re: Star Trek vs. Star Wars
"And I can't stand Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon this, etc etc. Space based sci-fi leaves me utterly cold - can't stand it."
I like Star Trek and Star Wars.
I like Alien and Blade Runner is one of favorites.
I like Dune and I like Firefly.
And I liked the Matrix- even though it's sort of like hippies without sunshine.
Lexx was good also. And Farscape had it's moments.
The Hitchhiker Guide as book was great, the film did ok, same with I Robot.