The cult of star trek. A very good question. While there are some devoted fans, and some fanatical fans, some are just bizare. Like the fan who wanted a sample of their blood. Anoyne see that episode of Futurama where the crew went to a planet where the original star trek cast were being held by a obsessed alien fan? I loved the part in the end where the crew was wondering if the alien was all that bad, discussing all the good things he did for them, then Fry says, "And all you had to do was put up with one annoying Star Trek fan" The crew looks at each other and Leonard Nemoy says, "Let's get the hell out of here" Great episode. Star Trek is a good series that I guess gets more attention than Star Wars because star trek was a tv series with movies. Many people are facinated by the future and technology on star trek, but I think what drives people is the sense of adventure. There is a lot to space that has yet to be explored. Like acient sailors who were drawn to the unexplored sea to see what is out there, people want to voyage into space and take a few risks to discover something new.