I love star wars it is awesome it has amazing games the movies are really good and easy to follow but there is always a dark side to thing( see what i did there?) and the dark side is named jar jar......
We're comparing apples and... maybe pineapples. Both have sort of similar names and both have fruity goodness but they are really fundamentally different. Star Trek has great social commentary with a very optimistic view of our future. Star Wars has all the best elements of storytelling with a grittier (when it's at its best) view of "people". I say both win the contest.
Although if I had to pick, dogfights and swords that are lasers probably tip the scales in Star Wars' favor.
Anyone listen to Rod Roddenberry's Mission Log podcast? Its basically MST3K-style but more serious. He talks about the theme behind the chosen Star Trek episode. Pretty cool.
Old Star Wars > Old Star Trek, Newer Star Wars < Newer Star Trek. I know this is an old thread, but after seeing the newest Star Trek I felt inclined to comment.