<P> Billionaire Peter Thiel told Dowd "I'm a capitalist . Star Wars is the capitalist show . Star Trek is the communist one". He further stated "There is no money in Star Trek because you just have the transporter machine that can make anything you need . The whole plot of Star Wars starts with Han Solo having this debt that he owes and so the plot in Star Wars is driven by money ." </P> <P> Archived footage in Trek Nation showed Gene Roddenberry saying, "I like Star Wars . 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 ." </P> <P> The two franchises have a "symbiotic relationship" stated Shatner, who credits Star Wars for launching the Star Trek films . He repeated this sentiment at a 2016 Star Trek fan convention in Las Vegas by stating "Star Wars created Star Trek". He clarified this statement by explaining that at the time of the release of the first Star Wars film (A New Hope), Paramount, then under new management, was struggling to come up with something that could compete with it . A Star Trek relaunch was the choice . Since then, public interest has returned to Star Trek . "It was Star Wars that thrust Star Trek into the people of Paramount's consciousness" Shatner stated . </P> <P> The documentary Trek Nation features interviews where both Lucas and Roddenberry praise each other's respective franchises, with the former stating that Star Trek was an influence while writing the original screenplay for Star Wars . He explained that while both franchises were so "far out", Star Trek produced a fanbase that "softened up the entertainment arena" so that Star Wars could "come along and stand on its shoulders ." This is also acknowledged by Shatner, who went as far as to call Star Wars a "derivative" of Star Trek . </P>

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