I find it quite wholesome that you put those real life friendships at number 1. Sad how so many of them now have to miss their friends. R.I.P. Nichelle Nichols, Aaron Eisenberg and René Auberjonois.
if you want to talk about friendships that bled into real life, look at the TNG cast. the fact they've all been such close friends for years is amazing.
I am surprised that the bromance between Dr Bashir and Garak didn't make the list, because that one was infamous for the sheer hilarity it started with.
I think a bigger honourable mention needs to be given to McCoy and Kirk or McCoy and Spock. The three of them are like a triad. To me the relationship between the three of them is what makes Star Trek work so well.
How is Bashir and Miles not number 1, or at least number 2? Their scenes together are some of the best in DS9 and other than Kirk and Spock, are hands down the biggest bromance in Trek.
@@BlueCanary7 I get the whole real life friendship thing being on the list but that should have been 10, and actual in-universe bromances should have been the top 3.
@@RBSmada jake and nog were good but considering nog was not a main character, he wasn't in that many episodes so the relationship didn't get much screen time.
I don't care what anybody says about Neelix... That moment when Tuvok stepped forward & "danced" for Mr. Neelix makes my eyes well up every time. And that Tuvok did it IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY let's you know how genuine it was.
Mentioning Kirk and Spock without McCoy is sign of the generation gap. For those of us who grew up on TOS, they were an inseparable trio. Even with most of the movies highlighting Kirk and Spock specifically, there was always Spock and McCoy stubbornly refusing to admit that they cared for each other just as much. The ONE good thing that can be said about Star Trek 5 is that Shanter at least understood the friendship between the three of them.
my favorite Dax & Sisko moment is when Dax is thinking about renewing a relationship with another trill from a past life, in direct opposition to what trill society deems acceptable. Dax goes to Sisko for advice and Sisko delivers the BEST line (IMO) that after Dax spends some time thinking about the consequences he says "that if you decide that this is what you really want I will back you all the way" That is friendship
I thought the same. It's the only good reason for Q to keep on returning to the enterprise. The only other person Q bothered more than once is Janeway, and she actually saved his live and is godmother to his son.
Data-Picard didn’t really have a bromance until the movies though. Picard thought Data blew up in a shuttle in ‘The Most Toys’ and he cared for a few hours at most then it was business as usual.
Bashir and garrak. I'm in the middle of watching all of trek for the first time. Just last night saw a ds9 ep where garrick had an implant malfunctioning in his brain. Those 2 are in love.
@@Chad_Billington I don't think Garak is gay or straight, he's Garak. He wouldn't put his feelings so categorically. But yes, in the sense that he is likely attracted to Bashir, he'd be gay, but I still think there's more to it than that; I don't see Garak as ever wanting to have intercourse with Bashir, rather he gets more out of his lunch dates and poking at Bashir's intellectual side. I think for Garak it would be much more complex and intense feelings than humans feel, directed through other mediums than we do
While not a bromance, I understand that Avery Brooks and Cirroc Lofton were nearly as close as a real father and son. Their chemistry as on screen father and son was so clear to see because of that off screen closeness.
A couple that should have been on the list: Kira/Dax and Garak/Bashir. Sure Sisko/Dax and O’Brien/Bashir were the more prominent pairings, but these were significant as well. Also McCoy/Spock; the way they exchanged jabs at each other was impeccable.
Love how half of this list is from deep space nine. Not complaining as that's my favorite series and it has some of the best interpersonal relationships of all of this series.
Amazing what can happen when you're not a 'monster of the week' kind of show and are more about interpersonal relationships, intrigue, and politics and have a large steady cast.
uh let’s see how long Tendi & Rutherford qualifying for the list lasts. I think it’s pretty clear the show is setting up them developing feelings for each other.
Fun list! I've got to agree with the consensus, though: leaving McCoy out of the Kirk-Spock-McCoy trio, and putting O'Brien and Bashir so far down the list, are two pretty painful oversights! I'm going to speculate that those choices were deliberately infuriating to drive up engagement 😂
@KristenK78 I think that Picard was Q's only real friend. Janeway maybe, but she liked him less. Picard was there for Q when he was dying. Q helped Picard by letting him know the borg were coming, by helping him see that his life was worth living (Tapestry), wanted picard when he was going to be punished, all the things a friend does. Picard was exasperated by him but I think that Q's final moments in Picard show how much they really meant to each other. YMMV.
