The RWP

Mandolin · #1 9th May 2010, 11:49 PM

How long do you think it'll be before Star Wars and Star Trek finally meet on the big screen? I mean, nerds have obsessed over this idea for at least three generations now. If some good screenwriters put together a fun, intelligent script and turned it into an eye-raping special effects orgy where Darth Vader fights Klingons, it'll turn a bigger profit than Avatar and the Second Coming combined.

Any comments on this?

MetalHeroOfTime · #2 9th May 2010, 11:52 PM

I can't imagine it working. That kind of stuff should remain in badly written fanfics by obese college students who smell of cheetos.

Mandolin · #3 9th May 2010, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MetalHeroOfTime

I can't imagine it working. That kind of stuff should remain in badly written fanfics by obese college students who smell of cheetos.

Now imagine it done by experienced, competent professionals with a multimillion dollar budget.

Kaiser · #4 9th May 2010, 11:58 PM

I'd like to know 3 people who are not on assburgers who would actually think about this as a good idea.

No offense mandolin.

Mandolin · #5 10th May 2010, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaiser Lolazer

I'd like to know 3 people who are not on assburgers who would actually think about this as a good idea.

No offense mandolin.

Do you live in a cave? Both of those franchises have thousands of fans and are worth millions upon millions of dollars.

Oz the Gay and Powerful · #6 10th May 2010, 12:08 AM

^Billions is more accurate I think.

wkw427 · #7 10th May 2010, 12:20 AM

So long as it is a crossover between Transformers and Stargate, I'm in

Tooie · #8 10th May 2010, 12:22 AM

Star Wars and Star Trek have very little in common, actually.

Jinjonator · #9 10th May 2010, 12:22 AM

I'm not a massive Star Wars fan (they're alright), and I really haven't seen anything of Star Trek other than the new movie, but I can safely say...no. This is a terrible idea. No matter how it sounds in theory, I want you to put into your head an honest and realistic picture of how this would look. Imagine the asinine plot they would have to pull out of their asses to bring these two together and make them conflict in some way. Chances are, your brain ought to be bleeding from the mere thought of it.

Mandolin · #10 10th May 2010, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Jinjonator

I'm not a massive Star Wars fan (they're alright), and I really haven't seen anything of Star Trek other than the new movie, but I can safely say...no. This is a terrible idea. No matter how it sounds in theory, I want you to put into your head an honest and realistic picture of how this would look. Imagine the asinine plot they would have to pull out of their asses to bring these two together and make them conflict in some way. Chances are, your brain ought to be bleeding from the mere thought of it.

Who says the two sets of characters have to conflict with one another? It can be a good old-fashioned white-hats-versus-black-hats. The Empire is seeking to expand and has set its sights on the Milky Way; Starfleet is dispatched to stop them but is soon outnumbered by the clone army, thus forcing them to call for aid from those who have dealt with them before, i.e. Han, Luke, Leia, etc. Alternately, the Borg has spread onto the Galaxy, thus requiring the Enterprise to trek farther than any man had trekked before to deliver the cure before... I dunno. It'd be non-canon for both series, but I'll be damned if it's not fun, as well.

Jinjonator · #11 10th May 2010, 12:35 AM

So they already exist in the same "universe"? I'm sure there's some reason why that wouldn't work, but I'm not nerdy enough to know what it is. But I'm sure there's something.

Mandolin · #12 10th May 2010, 12:38 AM

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So they already exist in the same "universe"? I'm sure there's some reason why that wouldn't work, but I'm not nerdy enough to know what it is. But I'm sure there's something.

Oh, that's not important. The joy of seeing Kirk fighting Vader on the big screen overrides any and all canonical hiccups.

Oz the Gay and Powerful · #13 10th May 2010, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mandolin

Who says the two sets of characters have to conflict with one another? It can be a good old-fashioned white-hats-versus-black-hats. The Empire is seeking to expand and has set its sights on the Milky Way; Starfleet is dispatched to stop them but is soon outnumbered by the clone army, thus forcing them to call for aid from those who have dealt with them before, i.e. Han, Luke, Leia, etc. Alternately, the Borg has spread onto the Galaxy, thus requiring the Enterprise to trek farther than any man had trekked before to deliver the cure before... I dunno. It'd be non-canon for both series, but I'll be damned if it's not fun, as well.

This is the worst idea I've ever heard, and I've heard about mass genocide.

Jinjonator · #14 10th May 2010, 01:19 AM

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Oh, that's not important. The joy of seeing Kirk fighting Vader on the big screen overrides any and all canonical hiccups.

Well, when you admit that plot and consistency are irrelevant, nothing else really matters, does it?

MetalHeroOfTime · #15 10th May 2010, 01:34 AM

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Well, when you admit that plot and consistency are irrelevant, nothing else really matters, does it?

Bay's law: Forget the plot, all people want is cool fight sequences and explosions.

The more I think about this theoretical crossover, the worse I think it will be. I mean, look at Freddy vs Jason. That movie sucked.