Star Trek vs Star Wars - Page 4

October 7th, 2008, 10:59 AM

I just thought of something awful!
A 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' type of show set in the SW universe!

evil_genius_180 · October 7th, 2008, 11:03 AM

OK, I'll take your word for it that it's awful. I've never heard of "Dog the Bounty Hunter."

AnubisCat · October 12th, 2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Fretslayer

I just thought of something awful!
A 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' type of show set in the SW universe!

I thought Lucas did a one off many years ago that was about Boba Fett...

Of course my memory has always been bad, so I could be wrong on that. But if I am right, it was as bad as the Star Wars Christmas Special... YEESH!

gmd3d · October 12th, 2008, 11:38 AM

please don't mention the Christmas special.. that was more like the nightmare before X-MAS.. I get the shakes thinking about Leia singing

oh if i did not welcome you to 3DG i welcome you now

evil_genius_180 · October 12th, 2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AnubisCat

I thought Lucas did a one off many years ago that was about Boba Fett...

You're probably thinking of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter that came out for PS2 and Gamecube (I'm not sure about XBOX and PC because Lucas Arts is funny like that.) It was a game that focused around Jango Fett and the events leading up to Episode 2, including being recruited by Lord Taranis (Dooku) and acquiring his ship, Slave 1.

AnubisCat · October 12th, 2008, 12:06 PM

Are you kidding? I have nightmares about that nightmare! LOL

Thanks for the welcome

AnubisCat · October 12th, 2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by evil_genius_180

You're probably thinking of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter that came out for PS2 and Gamecube (I'm not sure about XBOX and PC because Lucas Arts is funny like that.) It was a game that focused around Jango Fett and the events leading up to Episode 2, including being recruited by Lord Taranis (Douku) and acquiring his ship, Slave 1.

It was only on the PS2 and GameCube, I remember being very upset that I couldn't rent it for my X-Box at the time it came out. But I could have sworn that there was a very obscure short film or something back in the 70's revolving around Boba... Like I said, I could be (and very likely) am wrong about that

evil_genius_180 · October 12th, 2008, 12:14 PM

It probably would have been in the '80s because the character didn't originally appear until 1980 in Empire, but there could have been.

As far as Bounty Hunter, it was a pretty sweet game (better than Clone Wars.) I had a PS2 back then (and an XBOX and probably a Gamecube also) so I didn't worry too much about what came out for which system. Though, I don't think I ever owned that game, I just borrowed it. In fact, I should probably go to the used VG store less than a mile from where I live and see if they have Bounty Hunter (I'm feeling some strong nostalgia just talking about it.

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October 28th, 2008, 11:20 AM

Come on! The Star Wars Christmas special is one of my prized posessions. It's a great way to get unwanted relatives to go home after the holidays!

November 14th, 2008, 12:18 PM

Well, IMHO I prefer Star Wars than Star Trek... star wars has rich characters. Besides, I've always wanted a light saber. :p

gmd3d · November 14th, 2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by johnart

Well, IMHO I prefer Star Wars than Star Trek... star wars has rich characters. Besides, I've always wanted a light saber. :p

I like Trek more perhaps because it not a Galaxy far far etc

the Lightsaber is a fantastic invention.. I read somewhere the original the lightsaber was to be a very common weapon /.. almost everyday use not
only for the Jedi.

it was a good idea to make them only for the Jedi ..

evil_genius_180 · November 14th, 2008, 10:06 PM

Yeah, in early drafts the lightsaber was a common use weapon. In fact, there is some old concept art of a Stormtrooper with one. I also like it that they became special weapons. Anyone can use a gun but it takes special skill to use a sword, especially to deflect blaster shots with one.

gmd3d · November 15th, 2008, 06:35 AM

yeah that what I saw too .. cannot locate the picture yet , but when I do I post it

evil_genius_180 · November 15th, 2008, 09:51 AM

The source for all things Star Wars:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

I like it better than the Databank at the official Star Wars site because it usually has more in it, though the Databank also would have had this image.

gmd3d · November 15th, 2008, 10:47 AM

yeah that the one .. thanks for posting

evil_genius_180 · November 15th, 2008, 06:06 PM

NP, bro. I've always liked that image, even though it's still cooler to have only Jedi use lightsabers. It's a fun "what could have been" image.

November 16th, 2008, 08:46 PM

Yeah...Star Wars for me, but you have to love the Food Replicator and Holodeck in Star Trek.

