Come on guys, chess players have a geeky enough reputation as it is without throwing star trek into it!

'Twas hard to play a game of chess 'gainst Will

You could not just say "Mate!" - must wait until

Iambic Penta-meter phras'ed chat

"The king is dead! Long live the king!" 'Owzat?

I like Picard better.  Kirk is kind of creepy :/

Hip!  Hip!  Horrah!

Tallyhoe!

Arrogant and womanizing, for sure, but creepy?

Servalan would slit Kirk's throat simply to amuse herself, then seduce and sleep with Picard before shooting him in the head. Perhaps ordering a spot of breakfast whilst contemplating the bodies.

Original - yes

A - no

NG - no

DS9 - yes

V - no

E  - no

>:)

I actually like both of them...Kirk was the maverick charmer, and Picard was the ultimate leader...the Trek franchises were great (except Deep Star 9?...I hated that)...even Voyager was a great storey...hated it when they stopped shooting the Trek stuff.

...then Stargate took off...and that was great also...now I love to follow Stargate Universe...

Really!? We're just going to side step the fact that Blakes 7 was the antichrist of Star Trek and leave it there? To me the bigger mystery is why they didn't use the apostrophe?

Really Captain? You have WAY too much time on your hands! LOL :)

To tell you the truth - Servalan may have disfigured my childhood. The first female character I'd encountered that was at once beyond alluring and a complete and utter sociopath. Dreadful stuff for a 12 year old.

Loved "Voyager" - more so than "Next generation"

yes Doctor Who in Black & White! but then i'm showing my age:)

Well he did get it replaced... his nose that is.

And surprisingly no mention of Captain Janeway - who is clearly a better leader than the limp wristed stereotypes presented by either "Star Trek" or "Next Generations"

REASONS WHY CAPTAIN JANEWAY IS BETTER THAN CAPTAIN PICARD

1. One word: hair
2. More hair than all previous Star Trek commanding officers combined.
3. Drinks coffee, not that sissy "Earl Grey" stuff.
4. Beams down to the planet like real Captains should.
5. Mutes the doctor when the doctor gets out of line.
6. Keeps her First Officer properly in the dark.
7. Can speak "technobabble" with the best of them.
8. Hasn't let an adolescent pilot the Federation flagship -- yet.
9. Picard could never act like a prostitute to gain a tactical advantage.
10. Commanded ships blown up: Picard: 2 Janeway: 1/2
11. Voyager needs a female Captain. Its Captain must be willing to admit they're lost and pull over for directions.
12. Hasn't quoted Shakespeare -- yet.
13. Looks better in sleepwear.
14. Gives guilt trips that would make a Jewish mother proud.
15. Isn't French with an English accent.
16. "Take this cheese to sickbay!" I don't know why this is here, either, but I loved that line!
17. Will give you two days off to ponder your lifeshattering experience.
18. When Janeway lands her ship, it can take off again.
19. Janeway says "I don't like you!" to her enemies instead of trying to convince them to behave better.
20. To comfort children, Janeway cares for them in a loving motherly way. Picard sings a song...in French...about a monk...who can't wake up for morning bells.
21. The only child on Voyager is a cute little thing with horns.
22. Janeway has a First Officer with a tattoo.
23. Picard likes to talk his way through. Janeway likes to punch her way through.
24. She doesn't have any pesky Federation Admirals to get in her way.
25. Three words: Compression Phaser Rifles.
26. Acknowledges freely when she breaks the Prime Directive instead of trying to weasle her way out of it with philosophical ramblings.
27. 40 episodes without surrendering the ship.
28. 40 episodes and Wesley has yet to save the ship.
29. Janeway's holo programs create useful things like doctors and lungs. Picard's holodecks create maniacal evil geniouses who yet again take over the ship.
30. She doesn't need to straighten her uniform every time she stands.
31. Janeway has never worn green tights and frolicked about in Sherwood Forest. However, if she did, she would look fantastic!
32. Same level of sexual tension between Doctor and Captain.
33. Has kids and they're cute little things.
34. Never worries about meeting a son she never knew she had.
35. Kirk looked good in ripped shirts; Picard looked good without a shirt; Janeway would look... no, they can't do that on network television.
36. Cheese
37. Doesn't force her crew to wear awful outfits, unless it is to blend in with a primitive planet.
38. She doesn't waste time learning foreign languages. All lifeforms in the Delta Quadrant speak perfect English.
39. Her engineer does not wear a bananna clip over her eyes.
40. Slouches in her chair even in critical life-threatening moments.
41. Doesn't have a Counselor on board (thank God!).
42. Her telepath only lives nine years.
43. Janeway heard the words "boldly go where no man (er, woman) has gone before" and took them to the extreme.
44. 45,000 light-years is one thing. Every point in the universe instantaneously? That's excessive!
45. Picard tells alien cultures, "I hope our two cultures will one day come to a greater understanding." Janeway threatens them with "the deadliest of force."
46. Janeway's holo-characters fall in love with her. Picard's holo-characters want to kill him.
47. Janeway's Security Chief would never grow a ponytail.
48. The high point of Enterprise cuisine were scrambled eggs that only Worf could stomach.
49. Janeway doesn't have to point which way to go when they set off.
50. Maintains an elaborate hairdo that would baffle even Princess Leia.
51. Has mastered facial expression understood by all to mean, "Boy, Paris, are YOU ever stupid."
52. Doesn't need her first officer's permission to blow up her ship.
53. The highest field commision Picard ever gave out was "Acting Ensign."
54. Cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese. I can't help myself!
55. Hugs her Vulcan from time to time.
56. Has a more manly voice.
57. Doesn't have a starship that splits in half when it's in a tight spot.
58. Has a dog and a significant other, not some damn fish!
59. Had sex with a crewmember and "might have initiated it."
60. Kes. Troi. No contest.
61. Nealix. Replicator. Ok, this one's debatable.
62. At least she doesn't have to yell "Hot!" at her cook every time she wants something to drink.
63. Her ship has neat-looking folding warp nacelles.
64. Her CONN officer actually went through the Academy.
65. Her CONN officer can use contractions.
66. Her first officer has a halucinogenic device.
67. Her Security Officer draws his phaser at the first hint of trouble. Picard's Security Officer gets beat up by half the aliens that come aboard.
68. Hostile aliens surrounding her, half the crew are spies, the nearest help is 75 years away, and she's still kept the ship together.
69. None of the crew members' relatives have ever tried to take over the ship, invade the Federation, steal a starship, or enslave all humankind.
70. To help her relax, Janeway's first officer helps her contact her spirit guide. Picard's first officer helps him get . . . to Risa.
71. Riker never smiled at Picard that way.
72. Q asked Janeway to run away with him and she refused. Q asked Picard's girlfriend to run away with him and she accepted.

...this sure is entertaining stuff...

spock ranks below the powerhouse characters of harry kim (the guy that wants to be as cool as wesley crusher), neelix (the idiot they had to call "morale officer" because he knew the best restaraunts) , and t'pol (the mumbly little drug addict who was allergic to mind melds)?  you must really hate the original series. 

Obviously it is an inverted list.

Yes, Kirk is better, and the original. But TNG was entertaining enough in its day. To anyone who has not heard it, William Shatner's 2008 excursion into the world of popular music "Has been" is well worth a listen. Seriously! On spotify here or here (free account needed, only available some countries) and elsewhere. Particularly like "Common people". Live video here. And it's got the supremely talented Joe Jackson of Night and Day fame on it. Magnificent!

It's a matter of taste, but "Has been" was rather good in my opinion (and that of many others).