Losing and then regaining Spock, twice if you consider the vanishing act Spock pulled between the five-year mission and the first movie a loss, did seem to mellow Kirk out, yes. Spock--oof. Now there's one I could never warm up to. That's a story for another day, and another Trek/Young Wizards fic, in fact.
I grew up a DS9 and Voyager fan, as well as a TNG one, but I missed TNG while it was originally airing, whereas I was watching the other two their first time through. For what it's worth, Sisko will forever be my favorite of the Trek captains, though Sulu is up there - never mind he never got a series of his own, Excelsior was his, and Rand's. ... .Okay, of the captains at the lead of a dedicated series, Sisko's my favorite. Classy musician with subtle sharp edges and candor for days. :)
You know, oddly enough, I never could relate as well to Picard as to some of the other officers. Such a distance between him and everyone else, and I know it was deliberate. Then again, Geordi did set the approachability bar fairly high... :)
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I grew up a DS9 and Voyager fan, as well as a TNG one, but I missed TNG while it was originally airing, whereas I was watching the other two their first time through. For what it's worth, Sisko will forever be my favorite of the Trek captains, though Sulu is up there - never mind he never got a series of his own, Excelsior was his, and Rand's. ... .Okay, of the captains at the lead of a dedicated series, Sisko's my favorite. Classy musician with subtle sharp edges and candor for days. :)
You know, oddly enough, I never could relate as well to Picard as to some of the other officers. Such a distance between him and everyone else, and I know it was deliberate. Then again, Geordi did set the approachability bar fairly high... :)