Rutherford and Tendi are in a serious romance with eachother! 😊😊😗😗 It would've turned into a full blown romance were it not for Rutherford's memories being erased. 😑😑
@@ShakaarGaleed oh just because he showed up to Picard’s workplace in the buff, snuck into his bed, delivered him flowers, held Picard’s heart in his hand… ok… you may have a point
The Lower Decks squad are two ships I have but definetly feel more than satisfied with their friendship in every way. They just work altogether so well that no matter how you name it, feels right
Was going to complain that Trip and Reed weren't on the list, but your Number One (😊) was worth waiting for. ❤ Nice shout-out to The Shuttlepod Show and The 7th Rule too.🖖
I thought the Odo and Garak frenemies bromance was better than Odo and Quark. They ultimately had a deep respect for each other that I thought was more enjoyable to watch than the cat and mouse relationship Odo had with Quark.
Remarkable that O'Brien and Bashir had such great on-screen chemistry, as Colm Meaney and Alexander Siddig did not often get on well off-screen. Their Irish & British heritages caused arguments over current events of their time.
"I don't know what happened over there. All I remember is someone standing over me saying, This man is my friend and no one touches him!" Its a paraphrase but is essentially my FAVORITE line in Syndicated Star Trek. Full stop.
Very important Trek friends are the friendships made between fans. I’ve made some of my closest friendships through Trek. One of the best things about Star Trek.
The Data/Geordie unspoken goodbye was the only good thing about Nemesis. There was an understanding in that look and nod. An, "I'll miss you, my friend," that spoke a thousand words.
DS9 is a treasure trove of bromances. You guys left out Worf/Martok, & Bashir/Garak. Picard/Riker was another you left out. Burnham/Georgiou (mirror), Burnham/Tilly, Pike/Spock, Kirk/McCoy, Spock/McCoy. Honorable mentions: B'Elanna/Chakotay and Janeway/Tuvok, Trip Tucker/Jon Archer.
Rutherford and Tendi do not belong on this list. They might not be ready to accept it, but the way that ferengi episode went, there's no denying that there's a lot more there.
Despite the ferengi episode I would still put Rutherford and Tendi in the would they, would they not category cuz they do have a certain degree of physical intimacy that most of the pairing on the list don't...but then again Spock and Kirk managed to remain just friends despite Kirk seeming to want Spock massages.
There are so many bromances that it actually can feel intimidating to go over them all. Riker and Worf, Boimler and Mariner, Una and La'an... So many duos and trios whose friendships made them better people overall. McCoy not being mentioned as part of the Kirk/Spock bromance was an oversight. And I should point out that Kirk was written to not seek relationships with female crewmates. Janice Rand, for instance, was certainly a love interest. However, the two kept their relationship on a professional level. TNG would have Picard start a romance with a woman who was part of his crew, but ended it when he realized he couldn't live with the idea of sending her on dangerous missions, potentially to her death. (Which is another reason I don't buy that he and Beverly actually got together, but whatever.) Long story short, Kirk didn't seek on-ship romance because of how messy it can get. Picard did and things always got messy.
I think Picard and Beverly got together after they stopped serving on the same ship. As you say, it got complicated when Picard had a relationship with anyone under his command. Even Riker and Troi didn't happen until after Deanna had been promoted to full Commander.
The friendship between Jeri Ryan, Terry Matallas and Todd Stagwick has been one of my favorites of the modern era. I would also add Sari and Burnham to that friendship list as well, although I suppose they are closer to siblings than "bros"
How did the friendship between Burnham and Tilly not make this list? Or even the friendship between Una Chin-Riley and the security chief Noonien-Singh, for that matter? Edit: I couldn't remember the first name of the security chief on "Strange New Worlds", thus, the reason I referenced her as Security Chief Noonien-Singh
Discovery is very bad at portraying friendships. While you are not wrong in mentioning Burnham and Tilly, there just isn't much there on-screen. The friendship between La'an and Una demonstrated on-screen much better, IMO. Maybe in a few years when this list is revised.
@stevenolson3977 Thank you for reminding me that the first of the chief of security on the Enterprise in Strange New Worlds is La'an I could remember her last name and that she's descended from Khan Noonien-Singh, but I couldn't remember her first name
Because it's not a BROMANCE. The criminal that was sentenced to Life and got pardon because the captain wanted to to bang her Burnham and extremely over Federation weight limit for active duty personal and new new head professor at Starfleet academy Tilly are women. Two female can't qualify for a BROMANCE. a close but nonsexual relationship between two men.
