Similarities Between Star Wars And Star Trek

When you first hear the word Star--, do you think, “Long ago, in a galaxy far away…” or “Space: the final frontier..”? The battle between Star Wars and Star Trek has been ongoing for many years and continues to grow with every passing generation. Despite the fact both franchise’s titles start with the same first word, both shows have many similarities and differences while still being its own different independent story. Star Trek began the path for Star Wars creation by opening a new audience to this world, but Star Wars went beyond Star Trek in the focus of character development, as well as their advancement in the film industry’s technology. From character design, plot points, and technological advancements these two iconic franchises have paved the way for the film industry in a magnitude of ways, but the ultimate question is which one is the best? …show more content…
Its fan base, who refer themselves as “trekkies,” displayed to the film and television industry that people enjoy these syfy adventures and take to the crazy alien creatures that had not been seen before this kind of context. Due to their wide audiences, Star Trek helped the Star Wars franchise come to be by making it aware to the production companies that there was an audience for these kinds of films. When Star Wars was released in 1977 it was immediately a hit, it became an iconic franchises that heavily affected america's pop culture then and now. It also created a division in the nerd world by splitting the Star Trek fans from the Star Wars. Although, Star Wars would have never been made if Star Trek had not paved the way for their