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Star Trek: A History of Female Starfleet Captains on TV

posted 8 years ago by TMC-4
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When The Next Generation ended, we finally got a chance to see a Star Trek series headed by a woman, as Captain Kathryn Janeway commanded the starship Voyager for seven years of television. Millions of bad jokes about the only female starship captain getting lost, complaints about inconsistent characterization and her almost Kirk-like ability to do diplomacy by flirting cannot take away the fact that any time we see an alternate future featuring a ‘Captain Chakotay’, we know something is very wrong (Janeway’s reappearance among the living in the backwards episode Before And After is a great moment).

[–] DSNFan 8 years ago

Kira is a captain in the novels; she was a better character than Janeway.

[–] Painbow 8 years ago

Janeway was badly done. Too many male writers making her aggressive, smug, and condescending because they thought those qualities were positives that made her... strong.

She came across as erratic and inconsistent.

[–] dai_grepher1051 8 years ago

Yeah, Janeway sucked, but I liked hating her at least, and her role in the show was important.

[–] JayHova12 8 years ago

Too many male writers making her aggressive, smug, and condescending because they thought those qualities were positives that made her... strong.

From what I've read about the entertainment business, that is how all of the powerful men flex their might.

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[–] smoke13 8 years ago

If Star Trek is supposed to be so progressive, why the hell does it matter if a captain is a male or female? Or black or white? Or human or Vulcan?

I liked Janeway a lot and thought she was a cool captain but why do we need to glorify the fact that she's female?

[–] ltarex 8 years ago

I can't stand Janeway. She's a psycho and annoys me to no end. And that's not because she's a woman, but because she's an awful character.

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[–] tbonesays 8 years ago

Janeway didn't wear a bikini or kiss another woman. Obviously she's not up to our standards.

[–] mariakelly-04164 8 years ago

I realize I'm going a little OT, but when Trekkies discuss female Captains (regardless of whether or not in Starfleet), I'm always surprised that that no one mentions the female Romulan Commander from the TOS episode The Enterprise Incident.

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