They both started good but got progressively worse with each revival until J. J. Abrams destroyed them both.
I’ll always be more of a Star Wars fan, though, since I grew up in a time when Star Wars was still good but Star Trek was already going down the toilet.
Hmm. I can’t imagine exactly when that is. Both of them have kinda been swirling the drain off-and-on since their inceptions. Star Trek’s OG series has as many absolutely terrible episodes as great ones. This is Star Trek’s MO. TNG and DS9 are some of the more consistent Trek series, but even those have their share of bad episodes. The movies are also a mixed bag. Nu-Trek is just awful, but at least the IP has redeemed itself somewhat with Strange New Worlds and the Lower Decks.
The first Star Wars is only good thanks to some fantastic editing and effects. Empire is the only legitimately great Star Wars movie. Then the Ewoks arrived and it’s been downhill since then with maybe the exception of some of the newer series (Mandalorian, Andor) that I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch since I’ve been nothing but disappointed with Star Wars since I went to see the prequels in the theaters when they came out. I’m sorry, but whatever weird cultural significance the prequels have ironically managed to attain, they are awful movies and do nothing but shit on the already-tarnished legacy of the franchise. Then, the sequels doubled-down and made Star Wars completely unwatchable. Maybe some of the newer series are pretty good, I’ll probably never find out.
They both started good but got progressively worse with each revival until J. J. Abrams destroyed them both.
I’ll always be more of a Star Wars fan, though, since I grew up in a time when Star Wars was still good but Star Trek was already going down the toilet.
I know you’re not calling TNG and DS9 “circling the drain”.
Hmm. I can’t imagine exactly when that is. Both of them have kinda been swirling the drain off-and-on since their inceptions. Star Trek’s OG series has as many absolutely terrible episodes as great ones. This is Star Trek’s MO. TNG and DS9 are some of the more consistent Trek series, but even those have their share of bad episodes. The movies are also a mixed bag. Nu-Trek is just awful, but at least the IP has redeemed itself somewhat with Strange New Worlds and the Lower Decks.
The first Star Wars is only good thanks to some fantastic editing and effects. Empire is the only legitimately great Star Wars movie. Then the Ewoks arrived and it’s been downhill since then with maybe the exception of some of the newer series (Mandalorian, Andor) that I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch since I’ve been nothing but disappointed with Star Wars since I went to see the prequels in the theaters when they came out. I’m sorry, but whatever weird cultural significance the prequels have ironically managed to attain, they are awful movies and do nothing but shit on the already-tarnished legacy of the franchise. Then, the sequels doubled-down and made Star Wars completely unwatchable. Maybe some of the newer series are pretty good, I’ll probably never find out.