I'd give an honorable mention to Archer and Trip, and the often overlooked due to the limited screen time it gets, but notable for a somewhat similar 'gregarious/friendly' one and a 'stoic' one of Trip and Reed
@trekculture solid list! 🙌 Also worth pointing out Worf and Riker on here as well - look no further than battling Holodeck monsters together, Riker talking Worf out of taking his own life in "Ethics", at least 2 scenes in Season 7, and at 2 or 3 points in the back-half of Picard Season 3.
You can almost include 7 of 9 & Lt. John Kelly from ST: Voyager's "One Small Step" episode. 7 formed a kind of bromance with Lt. Kelly... even though he'd been dead a couple hundred years. When 7 puts her hand on Lt. Kelly's "casket" & tells him who won the World Series is another Trek moment that makes my eyes water up😢
This video should have had Sean in as well so we could see the ultimate Trek Culture bromance of Sean and Ellie and think to ourselves, "Naww! What brilliant buddies!"
I feel like there's a LOT of stretching going on to get Tuvok and Neelix and Odo and Quark on this list. Especially considering you left off Picard and Guinan and Trip and Reed.
Rutherford and Tendi? I think you're misreading that one. They're both socially awkward and inexperienced when it comes to romantic relationships. The show is clearly setting them up to be a couple.
In fact, Becket and Biomler's relationship is the completely platonic one. The obvious joke between Rutherford and Tendi is that they're perfect for each other but are too socially awkward to realize it. Am I watching a different show?
No, but it does break the videos own rule about them having absolutely no romantic love for one another. I my opinion, anyway. There's an obvious attraction between the two that the show is going for. By the way, fantastic username.
10:04 not "many believe". It's a fact that they did. Ultimately it's up to the viewer how they interpret their relationship, but the fanfiction genre does come from them without a doubt. Also, your point about the representation, very well put!
yes, you missed the best trek bromance of all time, though it may not qualify because of how INFREQUENTLY they saw each other....Picard and Q...season 2 of Picard was all about that....the reason why Q came to see Picard one last time and bring him on an adventure that most fans did not like....but the last episode made it worth it to me...(SPOILER) Q was dying as a Q would probably understand it and he wanted to see his best friend one last time
Roddenberry himself said in an interview that Kirk and Spock DO love each other romantically and while they never showed physical (meaning sexual, as romantic doesn't have to be physical) love on screen, "We certainly had the feeling that the affection was sufficient for that, if that were the particular style of the 23ed century." And keep in mind, he said that back in the days where even openly hinting at homosexuality was still illegal in quite a few US states. Not to mention that nowadays the Roddenberry estate oftentimes post Spirk stuff. So ... feels a bit weird to see that on a bromance list.
I find it quite wholesome that you put those real life friendships at number 1. Sad how so many of them now have to miss their friends. R.I.P. Nichelle Nichols, Aaron Eisenberg and René Auberjonois.
I felt exactly as you when watching #1. I’m sad they’re gone but glad they lived.
@@RandallFrequentFlyerFlagg The world is BETTER for having had them in it!
if you want to talk about friendships that bled into real life, look at the TNG cast. the fact they've all been such close friends for years is amazing.
This always makes me happy. It's nice to know that the people working on a show had fun together.
Yes, their friendship, closeness and love for each other is truly beautiful and inspiring.
I am surprised that the bromance between Dr Bashir and Garak didn't make the list, because that one was infamous for the sheer hilarity it started with.
But they definitely fucked till the room stank😊
The list was "platonic" friendships. Even if there's no evidence of gay secks, Andrew Robinson played Garak as gay.
@@colonelquackso him falling for Ziyal was just for show?
@@sureshmukhi2316 He can be bi, comrade. He's straight for Ziyal, he's gay for Bashir; he's a plain, simple, horny tailor.
@sureshmukhi2316 Maybe he's bi? I think it was clear that Garak was into Bashir though
I think a bigger honourable mention needs to be given to McCoy and Kirk or McCoy and Spock. The three of them are like a triad. To me the relationship between the three of them is what makes Star Trek work so well.
Correct.
Roddenberry even said that Kirk, Spock, and Bones were the Ego, the Superego, and the Id.
