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| Kirk (Star Trek) | 8 | |
| Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation) | 15 | |
| Janeway (Star Trek: Voyager) | 1 | |
| Sisko (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) | 0 | |
| Archer (Star Trek: Enterprise) | 1 | |
| Other (comment) | 1 | |
| I can't answer your question but I want to vote anyway. | 5 |
It would have been Janeway had not Picard existed. He's utterly superb. There's more depth to him than any of the other captains and, credit to the writers, they played to the Patrick Stewart's strengths. There were times when Janeway was twee or not believable. Never so, Picard. He's flawed too. Slightly anti-social and irascible with certain groups (the episode with the cryogenically frozen people from the 20th century, and various encounters with children, including Wesley in one spectacularly awkward scene). He is also not able to deal with Troi's mother. Plus he acts against common sense (the episode where one culture was existing by selling a "cure" to another but was actually enslaving them as drug addicts). He first allowed it to happen, in keeping with the Prime Directive, although he redeemed himself with a clever solution.
These sides of him are always counterpointed too (being surrounded by children in the nexus, past romances, his dealings with his brother's family). He's a complex character and you never quite get underneath that. He's three-dimensional and carries such authority that it was painful to see him in the episode where he didn't rise through the ranks to become a captain. It also helps that he doesn't indulge in soap opera acting. God knows how they got him to take the role on, but I'm really glad they did. I think he'll always be my favourite.
What did Spock see when he went into the bathroom?
Captain's log.
That is the extent of my knowledge of anything Captain-related.
Picard (That was Patrick Stewart, right?) Anyway, Picard was a sexy bald man and fantastic Captain.
I've never really liked any of the captains, but Kirk least of all so I picked Picard (and Janeway over Picard).