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The two franchises proliferate in this setting of storytelling, and each has offered various forms of media productions for decades. <sup id="cite_ref-HC_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2014</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Star Trek</i> was introduced on September 8, 1966 as <a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series" title="Star Trek: The Original Series">a live-action television series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was originally billed for a five-year run, but only lasted three years until 1969. After 79 episodes, the show ended abruptly due to low television ratings. However, the quality of the production and storytelling led to a cult classic following, which later resulted in a resurgence of interest in the franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Animated_Series" title="Star Trek: The Animated Series">Star Trek: The Animated Series</a></i> premiered in 1973 and lasted two seasons with 22 episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbeck2011_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbeck2011-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the subsequent publication of novels, comics, animated series, toys, and feature films which are still produced today, <i>Star Trek</i> grew into a popular media franchise and continues to draw large crowds.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Star Wars</i> was introduced on May 25, 1977, as a feature film, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars (film)">Star Wars</a></i> (1977). A novelization titled <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_From_the_Adventures_of_Luke_Skywalker" title="Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker">Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker</a></i>, based on the original script, was published about six months earlier. Upon the release of the first film, <i>Star Wars</i> grew into a popular media franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbeck2011_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbeck2011-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of today<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="read WP:RELTIME (September 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup>, the Star Wars franchise includes twelve films, nine television series, books, comics, toys, and more. Each franchise comprises billions of dollars of <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_property" title="Intellectual property">intellectual property</a>, employment for thousands, and <a href="/wiki/Entertainment" title="Entertainment">entertainment</a> for many more. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Differences">Differences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Differences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Star Trek</i> debuted on television. The franchise was conceived in the style of the television Western <i><a href="/wiki/Wagon_Train" title="Wagon Train">Wagon Train</a></i> and the adventure stories of <a href="/wiki/Horatio_Hornblower" title="Horatio Hornblower">Horatio Hornblower</a>, but evolved into a <a href="/wiki/Utopia" title="Utopia">utopian</a> prospect of future human society. Inspired by <i><a href="/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels" title="Gulliver's Travels">Gulliver's Travels</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Simon1999_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simon1999-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Clark2012_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark2012-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Star Trek</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s main focus is on space exploration and a galactic society consisting of multiple planets and species, where conflict occasionally occurs. Most of <i>Star Trek</i> occurs in the relatively distant future, specifically the 22nd through 24th centuries, with occasional <a href="/wiki/Time_travel_in_fiction" title="Time travel in fiction">time travel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Multiverse" title="Multiverse">interdimensional travel</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Earth_in_science_fiction" title="Earth in science fiction">Earth of the <i>Star Trek</i></a> universe shares much of its history with the real world. </p><p><i>Star Wars</i> debuted on film, despite the novel based on the film's original script having been published a year before the film itself. <i>Star Wars</i> belongs to the <a href="/wiki/Space_opera" title="Space opera">space opera</a> <a href="/wiki/Subgenre" class="mw-redirect" title="Subgenre">subgenre</a> of science fiction that follows <a href="/wiki/The_Hero%27s_Journey" class="mw-redirect" title="The Hero's Journey">The Hero's Journey</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which stands for the proposition that personal change occurs and is necessary when confronting significant problems, and was inspired by works such as <a href="/wiki/Beowulf" title="Beowulf">Beowulf</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_Arthur" title="King Arthur">King Arthur</a><sup id="cite_ref-Dreams_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dreams-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and other mythologies, world religions, as well as ancient and medieval history.<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Star Wars depicts a galactic society in constant conflict. Though there are periods of peace, these are only documented in novels, comics, video games, non-feature films, and other spin-off media. <i>Star Wars</i> is set "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away," although many characters are human, occasionally use <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a> metaphors, and exhibit human character traits.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Similarities_and_commonalities">Similarities and commonalities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Similarities and commonalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aside from both having the word <i><a href="/wiki/Star" title="Star">star</a></i> in their titles, the two franchises have much in common, with both having their origins in the <a href="/wiki/Space_Western" title="Space Western">space Western</a> subgenre.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Furthermore, both depict societies consisting of multiple planets and species. Star Trek's main protagonist group, the United Federation of Planets, consists of various planets, each inhabited by different species, which operates much like the United Nations. <i>Star Wars</i> depicts a galaxy that is mostly part of a single federation known as the <a href="/wiki/Galactic_Republic" title="Galactic Republic">Republic</a>, inhabited by humans and countless other species, which later become the <a href="/wiki/Galactic_Empire_(Star_Wars)" title="Galactic Empire (Star Wars)">Galactic Empire</a> and was again later reformed into a new society called the <a href="/wiki/New_Republic_(Star_Wars)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Republic (Star Wars)">New Republic</a> after a series of wars. </p><p>Both franchises promote philosophical and political messages. </p><p>The primary philosophies of <i>Star Trek</i> convey the morals of exploration and interference and how to properly confront and ethically resolve numerous new challenges. Creator <a href="/wiki/Gene_Roddenberry" title="Gene Roddenberry">Gene Roddenberry</a> was inspired by <a href="/wiki/Morality_play" title="Morality play">morality tales</a> such as <i><a href="/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels" title="Gulliver's Travels">Gulliver's Travels</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-Simon1999_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simon1999-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Clark2012_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark2012-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the basic dramatic format inspired by the science fiction film <i><a href="/wiki/Forbidden_Planet" title="Forbidden Planet">Forbidden Planet</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The primary philosophical messages of <i>Star Wars</i> are the ethics of good against evil and how to distinguish them from one another.<sup id="cite_ref-Decker2010_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Decker2010-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Star Wars</i> preaches against <a href="/wiki/Totalitarianism" title="Totalitarianism">totalitarian</a> systems and favors societies that offer equality.<sup id="cite_ref-Redmond2004_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Redmond2004-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an interview on the <i>Star Wars</i> 20th Anniversary UK Program which aired in 1997, referring to the mythology of the original <i>Star Wars</i> trilogy, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Stewart" title="Patrick Stewart">Patrick Stewart</a> stated, "A belief in one's own powers, especially one's own powers to do good because the underlying morality of <i>Star Wars</i> is a very, very positive one." <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Actors from both franchises have appeared on common television series such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Outer_Limits_(1995_TV_series)" title="The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)">The Outer Limits</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/SeaQuest_DSV" title="SeaQuest DSV">Sea Quest</a></i>. </p><p>Both franchises also draw from history and ancient mythology, including <a href="/wiki/Classical_mythology" title="Classical mythology">Greco-Roman mythology</a>. For example, many planets and alien species in <i>Star Trek</i> are named after ancient Roman deities. Several episodes from various <i>Star Trek</i> television series, such as "<a href="/wiki/Who_Mourns_for_Adonais" class="mw-redirect" title="Who Mourns for Adonais">Who Mourns for Adonais</a>," are directly based on ancient Phoenician-Greek themes and settings.