Who is your favorite starship captain?

[DukeUsul]

It's obvious we have a bunch of nerds here. If you needed someone to captain your ship, who would it be?

[wilson]

Han Solo, duh.
First Mate: Lando Calrissian.

[CameronBornAndBred]

No love for Janeway, huh? Still, a great list and hard to choose from. Also happy to see you have The Doctor listed, as he is my current favorite, I'm loving the Dr. Who's they've had for the last 5 years. The new Doctor kicks ass, which is a huge relief.
I'm not sure I'd call the Tardis a starship though...maybe a starboat or at the most a staryacht.

[DukeUsul]

No love for Janeway, huh? Still, a great list and hard to choose from. Also happy to see you have The Doctor listed, as he is my current favorite, I'm loving the Dr. Who's they've had for the last 5 years. The new Doctor kicks ass, which is a huge relief.
I'm not sure I'd call the Tardis a starship though...maybe a starboat or at the most a staryacht.

Well.... with a limit of ten, I tried to be broad across stories and couldn't bring myself to add a third ST captain. Although I'm a ST fan first and foremost and do have a lot of love for Janeway. Maybe we should have a separate poll for favorite ST captain....

[CameronBornAndBred]

By the way, in a yet to be broadcast episode, some lady "lands" the Tardis. The Doctor says she "couldn't have landed, it didn't make the noise". Her response? "It's not supposed to make that noise, you've been flying with the brakes on".

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Kirk. Period.

[Jesus_hurley]

Lone Star. He really knows how to jam the radar

[bjornolf]

Which Kirk? ;)

I gotta go Han Solo, though Malcolm Reynolds is a CLOSE second. ;)

[TillyGalore]

Which Kirk? ;)

I gotta go Han Solo, though Malcolm Reynolds is a CLOSE second. ;)

Chris Pine's Kirk can captain my ship anytime he wants to.

[captmojo]

Ahem!
I didn't realize there were others.

[devildeac]

Ahem!
I didn't realize there were others.

Best choice yet ;) .

[DukeUsul]

LOL!!!! My apologies Captain of Mojo!

Chris Pine's Kirk has a loooooooooong way to go before he could appear on any top lists.

[captmojo]

I...am...a...Shatner fan.

"Don't mess with the BIG deal."

[CameronBornAndBred]

I...am...a...Shatner fan.
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If it was ST captain voting only...it would be Kirk for me. He is the ST action hero, Picard is the drama captain. Janeway is the romantic (not because she is a woman, thank you, and all ST captains have a touch of romance.) Sisko got the shaft..or he shafted the role, I'm not sure. He was good, but the best roles on that show were Jake Sisko and Nog...they were the only ones left in that universe left with something to explore...xenopuberty.

[EarlJam]

Han Solo, duh.
First Mate: Lando Calrissian.

Oh snap. I voted too soon. I'd have to ponder between Kirk and Solo (I voted Kirk).

Not sure if this is part of the equation, but with Kirk, you get a bridge that includes girls in mini-skirts and stockings. With Solo, you get a Big Foot that would spew hair and spit everywhere.

But Solo was cool, and between the two individually, wow, tough call.

-EarlJam

[colchar]

No love for Janeway, huh?

I noticed that too, talk about a sexist poll.

[windsor]

Jean Luc Picard for a few reasons:

