George Takei calls for all Sci-Fi fans to band together against Twilight

It's the age old battle that has divided nerds for over 30 years, which is better Star Trek or Star Wars?

Personally, I think the argument is a silly one and liken it to debating apples vs oranges for the mere fact that they are both round.  And, if we're being quite frank, I often find that true fans don't typically waste their breath debating about this sort of thing.  The only people that seem to discuss Star Trek vs Star Wars are non-nerdy noobs that get the titles confused because they both have the word "star" in them (they're also the ones that call it Star "Track" with the blissful ignorance of a naked baby).

But, that said, George Takei is a funny, lovable guy and as for the video (embedded below) in which he calls for "Star Peace" amongst fans is clever and well done.  I don't necessarily have a problem with the video, or the proposed nerd battle royale between Star Wars and Star Trek fans.  The point I do take umbrage with is when the typically tolerant and diplomatic George Takei, self proclaimed broker of star peace, calls for a unified front of Trek and Star Wars fans to team up against the fanatical mob of Twilight teens.

Nerd battles are funny and coupled with our keen ability to make fun ourselves, the intellectual sparring amongst nerds can be totally hilarious, witty and more fun to watch than a couple of fatties wrestling in a baby pool of green jello.  But, this proposed Twilight war has a nasty undertone of nerd bullying and as the elders of nerd fandom, we have an obligation to be the mature ones and resist the urge to pull our younger sister's pigtails, not suggest a more united hair pulling campaign.


If anything, we Star Trek and Star Wars fans should pity the younger generation that is forced to grow up with Edward and Jacob instead of Skywalker, Kirk and Picard.  I say, put down those cans of sparkly vampire whoop-ass and relax fans, take solace that the next generation is going to preserve our hard-fought and hard-won right to nerdiness in pop culture.  So, until the final Twilight movie is forever out of theaters, I'm afraid we'll have to bite our tongues until the "junior nerd" frenzy subsides and they realize that there are much better movies and books to geek out about.  Like Whitney said, the children are our future so let's preserve our nerd heritage.


C'mon Takei, make space love not space hate and leave the teeny boppers alone.  Let them swoon for now George, they'll come around eventually.