Rate the Star Trek captains

POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 02:52
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OPPYH

Saturday, April 24, 2010 6:28 PM

1-10. 10 being the absolute best, 1 being a just plain awful.

Toughness:
The ability to withstand or dish out a fair share of smackery.
Kirk-10

Picard-7

Janeway-3

Archer-5

Strategic mindset
When it comes to space battle, who would be the most clever?

Kirk-9

Picard-8

Janeway-8

Archer-4

Romance
The captain with all the right moves

Kirk-10

Picard-4

Janeway-7

Archer-7

Intelligence
Booksmart, and retainer of text
Kirk-8

Picard-9

Janeway-10

Archer-5

Ego factor
Humble...what is that? The cptn. with the biggest ego.

Kirk-10

Picard-5

Janeway-3

Archer-7

Likeability
Ok who would you want to be on a starship with?

Kirk-10

Picard-10

Janeway-6

Archer-0

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70's TV FOREVER

WHOZIT

Saturday, April 24, 2010 6:41 PM

"Enterpise" was a big fat mistake, Archer gets a big fat zero!

They sould have started with Captian Robert April, on TV and the new flick.

IMNOTHERE

Saturday, April 24, 2010 7:56 PM

What? No Sisko? Or will there be a Sisko vs. Sheridan vs. Sinclair thread later :-)

Romance: how on Earth does Janeway beat Picard on Romance? Her only real romantic interest (unless you count Q) ended up hitched to Seven of Nine. ISTR Picard having a couple of romantic entanglements (even assuming his history with Guinan was entirely platonic) and eventually landed Dr Crusher (wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey issues aside).

Ego: I'd also put Janeway at 8-9 on the ego scale, and Picard a bit lower - he had an easily-offended sense of dignity but that's not quite the same as self-importance.

Intelligence: Come on... Picard by a mile - the only captain to get by without a Vulcan sidekick to do the heavy mental lifting.

DMI

Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:00 PM

Adding Sisko.

Toughness:
The ability to withstand or dish out a fair share of smackery.
Kirk-10

Picard-7

Janeway-8

Archer-3

Sisko-6

Strategic mindset
When it comes to space battle, who would be the most clever?

Kirk-10

Picard-8

Janeway-9

Archer-3

Sisko-8

Romance
The captain with all the right moves

Kirk-10

Picard-7

Janeway-2

Archer-4

Sisko-6

Intelligence
Booksmart, and retainer of text
Kirk-6

Picard-10

Janeway-9

Archer-4

Sisko-7

Ego factor
Humble...what is that? The cptn. with the biggest ego.

Kirk-10

Picard-5

Janeway-2

Archer-6

Sisko-4

Likeability
Ok who would you want to be on a starship with?

Kirk-9

Picard-9

Janeway-8

Archer-1

Sisko-8

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I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

http://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/dmi/default.aspx

LWAVES

Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:03 PM

Toughness:
The ability to withstand or dish out a fair share of smackery.

Kirk-10
New Kirk-9
Sisko-7
Picard-6
Archer-5
Janeway-4

Strategic mindset
When it comes to space battle, who would be the most clever?

Kirk-9
Picard-8
New Kirk-8
Janeway-7
Sisko-6
Archer-4

Romance
The captain with all the right moves

Kirk-10
New Kirk-10
Archer-7
Sisko-6
Janeway-5
Picard-4

Intelligence
Booksmart, and retainer of text

Picard-10
Janeway-9
Kirk-8
Sisko-8
New Kirk-7
Archer-6

Ego factor
Humble...what is that? The cptn. with the biggest ego.

New Kirk-11
Kirk-10
Janeway-7
Picard-6
Archer-6
Sisko-3

Likeability
Ok who would you want to be on a starship with?

New Kirk-10
Janeway-8
Sisko-8
Picard-7
Kirk-7
Archer-1

"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall

OPPYH

Saturday, April 24, 2010 11:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ImNotHere:
What? No Sisko? Or will there be a Sisko vs. Sheridan vs. Sinclair thread later :-)

Sorry about the Sisko issue.

I left him out for two reasons

1. I haven't watched the entire run of DS9.
2. Based on what I watched, he is a very good decision maker, but DS9 is drifts just a tad too far from "traditional" Trek.

