both franchises have declined in the latest releasesm but the lore of star trek is just sooooo compelling

defs SW, its a space opera but in truth I've only seen the recent Trek movies - which aren't that great

Then you're denying yourself a lot because...although I thought the "new" Trek movies were terrific (the ones with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto)...those are a reboot, not the movies with the tv series actors (6 with the original series, and the 4 Next Generation cast).

You need to catch up with the first 10 movies with the tv actors. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is the best with the original series group, and Star Trek: First Contact is the best with the Next Generation cast. At least try to catch those two, and with an open mind.

Totally Star Wars, love the space opera genre!  Honestly, they're 2 different balls of wax though.

Exactly...but I'm a Trekkie all the way. Have been since 1986 when the 4th Trek movie came out and turned me Trekkie. Although I was indeed into Star Wars a couple of years before that, but dropped the SW interest once I turned Trekkie.

Keep in mind that Trek set the standard for everything to follow and is 11 years older than the first SW movie in 1977. 13 years actually, if you count the original 1964 pilot.

I still haven't seen any of them

Do you mean to tell me you have never seen any Star Trek?  Ignore everything that has been said and get your self some of the trek. Maybe steer clear of Deep Space 9 but any of the other series are solid although my favourite (and not a universally shared opinion) is Enterprise.  It's also a safe bet with just about any of the films (though I don't count the JJ Lensflare films as part of that equation) except for Insurrection.  Another not very popularly shared opinion is that the first film Star Trek - The Slow Motion Picture is good.  I think it's great and always hope to find an extended director's cut that might be similar to watching glaciers move.