Is it possible to be a Trekker, Star Wars fan, and Whovian equally? I think I’m pretty darn close. I don’t prefer one over the others.
I have to say that the Star Wars/Star Trek debate is rather hard to analyze. I’ve seen Star Wars fans (one of my friends actually) who outnerd any Trekker I’ve ever seen (he has a Jedi Knight tattoo on his leg).
Overall, I think the background material of both are equally nerdy, however, the community that embraces them tend to embrace different parts. Most of the Star Trek community embraces the technical side of Star Trek (which is seen as nerdy), while the Star Wars community tends to embrace the “Space Cowboy” side of Star Wars (which is seen as “cool”). This is a rather overarching generalization but I think it holds true most of the time.
Next time one of these questions comes around I want a discussion containing Dr. Who, and Firefly as well, both have similar cult followings and are regarded as nerdy.