How is Bashir and Miles not number 1, or at least number 2? Their scenes together are some of the best in DS9 and other than Kirk and Spock, are hands down the biggest bromance in Trek.
Definitely above Jake and Nog, at least
MASSIVE miss, putting them so low. Easily one of the top friendships in Trek, alongside the Kirk/Spock/McCoy trio.
@@BlueCanary7 I get the whole real life friendship thing being on the list but that should have been 10, and actual in-universe bromances should have been the top 3.
@@RBSmada jake and nog were good but considering nog was not a main character, he wasn't in that many episodes so the relationship didn't get much screen time.
I don't look at it as a ranked list. Just a list.
I don't care what anybody says about Neelix... That moment when Tuvok stepped forward & "danced" for Mr. Neelix makes my eyes well up every time. And that Tuvok did it IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY let's you know how genuine it was.
Hey you a brave to honor Neelix and are a great person to give a pedophile a chance to redeem himself that's honorable
@@turtletube420, what are you on about?
@@bonusbaby801I think that's supposed to be about Kes being around 2 years old at the beginning of voyager.
Mentioning Kirk and Spock without McCoy is sign of the generation gap. For those of us who grew up on TOS, they were an inseparable trio. Even with most of the movies highlighting Kirk and Spock specifically, there was always Spock and McCoy stubbornly refusing to admit that they cared for each other just as much. The ONE good thing that can be said about Star Trek 5 is that Shanter at least understood the friendship between the three of them.
my favorite Dax & Sisko moment is when Dax is thinking about renewing a relationship with another trill from a past life, in direct opposition to what trill society deems acceptable. Dax goes to Sisko for advice and Sisko delivers the BEST line (IMO) that after Dax spends some time thinking about the consequences he says "that if you decide that this is what you really want I will back you all the way" That is friendship
In the "real life besties" part, you omitted Robert Duncan McNeil and Garret Wang, who also have their own podcast, The Delta Flyers.
Shran Archer was my fave
You missed a really major one: Q and Picard. It may have been a one-way, but I do think Picard became Q's only friend.
I always felt Picard was more like a beloved pet. As he said, "Even Gods have favourites"...
I thought the same. It's the only good reason for Q to keep on returning to the enterprise. The only other person Q bothered more than once is Janeway, and she actually saved his live and is godmother to his son.
yes.
Good one
You wake up with a dude in your bed, there's either a bromance or something else going on...
The bonds between the characters is yet another reason DS9 is one of the best ST series.
There's also Bashir and Garak, there always seemed to be "a bit more" between those two... :P
Kim-Paris, Kirk-Spock, Data-Picard, O'Brien-Bashir, Quark-Odo, Dax-Sisko, Tucker-Reed, loved them all :)
🎵It's guy love🎵
Data-Forge
Data-Picard didn’t really have a bromance until the movies though. Picard thought Data blew up in a shuttle in ‘The Most Toys’ and he cared for a few hours at most then it was business as usual.
Bashir and garrak. I'm in the middle of watching all of trek for the first time. Just last night saw a ds9 ep where garrick had an implant malfunctioning in his brain. Those 2 are in love.
Probably because it was planned and hinted as love interest and video focuses on purely platonic relations
Garak is gay, Bashir is straight
@@Chad_Billington I don't think Garak is gay or straight, he's Garak. He wouldn't put his feelings so categorically. But yes, in the sense that he is likely attracted to Bashir, he'd be gay, but I still think there's more to it than that; I don't see Garak as ever wanting to have intercourse with Bashir, rather he gets more out of his lunch dates and poking at Bashir's intellectual side. I think for Garak it would be much more complex and intense feelings than humans feel, directed through other mediums than we do
While not a bromance, I understand that Avery Brooks and Cirroc Lofton were nearly as close as a real father and son. Their chemistry as on screen father and son was so clear to see because of that off screen closeness.
Any such list will always be subjective. I would put Julian and Miles higher. Their friendship with Odo affected the course of the dominion war.
It should be Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. To shortchange Bones in that is criminal.
A couple that should have been on the list: Kira/Dax and Garak/Bashir. Sure Sisko/Dax and O’Brien/Bashir were the more prominent pairings, but these were significant as well. Also McCoy/Spock; the way they exchanged jabs at each other was impeccable.
