Who's THE Captain?! Once and 4 all...

Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:39 pm

You have higher expectations about internet posts. "Intelligibly written" is good enough for me.

Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:41 pm

TheWormoftheWorld'sEnd wrote:You have higher expectations about internet posts. "Intelligibly written" is good enough for me.

I'm just glad I'm not the only one who throws-down a hater-rant once in a while.

Post by **Cail** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:41 pm

ItisWritten wrote:...and Janeway ... I think Kirk would have tried and failed with her (take that, Cail).

Yes, but only because Janeway's junk was probably as big as Kirk's.

Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:43 pm

Cail wrote:
ItisWritten wrote:...and Janeway ... I think Kirk would have tried and failed with her (take that, Cail).
Yes, but only because Janeway's junk was probably as big as Kirk's.

Post by **ItisWritten** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:46 am

Cail wrote:
ItisWritten wrote:...and Janeway ... I think Kirk would have tried and failed with her (take that, Cail).
Yes, but only because Janeway's junk was probably as big as Kirk's.

Tsk, tsk. I've always had the impression that Kirk wouldn't begrudge a woman's rejection of him ...

There are after all, more women in the Alpha Quadrant than you can shake a schlong at.

Post by **Rawedge Rim** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:48 am

ItisWritten wrote:
Cail wrote:
ItisWritten wrote:...and Janeway ... I think Kirk would have tried and failed with her (take that, Cail).
Yes, but only because Janeway's junk was probably as big as Kirk's.
Tsk, tsk. I've always had the impression that Kirk wouldn't begrudge a woman's rejection of him ...

There are after all, more women in the Alpha Quadrant than you can shake a schlong at.

That's because the "Schwarts" was with him.

Post by **SoulBiter** » Sun May 17, 2009 1:55 pm

WEll here ya go............. Kirk Vs Picard...coming to theatres near you

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpn2LeoQMtk&feature=fvst

Post by **Percipience** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:45 am

Late to the debate. First off, Janeway's voice drove me nuts. Also her flirting with Q, and etc.

Sisko was cool, but never really acted the captain's role, being on a station and all.

Picard was a man of philosophy, virtue, and determination. He didn't get to show his strengths often, but when he did, he was the champion marathoner.

Kirk was a man of philosophy, spunk, and bravado. He was much better at physical combat, but really: why is that a great trait for a spaceship captain?

I vote for Picard.

Post by **matrixman** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:47 am

Always nice to have a new voice here, Percipience.

I never followed DS9, so I can't comment on Sisko. Maybe the fact that I never watched that show is commentary in itself...people say it's brilliant, but the premise just never interested me.

Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:36 pm

DS9 was very, very good. But because it was only a 'station' it lacked that 'moving forward', umm...feeling. It probably cramped the writers, but also forced them to come up with different ways of creating tension.

Post by **Usivius** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:51 pm

Percipience wrote:Late to the debate. First off, Janeway's voice drove me nuts. Also her flirting with Q, and etc.

Sisko was cool, but never really acted the captain's role, being on a station and all.

Picard was a man of philosophy, virtue, and determination. He didn't get to show his strengths often, but when he did, he was the champion marathoner.

Kirk was a man of philosophy, spunk, and bravado. He was much better at physical combat, but really: why is that a great trait for a spaceship captain?

I vote for Picard.

wow ... i'm late on this debate too, but, dang if this didn't take the words from my mouth ...

Picard.

Post by **aTOMiC** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:22 pm

I don't know how I managed to keep from getting drawn into this conversation for all these years but here's my two cents for what its worth.

Which Starship Captain, on more than one occasion, introduced himself to an alien species by punching one in the face and then announcing that he won't harm them or at least won't harm them again?

That Captain has my vote.

Post by **aTOMiC** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 4:20 pm

By the way this thread is asking which captain of the Enterprise is best, not which Star Trek captain.

I'll run them down...

Enterprise - NX01
Jonathan Archer

Enterprise NCC-1701
Robert April
Christopher Pike
James T. Kirk
Willard Decker
Spock

Enterprise NCC-1701-A
James T. Kirk

Enterprise NCC-1701-B
John Harriman

Enterprise NCC-1701-C
Rachel Garrett
Richard Castillo

Enterprise NCC-1701-D
Jean-Luc Picard
William T. Riker
Edward Jellico

Enterprise NCC-1701-E
Jean-Luc Picard

By definition of the title of the thread you must pick one of the aforementioned.

I'm throwing my lot in with John Harriman. Ferris Bueller's best bud was the most dynamic and decisive captain the Enterprise ever had. No question about it.

You have to respect the man you murdered James Tiberius Kirk (the first time) by being incomprehensibly inept.

"It won't be installed until Tuesday." Gotta love the Harriman.

Post by **Sorus** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:14 pm

aTOMiC wrote:
"It won't be installed until Tuesday."

Classic!

And yes, the poll needs more options.

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 4:56 am

Wait, Cameron was a captain of the Enterprise? How did I miss that?

--A

Post by **aTOMiC** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 10:59 am

Avatar wrote:Wait, Cameron was a captain of the Enterprise? How did I miss that?

--A

The opening scenes of Star Trek: Generations features the amazing Captain John Harriman. Note the grim determination on his face...or is that panic enhanced by intense nausea?

He would have been single handedly responsible for the U.S.S. Enterprise-B being the least talked about star ship in the history of Star Trek were it not for the fact that Kirk was presumed killed while on board attempting to save the ship from the Nexus energy ribbon.
Almost nothing else is known about it or its history after the event.

At least the Enterprise-C was known for being spectacularly blown to bits in the battle of Narendra III.

Post by **Sorus** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 10:30 pm

I read "Let's listen to another Clear Frontier classic." as the caption of that photo, and can't unsee it. I think I even read it in his voice.

And he looks like he was just reminded that the sound system won't be installed until Tuesday.

aTOMiC wrote:
At least the Enterprise-C was known for being spectacularly blown to bits in the battle of Narendra III.

Saving the universe as we know it and whatnot. That part is kinda relevant.

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:14 am

Ah, probably watched "Generations" once, at some time. Never really got into the movies, especially the later ones.

--A

Post by **aTOMiC** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 11:29 am

Avatar wrote:Ah, probably watched "Generations" once, at some time. Never really got into the movies, especially the later ones.

--A

To each his own. I've seen Generations about half a dozen times and will now probably watch it again since we've been talking about it.

Not my favorite film but also not Star Trek V.

Post by **Sorus** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:55 pm

aTOMiC wrote:
To each his own. I've seen Generations about half a dozen times and will now probably watch it again since we've been talking about it.

Not my favorite film but also not Star Trek V.

So what is your favorite?

I think I saw Generations in the theater 3 times - once on opening night, and twice at a dingy local theater that had it as a double feature with Stargate.

Not my favorite either, but I also can't think of another movie I've seen in the theater 3 times.

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