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konfusion666

Jul 25th, 2006, 08:46 PM

(Inspired by the Star Trek XI thread, where C.O.M's question sparked a mini-debate on the various Enterprise captains...)

Who do YOU think is the best Captain or Commanding Officer (i.e. Commander) of all the science-fiction TV series' and miniseries'?

As I see it, your choices would be:

Star Treks
TOS - Captain James T. Kirk
TNG - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
DS9 - Commander/Captain Benjamin Sisko
VOY - Captain Kathryn Janeway
ENT - Captain Jonathan Archer

Battlestar Galactica (2003) - Commander Adama (Edward James Olmos)
Battlestar Galactica (original) - Commander Adama (Lorne Greene)

Babylon 5 - Captain John Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner)
Babylon 5 - Commander Jeffrey Sinclair

Stargate SG-1 - "Jack" (MacGuyver :P )

My nerdy knowledge fizzles out around here, so I can't suggest any more...

Edit: Others' suggestions -

Firefly - Cpt. Malcolm Reynolds
Seaquest - Capt. Bridger (Roy Scheider)
Seaquest - Capt. Hudson (Michael Ironside)

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My pick would be Commander Adama from Battlestar Galactica (2003).
Runner-up? Tie between Captain Sheridan of Babylon 5 and Captain Picard of TNG.

ElChico

Jul 25th, 2006, 08:52 PM

http://www.cardassiaprimera.com.ar/Jean_LucPicard.jpg

It's Picard....If I owned a Starship, he's the guy I'd hire.

stevethewheel

Jul 25th, 2006, 08:55 PM

Loved Kirk, but Picard was the better actor so he gets my vote.

Spare-Flair

Jul 25th, 2006, 09:26 PM

CAPTAIN POWER

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2407/team085ju.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7186/lorddreaduu8.jpg

also had a cool anime

http://ng.jeremy.googlepages.com/xt7.jpg

BTW, you forgot Capt. Bridger (Roy Scheider) and Capt. Hudson (Michael Ironside) from Seaquest.

Cafe_333

Jul 25th, 2006, 09:33 PM

Picard. Is there any other competition?
Worst? Janeway. :lol:

DVST8

Jul 25th, 2006, 09:51 PM

howbout the neglected side of the Sci-Fi captains...

CAPTAIN MULLET! and the Planenites! or was it, & his Planters Peanuts?...whatever :cheesygri

http://www.strangepersons.com/images/content/107028.jpg

manixc

Jul 25th, 2006, 10:07 PM

Have to be Picard. He's the ideal version of what a starship captain should be.

Sisko comes close simply because of that ep where he turns the Romulans against the Dominion.

Amourek

Jul 25th, 2006, 10:10 PM

That would have to be Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. Gotta respect a guy who kills for what he believes in. Makes the rest of 'em look like a bunch of sissies.

konfusion666

Jul 25th, 2006, 10:14 PM

That would have to be Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. Gotta respect a guy who kills for what he believes in. Makes the rest of 'em look like a bunch of sissies.

he was good too...

i wonder... should i inculde Hercules in my list? :|

(Kevin Sorbo...)

What about Farscape? Was there a captain on that show?

-=Wraith=-

Jul 25th, 2006, 10:18 PM

picard ftw

and as a side note, riker was captain when picard got captured by the borg

konfusion666

Jul 25th, 2006, 10:20 PM

picard ftw

and as a side note, riker was captain when picard got captured by the borg

sorry, there's no way i'm going to disgrace that list by adding jonathan frakes to it. ;)

manixc

Jul 25th, 2006, 10:25 PM

he was good too...

i wonder... should i inculde Hercules in my list? :|

(Kevin Sorbo...)

What about Farscape? Was there a captain on that show?

no captain on Moya,

cmge

Jul 25th, 2006, 10:29 PM

Jean-Luc has my vote followed by Janeway and Malcolm Reynolds...

but i think this capt trumps them all... :lol:

http://animatedtv.about.com/library/graphics/zapp.jpg

blue_xii

Jul 25th, 2006, 10:54 PM

I think Zap was the best pantless captain.

I'll take Picard without a doubt. The best voice of any captain.

Yukikaze

Jul 25th, 2006, 11:06 PM

Picard there's no one that's ever going to match that.

um Could we put Richard Dean Anderson as a captain or leader. :lol:

konfusion666

Jul 25th, 2006, 11:12 PM

I'll take Picard without a doubt. The best voice of any captain.

Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Tm5tQltTQ&search=picard)

Ok, now I'm really sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqi3FpZd1Dg&search=picard)

:cheesygri

Montague

Jul 25th, 2006, 11:20 PM

Stanley H Tweedle ("Captain" of the Lexx) - if only because he is the embodiment of everything of what a Captain should NOT be:

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/3214/stsl1.jpg

Heck unlike Captain Kirk - he cannot even get laid! :lol:

dealforme

Jul 25th, 2006, 11:29 PM

I personally like Jack (http://www.scifi.com/stargate/cast/oneill/index.html)

http://www.scifi.com/stargate/cast/images/oneill.jpg

Yukikaze

Jul 25th, 2006, 11:58 PM

I personally like Jack (http://www.scifi.com/stargate/cast/oneill/index.html)

http://www.scifi.com/stargate/cast/images/oneill.jpg

He's up there with Picard.

YES A VOTE FOR HIM TOO! He will always be in SG1, i hate the new guy from Farscape. The guy loses his job and takes over as leader is bad choice.

KrazyKanadian

Jul 26th, 2006, 01:02 AM

What, The Doctor doesn't count? He was the captain of the Tardis, no? :)

For my vote, I'd say Picard barely beats out Adama. You have to give Adama serious respect for keeping the last of the human race together, but how many times has Jean-Luc saved Earth?

Atheral

Jul 26th, 2006, 01:13 AM

I loved Voyager, but Picard is probably better than Janeway.

manixc

Jul 26th, 2006, 01:20 AM

can't imagine Jack O'Neil as a starship captain. I'm seeing lots of first contact mission going wrong because of his crappy jokes.

Rometiklan

Jul 26th, 2006, 01:25 AM

If there were a captain I would follow to the gates of hell and back, it would have to be Kirk.

Other captains/commanders not listed might be:

-Commander Adama as portrayed by Lorne Greene.
-Captain Buck Rogers

Spare-Flair

Jul 26th, 2006, 02:51 AM

I personally like Jack (http://www.scifi.com/stargate/cast/oneill/index.html)

http://www.scifi.com/stargate/cast/images/oneill.jpg

Sorry, Macgyver is a General, not a Captain.

bmwmini

Jul 26th, 2006, 06:54 AM

Captain James T. Kirk

Honestly, how can you OMIT him from the obvious win :lol:

Tomato_1

Jul 26th, 2006, 07:22 AM

Ohh of a big ship I�ll say Adama. Or a little freighter definately Mal.

I guess you could also add Han Solo, Admiral Ackbar over to that list. I�ve been watch Space Above and Beyond so Commodore Ross would be a good choice too.

Smiley09

Jul 26th, 2006, 07:36 AM

CAPTAIN POWER
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2407/team085ju.jpg

I totally forgot about Captain Power. I must have been 3-5 when it was showing reruns and I might still have the light up toy. I used to love that show as a kid. Thanks for the memories.

B0000rt

Jul 26th, 2006, 08:05 AM

Crotchety Old Man

Jul 26th, 2006, 08:30 AM

Jean-Luc.

Riffer

Jul 26th, 2006, 09:53 AM

Does anyone remember "Quark".

All I remember is Richard Benjamin with these twin blondes Sib & Trish Barstable.

Defiant

Jul 26th, 2006, 12:37 PM

Picard of course.

The bad guy from Capt. Power is what happens when Darth Vader is assimilated by the Borg.

Decius

Jul 26th, 2006, 07:00 PM

Here's my top 3. I might be biased right now, as I'm watching Babylon 5 for the first time right now.

1. Captain John Sheridan (Babylon 5)
3. Captain Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly)
2. Captain Benjamin Sisko (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

konfusion666

Jul 26th, 2006, 07:12 PM

Here's my top 3. I might be biased right now, as I'm watching Babylon 5 for the first time right now.

It's a great show... very powerful themes, highly engaging story arc, most interesting alien civilizations.

kjs

Jul 26th, 2006, 09:03 PM

I'm going to go with another Adama...

http://images.zap2it.com/20050616/jamiebamber_battlestargalactica_240.jpg

...'cause he's pretty?

JetSter735180

Jul 26th, 2006, 10:46 PM

Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Tm5tQltTQ&search=picard)

Ok, now I'm really sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqi3FpZd1Dg&search=picard)

:cheesygri

OMG, best music video i ever seen. very good!

anyway, me being a big Trekkies my vote is for Kirk ... he knew how to fight, he did not have to ask a walking computer for the answer to every problem.

It's a great show... very powerful themes, highly engaging story arc, most interesting alien civilizations.

