Nerd Poll #001: Star Wars v. Star Trek; Marvel v. DC

[celedhring]

Star Wars because "duh".

It's the most influential western film(s) of our time. It changed the way movies are done in many ways that are still felt to this day (not all good, certainly).

That doesn't mean you have to think Star Trek isn't better - fair enough and some have made good cases for that in here - but it has had nowhere near the same cultural impact. Star Wars was a cultural event.

[garbon]

Star Wars because "duh".

It's the most influential western film(s) of our time. It changed the way movies are done in many ways that are still felt to this day (not all good, certainly).

That doesn't mean you have to think Star Trek isn't better - fair enough and some have made good cases for that in here - but it has had nowhere near the same cultural impact. Star Wars was a cultural event.

So I'll just file that all under fan wank.

[Tamas]

Star Wars had far more global cultural impact, I am not even sure how this can be debated.

I mean, honestly, if you stop a random person on the street, on which one will they have more knowledge on, by average? Of course Star Wars.

[Monoriu]

If you ask the "Star Wars vs Star Trek" question in this part of the world, it isn't even a contest.  Most people would have seen, or at least heard of Star Wars, and they would have no idea what Star Trek is.   

[garbon]

I'm not sure how that's relevant to the question that was posed.

[celedhring]

So I'll just file that all under fan wank.

I know it's just you being garbon, but dunno how that follows. I have a big scholarly interest in films (unsurprising given my background). I love daring movies that come out, make things that had never been done before, and become a break in film history. Star Wars was that.

[garbon]

So I'll just file that all under fan wank.

I know it's just you being garbon, but dunno how that follows. I have a big scholarly interest in films (unsurprising given my background). I love daring movies that come out, make things that had never been done before, and become a break in film history. Star Wars was that.

Because it is Tim levels of exuberance combined with the question wasn't exactly that. I mean it is an explanation of why you voted the way that you did but still isn't a "duh" as you've put it.

[Grey Fox]

Trek & Marvel.

Not really a comic fan & Batman is an enabler. The Trump of Gotham; so fuck that guy.

[Delirium]

Really open question here, innit? I *think* the idea is to see if there is a pattern to people's preferences in opposing ends in two different areas? Is x + a more common than x + b, y + a or y +b?

If "quality" is at stake, I personally question "better known" as a measurement. Manchester United sells a gazillion shirts all over the world but really aren't that good anymore.

[garbon]

If "quality" is at stake, I personally question "better known" as a measurement. Manchester United sells a gazillion shirts all over the world but really aren't that good anymore.

I just read this out to my employee who is from near Manchester and all she had to say was a curt 'well.'

[garbon]

Trek & Marvel.

[celedhring]

So I'll just file that all under fan wank.

I know it's just you being garbon, but dunno how that follows. I have a big scholarly interest in films (unsurprising given my background). I love daring movies that come out, make things that had never been done before, and become a break in film history. Star Wars was that.

Because it is Tim levels of exuberance combined with the question wasn't exactly that. I mean it is an explanation of why you voted the way that you did but still isn't a "duh" as you've put it.

The question didn't really set the parameters for "betterness", so I think mine are as valid as the others.

"Duh" was a bit of fishing on my part 

[garbon]

"Duh" was a bit of fishing on my part 

And you got a live one.

[Eddie Teach]

A dozen mediocre movies and five mediocre tv shows. "Duh" is right.

[jimmy olsen]

Not really a comic fan & Batman is an enabler. The Trump of Gotham; so fuck that guy.

That's just an internet meme where in Batman is a crazy objectivist who gets off on beating up poor people.

In actuality he has invested billions in infrastructure, jobs, education and charity within Gotham.

It's not his fault the city was built on a cursed Indian Burial ground.