Subj : Re: TNG vs TOS - anybody still think Next Generation sucks?
To   : rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From : ToolPackinMama
Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 22:58:16

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos

ToolPackinMama wrote:

> Kirk is still IMHO the ideal Trek hero, because the overall message of 
> ~standing up to bullies without becoming one~ found its embodiment in 
> him.  Kirk was decisive, tough, and effective as a warrior:  intolerant 
> of bullies and jerks, and capable of kicking their butts in a contest. 
> But Kirk was not sadistic, nor power-hungry, nor a war-lover.  He's 
> generally a gentleman - a tolerant man who prefers peace and civilized 
> methods.

FYI, FWIW...

http://allyourtrekarebelongto.us/kirk10.htm

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