Bashir, hands down. British accent ftw. My sister still claims the name Julian for her firstborn son. She loves that Dr. Bashir.

To be fair, where's Phlox?

Ulukia wrote:To be fair, where's Phlox?

or Pulaski lol. easily The Doctor for me though.

pweber1 wrote:or Pulaski lol. easily The Doctor for me though.

I can see Pulaski not being up there 'cause she wasn't a regular but a stand-in. Granted it was for most of the 2nd season. Either way, she was a Starfleet doctor.

Or, for kicks, what about the EMH Mark II?

Gotta be McCoy!

"Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a very good actor!"

The Doctor was the best.

Also anyone who voted for Crusher is OMGOMGOMGPONIESOMG PONIES!.

My vote would have been for Phlox as well. I think his character was done well and provided an interesting facet to the show.

Bones, hands down. Also a lead contender for most annoying.

How come there's no selection for "What the heck are you talking about?"

firebirdude wrote:How come there's no selection for "What the heck are you talking about?"

Because you would be the only one to select it? ;)

solarhands wrote:The Doctor was the best.

Also anyone who voted for Crusher is OMGOMGOMGPONIESOMG PONIES!.

Crusher was the Doctor on ST/NG - Everything on ST/NG was better than anything on any other ST variant. ERGO, Crusher was better than any other ST doctor.

And Doctor Who is better than all of them.

Live long and prosper, not.

What is with all the Crusher hate?

In any case, my vote is Q. Q can be whatever the OMGOMGOMGPONIESOMG PONIES!! he wants, and he does save Picard when his heart fails.

activate the ECH!!!!!! the doctor was the best hands down lol

Everyone votes for TOS in these polls because they feel like it's their duty or something as Star Trek fans to always pay homage to the original. In fact, the other series almost always have better characters when you compare them without nostalgia goggles strapped on your face.


Voyager Doctor FTW!!

wazzitallmean? wrote:Bones, hands down. Also a lead contender for most annoying.

Annoying? Are you out of your Vulcan mind?

The odd love-hate relationship between McCoy and Spock, combined with Kirk's frustration at having his two best friends unable to stand being in the same room together was the most humanizing factor of the original series. Without this relationship, they would have been just a bunch of bland people calmly doing their jobs while the Captain struts around barking orders.

In other words, just like TNG.

RWoodward wrote:The odd love-hate relationship between McCoy and Spock, combined with Kirk's frustration at having his two best friends unable to stand being in the same room together was the most humanizing factor of the original series. Without this relationship, they would have been just a bunch of bland people calmly doing their jobs while the Captain struts around barking orders.

McCoy was the (unknowingly) funny sidekick. The Gabby Hayes to Kirk's over earnest Roy Rogers.

(Or maybe because TOS was on during my hippy days of smokin' and jokin')

"Please state the nature of your medical emergency." EMH was my second choice. I always suspected that he was fully sentient, an extension of the biological systems of Voyager. But duh, Bones. Nobody could disparage the best 20th century medical techniques quite like ol' Bones. Sure, Bashir could sound sanctimonious when reflecting upon the retrograde techniques of what is to us modern medicine, but Leonard McCoy could make your family physician sound like Dr. Mengele running the Spanish Inquisition.

Seriously, why does somebody in that bad a mood even get up in the morning?

i want my doctor, the greatest man in the universe! The Doctor.

The Doctor

The poll isn't about acting ability, it's about the character. The writers effectively gave McCoy a split personality. Some episodes he's the thoughtful friend and voice of reason, others he's the raving bigot. Crusher never really offered much to the show, and she had seven seasons' worth of opportunity. My ranking is:

1. The Doctor
2. Phlox
3. Bashir
4. Bones
5. Pulaski
6. Crusher

I know "Enterprise" wasn't all that popular, but how does Phlox not even get a token spot on the ballet?

I voted for Bashir. I was very tempted to vote for The Doctor, but the episodes in the last 2 seasons where they dealt with holographic/human rights were pretty bad. I can understand the McCoy votes, though. He was certainly very quotable.

RobertB wrote:Because you would be the only one to select it? ;)

Nope, I'd select it too :p

Simon Tam from Firefly anyone?

Phlox for sure.

Crusher is beating out The Doctor? I expected Bones to win since most nerds feel obligated to vote for the original, but crusher coming in second is crazy.

I voted for Crusher.

Nobody has addressed the eye candy factor nor the excellent rapport with Stewart.