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So, the wife and I just picked up Netflix not too long ago. Tragically, Netflix doesn't have a ton to offer. Gargoyles, Just Shoot Me, Sailor Moon, no matter what we look for, no dice.

Except Star Trek.

So I've been watching that, pretty much non-stop. To that end, we have the first in my (many) part series. Fan favorites!

I lol'ed.

As a side note, out of all the threads I've ever created, this is the one I give the highest odds of eventually spiraling out of control and getting locked. But, fingers crossed, optimism hat on, we can avoid bloodshed.

In my opinion:

Picard, hands down.

Kirk is fun, but not very well-rounded. Sisko is interesting, but seems mentally unbalanced. Janeway could have been great, but there was little character development at all because the writers sabotaged every opportunity to solve problems with something else than "engage the neutrino-Patassium-beam!" or crap like that.

Oh, and Archer. Almost forgot him. Felt a bit Mary Sue-like at times.

Side note, pretty much all of Gargoyles is available on Youtube. I voted other, for Worf.

Other - capt sulu

Toss up for me between Picard, Sisko, Sulu, Jellico and Mackenzie Calhoun.

There's not really even a choice is there?

I voted Kirk... It may be heresy to say this, but I actually quite enjoy "new Kirk" more than Shatner's kirk.

Sure, I liked watching Picard and crew in TNG, but I just think that Enterprise was too comfy, and they seemed to always get the upper hand in the most "unexpected" ways (looking at all those episodes with Q)

Who survived becoming Borg? That's right, Picard!

Hands down the best captain is Captain Picard.

Sisko, hands down.

I should point out, Morgan is my default "Captain" but was not valid to this discussion

Picard, New Kirk, Sisko in that order.

I voted for archer because I want to watch more Archer.

In this poll, I see Captain James T. Kirk and four wrong answers.

From Wierd Al Yankovic White and Nerdy.

"The only question I ever thought was hard, was do I like Kirk or do I like Picard?"

If you are a dress wearing, tea sipping fancy lad then Picard is the Captain for you.

For manly men who get things done and aren't asexual then Kirk is where it is at.

I'm not aware of any other Captains.

Empress Hoshi Sato

Mirror Universe is always the most fun Star Trek for me

Here we go.

*Kirk, if I want a captain who can beat a Klingon captain, then blow up his ship in combat, then bang his wife.

*Picard if I want to negotiate a treaty with the Klingons.

*Sulu if I want an Admiral to command Star Fleet, because Sulu is cool.

*Worf if I want a Klingon leading a raid onto a Klingon planet.

*Sisko if I want to wipe out the Klingons.

My first answer was going to be Mal Reynolds until I seen the poll

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:
My first answer was going to be Mal Reynolds until I seen the poll

Pfft. Captain Adama.

Adama once let a cylon shoot him five times just so he could get some sleep.

It's a shame what happened to the "Admiral's dog" I think that Montgomery Scott would have made an excellent captain (though, to be fair, they'd have to move the bridge down to the engineering decks, since he'd be forced to do everything himself)

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:
It's a shame what happened to the "Admiral's dog" I think that Montgomery Scott would have made an excellent captain (though, to be fair, they'd have to move the bridge down to the engineering decks, since he'd be forced to do everything himself)

He was going to be an officer until he faced the kobayashi maru in the academy. He kept using various methods to destroy the Klingon vessels (Like teleporting explosives to their cargo holds) and did it all so well that they sent him to work in engineering.

Picard, every other answer is wrong!

 Frazzled wrote:
Pfft. Captain Adama.

Adama once let a cylon shoot him five times just so he could get some sleep.

Capt. Reynolds told his pilot he'd his wife if he flaked out when they were being tortured

Sisko is my favorite Captain. He's not a dedicated diplomat like Picard, or a bordeline out of control womanizing hoop-kicker like Kirk (let's all admit it; Kirk has no place in a real military organization). He is, however, the very best blend of the two. He can negotiate like Picard and he can shove a volley of photon torpedoes into your face like Kirk.

Archer and Janeway were both let down by dodgy and inconsistant writing. Janeway especially suffered from this, as her personality changed from episode to episode.

squidhills wrote:
let's all admit it; Kirk has no place in a real military organization

The Federation fleet is not military, it is exploratory/diplomatic.

Sisko, for sure.

Kirk has no place in a real military organization

Well not in the current ones perhaps? (any serving forces people with insights or stories here?)

There were definately some 16th-18th century ship captains that were pretty similar and even in fairly recent history some pretty excentric charatcers in the various militaries of the world

 Paradigm wrote:

squidhills wrote:
let's all admit it; Kirk has no place in a real military organization

The Federation fleet is not military, it is exploratory/diplomatic.

Except that it is, of course. It just isn't solely military, it is an amalgam of exploratory and military. In "Errand of Mercy" Kirk specifically says "That's the first thing that would be lost! Excuse me, gentlemen. I'm a soldier, not a diplomat. I can only tell you the truth." This is just more evidence of how the Next Gen tainted the series. TAINTED!