, Ace, Romana, Leela, Rose, Donna ... even... gulp... Adric.

They all had fairly plausible motivations - even if they didn't really have much movement in terms of story. Still, you can't tell me that Chekov went anywhere really....

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