LES MURRAY WAS WRONG. Things were better when I was young.

Why?

Because the only Starfleet captain on television was the one, the only James T. Kirk. And nobody would ever think of having Ben Affleck (?!?! interrobang!!!) play him.

I mean, really–what?? What???

Kirk was totally my first TV crush (perhaps coincident with a crush on Diana, the rat-eating lizardess from “V”–yeah, tells you something, I know…) and Il Shatner was a huge part of the reason. He’s so awesome.

I am shocked and depressed at the mere thought of AffKirk. Please, no!