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The #1 best captain award

I know I'm opening a can of worms here by asking that age old question Kirk or Picard or _________(insert captin's name here).

Vote for best Captain!

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Permalink Reply by Reed on August 15, 2009 at 11:36pm

Reckless abandonment of regulations and hairpieces all around...

Kirk!

Permalink Reply by Mad Miss Erin on August 23, 2010 at 5:29pm

My sentiments exactly!

Permalink Reply by Hannah D. on May 4, 2010 at 8:03pm

For me, t's a tie between Captain Picard and Captain Janeway. I love them both for different reasons.

Permalink Reply by Hannah D. on May 4, 2010 at 8:29pm

Oops! I meant it's a tie.

Permalink Reply by Vyktor Alzirr on May 8, 2010 at 5:44am

Just out of curiosity, is anyone keeping count of the votes? Oh, and lest I forget, a second vote of mine to Janeway :)

Permalink Reply by Greg Davis on July 8, 2010 at 1:07am

He did command the Defiant... when it got its ass handed to it by the Borg cube in the beginning of Star Trek: First Contact... But seriously, though, Worf is probably my favorite Trek character of all time. I always found that his struggle to balance his Klingon heritage with his Federation upbringing (along with 11 total seasons on television between TNG and DS9, plus 4 movies) made the character deep, nuanced, and compelling to watch (I also really like Klingons, and have to second the earlier comments about Gowron... Robert O'Reilly really reveled in that role. Martok was a really cool character as well after that business with the Federation/Klingon alliance breaking down got ironed out...). Worf also had command of the Defiant a few times on the series, and temporarily kept his quarters aboard her as well (until he and Jadzia started sharing quarters...).

An interesting anecdote I heard once about that opening scene of First Contact: During the premiere screening, Avery Brooks (Sisko) and Michael Dorn (Worf) were sitting next to each other. During the battle with the Borg, when the Defiant flies into the scene with Worf in command and NO OTHER DS9 REGULARS, Brooks reportedly leaned over and said to Dorn, "I don't remember giving you permission to take the Defiant..."

:-D

Permalink Reply by Mad Miss Erin on August 23, 2010 at 5:28pm

Picard, the ultimate Renaissance man. He'll always be my captain!

Permalink Reply by Grace Fitzpatrick on August 24, 2010 at 1:11am

Kirk, all the way. My favorite character is Spock after that McCoy or Scotty. My all time favorite engineer is definitely Scotty. I wish I could have a doctor like McCoy.

Permalink Reply by Reason Voyager on October 13, 2011 at 9:02pm

My favorite character is Spock as well. I am quite fond of that Vulcan.

Permalink Reply by Jason Spicer on August 24, 2010 at 3:39am

M5. Total badass. Didn't wait around for scuzzy aliens to vaporize his crew but went ahead and took care of that himself.

After that I'd go with Captain Dunsel, then Commodore Matt "Don't you think I know that?!" Decker. Then Frasier, The Cutest of Borg, and Christopher Pike.

Permalink Reply by Reason Voyager on October 13, 2011 at 9:01pm

M5 was a force to be reckoned with. Cool choice!

Permalink Reply by John Grow on August 26, 2010 at 9:56pm

James Kirk. Captain of the Enterprise. In a side-by-side, none of the others come close.

Really though the comparison isn't fair. All the others are more well-rounded characters, complete with flaws. And they had the benefit of years and years of episodes where their personalities could be honed. Kirk was a capital-haich Hero whose only flaws have come with changing attitudes in the culture.

But what we got to see of the nuanced Kirk--it was there, you just had to watch--he was intriguing. I hope that Chris Pine will look to some more well-rounded influences as he continues assaying the role, because Jim Kirk was many things, but he was never Han Bloody Solo!