<sup id="cite_ref-Kapell2010_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kapell2010-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series also makes references to <a href="/wiki/Babylon" title="Babylon">Ancient Babylon</a> and its <a href="/wiki/Babylonian_religion" title="Babylonian religion">mythic folklore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Klingon" title="Klingon">Klingons</a> and their warrior culture is a representation of the 12th-century <a href="/wiki/Mongols" title="Mongols">Mongols</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 11th-century <a href="/wiki/Vikings" title="Vikings">Vikings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Similarly, many of <i>Star Wars</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span> plots and character developments are based on ancient history, including <a href="/wiki/Classical_antiquity" title="Classical antiquity">classical Greece and Rome</a>, such as the fall of the <a href="/wiki/Galactic_Republic" title="Galactic Republic">Republic</a> in <i>Star Wars</i> followed by the rise of the <a href="/wiki/Galactic_Empire_(Star_Wars)" title="Galactic Empire (Star Wars)">Galactic Empire</a>, which parallels the civil war and subsequent fall of the ancient <a href="/wiki/Roman_Republic" title="Roman Republic">Roman Republic</a> followed by the rise of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 1983 documentary on the making of <i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi" title="Return of the Jedi">Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi</a></i> was hosted by <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy" title="Leonard Nimoy">Leonard Nimoy</a>, who mentioned creator George Lucas' original plan to do two other trilogies preceding and subsequent to the original trilogy.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Abrams_era">Abrams era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Abrams era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Abrams" title="J. J. Abrams">J. J. Abrams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_sequel_trilogy" title="Star Wars sequel trilogy">Star Wars sequel trilogy</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Tone plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-Tone" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section's <b>tone or style may not reflect the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles#Tone" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">encyclopedic tone</a> used on Wikipedia</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> See Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles#Tone" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">guide to writing better articles</a> for suggestions.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/J._J._Abrams" title="J. J. Abrams">J. J. Abrams</a> has been heavily involved in both franchises, as director and producer of <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_(2009_film)" title="Star Trek (2009 film)">Star Trek</a></i> (2009) and <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_Into_Darkness" title="Star Trek Into Darkness">Star Trek Into Darkness</a></i> (2013), producer of <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_Beyond" title="Star Trek Beyond">Star Trek Beyond</a></i> (2016), and director and producer of <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens" title="Star Wars: The Force Awakens">Star Wars: The Force Awakens</a></i> (2015) and <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Rise_of_Skywalker" title="Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker">Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker</a></i> (2019). <i>Star Trek</i> (2009) and <i>Star Wars: The Force Awakens</i> (2015) are each the first entries in expected trilogies. These films received favorable critical and commercial responses and revived interest in both franchises. In addition to Abrams, actors such as <a href="/wiki/Simon_Pegg" title="Simon Pegg">Simon Pegg</a> starred in both series. The newer films of the two franchises filmed major scenes in the <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>. The desert scenes on the planet Jakku in <i>Star Wars: The Force Awakens</i> (2015) were filmed in the Emirate of <a href="/wiki/Abu_Dhabi" title="Abu Dhabi">Abu Dhabi</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while scenes for cities in the film <i>Star Trek Beyond</i> (2016) were filmed in the Emirate of <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite Abrams' <i>Star Trek</i> and <i>Star Wars</i> entries being financial and critical successes, the original filmmakers behind both franchises criticized Abrams for recycling storylines. For instance, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_Into_Darkness" title="Star Trek Into Darkness">Star Trek Into Darkness</a></i> was considered by some to be less original than its Abrams-directed predecessor, and more of a loose <a href="/wiki/Remake" title="Remake">remake</a> of <i>Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The director of <i>Wrath of Khan</i>, Nicholas Meyer, from which <i>Star Trek Into Darkness</i> borrowed lines and plot elements, revealed in 2018 that he was disappointed with the film, saying: "In my sort of artistic worldview, if you're going to do an homage, you have to add something. You have to put another layer on it, and they didn't. Just by putting the same words in different characters' mouths didn't add up to anything, and if you have someone dying in one scene and sort of being resurrected immediately after there's no real drama going on. It just becomes a gimmick or gimmicky, and that's what I found it to be ultimately."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Star Wars</i> creator <a href="/wiki/George_Lucas" title="George Lucas">George Lucas</a> shared a similar disappointment towards Abrams' <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens" title="Star Wars: The Force Awakens">Star Wars: The Force Awakens</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> finding himself agreeing with the critics who found it too derivative of his own original <i>Star Wars</i> trilogy, particularly his original film. During an interview with talk show host and journalist <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Rose" title="Charlie Rose">Charlie Rose</a> that aired on December 24, 2015, Lucas likened his decision to sell Lucasfilm to Disney to a divorce, and outlined the creative differences between him and the producers of <i>The Force Awakens</i>. He described the previous six <i>Star Wars</i> films as his "children" and defended his vision for them, while criticizing <i>The Force Awakens</i> for having a "retro feel", saying: "I worked very hard to make them completely different, with different planets, with different spaceships – you know, to make it new." Lucas also likened Disney to "white slavers," which drew some criticism for which he later apologized.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of the batch of new <i>Star Wars</i> films, the Abrams written and directed films received the worst reception from Lucas. In 2017, Lucas described <i>Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi</i> as "beautifully made." The comment was interpreted as Lucas liking the <a href="/wiki/Rian_Johnson" title="Rian Johnson">Rian Johnson</a> written and directed sequel more than <i>The Force Awakens</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The previous year, the Disney-produced <a href="/wiki/Star_Wars#Anthology_films" title="Star Wars"><i>Star Wars</i> anthology</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Rogue_One" title="Rogue One">Rogue One</a></i> had been released. Its production did not involve Abrams, and it was reported that Lucas also liked it more than <i>The Force Awakens</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Years later, some critics agreed with Lucas' and Meyer's criticisms relative to Abrams written and directed <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Rise_of_Skywalker" title="Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker">Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker</a></i>. The website <i>The Ringer</i> noted the reception to the film was negative enough that the film (and its tie-ins) kept generating negative or controversial headlines in regards to the film's production for almost 10 months after its release. This film was the one where Abrams had the most creative control.<sup id="cite_ref-theringer.com_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theringer.com-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abrams was criticized for doubling down on Meyer's criticism of <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_Into_Darkness" title="Star Trek Into Darkness">Star Trek Into Darkness</a></i> by killing and instantly resurrecting almost every character in the film. Force powers to revive others were a central plot of the film, but they lost all meaning due to most resurrections not having anything having to do with such powers, including those of major characters in the film like Palpatine, Chewbacca, C-3PO and even minor cameo characters Zorry Bliss and Babu Frik. <i>The Rise of Skywalker</i> was also criticized for being another derivative remake of a previous film in the franchise, this time of the Lucas-written <i>Return of the Jedi</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-theringer.com_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theringer.com-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Certain websites have defended Johnson's <i>The Last Jedi</i>, and blamed Abrams and Disney for the failure of <i>Rise of Skywalker</i>, while criticizing Abrams's usage of his "mystery box" storytelling, a reference to leaving some aspects or history of the characters unanswered and forcing the audience and followers to speculate.