Your Favorite Starship Enterprise Captain

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Chuck., Feb 20, 2007.

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Your Favorite Starship Enterprise Captain

  1. Kirk

    9 vote(s)
    60.0%

  2. Picard

    6 vote(s)
    40.0%
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  1. Chuck.

    Chuck. Former Honda Enzyte Driver

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    Doing the runoff - we know it's between these two...
     
    #1 Chuck., Feb 20, 2007
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    It's sort of not a fair question. If you don't vote Kirk you're not a "real" Star Trek fan...or you 'don't understand' b/c he was the original.

    Still, I voted Piccard...I just liked his style, he was a much better actor, and I saw the shows as an adult so had better opportunity to appreciate that part of the series.
     
    #2 efusco, Feb 20, 2007
  3. Chuck.

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    This is a common question among Trekkies - and hotly debated.

    While the original series will be special for launching the biggest phenom in the entertainment universe, The Next Generation is how Gene Roddenberry wanted to do Star Trek in a number of ways.

    I'm almost going to show my hand, but knowing the beliefs of most members at PC, I expect a clear-cut favorite.

    An amusing tangent - at www.startrek.com there is a troller named Autostop. :eek:
     
    #3 Chuck., Feb 20, 2007
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    I'm not sure if I like Picard because I like him or if I like Patrick Stewart's rendition of King Claudius in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
     
    #4 TonyPSchaefer, Feb 20, 2007
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    Maybe it is that Kirk is the Redneck and Picard the Bostonian.
     
    #5 nicoss, Feb 21, 2007
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    I voted Kirk because he combines the sex drive of Bill Clinton with the diplomatic skill of George W. Bush.
     
    #6 Stev0, Feb 21, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Stev0 @ Feb 20 2007, 09:16 PM) [snapback]393747[/snapback]</div>
    Oy Ve :lol:
     
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    Sorry, but I would vote for Ben. As he was the captain on my FAB FAVE STAr TREK show, Deep Space Nine.

    But as far as ENTERPRISE goes, I vote for Archer.


    Just because.
     
    #8 TJandGENESIS, Feb 21, 2007
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    Evil Captain Kirk from the alternate universe.
     
    #9 priusenvy, Feb 21, 2007
  10. Chuck.

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nicos @ Feb 20 2007, 11:15 PM) [snapback]393745[/snapback]</div>
    Congratulations for figuring out my game! :D

    Considering the aversion most PC members have to what Spock on Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country dubbed "cowboy diplomacy", I was counting on Picard in a landslide. Besides, Picard thinks situations out more and is (unconvincingly) French.

    The results so far do not suprise me.
     
    #10 Chuck., Feb 21, 2007
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    Given the choices, i went with Picard, but only because he's a better actor. It might be better to give all the choices in a poll, i think you'd see some interesting results...

    Kirk - Bush I - At least he got things done without blowing up the universe
    Picard - Clinton - Good diplomacy, didn't resort to the military very much
    Sisco - Bush II - Too gun happy and religious
    Janeway - Truman - Attempting diplomacy, fighting the entire way, and in the end dropping the atomic bomb on the Borg.
    Archer - Washington - Forging a new way in uncertain times, setting the foundation for everything that came after.
     
    #11 eagle33199, Feb 21, 2007
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    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! Turning the poll into a political discussion! Picard was simply the better actor. Kirk I like because he never took himself too seriously and I like his travelocity commercials.

    I voted Picard.
     
    #12 Schmika, Feb 21, 2007
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    While I consider myself right wing (but moving towards right of center) - I voted Picard.

    Maybe this was not a fair poll, but I still think the political leanings of PC members favor Picard.
     
    #13 Chuck., Feb 21, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Schmika @ Feb 21 2007, 08:33 AM) [snapback]393881[/snapback]</div>
    He was.

    Generally, the Kirk/Picard debate is much closer in the general population of Trekkies.

    I have imagined a Star Trek episode that Kird and Picard get switched to the other's Enterprise - Kirk in the 24th century - Picard in the 23rd. Imagining Picard doing Kirk is like Chirac doing GWB (although he did atmospheric nuke tests in the South Pacific :blink: ). Imagining Kirk doing Picard - what fun. :D Shatner said his pausing was him trying to remember lines. It reminds me of some of the aggressive stop-and-go gridlock traffic. To my astonishment - Shatner did Shakespeare plays, but imagine him doing Hamlet as Capt Kirk....

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("'Kirk Saves The Day' as Hamlet")</div>
    :D :D :D
     
    #14 Chuck., Feb 21, 2007
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    :rolleyes: This is a nearly constant post on startrek.com. I've answered it wayyyyy too many times.
     
    #15 JackDodge, Feb 21, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Stev0 @ Feb 21 2007, 01:16 AM) [snapback]393747[/snapback]</div>
    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
    Hilarious!
     
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    Any Trekkie who says they like Kirk more is just brain-dead from watching too much trek. He's just such a poor actor, and the show is so campy (which is not to say that I don't appreciate it... I do).

    There's just no comparison between the two. Picard was not only a better actor, but the series ran much longer, allowing for a much more developed, relatable character. There's something for everyone to like in Picard, but Kirk is 0-dimensional.

    And yes, you assumed way too much by leaving Archer off your list. Not that I think he'd get the votes. Seemed like they were trying really hard to make a character right in the middle of a Kirk-Picard hybrid.
     
    #17 Ichabod, Feb 21, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ichabod @ Feb 21 2007, 09:35 AM) [snapback]393911[/snapback]</div>
    I was trying to illustrate the right-left leanings of PC. Kirk seemed "red" - Picard "blue".

    It was not intended to slight Sisko, Janeway or Archer.
     
    #18 Chuck., Feb 21, 2007
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    WHY DIDN'T YOU PUT JANEWAY ON THE POLL?!!!

    i was going to vote picard - he's got the britney do.

    finally voted kirk

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("kirk to picard in generations")</div>
    actually i was out in space before ANY of their great-grandparents were in diapers.
     
    #19 Lisa Nowak, Feb 21, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lisa Nowak @ Feb 21 2007, 12:08 PM) [snapback]393938[/snapback]</div>
    Lisa- You're my favorite starship captain! Can't wait to see you on Court TV!
     
    #20 withersea, Feb 21, 2007
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