Reasons why Kirk is better than Picard

[c222]

1. diplomacy for Kirk is a charged phaser

edit: (oops, i think this should be moved)

[Duncan_MacSmasher]

2. He isn't.

[The Prince of Cats]

2. He isn't.

Okay... We will let you off because you are young.

Yeah, Kirk > Picard. Don't get me wrong, I still think Picard is a great captain, I just think Kirk knew how to play the game.

All those green girls. I don't care if they were green, how often does Picard get the girl? He flirts with the doctor a bit but even Data gets more than him...

[Saithis Bladewing]

3. Kirk could rip his shirt every episode and still manage to get it back in pristine condition next episode.

EDIT: Also, Prince of Cats is right. We'll let you off because you're young.

[Deckmaster]

Bah. Picard is superior.

I'm not even going to argue about why Picard is superior, because I know my arguments are going to fall on deaf ears. But think about this...

Who would you rather follow into the depths of Hell?

[Were-Sandwich]

^Archer.

[Jibar]

Kirk went on to do crappy comedy roles while Picard went on to become Charles Xavier among many other brilliant roles?

[Ebon_Drake]

Kirk went on to do crappy comedy roles while Picard went on to become Charles Xavier among many other brilliant roles?

Or rather, Kirk was so awesome he made even a crappy actor seem good, whereas Picard was so dull he needed a Shakespearian actor to make him interesting :P.

#4: Picard sips tea, Kirk gets wasted on Romulan ale.

[Azrael]

#5: Kirk was first, and no matter what evidence is presented for either side, people will always have some deep-seated irrational sense of nostalgia for him.

[Poison_Fish]

Picard has this song http://picard.ytmnd.com/

Not saying he's better. But I love that song.

[Flak_Razorwill]

Depends. Picard has a spiffier ship, but Kirk was in the Nena song "99 Luftballons."

They were an awesome pair in Generations. Not even Klingons led by superdroog Alex can take them BOTH on.

[Archonic Energy]

^Archer.

not funny.

[Big_Red_Bird]

Who would you rather follow into the depths of Hell?

Picard or Sisko.

[Yuki Akuma]

Picard or Sisko.

Who would follow the guy who gets one guy killed per away mission?!

Picard lost.. like, two crewmen ever? Sisko lost, like, one?

Janeway lost loads, but hey...

[TheTick]

Janeway lost loads, but hey...

Strange, that, since she was the one unable to replenish the supply of Redshirts.

[AtVaR]

Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Jean Luc Picard, was in fact a Shakespear performer before he became the famous Captain.

I for one think that Picard is the best out of the two. William Shatner overacted Kirk like crazy, making Kirk look psycotic... and frankly, I thought all his solutions to whatever problem was going on seemed to come to him too easy. It was always him that saved the day, or Scotty. Scotty was my favorite engineer... lol.

Picard, well, you could see the wheels turning in his head, and when things got hopeless you could see the determination. There was good acting there...

Don't get me wrong, I like both series. But I'd have to say the coolest Captain ever is Janeway.

[Hoseki]

This was origionally a small flammable rant about my dislike of Janeway. I deleted it in favor of a funny link.

From the person who brought you the evil overlord list: How would Starfleet's finest go about the task of changing a light bulb?

[bingo_bob]

#6: He... talks... like... this! And he... fights... that way... too!

Kirk: Damn the regulations, Spock, I've got a ship with 430 people aboard to think of! At least I think there are 430; come to think of it, I've never actually seen more than a couple dozen.

Sooooo true.

[Wizzardman]

Picard is better than Kirk because, to Picard, diplomacy is not the same as a charged phaser.

That said, William Shatner is a better actor than Patrick Stewart, because Shatner has performed better both before and after Star Trek [Twilight Zone, anyone?], and Patrick Stewart has a tendency to make all of his characters feel exactly the same as Captain Picard [His rendition of Ahab, his attempts at comedy, and many others]. Stewart does do good Shakespeare, but everyone else is Jean-Luc v6000.

[Gorbash Kazdar]

Comrade Gorby: Reason #1 Sisko is better than either Kirk or Picard - he would have made sure this thread was in the right forum. ;)

[eggy_goodness]

Okay... We will let you off because you are young.

Yeah, Kirk > Picard. Don't get me wrong, I still think Picard is a great captain, I just think Kirk knew how to play the game.

All those green girls. I don't care if they were green, how often does Picard get the girl? He flirts with the doctor a bit but even Data gets more than him...

I am still laughing over the last bit, as I belive that Data is the coolest Star Trek character :)

[c222]

I belive that Data is the coolest Star Trek character :)

I agree, but i thought the subject of this thread would be the funnest out of all of them.

[Hungerdog]

Kirk. First and always.

Star Trek was never meant to be taken seriously, and who better to acomplish that than arguably the worst actor ever to "entertain" us?

My ship, my crewwwww!...

:P

[ElfLad]

Spock! There's a man... on the wing of... the ship!

[Daedrous Avari]

Sorry, but one thing.

Spock owns, even though I only saw one episode of Star Trek (don't shoot me)

[eggy_goodness]

^ Darn Right!

[DMgrinder]

As actors in different movies, Shatner and Steward are both exellent actors. In star trek, I just liked Picard better.

[burrowowl]

Need 100+ reasons Kirk is the best starship captain ever? Look no further than the Church of Shatnerology

Of note: Kirk once fought a Greek god. And won.

[Saithis Bladewing]

Need 100+ reasons Kirk is the best starship captain ever? Look no further than the Church of Shatnerology

Of note: Kirk once fought a Greek god. And won.

That's not entirely correct, Picard has saved the earth a few times before. It's still an awesome list though.

[Clay_Cthulhu]

I prefer Kirk so much more over Picard...Just because! I Enjoyed William Shattner's (last name spelling right?...can't remember) Acting so much better. In my oppinion they did better with the first 3 origonal seasons...all of which i own on DVD ;D