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Abrams has faced criticism from fans for decisions made in the Star Trek franchise as well. For instance, Abrams was criticized for casting the classic <i>Star Trek</i> character of <a href="/wiki/Khan_Noonien_Singh" title="Khan Noonien Singh">Khan Noonien Singh</a>, who was Sikh and a former ruler of much of Eastern Eurasia in the original series, to a non-Sikh character in Star Trek Into Darkness. In the 2013 film Into Darkness, Khan is played by Londoner Benedict Cumberbatch, whom some perceived as replacing an explicitly non-white character in the <a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_canon" title="Star Trek canon"><i>Star Trek</i> canon</a> with a light-skinned European actor, something that had been termed <a href="/wiki/Whitewashing_in_film" title="Whitewashing in film">whitewashing</a> by some.<sup id="cite_ref-Blauvelt,_Christian_1_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blauvelt,_Christian_1-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fratangelo,_Jennifer_1_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fratangelo,_Jennifer_1-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> American Sikhs, who were hoping for an actor from their community to be cast in such a feature role, villain or not.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager" title="Star Trek: Voyager">Star Trek: Voyager</a>,</i> actor <a href="/wiki/Garrett_Wang" title="Garrett Wang">Garrett Wang</a> stated, "The casting of Cumberbatch was a mistake on the part of the producers. I am not being critical of the actor or his talent, just the casting".<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/George_Takei" title="George Takei">George Takei</a>, the original Hikaru Sulu, was also disappointed with the casting, as he thought it would have been better to cast Cumberbatch not as an established villain like Khan but as a new character.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On Trekmovie.com, co-producer and co-screenwriter Bob Orci addressed Khan's casting: "Basically, as we went through the casting process and we began honing in on the themes of the movie, it became uncomfortable for me to support demonizing anyone of color, particularly anyone of Middle Eastern descent or anyone evoking that. One of the points of the movie is that we must be careful about the villain within <i>US</i>, not some other race."<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abrams addressed some of the film's shortcomings. He thought that the dynamic of Kirk and Spock's relationship in the film "wasn't really clear." For keeping the identity of Khan a secret before the film's release, Abrams felt he "was trying to preserve the fun for the audience, and not just tell them something that the characters don't learn for 45 minutes into the movie, so the audience wouldn't be so ahead of it." In the end, Abrams recognized that "there were certain things I was unsure of.... Any movie ... has a fundamental conversation happening during it. And [for <i>Into Darkness</i>,] I didn't have it.... [The problems with the plot] was not anyone's fault but mine, or, frankly, anyone's problem but mine. [The script] was a little bit of a collection of scenes that were written by my friends.... And yet, I found myself frustrated by my choices, and unable to hang my hat on an undeniable thread of the main story. So, then I found myself on that movie basically tap-dancing as well as I could to try and make the sequences as entertaining as possible.... I would never say that I don't think that the movie ended up working. But I feel like it didn't work as well as it could have had I made some better decisions before we started shooting."<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Estimated_financial_comparisons">Estimated financial comparisons</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Estimated financial comparisons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> there are more <i>Star Wars</i> fans than <a href="/wiki/Trekkie" title="Trekkie">Trekkies</a>, according to <a href="/wiki/Akiva_Goldsman" title="Akiva Goldsman">Akiva Goldsman</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> having more fans than either.<sup id="cite_ref-vary20240327_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vary20240327-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the similar number of films, the profit made by the <i>Star Wars</i> film series exceeds the profit of the <i>Star Trek</i> film series by six times, while the entire <i>Star Wars</i> franchise surpasses <i>Star Trek</i> by four times. It is difficult to accurately judge the total worth of each franchise as the many television series, novels, memorabilia, video games, and other factors must be taken into account. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars" title="Special:EditPage/Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div><ul> <li style="display: inline-table;"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_films" title="List of Star Trek films"><i>Star Trek</i> films</a> (US$ million) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Budget </th> <th>Box office </th> <th>Net </th></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture" title="Star Trek: The Motion Picture">The Motion Picture</a></i> </td> <td>35 </td> <td>139 </td> <td>104 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_II:_The_Wrath_of_Khan" title="Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan">The Wrath of Khan</a></i> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>96 </td> <td>84 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_III:_The_Search_for_Spock" title="Star Trek III: The Search for Spock">The Search for Spock</a></i> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>87 </td> <td>69 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_IV:_The_Voyage_Home" title="Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home">The Voyage Home</a></i> </td> <td>24 </td> <td>133 </td> <td>109 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_V:_The_Final_Frontier" title="Star Trek V: The Final Frontier">The Final Frontier</a></i> </td> <td>30 </td> <td>70 </td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_VI:_The_Undiscovered_Country" title="Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country">The Undiscovered Country</a></i> </td> <td>27 </td> <td>96.9 </td> <td>69.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_Generations" title="Star Trek Generations">Generations</a></i> </td> <td>38 </td> <td>120 </td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_First_Contact" title="Star Trek: First Contact">First Contact</a></i> </td> <td>46 </td> <td>150 </td> <td>104 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Insurrection" title="Star Trek: Insurrection">Insurrection</a></i> </td> <td>70 </td> <td>117 </td> <td>47 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Nemesis" title="Star Trek: Nemesis">Nemesis</a></i> </td> <td>60 </td> <td>67 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_(2009_film)" title="Star Trek (2009 film)">Star Trek</a></i> (reboot) </td> <td>140 </td> <td>386 </td> <td>247 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_Into_Darkness" title="Star Trek Into Darkness">Into Darkness</a></i> </td> <td>190 </td> <td>467 </td> <td>277 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_Beyond" title="Star Trek Beyond">Beyond</a></i> </td> <td>185 </td> <td>343 </td> <td>158 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total </th> <th>13 films </th> <th>875 </th> <th>2,271 </th> <th>1,397 </th></tr></tbody></table></li> <li style="display: inline-table;"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_films" title="List of Star Wars films"><i>Star Wars</i> films</a> (US$ million) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Budget </th> <th>Box office </th> <th>Net </th></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars (film)">Star Wars</a></i> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>786.6 </td> <td>775.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_Back" title="The Empire Strikes Back">The Empire Strikes Back</a></i> </td> <td>23 </td> <td>534.1 </td> <td>511.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi" title="Return of the Jedi">Return of the Jedi</a></i> </td> <td>32.5 </td> <td>572.7 </td> <td>540.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_I_%E2%80%93_The_Phantom_Menace" title="Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace">The Phantom Menace</a></i> </td> <td>115 </td> <td>1027 </td> <td>912 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_II_%E2%80%93_Attack_of_the_Clones" title="Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones">Attack of the Clones</a></i> </td> <td>115 </td> <td>656.6 </td> <td>541.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_III_%E2%80%93_Revenge_of_the_Sith" title="Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith">Revenge of the Sith</a></i> </td> <td>115 </td> <td>848.9 </td> <td>733.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Clone_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)">The Clone Wars</a></i> </td> <td>8.5 </td> <td>68.6 </td> <td>60.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens" title="Star Wars: The Force Awakens">The Force Awakens</a></i> </td> <td>306 </td> <td>2058 </td> <td>1752 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Rogue_One" title="Rogue One">Rogue One</a></i> </td> <td>200 </td> <td>1056 </td> <td>856 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Last_Jedi" title="Star Wars: The Last Jedi">The Last Jedi</a></i> </td> <td>200 </td> <td>1321 </td> <td>1121 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Solo:_A_Star_Wars_Story" title="Solo: A Star Wars Story">Solo</a></i> </td> <td>275 </td> <td>392.9 </td> <td>117.