I remember my Dad watching the "original" Star Trek but I never really liked the character portrayals much. Couldn't stomach William Shatner. The first Star Wars movie hit the theater in a little town where I worked as a summer camp counselor, and the kids begged on their knees to go see it. We adult counselors were skeptical about another "rocket drama" but ended up just blown away even more than the kids were. We couldn't wait to tuck them into their beds so we could sneak back to the theater to watch it all over and over again. Ran around in the dark woods surrounding camp zapping each other with lightsabers like complete idiots. The Empire Strikes Back was great too, but I lost my love for the whole thing after the 3rd movie. So many of these series end up as vehicles for CGI and endless battle scenes. Less and less character building, rehashed scripts, little plot depth, and humor obviously targeting children. I pitied the cast having to speak such insipid lines. I hope the new movie isn't anything like the prequels. Futuristic scenery just isn't enough... monotonous Jedi preaching, an overload of fights and saber conflicts isn't what made the original so much fun.
