Really? REALLY?

[jackwabbit]

This is both a match made in heaven and a special ring of the special hell.

Dear Buddha, please bring me a pirate and a, well, another pirate...

For the record, I have not yet voted. This requires some thought, people!

My first impulse is simply to say that, well, Han came first.

That said:

They both shot first, dammit. But Mal edges out Han as he's done it a few more times.

They've both got snark out the wazoo, but Mal adds Firefly-speak, which skyrockets him upward.

Neither has any love for the Empire, but Mal was always a Rebel, whereas Han once fought with the baddies.

And if one brings in the actors:

Han is played by Harrison Ford, who's not only great friends with Jimmy Buffett but also worshiped by the younger Fillion. He has some cred here. Then again, I love that Fillion like he loves the Ford.

And Harrison Ford has never done anything particularly nice for me. The same cannot be said of Nathan Fillion.

And speaking of niceness, I love the elder Fillion, too.

And that PJ guy who hangs with them sometimes?  Well, he totally rocks.

So:

It's Mal, folks. Dear Jedi in heaven forgive me, but it's Mal.

Besides, we all know I'm a Luke fan.

Comments

[charlie-bz.livejournal.com]

It's like trying to pick which one of my kids I like best. Impossible!

I can't vote. Really, I just can't!

[sache8.livejournal.com]

... wow. LOL

[jackwabbit.livejournal.com]

That was going to be my stance, too. Just wasn't going to vote because I was so torn. Then I started listing my reasons for being torn and realized Mal edged out the competition.

I'm ok with that. Besides, once again...see icon...

[jackwabbit.livejournal.com]

Oh, we sooo don't have time for the 'which Captain is best' debate for Trek. I'll stick with first officers, thanks.

[jackwabbit.livejournal.com]

I know, right? And in the first round?

[phyrelight.livejournal.com]

Have any of you voted through to the final round? ;D

[jackwabbit.livejournal.com]

I would, but I can't figure out how. Teach the dumb wabbit?

[jackwabbit.livejournal.com]

Captains: Picard > or = Janeway > Kirk > Sisko

I think. Though I think the crew of Voyager might argue that Janeway's morals, at least in the beginning, were a pain in the ass, and they might've liked to have Kirk at the helm for that whole Caretaker dilemma. No getting stranded for him!

But it's tough. In the grand finals of Kirk v Picard, as it always is, for me it's Picard all the way. That pains me, as I wouldn't give TNG a chance at first due to me thinking you couldn't replace Kirk and TOS, but it's so true. Jean-Luc rocks!

For completeness sake, I have to say that I do not know Archer well enough to place him. But he has a dog, which does give him props! Also, note that captain order is not series order!

[phyrelight.livejournal.com]

Vote for one in each pair. After that, you can make a comment (optional) and move to the next. After four pairs, it gets to a tournament tree. Next to the tournament tree is a button that says "Vote in Round 2 >". Then you proceed to the next round, and so on, and so forth, until you get a winner. :)

[jackwabbit.livejournal.com]

Ah. Didn't see the next button. Got it, and finished it.

There was a winner. He says 'ain't' a lot. ; )

[phyrelight.livejournal.com]

Yup! :D

[lolmac]

Wow, what an awful choice to have to make.

I voted for Mal, too -- before I peeked to see where your vote went. Partly because, although both of them totally rock, Mal's more the space cowboy (specific sub-species). And partly because Harrison Ford is magnificent at many other roles, and gets a different Best Ever trophy from me.

[jackwabbit.livejournal.com]

That's what LPFF said. And I agree. Good show!