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70's TV FOREVER

CYBERSNARK

Saturday, April 24, 2010 11:46 PM

I'll just include all the ones you're snubbing:

Toughness:
Mackenzie Calhoun (Excalibur): 11 (as evidenced by the scar on his face that he sealed closed with a red-hot knife, without anesthetic. )
Katerina Mueller (Trident): 10 (though her facial scar isn't quite as badass as Calhoun's.)
David Gold (daVinci): 5 (he's a thinker, not a fighter.)
Sonya Gomez (daVinci): 6 (speculating, based on her skills as Gold's XO --I haven't really seen her in action since he retired.)
Kira Nerys (DS9): 9 (growing up during the Occupation.)
William Riker (Titan): 8 (his best friend is a Klingon.)
Ezri Dax (Aventine): 6 (she's small, but scrappy.)
Asfarah Eden (Voyager): 7 (tough as nails.)
Cmdr. Elias Vaughn (Defiant, acting-Captain): 10 (human Starfleet Intelligence officers don't live into the triple digits without being scary-tough.)

Strategic mindset:
Calhoun: 7 (he's his world's "Alexander," but he relies too much on brute force and attitude.)
Mueller: 7 (she takes after Calhoun.)
Gold: 10
Gomez: 10
Kira: 10 (again, the Occupation taught her how to fight smart.)
Riker: 8
Dax: 7
Eden: 6
Vaughn: 10

Romance:
Calhoun: 6 (married to Admiral Shelby, but was never much of a ladykiller before that.)
Mueller: 1 (a long succession of one-night stands, no "relationships," just sex.)
Gold: 10 (a devoted husband with a small army of children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and a couple of great-great-grandkids by now.)
Gomez: 5 (her One True Love died just before he could propose.)
Kira: 8 (AFAIK, she and Odo are still a couple, even though he's on the far side of the galaxy.)
Riker: 10 (Riker's romantic exploits are legendary, even if he is now married.)
Dax: 3 (broke up with Julian, has apparently not had a serious relationship since [or before, for that matter].)
Eden: 3 (BAD: married a patronizing self-obsessed blowhard. GOOD: divorced the jackass.)
Vaughn: 6 (was married. Wife is dead, daughter estranged.)

Intelligence:
Calhoun: 4
Mueller: 4
Gold: 10
Gomez: 9
Kira: 7
Riker: 8
Dax: 8
Eden: 9
Vaughn: 10

Ego factor:
Calhoun: 11 (when Shelby first said she loved him, his immediate [and totally sincere] response was "As well you should.")
Mueller: 10
Gold: 8
Gomez: 7
Kira: 8
Riker: 9
Dax: 7
Eden: 9
Vaughn: 6

Likeability:
Calhoun: 5
Mueller: 4
Gold: 10 (Gold is like your fun Grampa who used to tell the funny stories at Thanksgiving.)
Gomez: 8
Kira: 8
Riker: 9
Dax: 9
Eden: 4
Vaughn: 9

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

CHRISISALL

Saturday, April 24, 2010 11:54 PM

Toughness:
The ability to withstand or dish out a fair share of smackery.

Kirk-10
New Kirk-9
Sisko-7
Picard-6
Archer-5
Janeway-5
Reynolds-10

Strategic mindset
When it comes to space battle, who would be the most clever?

Kirk-10
Picard-8
New Kirk-8
Janeway-7
Sisko-7
Archer-4
Reynolds-2

Romance
The captain with all the right moves

Kirk-10
New Kirk-10
Archer-7
Sisko-6
Janeway-5
Picard-6
Reynolds-2

Intelligence
Booksmart, and retainer of text

Picard-10
Janeway-9
Kirk-8
Sisko-8
New Kirk-7
Archer-6
Reynolds-8 (he reads poems)

Ego factor
Humble...what is that? The cptn. with the biggest ego.

New Kirk-11
Kirk-10
Janeway-7
Picard-6
Archer-6
Sisko-5
Reynolds-3

Likeability
Ok who would you want to be on a starship with?

New Kirk-8
Janeway-10
Sisko-8
Picard-7
Kirk-9
Archer-8
Reynolds-4

*This IF Mal was a Captain in Starfleet, which I could never really see happening*

The laughing Chrisisall

OPPYH

Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:21 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Toughness:
The ability to withstand or dish out a fair share of smackery.

Kirk-10
New Kirk-9
Sisko-7
Picard-6
Archer-5
Janeway-5
Reynolds-10

Strategic mindset
When it comes to space battle, who would be the most clever?

Kirk-10
Picard-8
New Kirk-8
Janeway-7
Sisko-7
Archer-4
Reynolds-2

Romance
The captain with all the right moves

Kirk-10
New Kirk-10
Archer-7
Sisko-6
Janeway-5
Picard-6
Reynolds-2

Intelligence
Booksmart, and retainer of text

Picard-10
Janeway-9
Kirk-8
Sisko-8
New Kirk-7
Archer-6
Reynolds-8 (he reads poems)

Ego factor
Humble...what is that? The cptn. with the biggest ego.

New Kirk-11
Kirk-10
Janeway-7
Picard-6
Archer-6
Sisko-5
Reynolds-3

Likeability
Ok who would you want to be on a starship with?

