Evidence That Will Ryker is the Best Star Trek Character (opens in new tab)

aired from 1987 to 1994. When it debuted to much hype, fans of the original Star Trek series from the 1960s were eager to see what else happened with Starfleet. As the characters were introduced, we could see their type and purpose. They had a captain who was a wise, experienced, and stern leader, a woman doctor, her teenage son who was a prodigy, a tough woman security officer, an android, and a blind engineer. Then there was First Officer Will Riker, who was obviously there as the everyman ...