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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Nim: [qb] "There are some backstories that place Kirk in command of the Saladin." Does anyone else appreciate the irony in this? :) [/qb][/QUOTE]At the risk of looking foolish, my answer is "no." Elaborate, please. :) It's interesting to point out Harriman's "photogenic" nature -- I think that's exactly what the writers were aiming for, and got screwed up, either in the directing or the acting. I think Alan Ruck is a good enough actor, but he seemed to be drawing a little too much on his Cameron Fry role... ("Let my Cameron go.....") I agree that there should definitely be some lower-ranked officers in charge of some ships. However, to play devil's advocate, consider that the PURPOSE of the ranking system is not entirely the same in the Trek universe. In real life, ranks are actually pay grades. A promotion means getting a raise. But money doesn't exist in the 24th century, and so the ranks seem to exist solely as a kind of meritocracy. Meaning that it does make some sense for the "Captain == Commanding Officer" equation. However, given the number of ships and so forth, that still might not entirely make sense -- and especially because of the lingering validity of the relative prestige of commanding the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise compared to the Minnow-class USS Rustbucket. I hate jumping through hoops to rationalize things, but considering the number of times we've had rank pip gaffes on the show -- especially with regular characters -- couldn't we "bump" Piersall up to a Lt. Commander and say he was supposed to have an extra full pip? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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