Being as supremely nerdy as myself, i would have to trade places with/become or embody captain James Tiberius Kirk, acting captain of the Starship Enterprise NCC-1701. Kirk, while being an intergalactic lothario and hurtling through the universe along side his stalwart crew of scientists and warriors (with a few expendable redshirts thrown in for good measure) is also a man of principle. His endeavors, while not always believable, all carry a certain mentality of arrogant justice. Justice that is embodied by his legendary career of thwarting evil and standing for the right to freedom for all sentient beings, also tribbles.
The characteristic strength of leadership combined with a traditionally American emphasis is something we here in TV land could definitely consider mythic. Here is an all-American, midwestern farm boy relatable by the standards of your most conservative and bigoted stereotype, standing for peace and science in the unknown. What a uniquely contradicting and unifying character. Given the chance to don the golden velour for a day, no, week-hell give me a season at the helm, I would be sure to cover my bases. First thing is first, I would need to rescue an obscure colony or Starfleet outpost from impending supernova, stand toe to toe with Klingon warlords and of course discover a new and dangerous life form that would eventually become benign after an appropriate level of peril and language-barrier transcendence.
Being someone who generally observes and fixates upon the worst in people, finding them unacceptable on the whole, Kirk is one who will turn enemies to allies when given the chance. However loathe I am to give people a fair shake, ol' Jimmy has me impressed. He gets over xenophobia and anger to the aim of peace and sometimes awesome space-justice. His crew would be nothing without him. In the absence of Kirk, not only would the show be boring, but the crew itself would fall apart. Spock would inevitably get haymaker'd by McCoy, Uhura would have no one to glance upon furtively, Scotty's hypertension wouldnae be able to give her any more and numerous space maidens would go cold on lonely celestial voyages. In other words, without Kirk there would be chaos. The mythic power to inspire and tether those around him together is something we could all use a bit more of in our little existence. Also, he has his own spaceship, Starfleet bedamned, that girl is all Kirk's.
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