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Rise_of_Skywalker" title="Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker">The Rise of Skywalker</a></i> </td> <td>275 </td> <td>1074 </td> <td>799 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total </th> <th>12 films </th> <th>1,676 </th> <th>10,396.4 </th> <th>8,720.4 </th></tr></tbody></table></li> </ul></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Franchise </th> <th>Year of inception </th> <th>Original work </th> <th>Films </th> <th>Total box office </th> <th>TV series </th> <th>Total revenue </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek" title="Star Trek">Star Trek</a></i> </td> <td>1966 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series" title="Star Trek: The Original Series">Star Trek: The Original Series</a></i> (TV) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_films" title="List of Star Trek films">13</a> </td> <td>$2.271 billion </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_television_series" title="List of Star Trek television series">10</a> </td> <td>$7.8 billion (as of 1998)<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a></i> </td> <td>1977 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars (film)">Star Wars</a></i> (film) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_films" title="List of Star Wars films">12</a> </td> <td>$8.923 billion </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_television_series" title="List of Star Wars television series">10</a> </td> <td>$42 Billion (as of 2015)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critique_and_commentaries">Critique and commentaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Critique and commentaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Science fiction writer <a href="/wiki/David_Brin" title="David Brin">David Brin</a> criticized <i>Star Wars</i> at the time of the release of <i>The Phantom Menace</i>, arguing that while the <i>Star Wars</i> movies provide special effects and action/adventure, audiences are not encouraged to engage with their overriding themes. Among his issues with <i>Star Wars</i> and George Lucas, whom he accused of "having an agenda," is that the <i>Star Wars</i> galaxy is too "elitist," with arbitrary rulers on both the evil and good sides, replacing one another without any involvement of the population. He criticizes both sides of the <a href="/wiki/Galactic_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Galactic Civil War">Galactic Civil War</a> as part of the "same genetically superior royal family."<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finds the <i>Star Wars</i> universe flawed with additional forms of absolutism, such as justified emotions leading a good person to evil – for example citing the idea that <a href="/wiki/Luke_Skywalker" title="Luke Skywalker">Luke Skywalker</a> killing <a href="/wiki/Palpatine" title="Palpatine">Palpatine</a> would somehow turn him to the dark side, despite the act potentially saving millions of lives. Among the many other flaws he sees with <i>Star Wars</i> is that <a href="/wiki/Anakin_Skywalker" class="mw-redirect" title="Anakin Skywalker">Anakin Skywalker</a> becomes a hero at the end of <i>Return of the Jedi</i> simply because he saved his son's life, while the atrocities he committed during his time in power go largely ignored. In contrast, he argues that, despite its flaws, <i>Star Trek</i> is "democratic," takes up more multifaceted issues, and values "cooperation and wit."<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/William_Shatner" title="William Shatner">William Shatner</a> argues that <i>Star Trek</i> is superior to <i>Star Wars</i>. According to him, "<i>Star Trek</i> had relationships and conflict among the relationships and stories that involved humanity and philosophical questions." Shatner believes that <i>Star Wars</i> was only better than <i>Star Trek</i> in terms of special effects, and that once J.J. Abrams became involved, <i>Star Trek</i> was able to "supersede <i>Star Wars</i> on every level."<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tim_Russ" title="Tim Russ">Tim Russ</a>, who played <a href="/wiki/Tuvok" title="Tuvok">Tuvok</a> in the <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager" title="Star Trek: Voyager">Star Trek: Voyager</a></i> television series, claims that it is difficult to find common enough elements to be able to compare the two. Among those common elements are their similar settings populated by unique characters and technologies. He echoed Shatner that <i>Star Trek</i> reflects common human issues, the morals of exploration, and considers ethical questions. <i>Star Wars</i> in his view is a classic medieval tale dressed up as action-adventure, and that embraces the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_philosophy" title="Eastern philosophy">Eastern philosophy</a> of inner strength. Russ concludes that despite both their success and popularity, <i>Star Trek</i> comes out as the better of the two, as it is set in "our" galaxy and therefore people can relate better to it, whereas <i>Star Wars</i> takes place in another galaxy. He acknowledged that he could be biased.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbeck2011_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbeck2011-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Bulloch" title="Jeremy Bulloch">Jeremy Bulloch</a> was best known for his role as <a href="/wiki/Boba_Fett" title="Boba Fett">Boba Fett</a> in the original <i>Star Wars</i> trilogy. He was a huge fan of <i>Star Trek: The Original Series</i>. He argued that while both franchises are popular, <i>Star Wars</i> comes out as the superior, for its soundtracks and special effects.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbeck2011_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbeck2011-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Contrasting the focus of the two franchises, contributor J. C. Herzthe of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> argued, "<i>Trek</i> fandom revolves around technology because the <i>Star Trek</i> universe was founded on ham-fisted dialogue and <i>Gong Show</i>-caliber acting. But the fictional science has always been brilliant. <a href="/wiki/Physics_and_Star_Wars" title="Physics and Star Wars">The science in <i>Star Wars</i></a> is nonsense, and everyone knows it. But no one cares because <i>Star Wars</i> isn't about science. It's epic drama. It's about those incredibly well-developed characters and the moral decisions they face. People don't get into debates about how the second <a href="/wiki/Death_Star" title="Death Star">Death Star</a> works. They get into debates about the ethics of blowing it up."<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>John Wenzel of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Denver_Post" title="The Denver Post">The Denver Post</a></i> highlighted two differences in approach, noting the "swashbuckling" and "gunslinger" style of <i>Star Wars</i> compared with <i>Star Trek</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s "broader themes of utopian living, justice, and identity" and that the spiritual aspect of <i>Star Wars</i> contrasts with the balance of emotion and logic seen in <i>Star Trek</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Billionaire <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thiel" title="Peter Thiel">Peter Thiel</a> told Maureen Dowd of the New York Times in a 2017 interview, "I'm a capitalist. <i>Star Wars</i> is the capitalist show. <i>Star Trek</i> is the communist one." He further stated "There is no money in <i>Star Trek</i> because you just have the transporter machine that can make anything you need. The whole plot of <i>Star Wars</i> starts with <a href="/wiki/Han_Solo" title="Han Solo">Han Solo</a> having this debt that he owes and so the plot in <i>Star Wars</i> is driven by money."<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Archived footage in the 2011 documentary produced by Gene Roddenberry's son,<i><a href="/wiki/Trek_Nation" title="Trek Nation">Trek Nation</a>,</i> showed <a href="/wiki/Gene_Roddenberry" title="Gene Roddenberry">Gene Roddenberry</a> opining, "I like <i>Star Wars</i>. It was young King Arthur growing up, slaying the evil emperor finally. There's nothing wrong with that kind of entertainment—everything doesn't have to create a philosophy for you—for your whole life. You can also have fun."<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Influences_on_each_other">Influences on each other</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Influences on each other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_sources_and_analogues" title="Star Wars sources and analogues">Star Wars sources and analogues</a></div> <p>William Shatner once described the relationship between the two franchises as "symbiotic," crediting <i>Star Wars</i> for launching the <a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_(film_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Trek (film series)"><i>Star Trek</i> films</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dominguez19990517_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dominguez19990517-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He repeated this sentiment at a 2016 <i>Star Trek</i> fan convention in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> by stating, "<i>Star Wars</i> created <i>Star Trek.</i>" He clarified this statement by explaining that at the time of the release of the first <i>Star Wars</i> film (<i>A New Hope</i>), Paramount, then under new management, was struggling to come up with something that could compete with it. A <i>Star Trek</i> relaunch was the choice. Since then, public interest has returned to <i>Star Trek</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "It was <i>Star Wars</i> that thrust <i>Star Trek</i> into the people of Paramount's consciousness," Shatner stated.