I proudly proclaim: I am a sci-fi/phantasy nerd! Star Wars, Star Trek, Twilight, Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia are some of my favorites.
If you’re not a science fiction buff, you probably don’t know that it is uncommon for fans to like both Star Trek and Star Wars. Usually, people are a fan of one or the other. David and I are the rare fans of both.
Anyway, David and I have lots of conversations about Star Trek and Star Wars. Here are some of the highlights. Spoiler Alert: Don’t read the following if you haven’t watched Star Trek and Star Wars.
*In Star Wars, why are they so technologically advanced, yet so far behind other galaxies in medicine? Why don’t they have epidurals if they have such fabulous prosthetics?
*In Star Trek, there are multiple issues with the universal translator. For instance, if it universally translates, why do people still have accents? And why doesn’t it translate when Warf says, “Kaplah!” or any other Klingon words?
*Why the heck did Leah kiss Luc if she had “always known” that he was her brother?
*Don’t even get us started with all the parallel universes in Star Trek. Too many episodes and generations for the non-science fiction fan to keep up with.
*The issue of people walking into walls inside the holo-deck can be explained away by a treadmill effect, but you can’t explain how in some episodes they manage to get all the officers inside a single holo-deck. If there were really that many people in there, they’d all be able to see each other, and you wouldn’t have the officers looking for one poor trapped crewman.
*In Star Wars, they use land speeders and other vehicles which are basically hover craft. So, why do these hover craft vehicles continue to hover when they are turned off?
*If Yoda thought Anakin was too old to be trained, why in the world did he train Luc? He was waayyy too old.
Why yes, I do know the words to the American Pie parody, The Saga Begins. My, my, this here, Anakin guy, maybe Vader someday later…
Beam me up Scotty! That’s about the range of my Star Trek knowledge!! LOVE the Chronicles of Narnia though. Haven’t seen the movies, but loved the books. How’s David feeling today?
Have a good week!
The new movie version of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe was good. Prince Caspian was not so good. They just changed way too much of the original story. David’s about average today. Thanks for asking!