Who is your favorite Star Trek captain?
By cynddvs
@cynddvs (2948)
United States
April 21, 2007 7:56pm CST
While I sit here and make fun of my fiance for being a Trekkie I must admit I get into watching some of the shows with him. My favorite captain would have to be Piccard. He seems to be the best at making decisions for the benefit of the crew and he has a very strong character. I love watching Voyager but Captain Janeway really gets on my nerves. And I've really gotten into watching Enterprise I think Jonathan Archer makes a great captin. I would say he comes in second. I haven't watched enough of the origninal series or Deep Space Nine to make a decision on those 2 captains.
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@inked4life (4224)
• United States
22 Apr 07
No-one will ever beat Capt Kirk. That man, in his prime, not the Elvis years, could beat anyone in a fistfight and on top of that was the consumate ladies man (even if the ladies wear all green). How he was able to control that ship in a suit that was about 3 sizes too small is a miracle to me.
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@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jun 20
Loved the show but preferred Mr Spock. Kirk was too full of himself.
@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
22 Apr 07
I agree with you all around. I think Captain Piccard is my favorite. He is not only a good leader and captain, but he has a lot of personal qualities that I like. He seems like someone who has learned lessons in life and from his mistakes. I liked Captain Janeway, but she was a bit annoying. My favorite character on Voyager was probably B'Elanna. I think Archer was pretty good, and I like Scott Bakula, but he seems a little bit like Kirk and Kirk was too "cowboy" for me. Sisko, on Deep Space Nine, was also a good captain. That show had a spiritual factor in it that I liked.
@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jun 20
I never could watch the whole Enterprise show, I can't stand Bakula for some reason.
I liked Sisko, Picard and Spock out of the whole bunch of them. Ok, so Spock wasn't a captain but he should have been.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
22 Apr 07
This is a hard choice. I have a soft spot for Kirk since I grew up with Star Trek and he was the Captain but I think he was far better in the movies then he was in the show. He was good in the show but some of it seemed very stiff and detached. Piccard though was excellent in the show and the movies. He knew how to handle so much but could also admit there was stuff he couldn't handle. That he needed help with. It made him more human in my opinion. Kirk didn't have that aspect and I think it hurt him. So I'm going to go with Piccard as my favorite captian.
@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jun 20
Good point but in the late 60s Kirk was exactly what we all expected although I have to admit it was Spock that I really liked rather than Kirk.
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
22 Apr 07
I have a friend who just loves star trek. I on the other hand have never enjoyed it at all. My friend got all the DVD's of Star Trek and said to me "lets make a night of it and watch them all at once".......I am thinking "How can I get out of this???" She began laughing then. I was thankful that she remembered taht I hated Star Trek and she was just teasing me. Thank goodness..
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
22 Apr 07
It seems Star Trek is one of those shows that you either Love or Hate. LOL
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@oldiebut (859)
• Canada
22 Apr 07
I also grew up with the original series but in hindsight Kirk no longer ranks as my favorite. That may be because I consider the Next generation series a cut above the original on just about every level. Still, that doesn't mean my favorite captain was Picard either, although I enjoyed him immensely as his character grew.
My favorite Star Trek captain (as opposed to Enterprise captain), was ... Kelsey Grammer as the captain of the Bozeman. He managed to make brief appearances in the Next Generation series and an audio appearance in one of the movies (I'll let the die hards give you that one).
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@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jun 20
Kelsy Grammer was a captain in NG? Now I'll have to hunt for those episodes, I'm really curious.
@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jun 20
Yeah, he had class which made him a different kind of captain.
@pendragon (3349)
• United States
22 Apr 07
I grew up with Kirk and remain loyal to the gold braided sleeves and the butterscotch coloured captain's tunic!! I do like Picard too, but not as much.Never watched the others.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
22 Apr 07
Mine is James T. Kirk.He is a great leader. He always put his crew first. I'm old school. I have only seen the original series. I did try the Next Generation but I couldn't get into it. And for the others, I didn't even try them.
@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jun 20
They're all pretty good for one reason or another except for Enterprise, I couldn't get into that series at all.
@goshimhappy (334)
• United States
22 Apr 07
I like Kirk the best, I'm a real big Shatner fan and I also like him in that show Boston legal.
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@jennybeans (912)
• United States
22 Apr 07
I love Picard. I think he is the most distinguised captain the Enterprise has ever seen, followed closely by Kirk. I grew up watching the original Star Trek with my dad every Saturday evening, and there is definitely something to the dynamics of the original crew that I just enjoy more.
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@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jun 20
I loved the first Star Trek but I've seen all the episodes so many times that I can't watch them anymore.
NG was pretty good too but all of them had something appealing about them.
@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jun 20
I liked Picard, Sisko and Mr Spock out of the whole franchise. I always like watching the Star Trek series.
@goodwealth_01 (94)
• United States
8 May 07
No, it had to be Kirk, he got all the chicks. Can you imagie making love to all those women without protection, he had guts.
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@digital29 (62)
• Romania
27 Apr 07
i like most Captain Archer...he is a good actor and is the best for this role
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@ehcastro3 (34)
• Philippines
23 Apr 07
jean-luc picard is the best captain for me IMHO coz he had some strengths and some major flaws (like ever seeking revenge against the Borg) that makes him more a person.
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@aidonia (4209)
• Greece
22 Apr 07
I love Star Trek .I use to watch since I was kid.I try find all the episodes from all Star Trek at DVD for my DVD collection.I'm at the half way now.
As the more serials I prefer the first as I tonight the original....so my favorite is captain Kirk,and of course I love Spock
@urbandekay (18278)
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22 Apr 07
Piccard, no contest. Kirk is a ****
all the best urban
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@drakan291 (817)
• Ireland
22 Apr 07
I would have to go with archer myself! I don't know why but then after that i would go with piccard!
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@TrvlArrngr (4045)
• United States
2 Jul 12
Wow this post is 6 years old! I just came across it. My favorite is Captain Kirk.I kind of like Janeway but wish she would get together with the commander.
