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   From: liamreverse@valentijn.nu   
      
   Op 24-12-2024 om 09:36 schreef BTR1701:   
   > Paula wrote:   
   >   
   >>> weberm@polaris.net wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Star 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   
   >>>   
   >>>> https://youtu.be/Io1rb9wvEZY?si=AtIgRYK57l73Tf-J   
   >>>   
   >>> In Picard's shoes, Sisko WOULD have sent the virus to the collective. EVEN   
   if   
   >>> he had not been at Wolf 359. That's what 'In The Pale Moonlight.' was   
   about:   
   >>> 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.   
      
   Admiral Hanson? (role by George Murdock)   
      
      
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