SSgt Burton
Sr Member
For me, Trek has stood the test of time, whereas (and again this is just me) Star Wars has not.
I saw Star Wars when I was seven years old in 1977. EVERYTHING was Star Wars for me back then. Toys, posters, blankets, napkins, birthday party paper plates, shampoo, you name it! Empire came out and ZOMG IT WAS BETTER THAN STAR WARS!
I used to wish I was Luke Skywalker, and drew the Battle of Hoth in my workbook instead of doing my math work. I wanted nothing more than a lightsaber! The toys kept coming and coming!
'83 came and Star Wars seemed over... Until the mid 90s when there was a Renaissance of Star Wars collectables. Fandom happened all over again.
1997 and the Special Editions came out. It was fun back then to pick out the changes. More toys on the horizon.
1999 and the most anticipated film of the year- Episode 1. Went in with guarded expectations. Bits were cool (pod race), bits were not so cool (Jar Jar), and the climactic 3-way battle was outstanding! McGregor made an excellent young Obi-Wan.
Attack of the Clones sucked. :lol
Revenge of the Sith saw me go to a movie premiere dressed up for the first and only time (as Obi-Wan complete with a beard I grew for a few months and shaved off afterward). I thought it was great...
However after ROTS I thought it would be the end of the toys, memorabillia etc. It was anything but. Stores were SATURATED with this stuff! It all became too much for me and left a bad taste in my mouth. I gave up on Star Wars in 2008. Sold nearly all of my collection on ebay. Haven't watched one of the films or purchased a single piece of SW related stuff since.
"If" (and this is a big "if") Disney one day releases the original theatrical version of "Star Wars" on bluray it will be my last purchase in this franchise.
At the same time...
I started watching TOS reruns in the mid 70s. They were a little weird (and sometimes downright scary with the M-113 Salt Creature), but it was fun watching Captain Kirk get into a fight as it reminded me of "Batman." :lol
Saw The Motion Picture in the theater in '79. Not too sure if I remember liking it or not.
However in 1982 Wrath of Khan came out and "cemented" my love for Trek. I could not wait until the next film installment came along.
1987 saw the premiere of Next Generation. While it had its ups and downs, I watched it every week unitl the 3rd season came along and TNG kicked into high gear! Watched it religiously until the final episode that was shown on the jumbotron at the Skydome (now Rogers) Staduim in Toronto in 1994. By this point I was a full fledged Trekkie (Trekker whatever :lol).
My Trek fandom grew in leaps and bounds. The mid 90s was a great time to be a Trek fan. There were several conventions a year to go to with tons of memorabillia (most of which dried up when Paramount dropped the hammer on dealers).
I watched the movies, and the other series- DS9 and Voyager. I couldn't get into Enterprise though.
Diamond Select fulfilled my desire for more Trek stuff, while I went on a quest to have the most screen accurate WOK Monster Maroon uniform (eventually becoming an accurate Admiral Kirk impression).
But I kept craving Trek, long after I gave up on Star Wars.
Like I said, I harbour no ill-will toward anyone who loves Star Wars "more than" Trek. Trek has just stuck with me.
Kevin
I saw Star Wars when I was seven years old in 1977. EVERYTHING was Star Wars for me back then. Toys, posters, blankets, napkins, birthday party paper plates, shampoo, you name it! Empire came out and ZOMG IT WAS BETTER THAN STAR WARS!
I used to wish I was Luke Skywalker, and drew the Battle of Hoth in my workbook instead of doing my math work. I wanted nothing more than a lightsaber! The toys kept coming and coming!
'83 came and Star Wars seemed over... Until the mid 90s when there was a Renaissance of Star Wars collectables. Fandom happened all over again.
1997 and the Special Editions came out. It was fun back then to pick out the changes. More toys on the horizon.
1999 and the most anticipated film of the year- Episode 1. Went in with guarded expectations. Bits were cool (pod race), bits were not so cool (Jar Jar), and the climactic 3-way battle was outstanding! McGregor made an excellent young Obi-Wan.
Attack of the Clones sucked. :lol
Revenge of the Sith saw me go to a movie premiere dressed up for the first and only time (as Obi-Wan complete with a beard I grew for a few months and shaved off afterward). I thought it was great...
However after ROTS I thought it would be the end of the toys, memorabillia etc. It was anything but. Stores were SATURATED with this stuff! It all became too much for me and left a bad taste in my mouth. I gave up on Star Wars in 2008. Sold nearly all of my collection on ebay. Haven't watched one of the films or purchased a single piece of SW related stuff since.
"If" (and this is a big "if") Disney one day releases the original theatrical version of "Star Wars" on bluray it will be my last purchase in this franchise.
At the same time...
I started watching TOS reruns in the mid 70s. They were a little weird (and sometimes downright scary with the M-113 Salt Creature), but it was fun watching Captain Kirk get into a fight as it reminded me of "Batman." :lol
Saw The Motion Picture in the theater in '79. Not too sure if I remember liking it or not.
However in 1982 Wrath of Khan came out and "cemented" my love for Trek. I could not wait until the next film installment came along.
1987 saw the premiere of Next Generation. While it had its ups and downs, I watched it every week unitl the 3rd season came along and TNG kicked into high gear! Watched it religiously until the final episode that was shown on the jumbotron at the Skydome (now Rogers) Staduim in Toronto in 1994. By this point I was a full fledged Trekkie (Trekker whatever :lol).
My Trek fandom grew in leaps and bounds. The mid 90s was a great time to be a Trek fan. There were several conventions a year to go to with tons of memorabillia (most of which dried up when Paramount dropped the hammer on dealers).
I watched the movies, and the other series- DS9 and Voyager. I couldn't get into Enterprise though.
Diamond Select fulfilled my desire for more Trek stuff, while I went on a quest to have the most screen accurate WOK Monster Maroon uniform (eventually becoming an accurate Admiral Kirk impression).
But I kept craving Trek, long after I gave up on Star Wars.
Like I said, I harbour no ill-will toward anyone who loves Star Wars "more than" Trek. Trek has just stuck with me.
Kevin
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