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Trek_Nation" title="Trek Nation">Trek Nation</a></i> features interviews where both Lucas and Roddenberry praise each other's respective franchises, with the former stating that <i>Star Trek</i> was an influence while writing the original screenplay for <i>Star Wars</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He explained that while both franchises were so "far out," <i>Star Trek</i> produced a fanbase that "softened up the entertainment arena" so that <i>Star Wars</i> could "come along and stand on its shoulders."<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is also acknowledged by Shatner, who went as far as to call <i>Star Wars</i> a "derivative" of <i>Star Trek</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A few references to <i>Star Wars</i> have been inserted into <i>Star Trek</i> films. For fleeting moments, one can see ships and droids from <i>Star Wars</i> in both <i>Star Trek</i> (2009) and <i>Star Trek Into Darkness</i> (2013).<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some <i>Star Trek</i> films and television episodes used the <i>Star Wars</i> animation shop, <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Light_%26_Magic" title="Industrial Light & Magic">Industrial Light & Magic</a>, for their special effects.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Roddenberry was honored at a <i>Star Trek</i> convention late in life, a congratulatory letter from Lucas was presented by an actor dressed as <a href="/wiki/Darth_Vader" title="Darth Vader">Darth Vader</a>. A few years earlier, Roddenberry had contributed an entry in honor of <i>Star Wars</i> and Lucas at a convention honoring the latter.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comic_relief">Comic relief</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Comic relief"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>William Shatner was a presenter at Lucas' <a href="/wiki/American_Film_Institute" title="American Film Institute">American Film Institute</a> Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony in 2007 and did a comical stage performance honoring Lucas.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, at a live concert, Shatner dressed as an <a href="/wiki/Stormtrooper_(Star_Wars)" title="Stormtrooper (Star Wars)">imperial stormtrooper</a> singing "<a href="/wiki/Girl_Crush" title="Girl Crush">Girl Crush</a>" alongside <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Underwood" title="Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Paisley" title="Brad Paisley">Brad Paisley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Shatner and <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Fisher" title="Carrie Fisher">Carrie Fisher</a> posted a series of humorous YouTube videos <a href="/wiki/Satire" title="Satire">satirizing</a> each other's franchises. In a 2016 interview, Shatner commented that <a href="/wiki/James_T._Kirk" title="James T. Kirk">Captain Kirk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Princess_Leia" title="Princess Leia">Princess Leia</a> eloping and running off into the sunset would be the "perfect union" between <i>Star Trek</i> and <i>Star Wars</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_48-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shatner has also posted several humorous tweets on his <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">X (Twitter)</a> account mocking <i>Star Wars</i>. Among them was a post commemorating the 35th anniversary of the poorly received <i>Star Wars Holiday Special</i>. In response, <i>Star Wars</i> actor <a href="/wiki/Peter_Mayhew" title="Peter Mayhew">Peter Mayhew</a> posted a "retaliation" tweet congratulating Shatner for the directing of <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_V:_The_Final_Frontier" title="Star Trek V: The Final Frontier">Star Trek V: The Final Frontier</a></i>, another poorly-received film.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future">Future</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Future"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both franchises are expected to grow throughout the next decade. </p><p>After the <i>Star Trek</i> reboot trilogy, several sequels are set to follow. A new television series based on the original timeline, subtitled <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Discovery" title="Star Trek: Discovery">Discovery</a></i>, serving as a prequel to the original series, debuted on <a href="/wiki/CBS_All_Access" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS All Access">CBS All Access</a> in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of March 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, more <i>Star Trek</i> TV shows were airing than ever before. 900 episodes and 13 feature films totaling 668 hours had been produced over 58 years.<sup id="cite_ref-vary20240327_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vary20240327-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the debut of <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Rebels" title="Star Wars Rebels">Star Wars Rebels</a></i>, several projects were undertaken including a television series set in between the <i>Star Wars</i> prequels and the original trilogy, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Mandalorian" title="The Mandalorian">The Mandalorian</a></i>, a television series set in between the original trilogy and the <i>Star Wars</i> sequel trilogy, and an anthology of stand-alone <i>Star Wars</i> films, starting with <i><a href="/wiki/Rogue_One" title="Rogue One">Rogue One</a></i>, which was released in December 2016, and <i><a href="/wiki/Solo:_A_Star_Wars_Story" title="Solo: A Star Wars Story">Solo: A Star Wars Story</a></i> following in May 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, more spin-off media is also underway. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fan_work">Fan work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Fan work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_fan_productions" title="Star Trek fan productions">Star Trek fan productions</a> and <a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_fan_films" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Wars fan films">Star Wars fan films</a></div> <p>Aside from official works by the producers of <i>Star Trek</i> and <i>Star Wars</i>, many <a href="/wiki/Fan_film" title="Fan film">fan films</a> and <a href="/wiki/Webisode" title="Webisode">webisodes</a> set in the two universes of the franchises are also constantly produced and posted on 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(N–S)">N–S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_characters_(T%E2%80%93Z)" title="List of Star Trek characters (T–Z)">T–Z</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_crossovers" title="Star Trek crossovers">Crossovers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Concepts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_games_in_Star_Trek" title="List of games in Star Trek">Games</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kobayashi_Maru" title="Kobayashi Maru">Kobayashi Maru</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_in_Star_Trek" title="Law in Star Trek">Law</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Directive" title="Prime Directive">Prime Directive</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_materials" title="List of Star Trek materials">Materials</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dilithium_(Star_Trek)" title="Dilithium (Star 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species</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andorian" title="Andorian">Andorian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bajoran" title="Bajoran">Bajoran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borg" title="Borg">Borg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breen_(Star_Trek)" title="Breen (Star Trek)">Breen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardassian" title="Cardassian">Cardassian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_War#Dominion" title="Dominion War">Dominion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferengi" title="Ferengi">Ferengi</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rules_of_Acquisition" title="Rules of Acquisition">Rules of Acquisition</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorn" title="Gorn">Gorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazon" title="Kazon">Kazon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klingon" title="Klingon">Klingon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Klingon_High_Council" title="Klingon High Council">High Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klingon_culture" title="Klingon culture">culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klingon_language" title="Klingon language">language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klingon_grammar" title="Klingon grammar">grammar</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maquis_(Star_Trek)" title="Maquis (Star Trek)">Maquis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orion_(Star_Trek)" title="Orion (Star Trek)">Orion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Q_(Star_Trek)" title="Q (Star Trek)">Q</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romulan" title="Romulan">Romulan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Species_8472" title="Species 8472">Species 8472</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Federation_of_Planets" title="United Federation of Planets">United Federation of Planets</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Starfleet" title="Starfleet">Starfleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starfleet#Starfleet_Academy" title="Starfleet">Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Section_31_(Star_Trek)" title="Section 31 (Star Trek)">Section 31</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tribble" title="Tribble">Tribble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidiians" title="Vidiians">Vidiians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vulcan_(Star_Trek)" title="Vulcan (Star Trek)">Vulcan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vulcan_nerve_pinch" title="Vulcan nerve pinch">nerve pinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vulcan_salute" title="Vulcan salute">salute</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_aliens#Xindi" title="List of Star Trek aliens">Xindi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Technology_in_Star_Trek" title="Technology in Star Trek">Technology</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cloaking_device" title="Cloaking device">Cloaking device</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communicator_(Star_Trek)" title="Communicator (Star Trek)">Communicator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shields_(Star_Trek)" title="Shields (Star Trek)">Deflector shields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holodeck" title="Holodeck">Holodeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypospray" title="Hypospray">Hypospray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_travel_in_science_fiction#Slower_than_light" title="Space travel in science fiction">Impulse drive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701)#Sets,_sounds,_and_fixtures" title="USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)">Jefferies tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LCARS" title="LCARS">LCARS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Technology_in_Star_Trek#Medical_technology" title="Technology in Star Trek">Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Replicator_(Star_Trek)" title="Replicator (Star Trek)">Replicator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spacecraft_in_Star_Trek" title="Spacecraft in Star Trek">Spacecraft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deep_Space_Nine_(fictional_space_station)" title="Deep Space Nine (fictional space station)">Deep Space Nine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Defiant" title="USS Defiant"><i>Defiant</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_dock#Star_Trek" title="Space dock">Earth Spacedock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starship_Enterprise" title="Starship Enterprise"><i>Enterprise</i></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enterprise_(NX-01)" title="Enterprise (NX-01)">NX-01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701)" title="USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)">NCC-1701</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701-A)" title="USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701-D)" title="USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701-E)" title="USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)">E</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klingon_starships" title="Klingon starships">Klingon starships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shuttlecraft_(Star_Trek)" title="Shuttlecraft (Star Trek)">Shuttlecraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Voyager_(Star_Trek)" title="USS Voyager (Star Trek)"><i>Voyager</i></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transporter_(Star_Trek)" title="Transporter (Star Trek)">Transporter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tricorder" title="Tricorder">Tricorder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_uniforms" title="Star Trek uniforms">Uniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warp_drive" title="Warp drive">Warp drive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weapons_in_Star_Trek" title="Weapons in Star Trek">Weapons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bat%27leth" title="Bat'leth">Bat'leth</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_production_staff" title="List of Star Trek production staff">List of staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Roddenberry" title="Gene Roddenberry">Gene Roddenberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norway_Corporation" title="Norway Corporation">Norway Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_composers_and_music" title="List of Star Trek composers and music">Composers and music</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Theme_from_Star_Trek" title="Theme from Star Trek">musical theme</a></li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Where_no_man_has_gone_before" title="Where no man has gone before">Where no man has gone before</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beam_me_up,_Scotty" title="Beam me up, Scotty">Beam me up, Scotty</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redshirt_(stock_character)" title="Redshirt (stock character)">Redshirt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Star_Trek_(film_franchise)" title="List of accolades received by Star Trek (film franchise)">Accolades (film franchise)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unmade projects</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_God_Thing" title="Star Trek: The God Thing"><i>The God Thing</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Planet_of_the_Titans" title="Star Trek: Planet of the Titans"><i>Planet of the Titans</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Phase_II" title="Star Trek: Phase II"><i>Phase II</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_of_Star_Trek_4" title="Development of Star Trek 4"><i>Star Trek 4</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_spin-off_fiction" title="Star Trek spin-off fiction">Spin-off fiction</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_games" title="List of Star Trek games">Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_(comics)" title="Star Trek (comics)">Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_novels" title="List of Star Trek novels">Novels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_tie-in_fiction" title="List of Star Trek tie-in fiction">Reference books</a></li> <li>Stage <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Klingon_Christmas_Carol" title="A Klingon Christmas Carol">A Klingon Christmas Carol</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%CA%BCu%CA%BC" title="ʼuʼ">Klingon opera</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Very_Short_Treks" title="Star Trek: Very Short Treks"><i>Very Short Treks</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Aftershows</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/After_Trek" title="After Trek">After Trek</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ready_Room" title="The Ready Room">The Ready Room</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Documentaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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href="/wiki/Shakespeare_and_Star_Trek" title="Shakespeare and Star Trek">Shakespeare and <i>Star Trek</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Exhibition" title="Star Trek: The Exhibition">The Exhibition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Experience" title="Star Trek: The Experience">The Experience</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Last_Voyage_of_the_Starship_Enterprise" title="The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise">The Last Voyage of the Starship <i>Enterprise</i></a>" (1976 <i>SNL</i> sketch)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_Enterprise_(film)" title="Free Enterprise (film)"><i>Free Enterprise</i></a> (1999 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Galaxy_Quest" title="Galaxy Quest">Galaxy Quest</a></i> (1999 film)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Where_No_Fan_Has_Gone_Before" title="Where No Fan Has Gone Before">Where No Fan Has Gone Before</a>" (2002 <i>Futurama</i> episode)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Orville" title="The Orville">The Orville</a></i> (2017 television series)</li> 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Skywalker_Saga" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Skywalker Saga</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_original_trilogy" title="Star Wars original trilogy">Original trilogy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars (film)">Star Wars</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_Back" title="The Empire Strikes Back">The Empire Strikes Back</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi" title="Return of the Jedi">Return of the Jedi</a></i> (1983)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_prequel_trilogy" title="Star Wars prequel trilogy">Prequel trilogy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_I_%E2%80%93_The_Phantom_Menace" title="Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace">The Phantom Menace</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_II_%E2%80%93_Attack_of_the_Clones" title="Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones">Attack of the Clones</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_III_%E2%80%93_Revenge_of_the_Sith" title="Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith">Revenge of the Sith</a></i> (2005)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_sequel_trilogy" title="Star Wars sequel trilogy">Sequel trilogy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens" title="Star Wars: The Force Awakens">The Force Awakens</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Last_Jedi" title="Star Wars: The Last Jedi">The Last Jedi</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Rise_of_Skywalker" title="Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker">The Rise of Skywalker</a></i> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Animated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Clone_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)">The Clone Wars</a></i> (2008)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Rogue_One" title="Rogue One">Rogue One</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Solo:_A_Star_Wars_Story" title="Solo: A Star Wars