The title says it all. How would Kirk handle The Borg? And how would Picard handle Khan?
"Kirk vs. The Borg" and "Picard vs. Khan"
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Kirk would talk the Borg into committing suicide, just as he did with Landru, Nomad, and the M5 computer.
Picard would invoke the 24th century version of the Prime Directive and leave the Botany Bay adrift in space where he found it.
Picard would invoke the 24th century version of the Prime Directive and leave the Botany Bay adrift in space where he found it.
So it's Data who would screw it up if "The Neutral Zone" is anything to go by.
That's easy to believe given he was ready to do essentially the same thing in TNG's first season. "The Neutral Zone" wasn't it?
God I hate that episode. I'd probably be rooting for Khan to succeed in stealing the damn ship.
Assuming FC still happened, Kirk would have set the ship to self destruct about an hour in. Or he would have seduced the Queen.
'Oh James, show me this earth action you call 'kissing''
Assuming FC still happened, Kirk would have set the ship to self destruct about an hour in. Or he would have seduced the Queen.
'Oh James, show me this earth action you call 'kissing''
Suddenly it occurs to me that Chang from TUC is basically Picard as a Klingon!
Would've been much better than anything we actually got from the TNG films.
Kirk would not have asked Q for help, and he and the Enterprise would have been destroyed.
Picard would have recognized Khan immediately and left him frozen.
Knowing this, the writers cleverly made sure that it was Kirk vs. Khan and Picard vs. the Borg, for they make for better stories.
Buh-bye, now.
...actually, Kirk would have asked for help as well. You don't become a starship captain by being a fool.
Picard would have recognized Khan immediately and left him frozen.
Knowing this, the writers cleverly made sure that it was Kirk vs. Khan and Picard vs. the Borg, for they make for better stories.
Buh-bye, now.
...actually, Kirk would have asked for help as well. You don't become a starship captain by being a fool.
PICARD: Data, search all historical records and determine who these people are.
DATA : They are a group of genetically enhanced humans who were exiled forever on charges of tyranny and mass murder.
PICARD: Set course for the nearest rehabilitation colony.
WESLEY: Don't you want to revive some of them, out of curiosity?
PICARD: Shut up, Wesley. We'll have these people safely contained before they are revived for their mandatory social readjustment.
I agree - If Wilber and Coon foresaw that putting Khan against Kirk was a better choice than Khan vs Picard, then they were certainly very clever fellows.
In fact, I'd go so far to say they were almost...clairvoyant
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Assuming events in he Picard era Space Seed happened as it did for Kirk, Khan would wake up regardless of what they did, or die while waking up, and Beverly would not have let a man die in a failing cyro tube. Remember Kirk didn't wake u Khan or his people. Khan's tube woke him up, and Khan later beamed over to revive his people.
So would Beverly fall for Khan?
Would Picard be jealous?
Would Deanna Troy sense his evil intents?
Would Khan be able to fool her or get her out of the way?
Now I wonder: What if we trade Kirk for Sisko? How would Kirk handle being the emissary and deal with the prophets? Kirk in the Pale Moonlight? Kirk Far Beyond The Stars?
Would Picard be jealous?
Would Deanna Troy sense his evil intents?
Would Khan be able to fool her or get her out of the way?
Now I wonder: What if we trade Kirk for Sisko? How would Kirk handle being the emissary and deal with the prophets? Kirk in the Pale Moonlight? Kirk Far Beyond The Stars?
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