I know my compadre James Burns hates me talking about it, but I am a big time lover of all things Star Trek. I’ve been a fan since the early 80’s, attended Trek conventions since 1992, been to a number of premieres, visited Las Vegas and Star Trek The Experience, met most of the various cast members. I love it, so this article caught my attention for three reasons. One because it’s written by our pal Rob Wainfur from the magnificent The Bearded Trio, secondlty because it’s hosted on the richly aromatic Coffee With Kenobi and thirdly because it’s absolutely right.
Ever since I was a child, and particularly with the advent of the internet, the two franchises have generally been seen as two camps. Either you’re a Star Wars fan or a Star Trek fan. You can’t be in both camps is the general consensus with fans. I’ve seen fans at comic cons get quite irate explaining why their love for their chosen franchise is better than the other one. This could be seen as just passionate and there’s nothing wrong with that. But there is definitely a more serious side to the fan base and sometimes a little ugly. On The Bearded Trio site which I created and help run I cover Star Wars and Star Trek. I’ve had emails from Star Wars fans asking why I have Star Trek material on my site and that I should stop. I’ve even been called a traitor. I’m always happy to explain that I love both Star Wars and Star Trek equally and the two are in my opinion closer than most people think.”