101. Two Words: better voice.
100. Picard's ship's counselor traded in her miniskirt for that great low-cut neckline.
99. Kirk fought over women. Picard had women fight over him.
98. Picard fires both photon torpedoes AND phasers at the same time when in battle.
97. Picard's ship is better than Kirk's -- better, faster, stronger.
96. Picard hates children -- Kirk once rescued a bunch of patricidal little maniacs, tried to console them, and almost lost his ship and crew in the process.
95. Picard was responsible for Beverly Crusher's husband dying, berated her son constantly in her presence, yet still manged to make her fall for him.
94. Though admittedly he's seldom a patron, Picard's ship actually has a BAR.
93. Kirk fought others himself, Picard has others do his fighting for him.
92. When nurse Chapel re-appeared as Troi's mother, she fell for Picard.
91. In seven years, Picard never developed a gut like Kirk's.
90. Picard was never killed by his first officer.
89. Picard's family made alchoholic beverages for a living.
88. Kirk kept losing security guards throughout each season; Picard has kept Worf for seven years.
87. No member of Picard's crew was EVER based on a member of the Monkees.
86. Two words: better actor.
85. Picard can do better impressions of his first officer.
84. Picard single-handedly saved the Federation, the Klingon Empire, and all of humanity while still a lowly captain.
83. Picard's a better musician than Kirk, while admittedly that's not saying much.
82. Picard's crew members sleep with one another on a regular basis.
81. Picard's crew gambles.
80. Picard's engine room has that neat warp coil that glows.
79. Picard's ship has better control panels instead of a series of Lite-Brite boards.
78. Picard would never star in a show like "T.J. Hooker."
77. Picard would never have allowed Charlie X aboard his ship.
76. No sideburns. 'Nuff said.
75. Picard's first officer never seized control of the ship to transport a former captain anywhere.
74. Despite the Borg incident, Picard is still welcome back at Starfleet HQ. Kirks name is an anathema to Starfleet HQ and alien races alike.
73. Picard never ordered his ship to self-destruct as a bluff; when he orders it to do so, he MEANS it.
72. Picard's ship was never taken over by its own computer and made to attack other Starfleet vessels.
71. Picard has never been made into a bad Filmation cartoon.
70. Picard was able to bring Denise Crosby back from the dead. Need we say more?
69. Picard infiltrated Romulus, posed as an intergalactic mercenary, and was tortured extensively after capture by the Cardassians -- and never broke a sweat.
68. Picard has never been demoted.
67. Picard has never had his body taken over by a former lover.
66. Picard has never developed amnesia and thought he was an Indian.
65. Picard has never encountered aliens from wierd planets like "Zatar."
64. Picard's quarters have a window.
63. Nobody ever back-slaps Picard.
62. Picard was never involved in any hokey shootouts at the OK corral.
61. Picard is a caffiene addict. (All that Earl Grey tea.)
60. One word: Leadership.
59. Kirk is not a sex symbol. Never was, never will be.
58. If Picard had a son, he wouldn't lose a fight to a Klingon whose commander was Christopher Lloyd.
57. Speaking of losing, Picard has never lost a first officer to a man who once made a career out of selling Chrysler Cordobas, either.
56. Picard would never be so stupid as to go rock climbing without equipment and rely on an overweight first officer with rocket boots to save him.
55. Picard would never stand for playing "Row Row Row your boat" around a campfire.
54. When Picard enters a room, people fall silent; when Kirk enters one, they keep on drinking.
53. Picard has that cool, futuristic artificial heart.
52. When Picard has an alternate reality experience, it's worth watching and caring about.
51. Picard never expects the impossible from his engineer.
50. When Klingons are aboard Picard's ship, they don't go rampaging about with 17th century weaponry.
49. Picard has more class than Kirk ever had.
48. If poor judgement were bricks, Kirk would be a housing project.
47. Picard had the chutzpah to admit when he screwed up instead of putting on a face which only made things worse.
46. Picard doesn't rely on the Organians to help him settle intergalactic squabbles.
45. Picard gets along with the aliens aboard his ship.
44. It's unlikely Picard ever contracted a sexually-transmitted disease.
43. One word: diagnostic (Never heard it on the old show.)
42. All that cool technical jargon (Also never heard on old show.)
41. Picard has hair on his chest.
40. Picard can actually make being bald, middle-aged, and scrawny look sexy & macho.
39. Kirk sat alone in the middle of his bridge; Picard kept counselor Troi within easy reach and view at all times.
38. Picard has never mutinied or had his crew mutiny against him.
37. When Picard gets drunk, he tracks mud all over the house and gets in a fight. When Kirk gets drunk, he passes out.
36. Picard hired Whoopi Goldberg to work in his bar.
35. Picard is not afraid to mind-meld.
34. Picard's ex kept his name even after the divorce; Kirk's kept it a secret even from her son.
33. Picard like solving mysteries; Kirk couldn't figure one out if he tried.
32. Picard has never messed up with the transporter.
31. Picard has never been bitten by a mugatto. Nor has he ever allowed shape-shifting salt vampires aboard his ship, either.
30. Picard has never aged prematurely.
29. Picard wasn't afraid to take on Satan.
28. Picard knows Gilgamesh & is able to recite it.
27. Picard argues with his captors while being tortured, Kirk merely screams in agony.
26. Picard never brought a woman back from the 20th Century only to have her blow him off in front of the entire Federation assembly.
25. When Picard talks, people listen.
24. If Picard were a late-night talk-show host, he'd be Dick Cavett. If Kirk were a late-night host, he'd be Chevy Chase.
23. NO ONE laughs when Picard's Doctor says, "He's dead, Jean-Luc."
22. Picard has never kissed a Romulan.
21. Picard has never crashed in San Francisco bay in a pirated spacecraft.
20. Picard would never have brought "Nomad" aboard his ship.
19. If Khan came aboard Picard's ship, Picard would have had the common sense to restrict what technical manuals he would've been allowed to review.
18. If Picard found a huge glowing sphere in the middle of outer space only to discover it was controlled by a child with an ugly puppet, he'd be ****ed.
17. Picard would never ATTEMPT hand-to-hand combat with a gorn.
16. Picard would never have dropped the charges against Khan.
15. Kirk actually tried to defend the idea of intergalactic war with the Klingons.
14. When Kirk went back in time, he frequently messed with history to suit his own ends.
13. Picard probably would have found the Galileo 7 in less time than it took Kirk.
12. Three words: Better costuiime variety.
11. Kirk tries, usually unsuccessfully, to respect other cultures. Picard tries, usually successfully, to get other cultures to respect him.
10. Kirk's occasional game of choice is 3-D chess, Picard's is poker.
9. "Picard" has more syllables than "Kirk."
8. Can't forget those neat collar insignias.
7. Picard's not afraid to deal with more advanced cultures & has done so on a number of occassions.
6. Picard's been on both Klingon birds-of-prey AND the heavy cruisers (and lived to tell about it).
5. When Picard goes undercover, he makes it look easy.
4. Though Picard has contempt for aliens like the Cardassians, he doesn't let it show.
3. Kirk wears boots -- Picard wears shoes. And as we all know, it's gotta be the shoes...
2. Assimilating has never been a problem for Picard.
1. Picard has never trashed Gene Roddenberry.
0. THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!!!!!!!!

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Jean Luc Picard for a few reasons:

90. Picard was never killed by his first officer.

88. Kirk kept losing security guards throughout each season; Picard has kept Worf for seven years.

76. No sideburns. 'Nuff said.

51. Picard never expects the impossible from his engineer.

41. Picard has hair on his chest.
40. Picard can actually make being bald, middle-aged, and scrawny look sexy & macho.

That's quite a list! But a couple of quibbles.

90. When was Kirk killed by his first officer?

88. Picard did lose Denise Crosby, whom you referred to later in the list.

76. I resemble that remark.

51. Yes, he did. Just ask Geordi...

41. I resemble that remark.

40. I resemble that remark too! Well, not the scrawny part, but the rest of it.

[DukeUsul]

No love for Janeway, huh?

I noticed that too, talk about a sexist poll.

More like a sexist genre.

[DukeUsul]

Come on, how can you beat this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx3S5mqvvig