I detest Enterprise. I absolutely 100% hate the show. It's bloody revisionist, and I can't stand that. It is also very boring, and the Vulcans are very much un-Vulcan in their mannerisms, especially the one onboard the ship. It's like when I got a copy of the Director's Edition DVD of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. WHY oh WHY did they have to screw with the sound effects? The new ships alarm sound is annoying as anything and sounds like it was dubbed in later (which it was), and seeing VGER from the outside absolutely destroyed the mystery behind the "WTF is this thing?" air the movie had. I don't care what Robert Wise originally wanted to do, he DESTROYED one of my favorite movies by going back and changing it!. The "Special Longer Version" isn't on DVD either, so I'm stuck with VHS. One unhappy bird. DO NOT screw around with the classics. Revisionism is the surest way to destroy an otherwise good work!
Now, back on topic, best captain was Picard, of course! He was oh-so dignified. Not only that, he did the "diplomacy first, but I'll torpedo your ass if you really need it" bit. Kirk was too much of a tyrant, but then so is Shatner (ask the cast, especially James Doohan). I do like Sisco, but I'd rank him as third with Janeway second, Kirk fourth, and Archer last. Con: DS9 got really good the last two seasons it was on the air. It's a shame you didn't get to see it play out. If you liked Babylon 5, you would have liked the direction DS9 went.
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