Story">Solo</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mandalorian_%26_Grogu" title="The Mandalorian & Grogu">The Mandalorian & Grogu</a></i> (2026)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Holiday_Special" title="Star Wars Holiday Special">Holiday Special</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Caravan_of_Courage:_An_Ewok_Adventure" title="Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure">The Ewok Adventure</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ewoks:_The_Battle_for_Endor" title="Ewoks: The Battle for Endor">Ewoks: The Battle for Endor</a></i> (1985)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_television_series" title="List of Star Wars television series">Television series</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Animated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Droids" title="Star Wars: Droids">Droids</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ewoks_(TV_series)" title="Ewoks (TV series)">Ewoks</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Clone_Wars_(2003_TV_series)" title="Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)">Clone Wars</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Clone_Wars_(2008_TV_series)" title="Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)">The Clone Wars</a></i> (2008) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars:_The_Clone_Wars_episodes" title="List of Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Detours" title="Star Wars Detours">Detours</a></i> (unaired)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Rebels" title="Star Wars Rebels">Rebels</a></i> (2014) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_Rebels_episodes" title="List of Star Wars Rebels episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Forces_of_Destiny" title="Star Wars Forces of Destiny">Forces of Destiny</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Resistance" title="Star Wars Resistance">Resistance</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Bad_Batch" title="Star Wars: The Bad Batch">The Bad Batch</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Visions" title="Star Wars: Visions">Visions</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Tales" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Wars: Tales">Tales</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Young_Jedi_Adventures" title="Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures">Young Jedi Adventures</a></i> (2023) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars:_Young_Jedi_Adventures_episodes" title="List of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Live-action</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mandalorian" title="The Mandalorian">The Mandalorian</a></i> (2019) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Mandalorian_season_1" title="The Mandalorian season 1">season 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Mandalorian_season_2" title="The Mandalorian season 2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Mandalorian_season_3" title="The Mandalorian season 3">3</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Boba_Fett" title="The Book of Boba Fett">The Book of Boba Fett</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Obi-Wan_Kenobi_(miniseries)" title="Obi-Wan Kenobi (miniseries)">Obi-Wan Kenobi</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Andor_(TV_series)" title="Andor (TV series)">Andor</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ahsoka_(TV_series)" title="Ahsoka (TV series)">Ahsoka</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Acolyte_(TV_series)" title="The Acolyte (TV series)">The Acolyte</a></i> (2024)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Skeleton_Crew" title="Star Wars: Skeleton Crew">Skeleton Crew</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_characters" title="List of Star Wars characters">Characters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_Rebels_characters" title="List of Star Wars Rebels characters">Rebels</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Mandalorian_characters" title="List of The Mandalorian characters">The Mandalorian</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Book_of_Boba_Fett_characters" title="List of The Book of Boba Fett characters">The Book of Boba Fett</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_Legends_characters" title="List of Star Wars Legends characters">Legends</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Characters_of_the_Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_series" title="Characters of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series">Knights of the Old Republic</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Star_Wars" title="Music of Star Wars">Music and audio</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Audio dramas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Story_of_Star_Wars" title="The Story of Star Wars">The Story of Star Wars</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_books" title="List of Star Wars books">Audio novels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(radio_series)" title="Star Wars (radio series)">Radio dramatizations of the films</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Compositions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(Main_Title)" title="Star Wars (Main Title)">Main Title</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Imperial_March" title="The Imperial March">The Imperial March</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi_(soundtrack)" title="Return of the Jedi (soundtrack)">Ewok Celebration</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Duel_of_the_Fates" title="Duel of the Fates">Duel of the Fates</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Theme/Cantina_Band" title="Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band">Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Soundtracks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(soundtrack)" title="Star Wars (soundtrack)">Star Wars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_Back_(soundtrack)" title="The Empire Strikes Back (soundtrack)">The Empire Strikes Back</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi_(soundtrack)" title="Return of the Jedi (soundtrack)">Return of the Jedi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ewoks_(soundtrack)" title="Ewoks (soundtrack)">Ewoks</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_I_%E2%80%93_The_Phantom_Menace_(soundtrack)" title="Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (soundtrack)">The Phantom Menace</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_II_%E2%80%93_Attack_of_the_Clones_(soundtrack)" title="Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (soundtrack)">Attack of the Clones</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_III_%E2%80%93_Revenge_of_the_Sith_(soundtrack)" title="Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (soundtrack)">Revenge of the Sith</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Clone_Wars_(film)#Soundtrack" title="Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)">The Clone Wars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens_(soundtrack)" title="Star Wars: The Force Awakens (soundtrack)">The Force Awakens</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rogue_One_(soundtrack)" title="Rogue One (soundtrack)">Rogue One</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Last_Jedi_(soundtrack)" title="Star Wars: The Last Jedi (soundtrack)">The Last Jedi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Solo:_A_Star_Wars_Story_(soundtrack)" title="Solo: A Star Wars Story (soundtrack)">Solo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Rise_of_Skywalker_(soundtrack)" title="Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (soundtrack)">The Rise of Skywalker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Obi-Wan_Kenobi_(soundtrack)" title="Obi-Wan Kenobi (soundtrack)">Obi-Wan Kenobi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Andor_(soundtrack)" title="Andor (soundtrack)">Andor</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_in_other_media" title="Star Wars in other media">Other media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_theme_parks_attractions" title="List of Star Wars theme parks attractions">Attractions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_A_Galactic_Spectacular" title="Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular">A Galactic Spectacular</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jedi_Training:_Trials_of_the_Temple" title="Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple">Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Tours" title="Star Tours">Star Tours</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Star_Tours_%E2%80%93_The_Adventures_Continue" title="Star Tours – The Adventures Continue">The Adventures Continue</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Path_of_the_Jedi" title="Star Wars: Path of the Jedi">Path of Jedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Galaxy%27s_Edge" title="Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge">Galaxy's Edge</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Millennium_Falcon_%E2%80%93_Smugglers_Run" title="Star Wars: Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run"><i>Millennium Falcon</i> – Smugglers Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Rise_of_the_Resistance" title="Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance">Rise of the Resistance</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Galactic_Starcruiser" title="Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser">Galactic Starcruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Hyperspace_Mountain" title="Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain">Hyperspace Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Launch_Bay" title="Star Wars Launch Bay">Launch Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Weekends" title="Star