November 20th, 2008, 06:32 AM

Wow, I'm torn on this one...

As an avid SciFi geek I like them both for different reasons...

I've watched every ST episode & movie and have every SW movie & a large library of SW books...

ST as stated previously is not far, far away, the stories are engaging and they broke a lot of new ground socially. Throughout the stories it weaved a lot of intrigue and trying to figure out who is really on your side...

SW is just cool with the lightsabre and The Force. Plus in the early stories its pretty clear, cut & dry as far as Good Vs. Evil.

Naw, not gonna choose...

gmd3d · November 20th, 2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by PeterRama

Naw, not gonna choose...

should have thought of that myself

evil_genius_180 · November 20th, 2008, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Taranis

should have thought of that myself

Yeah, really. I love both Star Trek and Star Wars. In my mind they're both the best and all other Sci-Fi must bow before them. :evil:

November 20th, 2008, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by evil_genius_180

Yeah, really. I love both Star Trek and Star Wars. In my mind they're both the best and all other Sci-Fi must bow before them. :evil:

They always come in two.

...Master and apprentice.

:laugh:

evil_genius_180 · November 20th, 2008, 11:46 AM

Good lord, he just had to whip out the Darth Bane rule of two, didn't he? (those are some great books, BTW, if nobody else has read them)

November 20th, 2008, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by evil_genius_180

Good lord, he just had to whip out the Darth Bane rule of two, didn't he? (those are some great books, BTW, if nobody else has read them)

Oh yeah... Very good books and really helps fill in a lot of the history that is eluded too in movies...

evil_genius_180 · November 20th, 2008, 09:45 PM

Plus, they are written by the guy who wrote the story for Knights of the Old Republic (love that story) so they go perfectly with that game. They also go perfectly with the movies, especially the prequel trilogy.

gmd3d · November 21st, 2008, 01:18 AM

I never read them .. I'll add them to my list of future reads

November 21st, 2008, 09:55 PM

If we are discussing books, rather than movies, then I would have to put my two cents in and say that neither star trek or star wars comes close to Starship Troopers by Heinlein.

But then I was army airborne and the thought of being dropped from orbit sounds great, plus the CAP armor.... a whole new meaning "Death from Above."

evil_genius_180 · November 21st, 2008, 10:01 PM

Yeah, I know what you mean. I was fresh out of Airborne School and had just been stationed at Bragg when I read that one night while on 24 hour duty. You've just gotta wonder if they had to endure the 18 hours of pre-jump prep that we had to.

November 21st, 2008, 11:35 PM

I would agree as well. Heinlein wrote one of the all time great Military SciFi books with Starship Troopers... Too bad the movie wasn't more like the book...

November 22nd, 2008, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by evil_genius_180

Yeah, I know what you mean. I was fresh out of Airborne School and had just been stationed at Bragg when I read that one night while on 24 hour duty. You've just gotta wonder if they had to endure the 18 hours of pre-jump prep that we had to.

Hey, I just liked the reg, everybody drops, everybody fights....

So, there was no overweight supply Sargent sitting fat dumb and happy in some office somewhere.....

evil_genius_180 · November 22nd, 2008, 10:38 AM

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So, there was no overweight supply Sargent sitting fat dumb and happy in some office somewhere.....

I never had any overweight supply sergeants in my time in the Army, just a couple really horrible ones. We had a really stupid specialist when I first got there (the sergeant above him who was was even more useless.) Then we had a real jackass E-6 when we went to Afghanistan. I was glad to see him leave. Then we had a cool E-4 that I used to hang out with a lot when we had nothing to do (which was frequent) and the E-6 above him was former infantry (perfect for an infantry company supply sergeant) and he was ripped. He could bench press more than anybody else in the company, I think. He was really cool also. Now, our commo sergeant was fat and useless. And he stuttered really horribly (which is bad for a commo sergeant.)

But you never have any overweight people in the military in those futuristic movies and shows. (except Scotty, but he didn't start that way on the show) Usually everybody is the right weight for their height or on the muscular side. You never have any fat people or skinny people in the military. I was so friggin' skinny (though I was over the minimum weight for my height) that my platoon sergeant used make me get seconds on field chow and give me all kinds of fattening candy and stuff that he brought with him to the field to eat. Which was funny, since I was incapable of gaining weight in those days because of a fast metabolism. :laugh: