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 Ahtman wrote:
This is how I read that:

 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.

Just saw this...and exalted it.

TNG started Star Trek on that strange, stilted, sterile path that many confuse with "cerebral." Clearly the powers that be became aware of this and tried to re-infuse a sense of adventure with Voyager and Enterprise. The trouble there was that each series took a single half-step toward being different and then immediately fell in line with TNG. Huge missed opportunities with both series.

DS9 managed to be a little different by breaking some ST 'norms', but being mostly set on a station also didn't have the adventure level of the original series. And it was always the red-headed stepchild in the ST franchise.

Even with the faults of Into Darkness, kudos still go to Abrams for getting a little adventure and rawness back into the franchise.

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:

 Mr Morden wrote:
Need a Mirror Universe version - my fav incarnation of Star Trek

Evil Phlox... terrifying... He was basically a dark eldar haemonculus.


Also, Nana Visitor's arse in pvc...

Indeed

Geordi and Data.

And then Patrick Stewart in a costume being awesome as Patrick Stewart.

So much fun in the Mirror Universe - Empress Hoshi for one

I'm currently in the middle of a DS9 marathon, having not watched the series before, and O'Brien and Bashir's budding friendship is shaping up to get interesting. I couldn't stand Bashir at first, but I've softened up towards him.

Odo's pretty great too. In fact, I'm pretty happy with the entire series, but considering I found Voyager entirely fine I'm not sure that'd make people trust my opinion.

Hah, no contest - got to be The Doctor, if only for his guest appearance in First Contact.

Bones best character in Star Trek
Picard best character in Next Generation
Sisko and Miles in DS9. - Though I did have a soft spot for Ezri.
Voyager, in all honesty, the only characters worth watching in the show were The Doctor and Seven of Nine.
Enterprise... Porthos

I did finally work out why I disliked Janeway so much after reading a few articles.

Basically, Janeway wasn't a character, she was a plot device. Her thoughts, personality, opinions and beliefs changed completely from episode to episode depending on what the plot required of her.

Don't forget Security Chief Roc Ingersoll. He was the heart of the crew.


As for Janeway, SF Debris' portrayal of the character as a megalomaniacal psychopath really saved her for me. It improves her almost as much as TNG Recut Riker.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Don't forget Security Chief Roc Ingersoll. He was the heart of the crew.

Ah yes, the plucky comic relief.