New Kirk-8
Janeway-10
Sisko-8
Picard-7
Kirk-9
Archer-8
Reynolds-4

*This IF Mal was a Captain in Starfleet, which I could never really see happening*

HAHAHA!!! I kept thinking WHO IS CAPTAIN REYNOLDS????

Looks like he's pretty low in the Strategic, and Romance dept.

Good critique Chris.

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70's TV FOREVER

OPPYH

Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:24 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cybersnark:
I'll just include all the ones you're snubbing:

Hey, I love Trek but I didn't want to write all day long.

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70's TV FOREVER

IMNOTHERE

Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:28 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
*This IF Mal was a Captain in Starfleet, which I could never really see happening*

If it did, there would be a stolen uniform involved, Kirk would have unexpectedly acquired a new wife and it would all end with Mal, with a hold-full of tribbles on the run from Starfleet, the Maquis and the Ferrengi and Kaylee (in a blue funk after the Borg scanned Serenity and said "we're not assimilating that junkheap").

* O/T: now Doctor Who has nicked the "goodnight kiss" - and it was used by

Select to view spoiler:

a character called River

- blatent or what!

LWAVES

Sunday, April 25, 2010 9:37 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Toughness:
The ability to withstand or dish out a fair share of smackery.

Kirk-10
New Kirk-9
Sisko-7
Picard-6
Archer-5
Janeway-5
Reynolds-10

Strategic mindset
When it comes to space battle, who would be the most clever?

Kirk-10
Picard-8
New Kirk-8
Janeway-7
Sisko-7
Archer-4
Reynolds-2

Romance
The captain with all the right moves

Kirk-10
New Kirk-10
Archer-7
Sisko-6
Janeway-5
Picard-6
Reynolds-2

Intelligence
Booksmart, and retainer of text

Picard-10
Janeway-9
Kirk-8
Sisko-8
New Kirk-7
Archer-6
Reynolds-8 (he reads poems)

Ego factor
Humble...what is that? The cptn. with the biggest ego.

New Kirk-11
Kirk-10
Janeway-7
Picard-6
Archer-6
Sisko-5
Reynolds-3

Likeability
Ok who would you want to be on a starship with?

New Kirk-8
Janeway-10
Sisko-8
Picard-7
Kirk-9
Archer-8
Reynolds-4

*This IF Mal was a Captain in Starfleet, which I could never really see happening*

The laughing Chrisisall

Hmmm. Your list is suspiciously close to mine.

I've been wondering what the devil on my shoulder has been doing lately.

If Mal was in Trek surely this would mean he'd left the Maquis/Independants and joined Star Fleet/the Alliance.

"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall

CHRISISALL

Monday, April 26, 2010 1:06 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:

Hmmm. Your list is suspiciously close to mine.

I saw the need to change so little...

The laughing Chrisisall

DMI

Monday, April 26, 2010 3:56 AM

No one is giving Janeway very much credit in the toughness category. Are y'all forgetting the year of hell episode? I know to them it never happened be we can take it into consideration.

------------------------
I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

http://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/dmi/default.aspx

LWAVES

Monday, April 26, 2010 3:44 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:

Hmmm. Your list is suspiciously close to mine.
I saw the need to change so little...

The laughing Chrisisall

Must be great minds and all that if we agree so closely.
Now if we could just agree on Indy 4....
(Not that I'm trying to bring that up again).

"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall

AURAPTOR

Monday, April 26, 2010 4:48 PM

Overall Captaincyness- ( Best to worst )

Kirk

Janeway

Picard

Archer

Bones: "Don't 'rawr' her!"
Booth: "What? she'rawred' me first."

FARFLY

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 12:57 AM

You omitted Captain Edward Jellico who should rate in several categories.

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 1:04 AM

Technically Jellico's an Admiral now.

Well, technically, he's an ex-Admiral now, but he spent more time as an admiral than he did as a captain.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 1:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by farfly:
You omitted Captain Edward Jellico who should rate in several categories.

WhoTF is THAT???

The laughing Chrisisall

FARFLY

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 1:37 AM

Ronny Cox in TNG: Chain of Command parts 1 and 2.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 1:48 AM

Oh, thanks.

The laughing Chrisisall

HIXIE129

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 2:11 AM

1. Captain Kirk
2. Captain Spock
3. Captain Sulu

Never liked Picard, a frenchman? that spoke like an
englishman!

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 2:52 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hixie129:
1. Captain Kirk
2. Captain Spock
3. Captain Sulu

Never liked Picard, a frenchman? that spoke like an
englishman!

No shit! What was THAT about ?

Bones: "Don't 'rawr' her!"
Booth: "What? she'rawred' me first."