Love how half of this list is from deep space nine. Not complaining as that's my favorite series and it has some of the best interpersonal relationships of all of this series.
Amazing what can happen when you're not a 'monster of the week' kind of show and are more about interpersonal relationships, intrigue, and politics and have a large steady cast.
uh let’s see how long Tendi & Rutherford qualifying for the list lasts. I think it’s pretty clear the show is setting up them developing feelings for each other.
So many DS9 duos because DS9 has the best characters and relationships.
Archer and Trip is a big one
Janeway and Chakotay an honorable mention
Janeway and tuvok was better
Fun list! I've got to agree with the consensus, though: leaving McCoy out of the Kirk-Spock-McCoy trio, and putting O'Brien and Bashir so far down the list, are two pretty painful oversights!
I'm going to speculate that those choices were deliberately infuriating to drive up engagement 😂
Missed a bunch! Trip and Reed, Dax and Kira, so many good friendships.
I love that you guys put the real friendships as #1. Overall the list was great but... no Q and Picard?
No. Absolutely not. That was never about mutual affection or respect. Picard was Q’s favorite toy.
@KristenK78 I think that Picard was Q's only real friend. Janeway maybe, but she liked him less. Picard was there for Q when he was dying. Q helped Picard by letting him know the borg were coming, by helping him see that his life was worth living (Tapestry), wanted picard when he was going to be punished, all the things a friend does. Picard was exasperated by him but I think that Q's final moments in Picard show how much they really meant to each other. YMMV.
The greatest trek bromance is between Sean and his uniforms
When Kirk and Spock were no#2, I thought for sure no#1 was Picard and Guinan.
Miles and Julian was actually my saddest separation from the DS9 finale (even more so than Odo and Quark, lol).
Rutherford and Tendi are in a serious romance with eachother! 😊😊😗😗
It would've turned into a full blown romance were it not for Rutherford's memories being erased. 😑😑
No Picard and Q!?!? That would have been my #1.
Q *definitely* had "more than friendly feelings" for Picard.
@@ShakaarGaleed oh just because he showed up to Picard’s workplace in the buff, snuck into his bed, delivered him flowers, held Picard’s heart in his hand… ok… you may have a point
Not over Kirk and Spock.
The Lower Decks squad are two ships I have but definetly feel more than satisfied with their friendship in every way. They just work altogether so well that no matter how you name it, feels right
Was going to complain that Trip and Reed weren't on the list, but your Number One (😊) was worth waiting for. ❤ Nice shout-out to The Shuttlepod Show and The 7th Rule too.🖖
Wow, when you start off a list of top 10 bromances with Data & Geordi at #10!... I can only imagine what the top 3 might be.
I thought the Odo and Garak frenemies bromance was better than Odo and Quark. They ultimately had a deep respect for each other that I thought was more enjoyable to watch than the cat and mouse relationship Odo had with Quark.
Remarkable that O'Brien and Bashir had such great on-screen chemistry, as Colm Meaney and Alexander Siddig did not often get on well off-screen. Their Irish & British heritages caused arguments over current events of their time.
Siddig was Pakistanian
"I don't know what happened over there. All I remember is someone standing over me saying, This man is my friend and no one touches him!" Its a paraphrase but is essentially my FAVORITE line in Syndicated Star Trek. Full stop.
Tom and Harry. I remember
Missed the greatest real life Star Trek besties: Sean & Ellie
What I came here to say.
I really expected 1&2 to be Archer/Tucker and Kirk/McCoy. Both pairs were friends before boarding Enterprise
i was a little pissed when you placed Bashir+Obrien at 7, but well the top spot is very well chosen!
Very important Trek friends are the friendships made between fans. I’ve made some of my closest friendships through Trek. One of the best things about Star Trek.
The Data/Geordie unspoken goodbye was the only good thing about Nemesis. There was an understanding in that look and nod. An, "I'll miss you, my friend," that spoke a thousand words.
I am really glad you added Tuvoc/Neelix and Odo/Quark.
7 and the doctor, jankom pog and rok-tahk, stamets and adira tal, stamets and jett reno, 7 and raffi, doctor mccoy and spock.
Nr.1 should be actually Quark and the Rules of Acquisition :)
DS9 is a treasure trove of bromances. You guys left out Worf/Martok, & Bashir/Garak. Picard/Riker was another you left out. Burnham/Georgiou (mirror), Burnham/Tilly, Pike/Spock, Kirk/McCoy, Spock/McCoy. Honorable mentions: B'Elanna/Chakotay and Janeway/Tuvok, Trip Tucker/Jon Archer.
