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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 Jeffrey on November 17, 2008 at 8:00pm

Yes but would you agree that Riker filled the Kirk role in TNG? I'd hate to say it but he's almost a carbon copy of Captain Kirk. As is Data to Spock. As is O'Brien to Scotty. Oh crap it's happened hasn't it, I'm a hopeless fanboy.

Permalink Reply by Creature on November 18, 2008 at 1:06pm

When I was a kid and TNG was new our nick name for Riker was "Rekirk".

Permalink Reply by Jeffrey on November 18, 2008 at 4:21pm

That's a good one!

Permalink Reply by Jeffrey on November 20, 2008 at 2:56pm

I've always been a sucker for a chick with curly hair but Uhura was pretty hot too. Wouldn't really mind having a 2009 bikini calender with both of em. Yar was pretty hot too. Talk about a calender that would make any virgin trekkie drool.

Permalink Reply by Kit Ann Kaboodle on March 15, 2009 at 1:53am

Riker never seemed to feel entitled to female attention the way Kirk did.

Permalink Reply by Agent007-11 on July 4, 2009 at 4:55am

Cool Topic.

Jeff..Regarding your comment on Riker filling Kirks role.
I always thought the dynamic of the id, ego and superego were the metaphors Kirk, Spock, and Bones filled in their role with G. Roddenberry's orig cast. The interaction of these 3 characters in each episode always fascinated me.

I didn't see the same depth in TNG of character symbolism, although there are some character similarities. Does anyone else see any similar character dynamics in TNG?

Kirk 1 vote here

Permalink Reply by Greg Davis on August 13, 2009 at 1:42am

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PowerTrio

Permalink Reply by Creature on November 17, 2008 at 3:16am

Picard, without question.

Permalink Reply by Jeffrey on November 17, 2008 at 8:00pm

2 Votes Picard.

Permalink Reply by Jeffrey on December 18, 2008 at 11:17pm

"I'd make it a three-way tie between Uhura, Jadzia Dax, and Hoshi."

That sounds a lot like something I'd say. Ameen are you sure we weren't seperated at birth?

Liked the original series but didn't like Kirk? That's the kind of logical paradox that blows up robot heads. Although I wouldn't say Kirk is my favorite I do actually like him as a character.

Permalink Reply by Christine on December 18, 2008 at 6:33am

Janeway is my choice!!!! In addition to being both strong and compassionate she was also so intelligent - a diplomat, a scientist/ engineer and a thinker.

Although I must admit, my very first crush as a little kid was on Captain Kirk.

Permalink Reply by Jeffrey on December 18, 2008 at 11:12pm

You know people say I look a lot like a young William Shatner.

A couple of votes for Janeway this is certainly getting interesting. Although I'm not exactly in love with Janeway after TNG ended Voyager had a lot going for it and is by far the best Star Trek series after TNG.