He never clicked as a character with me.
I didn't watch the show a lot, but I never much liked him as a character. Too "Shakespearean" or something - meaning too much like the dime store actor holding the skull and reciting stuff from Macbeth. That's not to say that he's not a fine actor - he is; he just wasn't appropriate for the role, IMhO.
YMMV.
The Star Trek captain should be someone like Errol Flynn or Johnny Depp. [link|http://www.hostultra.com/~vampfiles/piratesscript2.html|PotC]:
You seem somewhat familiar. Have I threatened you before?
Of course, combining swashbuckling with impeccable integrity and so forth is a bit of a challenge....
Cheers,
Scott.