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Darkjim wrote: Every other person on this list I think you could make one good argument for, except perhaps Beverly Crusher, but Geordi is dishwater dull, it's his defining characteristic.
Of course the more important question is Who is your favourite Babylon 5 character? I know who I'd pick. No 'Spaced' quotes thank you
Ohh, that's a good one, and of course, G'kar would have to be up there for sure, probably have my vote.
IRON WITHIN, IRON WITHOUT.
New Heavy Gear Log! Also...Grey Knights! The correct pronunciation is Imperial Guard and Stormtroopers, "Astra Militarum" and "Tempestus Scions" are something you'll find at Hogwarts.
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
Frazzled wrote: Sisco: The one ST character who might actually bite your face off if you dick with him enough. He's the ST version of a wiener dog.
Seriously? I've always thought of Sisco as Captain Valium of the USS Narcolepsy. He looks like he's about to yawn every time the camera is on him.
He sometimes looks a bit absent, like he's thinking of something else. Particularly when they're at the controls of a shuttle or something, he doesn't focus on anything, but just sort of stares forward generally. I think that does give him a 'might well go completely mental in a minute, you never know, it's always the quiet ones' air.
Captain: Ben Siskio (you don't feth with THE SISKO)
First Officer; Spock
Security: Odo
Medical: The Doctor
Engineer: Scotty
Bartender: Quark
Villain; Gul Dukat
Overall; Garek And he is most definitely not a guest. He may have been in the early seasons of DS9, but by season 4 he'd become to regular a feature in the series to be considered a guest.
Captain: Ben Siskio (you don't feth with THE SISKO)
First Officer; Spock
Security: Odo
Medical: The Doctor
Engineer: Scotty
Bartender: Quark
Villain; Gul Dukat
Overall; Garek And he is most definitely not a guest. He may have been in the early seasons of DS9, but by season 4 he'd become to regular a feature in the series to be considered a guest.
Switch out Bones for the Doctor and thats an excellent list.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Meme Riker is my favorite character. I never really cared that much for the character until after the Jandrew Edits. Now, I just really enjoy seeing him in action, whether attempting to shoulder open a door or mounting a chair like a horse.
I can get why people might not like Sisko. he was more introspective than other captains, but I think that suited the show he was in. DS9 dealt with darker content and imo tougher moral questions. A cavalier captain like Kirk or a philosophical one like Picard would have been a poor fit for the show. It needed a character like Sisko. One who could sit there and 'stare' at the episode he was in and make the audience think about what was going on without really uttering a word.
LordofHats wrote: I can get why people might not like Sisko. he was more introspective than other captains, but I think that suited the show he was in. DS9 dealt with darker content and imo tougher moral questions. A cavalier captain like Kirk or a philosophical one like Picard would have been a poor fit for the show. It needed a character like Sisko. One who could sit there and 'stare' at the episode he was in and make the audience think about what was going on without really uttering a word.
He was my favorite when they weren't having him go off the deep end to wormhole alien space magic. He's definitely my favorite when it comes to more grounded stories. I'm not really a fan of Kirk or Janeway, Kirk for being just a bit too.. hands on, Janeway for being "Curious" to the point of suicidal. If the Voyager was a car she'd drive it off a cliff just because the there were interesting readings coming from the cliff face.
Had to vote Picard. The way he balanced being a bad ass space captain with thoughtful, optimistic ideology didn't just make him the best captain, it meant he pretty much embodied everything Star Trek.
Sisko was great, but he works because he's a reaction against what Picard had already established. Got to go with the original.
After those two, my favourites are all doctors. The Doctor, Bones, Bashir and Phlox. For some reason Star Trek always writes really good doctors, except Crusher, but even she had her moments, and is mostly unremarkable because she wasn't on-screen that often, as opposed to on-screen and boring. Even Enterprise, with a crew so generic I don't think I ever figured out which was which, Phlox was really entertaining.
“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
sebster wrote: For some reason Star Trek always writes really good doctors, except Crusher,
Pulaski?
“Good people are quick to help others in need, without hesitation or requiring proof the need is genuine. The wicked will believe they are fighting for good, but when others are in need they’ll be reluctant to help, withholding compassion until they see proof of that need. And yet Evil is quick to condemn, vilify and attack. For Evil, proof isn’t needed to bring harm, only hatred and a belief in the cause.”
sebster wrote: Had to vote Picard. The way he balanced being the wussiest captain with a weak-ass, psuedo-philosophical ideology didn't just make him the girliest captain, it meant he pretty much embodied everything that had become wrong with Star Trek.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
sebster wrote: The Doctor, Bones, Bashir and Phlox. For some reason Star Trek always writes really good doctors, except Crusher, but even she had her moments...
I think Crusher was the best Doctor. Not that i didn't appreciate the sexual tension between Kirk and Bones, but...
I used to like "The Doctor" a lot, but as Voyager went on I started to find him a bit hammy and annoying, especially when every episode seemed to be about him and Seven trying to hook up, and then he strikes out anyway... Meh.
Best Star Trek character... Toughie. Never really cared for Picard. The only instances of him being awesome IMO were Generations and First Contact. Kirk and Sisko however, fething owned. Janeway was only any good in the series finale, facing off against the Borg with all her high(er)-tech toys.
Bones, Spock and Odo win best supporting characters for me.
I have no favourites, never had frankly. As Star Trek always had a deep harmony to it running through the crew DS9 excepted and I never really watched much of that.
Even the Spock McCoy rivalry going on was limited to the occasional witty comeback at an appropriate moment.
If I had a favourite character it would be The Team.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
Of course the more important question is Who is your favourite Babylon 5 character? I know who I'd pick. No 'Spaced' quotes thank you
Too many. G'Kar and Londo along with Garabaldi are my favourites.
Though a special mention to Lou Welch who in one episode was asked by The Chief if everything is alright over the Link. Lou responds, whilst watching an unconscious drunken Soldier being carried passed, responded that "All OK here chief, everyone's going to bed"
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O'Brien. He is an engineer and the writers always liked him suffering.
But Garak really should be on the list. He is awesome and would be the first choice for a few people. DS9 was always my favorite ST series. I liked the moral complexity and getting a chance to explore the different alien cultures.
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And he is most definitely not a guest. He may have been in the early seasons of DS9, but by season 4 he'd become to regular a feature in the series to be considered a guest.
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