While I attended the New York Premier of Star Wars back in da day (honest they were giving away tickets) I chose Star Trek instead. I know it's "apples and oranges" to compare a TV series (or group of series) to a film franchise but, you know it's gotta be done. Sure S.W. blew my mind and I saw it about 5 times that summer but S.T. has changed evolved, grown up in ways that S.W. hasn't even sniffed at. There were episodes of S.T., TNG and DS9 that reduced me to tears, S.W. has made me cry too at times... tears of rage and anger. Sorry, S.W. as much fun as it is did NOT encourage whole generations to strive for a "better world", it exists to "sell mercandise" and entertain... not enlighten...

The late Dr. Martin Luther King called Nichelle Nichols and asked her to stay on the show because of what it meant to a whole generation of Black Americans. Did anyone call Jar Jar Binks?

Da Worfster