"I have been and always shall be your friend." -- Spock
Tom and Harry, Miles and Julian, Quark and Odo, Trip and Malcolm, and of course Kirk and Spock are my favorite bromances!
Well. No explicit onscreen romance, anyway.
Rutherford and Tendi do not belong on this list. They might not be ready to accept it, but the way that ferengi episode went, there's no denying that there's a lot more there.
#1 makes complete sense. Great list.
Despite the ferengi episode I would still put Rutherford and Tendi in the would they, would they not category cuz they do have a certain degree of physical intimacy that most of the pairing on the list don't...but then again Spock and Kirk managed to remain just friends despite Kirk seeming to want Spock massages.
Great list, but no Levar Burton anf Brent Spiner for real life besties? Spiner was his best man!
Just have to bring up the Delta Flyers podcast for continuing friendships.
Data and Geordie should've been top 3 for sure
Bashir and O'Brien only at 7 is a crime
Wait, non mentioning Bones in that list is almost a crime, Neelix-Tuvok dynamic is pure copy of Spock-Bones excluded Kirk.
There are so many bromances that it actually can feel intimidating to go over them all. Riker and Worf, Boimler and Mariner, Una and La'an... So many duos and trios whose friendships made them better people overall.
McCoy not being mentioned as part of the Kirk/Spock bromance was an oversight. And I should point out that Kirk was written to not seek relationships with female crewmates. Janice Rand, for instance, was certainly a love interest. However, the two kept their relationship on a professional level. TNG would have Picard start a romance with a woman who was part of his crew, but ended it when he realized he couldn't live with the idea of sending her on dangerous missions, potentially to her death. (Which is another reason I don't buy that he and Beverly actually got together, but whatever.) Long story short, Kirk didn't seek on-ship romance because of how messy it can get. Picard did and things always got messy.
I think Picard and Beverly got together after they stopped serving on the same ship. As you say, it got complicated when Picard had a relationship with anyone under his command. Even Riker and Troi didn't happen until after Deanna had been promoted to full Commander.
O'Brien and Bashir deserve to be wayyyy higher.
Tendi and Rutherford obviously are attracted to each other.
The friendship between Jeri Ryan, Terry Matallas and Todd Stagwick has been one of my favorites of the modern era. I would also add Sari and Burnham to that friendship list as well, although I suppose they are closer to siblings than "bros"
After Picard, I'd say Riker and Worf could be an honorable mention
Very well done writing for this video
What about Garak and Bashir?! Come ON man!
Picard-Riker, Bashir and Garak, Kira and Jadzia, Spock and McCoy - I missed those :)
YAY!!!! Ellie is back! Great video!!!
How did the friendship between Burnham and Tilly not make this list?
Or even the friendship between Una Chin-Riley and the security chief Noonien-Singh, for that matter?
Edit: I couldn't remember the first name of the security chief on "Strange New Worlds", thus, the reason I referenced her as Security Chief Noonien-Singh
Discovery is very bad at portraying friendships. While you are not wrong in mentioning Burnham and Tilly, there just isn't much there on-screen.
The friendship between La'an and Una demonstrated on-screen much better, IMO. Maybe in a few years when this list is revised.
@stevenolson3977 Thank you for reminding me that the first of the chief of security on the Enterprise in Strange New Worlds is La'an
I could remember her last name and that she's descended from Khan Noonien-Singh, but I couldn't remember her first name
Because it's not a BROMANCE. The criminal that was sentenced to Life and got pardon because the captain wanted to to bang her Burnham and extremely over Federation weight limit for active duty personal and new new head professor at Starfleet academy Tilly are women. Two female can't qualify for a BROMANCE. a close but nonsexual relationship between two men.
I would put Miles & Julien on the top spot.
I'd give an honorable mention to Archer and Trip, and the often overlooked due to the limited screen time it gets, but notable for a somewhat similar 'gregarious/friendly' one and a 'stoic' one of Trip and Reed
Love your show ❤️
@trekculture solid list! 🙌
Also worth pointing out Worf and Riker on here as well - look no further than battling Holodeck monsters together, Riker talking Worf out of taking his own life in "Ethics", at least 2 scenes in Season 7, and at 2 or 3 points in the back-half of Picard Season 3.
