Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
Member # 33
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Yes, I know, I haven't done these in ages. Probably because I've sorta run out of original ideas (other than the best episode of this, that, yadda, yadda)
So, which one of the non-commanding officers would you think would be best as a captain of a ship? What I mean by non-commanding officers is anyone with a rank of Lieutenant-Commander. Though I must admit that we've seen many Lt-Cmdrs command ships at one point or another......
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Tahna, could you clarify? Do you mean characters with rank BELOW Lieutenant Commander?
------------------ Dane
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I have to say Data. He turned in a "command performance" in Redemption, Part II as captain of the Sutherland. Would make for good drama, too. How would a crew react to being under the command of an android? This would also present a pefect way for Data to further explore and develop his "humanity."
In 1990, Diane Duane published a TOS novel entitled "Doctor's Orders" in which Dr. McCoy was left in command of the Enterprise and faced a serious threat from the Klingons. Of course, CMO's are staff officers, not line officers, and would never find themselves in such a position, but it was a very entertaining story and Duane nailed McCoy's personality with the dialog. It was absolutely believable and very funny in some spots. Would have made a great TOS episode.