Ever read Wil Wheaton's blog? (he played Wesley Crusher in ST TNG)

Wonk

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Mon Oct-20-03 05:07 PM
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Poll question: Ever read Wil Wheaton's blog? (he played Wesley Crusher in ST TNG)

Edited on Mon Oct-20-03 05:10 PM by Wonk

http://www.wilwheaton.net/

http://gallery.wilwheaton.net/avon3day2002/IMG_0170
http://gallery.wilwheaton.net/

http://www.wilwheaton.net/

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arcane1

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Mon Oct-20-03 05:12 PM
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1. tell you what, for all the hate (occasionally merited, lol) against him

for his Wes Crusher role, Wil as an adult real-life human being has impressed the hell out of me.

:toast:

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tridim

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Mon Oct-20-03 05:32 PM
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2. Just think of his role in Stand By Me

and that hate will melt away. I love that movie.

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Zero Gravitas

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Mon Oct-20-03 05:51 PM
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6. yeah

great movie, and I really identify with his character in that movie.

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Robb

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Mon Oct-20-03 05:52 PM
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7. For me that got cancelled out

...by "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead".

Man.

At the end of that movie, I coined a new phrase. "That movie had all the production value of student porn." :)

Seems like a cool cat nonetheless.

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The Backlash Cometh

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Mon Oct-20-03 07:27 PM
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21. I liked him.

I especially liked the way he made Picard uneasy in the beginning. Too bad there wasn't more of that before he was allowed to come into his own.

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Deja Q

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Mon Oct-20-03 05:39 PM
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3. Wes was the worst written character, but Wil as a person is the BEST

TNG actor there is. Frakes has his good points, but Wes is the BEST.

I lost my faith in Patrick Stewart when he saw 2 seconds of "Red Dwarf" in the UK and had just about called his lawyer thinking it was a Star Trek: TNG ripoff... :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: He then bothered to watch an extra 2 minutes and laughed at a joke when it dawned on him that, duh, it's hardly a spoof of anything let alone his pompous series! He's a good actor, but if he's going to jump for no reason... (don't believe me, check out "Red Dwarf: A to Z" on the series II 'extras' DVD disc... Under "L" as I recall.)

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geniph

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Mon Oct-20-03 05:45 PM
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4. Wil gets points in my book for being an XM fan

and mentioning XM satellite radio frequently in his blog! I first saw his blog mentioned on xmfan.com, went and read some of it and was favorably impressed.

Want to see an entire Star Trek convention erupt in booing and hissing? Mention his name. For some reason, the vast majority of trekkers HATE Wil Wheaton - at least the guys do. I never understood the deep-seated loathing, unless it's pure envy.

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Zero Gravitas

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Mon Oct-20-03 05:50 PM
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5. Wil is a cool guy

and has very progessive political views.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: to Mr. Wheaton.

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Kool Kitty

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Mon Oct-20-03 05:55 PM
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8. Yes, it's a good one.

You should also look at the new website www.draftwesleycrusher.com. Very funny.

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Kamika

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Mon Oct-20-03 05:57 PM
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9. I never had a problem with wesley

I think Will seems to be a pretty cool guy altough hes 30 years old omg :D i just saw whole tng first time ever like 6 months ago so it feels weird hes so old.

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Maple

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:01 PM
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10. Since when

did 30 get to be old??

You aren't even an adult until you're 30!

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arcane1

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:10 PM
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11. only 6 months ago?

you have some catching up to do, friend! TNG is the Trek of all Treks!!

Give me Jean-Luc Picard for president!!! :bounce:

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Kamika

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:18 PM
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12. Tng is cool

But DS9 forever ! ! !

But youre probably right in that Picard was better then Sisko.. (not by much though)

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arcane1

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:23 PM
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13. not by much is right!

I LOVED the Sisko! Ah, what a ticket that would be, Picard/Sisko 2004... I can dream can't I? :D

DS9 is probably the Trek that (to me, at least) is the most 'contemporary' in terms of being able to apply their stories to present real-world situations...

man, Listening to Kira talk about being a declared "terrorist" in an occupied land, it gives me chills... :scared:

I hope Santa is reading, that DS9 box set is still on my list.. and I've been good! (ok, I guess that depends on your definition of "good" :evilgrin: )

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Kamika

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:28 PM
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14. best about ds9

is that it has such a great continuinity almost no aliens of the week.

Im currently watching it like i watched TNG from episode 1 to the last one im on episode 7 in season 7 atm.

It started out slow by from season3 it was the best trek EVER.

What sucks though is that if you just watch season 6 or 7 and havent watched earlier episodes you dont understand stuff.. its a shame.. ds9 deserves so much more then to just be forgotten.

And what sucks more is that stuff like Voyager is more famous then ds9 :mad:

DS9 had everything you saw the federation you saw the backside of the federation, you say GIANT fleets of ships something NO series had after or before that.

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arcane1

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:36 PM
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15. and it's sadly impossible to see in reruns...

I can get TNG (on the bloody Spike channel) and Voyager comes on here & there, but if DS9 is EVER on it's like 4am on a Wednesday...

:grr:

though IMHO it was Voyager's popularity and attention that gave the DS9 writers a little more freedom to write actual drama and not just reset-button fluff

great, now you are putting me in a DS9 mood, and all I have to watch at home is "The Visitor" on my pc :silly:

(though that is one awesome episode!)

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Kamika

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:40 PM
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16. ohwell

Edited on Mon Oct-20-03 06:41 PM by Kamika

I'm gonna get home now and see "The Siege of AR-558 (DS9 7x08)" :D

I'm outta.

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arcane1

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:43 PM
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17. another touching episode...

Nog's experiences show the ugly side of heroism, a side we see all too little of

I'll try to keep my envy to myself :evilgrin:

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Kamika

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:44 PM
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18. omg

Edited on Mon Oct-20-03 06:44 PM by Kamika

dont spoil it :D

ok gone for real now hehe.

wesley foreveeeer

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arcane1

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:45 PM
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19. sorry 'bout that!

better go now before I remember how it ends!!

:D

LL&P

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ikojo

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:49 PM
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20. Thanks for the link to Wil Wheaton's blog

I can't vote in the poll since I had never been to his blog before but I WILL be going back. What a cool guy and with good politics too! I was one of those people for whom Wesley Crusher grated on my last nerve. i think his character is what turned me off of TNG.

Nice to see that he has matured into a thinking human being unlike that other actor in Cali who is now running the state.

Wil Wheaton for governor of California!!

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paradisiac

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Mon Oct-20-03 08:29 PM
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22. he also has neat forums

click on "soapbox".

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BlueJazz

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Mon Oct-20-03 08:37 PM
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23. I've always liked Wil....

...even though (naturally) I've never met him.
Just one of those people that sometimes you like right from the start.

Mr. Bush Baud Man! He Vedy, Vedy Baud Man!!

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Book Lover

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Mon Oct-20-03 10:48 PM
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24. Only went there once, but I should go back

Let's face it, he got cool later in life. Plus, he plugged the Amiga!! (OK, the Toaster, but still...)

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Philostopher

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Mon Oct-20-03 10:55 PM
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25. I used to read his blog a few times a week.

Then I got sucked into the DU vortex. I should go back, though -- it's been a couple of years, I remember back when he was still learning the programming. Back then, he'd done the entire site himself, as an exercise in learning how to do it. I thought that, in itself, was pretty cool -- and he turned out to be pretty progressive and outspoken about it, in the bargain.

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