STAR TREK Captains

Hakahura · 11-08-07, 07:28 AM

What no Sisko!

Oh well guess it's Picard then.

Bartolomeus · 11-08-07, 07:56 AM

V O T E for K I R K!!

Marko

Janus · 11-08-07, 02:39 PM

Where is that guy from "Deep Space nine" as a poll option?

Chock · 11-08-07, 02:48 PM

More proof, as if proof were needed, that Kirk is the man:

'99 Knights of the air
ride super-high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a Superhero
Everyone's a Captain Kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
As 99 red balloons go by.'

Chock

Reaves · 11-08-07, 07:42 PM

If the question was who is the coolest captain i'd say Kirk, but the question is who is the greatest captain.

Now if you were a crew member in star trek who would you rather be serving? If Kirk was my captain I can guarentee I wouldn't be part of any away teams, that's a death sentence with Kirk leading the way.

:hmm:

Chock · 11-08-07, 07:52 PM

It's only a death sentence if you wear the Red yeoman shirt of death, wear a different coloured shirt and you'd be fine.

But on a more serious note, the real problem I have with the more recent versions of Star Trek, is not so much the characters, as the storylines. I think the newer programmes rely too much on technobabble to get out of dramatic situations, rather than by using intelligent scripting. By that I mean, there could be some dire emergency in a newer episode, which has you wondering what on Earth they can do to save themselves, when they'll sidestep the issue by having the science guy say some crap like 'What if we crossfeed the bilateral inverter streams with Jeffrey's Tube number seven and reverse the axial flow?' and lo and behold, it will sort stuff out. They never used to pull that crap on the original series, it was usually a much cleverer resolution to things.

They might just as well say: 'Have you tried switching it off and then back on again?'

Chock

DeepSix · 11-08-07, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Chock

It's only a death sentence if you wear the Red yeoman shirt of death, wear a different coloured shirt and you'd be fine.
...

ROFL and completely agree with the rest of your post. They got too far away from Roddenberry's emphasis on human condition. But that sounds too philosophical for this thread.... "Security team, set phasers on stun." "Yes sir! I go to meet my Script with a happy heart!"

Reaves · 11-08-07, 08:29 PM

Yeah TNG did get a little 'technical' although I do remember a few episodes from the original series where a similar thing happened. And when it comes to silly scripts, that's just a world of tribble... I mean trouble right there.

Iron Budokan · 11-09-07, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reaves

If the question was who is the coolest captain i'd say Kirk, but the question is who is the greatest captain.

Now if you were a crew member in star trek who would you rather be serving? If Kirk was my captain I can guarentee I wouldn't be part of any away teams, that's a death sentence with Kirk leading the way.

:hmm:

Only if you're wearing a red shirt.

3Jane · 11-12-07, 08:01 AM

There is always the old joke. What do captain Kirk and toilet paper have in common. They both wipe out klingons :p

AVGWarhawk · 11-12-07, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3Jane

There is always the old joke. What do captain Kirk and toilet paper have in common. They both wipe out klingons :p

No no no, they fly around Uranus looking for Klingons. :rotfl:

Sailor Steve · 11-08-07, 07:54 PM

I completely agree about Galaxy Quest. The only way it could have been better would be if it had been made 15 years earlier, with the cast from Star Trek!

"Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!"

P_Funk · 11-08-07, 08:05 PM

How many captains look cool as a Klingon?

View Poll Results: Who is the greatest STAR TREK Captain?
KIRK	47	50.00%
PICARD	44	46.81%
JANEWAY	1	1.06%
ARCHER	2	2.13%
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11-08-07, 07:28 AM	#1
Hakahura Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 785 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What no Sisko! Oh well guess it's Picard then. __________________ Sir Humphey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO and MA. Britain's Greatest Orator, well bar that Churchill fellow.

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11-08-07, 02:48 PM	#4
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	More proof, as if proof were needed, that Kirk is the man: '99 Knights of the air ride super-high-tech jet fighters Everyone's a Superhero Everyone's a Captain Kirk With orders to identify To clarify and classify Scramble in the summer sky As 99 red balloons go by.' Chock __________________

11-08-07, 07:42 PM	#5
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	If the question was who is the coolest captain i'd say Kirk, but the question is who is the greatest captain. Now if you were a crew member in star trek who would you rather be serving? If Kirk was my captain I can guarentee I wouldn't be part of any away teams, that's a death sentence with Kirk leading the way. :hmm: __________________

11-08-07, 02:39 PM	#3
Janus XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 434 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Where is that guy from "Deep Space nine" as a poll option?

11-08-07, 07:52 PM	#6
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's only a death sentence if you wear the Red yeoman shirt of death, wear a different coloured shirt and you'd be fine. But on a more serious note, the real problem I have with the more recent versions of Star Trek, is not so much the characters, as the storylines. I think the newer programmes rely too much on technobabble to get out of dramatic situations, rather than by using intelligent scripting. By that I mean, there could be some dire emergency in a newer episode, which has you wondering what on Earth they can do to save themselves, when they'll sidestep the issue by having the science guy say some crap like 'What if we crossfeed the bilateral inverter streams with Jeffrey's Tube number seven and reverse the axial flow?' and lo and behold, it will sort stuff out. They never used to pull that crap on the original series, it was usually a much cleverer resolution to things. They might just as well say: 'Have you tried switching it off and then back on again?' Chock __________________

11-08-07, 08:29 PM	#8
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Yeah TNG did get a little 'technical' although I do remember a few episodes from the original series where a similar thing happened. And when it comes to silly scripts, that's just a world of tribble... I mean trouble right there. __________________

11-12-07, 08:01 AM	#10
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There is always the old joke. What do captain Kirk and toilet paper have in common. They both wipe out klingons :p __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan) Last edited by 3Jane; 11-12-07 at 08:11 AM.

11-08-07, 07:54 PM	#12
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I completely agree about Galaxy Quest. The only way it could have been better would be if it had been made 15 years earlier, with the cast from Star Trek! "Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!" __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-08-07, 08:05 PM	#13
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	How many captains look cool as a Klingon? __________________