I have to agree with you, season three being the best Sci Fi season ever ! This comming from a trekkie................ :D

Howlader

Jul 26th, 2006, 10:57 PM

1. William Adama - For having 'the look,' and being able to do a decent job saving the remnants of humanity.

2. Benjamin Sisko - For showing being the most human of all the Star Trek captains, and being able to realize that the ends often do justify the means.
If you watch 'In the Pale moonlight,' that's the best example. It's also one of the best performances by Avery Brooks.

In contrast, you have Super Archer and Super Janeway, that could do anything and always kick ass and finish things at the end of the episodes.

Anessa

Jul 26th, 2006, 10:59 PM

http://www.geocities.com/lilladn/Calhoun_Big.jpg

Not directly from the ST television shows but one of the book series:
Captain Mackenzie Calhoun - a blend of Kirk with Picard but a lot more Kirk.

porphyra

Jul 26th, 2006, 11:02 PM

<------------- (in a shocked voice) "What is playing with their minds Jim? Don't they know, I am the only captain here"

Decius

Jul 26th, 2006, 11:19 PM

It's a great show... very powerful themes, highly engaging story arc, most interesting alien civilizations.

Yeah I know what you mean. I find I'm watching two episodes in a single session. I'm on episode 12 of season 3 right now, and am quite engaged in the story. And it's nice to break away from Trek for a while.

konfusion666

Jul 26th, 2006, 11:20 PM

I have to agree with you, season three being the best Sci Fi season ever ! This comming from a trekkie................ :D

Remind me, what was S03 of B5 about? It's been a while.

Yeah I know what you mean. I find I'm watching two episodes in a single session. I'm on episode 12 of season 3 right now, and am quite engaged in the story. And it's nice to break away from Trek for a while.

When I did my B5 marathon, I'd sometimes watch 6-7 episodes per day. :eek:

manixc

Jul 27th, 2006, 01:41 AM

Remind me, what was S03 of B5 about? It's been a while.

if I remember right, season 3 is the end of the shadow war. season 1 and 2 are the slow buildup to the shadow war

season 4 is the earth civil war
don't remember much about season 5, it was kinda boring.

Nitram

Jul 27th, 2006, 07:29 AM

My vote goes to Benjamin Sisko hands down!

Carpe Diem

Jul 27th, 2006, 08:57 AM

http://www.coolborg6of9.com/Star%20Trek%20Downloads/ST%20Pictures/locutus.jpg

Locutus has my vote. (Picard)

Crotchety Old Man

Jul 27th, 2006, 10:06 AM

So far in this thread, Jean-Luc Picard is kicking Benjamin Sissy's butt all the way back to Bajor...

Venom Soldier

Jul 27th, 2006, 11:17 AM

Another vote for Captain Jean-Luc Picard!

Buggy166

Jul 28th, 2006, 08:08 AM

Picard
Jack Oneil

those are the 2 i like..no particular order.

picard is more of a old school captain...jack is a fight the system "young" minded captain.

Last

Jul 28th, 2006, 10:23 PM

Maybe I'm showing my age?

- Christopher Pike - I always thought he was the best captain of the Star Trek series (only 1 episode to judge though!)

- Kirk

- Picard

jedijome

Jul 28th, 2006, 11:47 PM

malcom renoylds
picard
adama

in no particular order.

Nitram

Jul 29th, 2006, 01:21 AM

Maybe I'm showing my age?

- Christopher Pike - I always thought he was the best captain of the Star Trek series (only 1 episode to judge though!)

In the Star Trek Universe, the Federation named a medal after him. The Christopher Pike medal of courage.

Rometiklan

Jul 29th, 2006, 03:14 AM

In the Star Trek Universe, the Federation named a medal after him. The Christopher Pike medal of courage.

I believe Sisko won The Christopher Pike Medal for his efforts during the Dominion War, in the episode "Take Me Out to the Holosuite".

Defiant

Jul 29th, 2006, 01:57 PM

Actually it was "Tears of the Prophets."(the one where Dax dies).

No, Im not this nerdy usually, the episode happened to be on tv yesterday.... :)

I believe Sisko won The Christopher Pike Medal for his efforts during the Dominion War, in the episode "Take Me Out to the Holosuite".

Rometiklan

Jul 29th, 2006, 09:51 PM

Actually it was "Tears of the Prophets."(the one where Dax dies).

No, Im not this nerdy usually, the episode happened to be on tv yesterday.... :)

Ahh, I stand corrected. Thanks. I believe there was a reference to the medal from the Vulcan captain which confused me.:D