Star Wars Day is not thought-about a nationwide vacation, although it typically feels it must be, given what number of notable Hollywood icons acknowledge and have a good time it. (To not point out the A+ pun that sparked all of it.) One of many largest sci-fi actors of all time, William Shatner does not appear able to letting the popular culture observance cross with out reminding his tens of millions of geeky followers that Star Trek nonetheless reigns supreme.
Whereas loads of Trekkies take pleasure in Star Wars, and it is secure to say debates about franchise superiority aren’t fairly as fervent today as they as soon as have been, it is at all times enjoyable to see playful razzing happening between the 2 fandoms. Shatner is a grasp at tongue-in-cheek trolling, and put his expertise to work informing Star Wars followers who their actual father is:
I simply wish to make issues clear… Who’s your Daddy @starwars?Me! ❌⭕️‼️ Daddy Invoice pic.twitter.com/ljZ6OPZ8vEMight 4, 2025
The Shat Daddy did not go into specifics on what that meant, precisely, , which is ok because the time period Shat Daddy has a method of constructing different topics appear pointless.
Although if I have been to invest, I would say he is referring to the affect that Gene Roddenberry’s unique Star Trek collection had on George Lucas in the course of the creation of Star Wars. Lucas shared in an interview for the documentary Trek Nation (by way of GeekTyrant) that his area opera franchise “stood on the shoulders” of Trek, and that his love for that sci-fi collection factored into his creation of Han Solo, Princess Leia and the remaining.
Whereas I would not be so daring as to say upcoming Trek reveals we’ll watch with a Paramount+ subscription affect the upcoming Star Wars reveals on Disney+, I can see William Shatner’s logic right here. If George Lucas was a Trekkie, and admits to the unique collection was an affect on the trilogy, then it tracks that he is all of our daddies. I am not going to be as dramatic as Luke Skywalker and shout It is not true, however slightly transfer ahead and get to know my new daddy higher.
And whereas it is true that Star Wars undoubtedly dominates on the field workplace whereas Star Trek has struggled to supply updates on the subsequent batch of theatrical plans, there are some info we won’t ignore. For instance, even with its stance of diplomacy and dealing for the better good, it is secure to say Starfleet would’ve dealt with the Empire significantly better than the Insurgent Alliance did.
Additionally, which franchise had one in every of its largest stars really journey to area, and which franchise solely had its star congratulate the aforementioned celeb for doing so? As one of many few non-public residents to have seen Earth from above, It is laborious to disclaim William Shatner is the “daddy” of sci-fi followers.
All jokes apart, there’s nothing mistaken with loving Star Conflicts greater than Star Trek, or the opposite method round, or loving them each equally. The essential factor is that each franchises are arguably the strongest they’ve ever been of their runs, and each performed a job in making “being geeky” a mainstream character trait today. You do not want a paternity check to show that, although If William Shatner was really saying he was my father I might in all probability ask for one.
Almost all issues Star Wars-related can be found to stream with.a Disney+ subscription, whereas Star Trek‘s character reign supreme over on Paramount+.