My preference is Star Trek. Yes, science fiction, imaginative, great adventure, but Gene Roddenberry had another dimension. He had a vision of a future about what America…the global society could be. [His] genius came to flower in addressing contemporary issues and be able to present them as futuristic.

It’s a debate that has raged for decades in the halls of science fiction and doesn’t show any signs abating anytime soon:vs.. It’s a passionate argument and one that seems especially topical as Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes over the world and as we get ready for, which recently released its first trailer . This is largely a fan debate, but one key player in theuniverse, George Takei, just added his two cents.The actor and activist, most known for his role of Mr. Sulu onthe Original Series, talked to Fortune and revealed his stance in thevs.discussion. Guess which side he falls on? Though he appreciates, he has a very specific reason for why his loyalties lie with. He said:For Takei, it’s the vision of Gene Roddenberry, who createdin the 1960s, that sets it apart from its genre compatriots. Assembling an intentionally diverse cast, he pushed at race and gender lines like few other televisions shows at the time, or since.Originally titledset out to employ the genre trappings to tell complex, mature stories that use the futuristic backdrop to address problems and issues in contemporary society. As a genre, this has always been one of the hallmarks of science fiction, using outlandish settings and plots to reflect the state of society, and few properties have done this as successfully asas they tackled a variety of topic from racism to war and many others.