You can almost include 7 of 9 & Lt. John Kelly from ST: Voyager's "One Small Step" episode. 7 formed a kind of bromance with Lt. Kelly... even though he'd been dead a couple hundred years. When 7 puts her hand on Lt. Kelly's "casket" & tells him who won the World Series is another Trek moment that makes my eyes water up😢
Yes, there were Bashir and O´Brien, but what about Bashir and Garak? Or was that more a romance, than a bromance ;)
The errata for Rutherford and Tendi will be a happy event
This video should have had Sean in as well so we could see the ultimate Trek Culture bromance of Sean and Ellie and think to ourselves, "Naww! What brilliant buddies!"
I love Tendi, don't care if I'm alone
Everyone loves Tendi
I feel like there's a LOT of stretching going on to get Tuvok and Neelix and Odo and Quark on this list. Especially considering you left off Picard and Guinan and Trip and Reed.
Surprised Kirk and Spock weren’t number 1
They essentially were? Real-life friendships were just placed above fictional ones at #1 in this list
The order of the list feels like someone hit "randomize."
Janeway and Coffee
Rutherford and Tendi? I think you're misreading that one. They're both socially awkward and inexperienced when it comes to romantic relationships. The show is clearly setting them up to be a couple.
In fact, Becket and Biomler's relationship is the completely platonic one. The obvious joke between Rutherford and Tendi is that they're perfect for each other but are too socially awkward to realize it. Am I watching a different show?
No, but it does break the videos own rule about them having absolutely no romantic love for one another. I my opinion, anyway. There's an obvious attraction between the two that the show is going for. By the way, fantastic username.
They're setting it since S1!!!!
Season 4 was just the top of the iceberg. They need time to process what they feel for one another💛💚
@@teabeasley same here to say that. I’m surprised they overlooked Becket and Boimler
Bashir and Garak, Janeway and Chakotay, Janeway and Tuvok, Seven and Naomi Wildman, Seven and the Doctor
Bones and Spock has got to be one of the most comlicated. But don't forget Bones and Kirk and Janeway and Tuvok.
10:04 not "many believe". It's a fact that they did. Ultimately it's up to the viewer how they interpret their relationship, but the fanfiction genre does come from them without a doubt. Also, your point about the representation, very well put!
That is my rememberence of the fanzines of the 70's as well. The "slash" term grew out of K/S.
Really, no Picard/Riker Stewart/Frakes? I'm shocked. not even a mention.
Gonna comment before the list starts.
If Garak/Bashir isnt #1 its a fix
she said purely platonic, and even the actors admitted there was a romantic sub text there.
I think Quark and Odo might be one for me
Also, I LOVE your pick for #1.
yes, you missed the best trek bromance of all time, though it may not qualify because of how INFREQUENTLY they saw each other....Picard and Q...season 2 of Picard was all about that....the reason why Q came to see Picard one last time and bring him on an adventure that most fans did not like....but the last episode made it worth it to me...(SPOILER) Q was dying as a Q would probably understand it and he wanted to see his best friend one last time
Archer / Shran was a great friendship
Ds9 is the best show, i rest my case. 😎
Michelle Hurd and Jeri Ryan were pictured several times together during the just ended strike.
In my opinion, you missed not 1, but 3 great friendships: Tucker-Reed (although mentioned in Nr. 1), Janeway and Tuvok and Janeway and Seven
I automatically assumed it would beO’Brian and Bashir at number one… I am disappointed in the end result.
Roddenberry himself said in an interview that Kirk and Spock DO love each other romantically and while they never showed physical (meaning sexual, as romantic doesn't have to be physical) love on screen, "We certainly had the feeling that the affection was sufficient for that, if that were the particular style of the 23ed century." And keep in mind, he said that back in the days where even openly hinting at homosexuality was still illegal in quite a few US states.
Not to mention that nowadays the Roddenberry estate oftentimes post Spirk stuff.
So ... feels a bit weird to see that on a bromance list.
GarakxBashir is accepted Head Canon for me.
YAAAAAAAAY!!❤
You all missed a HUGE one: Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating (Trip and Malcolm)
They are best friends to this day
They're part of number 1.
O’Brien & Bashir at 7… what???
I dunno. There may not be any romance yet, but Rutherford and Tendi are going to be a couple someday.