12-09-2014, 12:06 PM
Star Wars ep 4-6 was kinda like Everquest: flawed, but released in an era where it was the best thing of its type in existence. You wanted to love it partially because you could see the potential, despite the flaws. (Epic 3 part movies! Playing online with hundreds of people!) Not many people would understand why we liked Everquest so much, but at the time, it made perfect sense. It was the best there was of a new type of game.
Star Wars ep 1-3 was kinda like GW2: still flawed, but a little more refined in some ways and generally updated to appeal better to more modern audiences. And again, it was better than a lot of alternatives within the same genre. In a world of shitty MMORPGs, GW2 comes across as worth checking out. In a world of shitty sci-fi movies, Ep 1-3 come across as worth watching.
So it's not that Star Wars is great, any more than Everquest or GW2 were great. But it has a lasting appeal as a concept because it exists in a near-void. Really good production-quality sci-fi that isn't totally braindead is hard to find.
Ditto for Star Trek in general, really. The TV shows survived not necessarily because they are the best we can imagine, but because "the best sci-fi television series ever made" is a pretty low bar. If you really like sci-fi, you like Star Wars and Star Trek if only due to a lack of alternatives.
Star Wars ep 1-3 was kinda like GW2: still flawed, but a little more refined in some ways and generally updated to appeal better to more modern audiences. And again, it was better than a lot of alternatives within the same genre. In a world of shitty MMORPGs, GW2 comes across as worth checking out. In a world of shitty sci-fi movies, Ep 1-3 come across as worth watching.
So it's not that Star Wars is great, any more than Everquest or GW2 were great. But it has a lasting appeal as a concept because it exists in a near-void. Really good production-quality sci-fi that isn't totally braindead is hard to find.
Ditto for Star Trek in general, really. The TV shows survived not necessarily because they are the best we can imagine, but because "the best sci-fi television series ever made" is a pretty low bar. If you really like sci-fi, you like Star Wars and Star Trek if only due to a lack of alternatives.