Wars Weekends"><i>Star Wars</i> Weekends</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Where_Science_Meets_Imagination" title="Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination">Where Science Meets Imagination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Celebration" title="Star Wars Celebration"><i>Star Wars</i> Celebration</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_In_Concert" title="Star Wars: In Concert">In Concert</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Wish" title="Disney Wish">Hyperspace Lounge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em"><a href="/wiki/Category:Star_Wars_documentaries" title="Category:Star Wars documentaries">Documentaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Making_of_Star_Wars" title="The Making of Star Wars">The Making of Star Wars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SP_FX:_The_Empire_Strikes_Back" title="SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back">SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Classic_Creatures:_Return_of_the_Jedi" title="Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi">Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/From_Star_Wars_to_Jedi:_The_Making_of_a_Saga" title="From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga">From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Dreams:_The_Story_of_the_Star_Wars_Trilogy" title="Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy">Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Science_of_Star_Wars_(miniseries)" title="Science of Star Wars (miniseries)">Science of Star Wars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Legacy_Revealed" title="Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed">The Legacy Revealed</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Tech" title="Star Wars Tech">Star Wars Tech</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em"><a href="/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars" title="Lego Star Wars">Lego</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_Droid_Tales" title="Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales">Droid Tales</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_The_Resistance_Rises" title="Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises">The Resistance Rises</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_The_Freemaker_Adventures" title="Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures">The Freemaker Adventures</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_Rebuild_the_Galaxy" title="Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy">Rebuild the Galaxy</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Merchandise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Action figures <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenner_Star_Wars_action_figures" title="Kenner Star Wars action figures">Kenner</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kenner_Star_Wars_action_figures" title="List of Kenner Star Wars action figures">list</a></li></ul></li> <li>Hasbro <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Vintage_Collection" title="Star Wars: The Vintage Collection">Vintage Collection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Transformers" title="Star Wars Transformers">Transformers</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Pez" title="Star Wars Pez">Pez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Force_Trainer" title="Force Trainer">Force Trainer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shepperton_Design_Studios" title="Shepperton Design Studios">Shepperton Design Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_trading_card" title="Star Wars trading card">Trading cards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinylmation" title="Vinylmation">Vinylmation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.5em">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_video_games" title="Star Wars video games">Video games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_video_games" title="List of Star Wars video games">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_books" title="List of Star Wars books">Books</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_reference_books" title="List of Star Wars reference books">reference books</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Insider" title="Star Wars Insider">Star Wars Insider</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_comics" title="Star Wars comics">Comics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_comic_books" title="List of Star Wars comic books">list</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(manga)" title="Star Wars (manga)">manga</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_in_other_media" title="Star Wars in other media">Legends</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_Legends_characters" title="List of Star Wars Legends characters">characters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrawn_trilogy" title="Thrawn trilogy"><i>Thrawn</i> trilogy</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Shadows_of_the_Empire" title="Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire">Shadows of the Empire</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Galaxies" title="Star Wars Galaxies">Galaxies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic" title="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic">Knights of the Old Republic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Unleashed" title="Star Wars: The Force Unleashed">The Force Unleashed</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Old_Republic" title="Star Wars: The Old Republic">The Old Republic</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_High_Republic" title="Star Wars: The High Republic">The High Republic</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Lucas" title="George Lucas">George Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucasfilm" title="Lucasfilm">Lucasfilm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_Star_Wars_actors" title="Lists of Star Wars actors">Cast</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_film_actors" title="List of Star Wars film actors">film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_television_series_actors" title="List of Star Wars television series actors">television series</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changes_in_Star_Wars_re-releases" title="Changes in Star Wars re-releases">Changes in film re-releases</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Han_shot_first" title="Han shot first">Han shot first</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_filming_locations" title="List of Star Wars filming locations">Filming locations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_opening_crawl" title="Star Wars opening crawl">Opening crawl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_artists" title="List of Star Wars artists">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_sources_and_analogues" title="Star Wars sources and analogues">Sources and analogues</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">comparison to <i>Star Trek</i></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Star_Wars_films" title="List of accolades received by Star Wars films">Accolades</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens" title="List of accolades received by Star Wars: The Force Awakens">The Force Awakens</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_effects_of_The_Empire_Strikes_Back" title="Special effects of The Empire Strikes Back">Special effects of <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Duel_of_the_Fates" title="Star Wars: Duel of the Fates">Duel of the Fates</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Light_%26_Magic_(TV_series)" title="Light & Magic (TV series)">Light & Magic</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_impact_of_Star_Wars" title="Cultural impact of Star Wars">Cultural impact</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_impact_of_Star_Wars#Fandom,_fan_films_and_fan_edits" title="Cultural impact of Star Wars"><i>Star Wars</i> fandom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/501st_Legion" title="501st Legion">501st Legion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebel_Legion" title="Rebel Legion">Rebel Legion</a></li></ul></li> <li>Religion <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intergalactic_Krewe_of_Chewbacchus" title="Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus">Chewbacchus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jediism" title="Jediism">Jediism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jedi_census_phenomenon" title="Jedi census phenomenon">Jedi census phenomenon</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Day" title="Star Wars Day"><i>Star Wars</i> Day</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_and_Other_Galactic_Funk" title="Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk">Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk</a></i></li> <li>Fan websites <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wookieepedia" title="Wookieepedia">Wookieepedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TheForce.Net" title="TheForce.Net">TheForce.Net</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spaceballs" title="Spaceballs">Spaceballs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Force_for_Change" title="Star Wars: Force for Change">Force for Change</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chewbacca_defense" title="Chewbacca defense">Chewbacca defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoda_conditions" title="Yoda conditions">Yoda conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_Star_(business)" title="Death Star (business)">Death Star (business)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative" title="Strategic 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