2 — Archer
New technology, going boldly into the unknown
Like George Washington, knowing that everything was setting a precedent

3 — Borg Picard
The decisive version of the TNG’s captain.

4 — Janeway
Independent command in an unknown land, never quite knowing if her Marquis crew would revolt or not

5 — Sulu
“Its a big ship” … “But not as big as her Captain”

6 — Worf
“Today is a good day to die”
Who else would take an armed shuttle craft up against a Borg Cube? [Well, Kirk would if he had to]

7 — Riker
Wait, wasn’t he the real leader of the Enterprise?
I mean, he gave all of the commands, got the good looking women and had the most fun
Sure, Picard had more shiny little circles on his collar, but all he ever did was advise Riker (“Make it so”) and get the older women

8 — Picard
a Frenchman to manage the decline of the Federation
No heart, lots of regrets for not having a family
Unlike the other ‘captains’, he needed two co-equals with command chairs to get things done, one of which was the future version of a psychiatrist

Sisco — come on, he wasn’t even a captain for most of the series, just a REMF running a shopping mall.

will; I’ve seen every start trek movie ever. I don’t think Picard was outclassed. Nor was Kirk. They’re different people, and in the movies Shatner did much better than he did in the series. That makes it even.

The first two seasons of Enterprise suffered from the same cancer as almost all of Voyager: a failure of imagination. Rather hackneyed story lines perpetually recycled, no broader-term consequences of anyone’s actions, and a continual sense that I was watching a TV show instead of a story. 3rd and 4th seasons of Enterprise were WAY better, with much more imagination and relevant ties to the previous series (instead of gimmicky references jammed in at the last minute. But by then, no-one was watching, ratings were down, and it got canceled suddenly. The finale was accordingly slapdash.