Post by PaulaPost by UbiquitousStar Trek has had many Captains in the history of the franchise, and there's
a lot of debate about who qualifies as the best and the worst. Well, after
reading a Screenrant article that infuriated me and made my blood pressure
rocket to 450/300, I decided to dismantle their list, and substitute my OWN!
Here is Doomcock's ranking of the best and worst Captains of Star Trek!
#startrek #sciencefiction #scifi
http://youtu.be/Io1rb9wvEZY
In Picard's shoes, Sisko WOULD have sent the virus to the collective. EVEN if
Sisko making a painful conscience shaking decision in order to save the
Federation. Sisko's view on the Captains is clear: The first time he met
Picard, he wanted to punch his lights out. When he met Kirk? He got his
autograph. 'nuff said there.
I'm glad to see Rachel Garret make the list. Just a few scenes and she shows
exactly what it takes to be Captain of Star Fleet's Flagship.
Why does everyone involved with STAR TREK not seem to understand what a
flagship is?
Everyone from the writers to the fans seem to think a flagship is 'the best
ship' or 'the most famous ship' or 'the pride of the fleet' or something
similar.
It's not anything of the kind. The flagship is the ship carrying the
commanding flag officer (admiral) of a fleet or task force. Hence the name
flagship. An admiral has a literal flag that's flown on the mast of the
ship when he or she is aboard. It has anywhere from one to four white stars
on a red background, depending on the admiral's rank. In the American navy,
the flagship is usually, but not always, the aircraft carrier in the battle
group. If, for some reason, the admiral ferries over to one of the
destroyers, then that ship will hoist the admiral's flag and become the
flagship.
The Enterprise is not a flagship, except on those rare occasions when an
admiral is aboard her. Like when Admiral Nechayev was on the Enterprise to
deal with the Borg. Then it became a flagship, but only until the admiral
disembarked.