44 Years Later, Star Trek Officially Redeems Underrated Captain Terrell

Published Sep 1, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. "Weird Al" Yankovic once rapped in his 2006 hit "White & Nerdy," "Only question I ever thought was hard was, 'Do I like Kirk or do I like Picard?'" Of course, there are plenty more Starfleet captains who have proved popular enough to give William Shatner and Patrick Stewart's respective Star Trek characters a run for their money. However, there have also been a few characters in high-ranking positions from ...