This isn't exactly complaining about things I haven't watched.  The thoughts I have aren't exactly complaints, and they're broad picture thoughts, not specifics, so it probably doesn't matter that I haven't seen the things.  However, as one of the things is the latest Star Wars movie, Rogue One, I am sticking the rest of this under a cut because ( Read more... )

First off, I'm a heretic.  That is to say, I'm a fan of both Star Wars and Star Trek, and have been since I discovered science fiction space adventure (and shortly there after fandom, when I went to my first con).

But...

Star Trek fans seem to be more about the fun.  Yes, yes, there are the serious ones and all, but I noticed right away - on buying ( Read more... )

For those out there who are not familiar with Star Trek's famous no-win scenario for Starfleet command-track cadets, the Kobayashi Maru is (in original continuity) a simulator scenario in which the cadet, as captain of a ship, must decide whether to enter the Neutral Zone and rescue a damaged civilian ship - violating the treaty in the process, or ( Read more... )