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Any fans of Wil Wheaton, a.k.a. Wesley Crusher?

Sand Dancer

Crazy Cat Lady
For me none lived up to the original but;
A review of the new Stark Trek

If you’re of a certain age or like science fiction, you know of Wesley Crusher. He was the genius-level teenager on the 1980s “Star Trek: The Next Generation” reboot, a rather obvious attempt by the franchise to appeal to its own next generation. This “Star Trek” was so cool, it even had room for kids like us! You may also know of Wheaton because of his gorgeous performance at age 14 as Gordie in Rob Reiner’s 1986 coming-of-age film “Stand by Me.” The show couldn’t have cast a more talented and authentic kid.

But Wesley was a complete disaster. While his character was apparently modeled on the young Gene Roddenberry, the beloved creator of “Star Trek,” the writers leaned into all the things that would make him the least likable and most problematic for audiences—the fact that he didn’t fit in, have friends or act like a normal kid; his desperate insecurity; and worst of all, the fact that he was so much smarter than everyone else.




“Star Trek” has been around for almost 60 years. And while it has presented itself as a show about exploring strange new worlds, at its heart it has always been about elevating those who society has ignored or shunned—women, people of color, members of the L.G.B.T. community, immigrants, refugees, even national enemies (in the middle of the Cold War, Roddenberry included the Russian Chekov)—and insisting that they matter. We are the aliens for which we seek, and this beautiful and fragile existence would not be what it is without each of us. Thank God we continue to have “Star Trek,” and characters like Wesley Crusher, to help us see that.
The new ‘Star Trek’ has moments better than my best homilies | America Magazine

I thought he was great! I guess I have a heart for nerds.
 

Sand Dancer

Crazy Cat Lady
I am a great STTNG fan, watched every episode when it was fresh and new. Currently watching the series repeat.
I have met most of the cast but not Wesley... Thank goodness, his character really bugged me though he did have some redeeming moments.

You lucky person!!!
 

Watchmen

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
The problem with Wesley as a character was that he either (1) did something massively stupid that caused the problem the rest of the crew had to solve that week, or (2) he’d come up with the solution to that week’s problem during the last five minutes of the episode after the adults couldn’t figure it out.
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
You lucky person!!!

Even more lucky if you know the story. I was flying out early morning and booked a room at an airport hotel. The hotel was hosting a Star Trek convention.

Going down for breakfast i got into the lift with one of my favourite actors (Patric Stewart) along with David Prowse (of darth Vader fame) and Arthur C Clarke. When they invited me to join them at their table for breakfast, what is a girl to do?

Arthur C Clarke and David Prowse happened to be in London and asked if they could be special guests at the convention.

At other tables were Brent Spiner, Johnathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, LaVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, plus loads of off screen techs, writers, directors.

I had a plane to catch so only spent about half an hour with them. I could have listened to them all day.
 

Sand Dancer

Crazy Cat Lady
Even more lucky if you know the story. I was flying out early morning and booked a room at an airport hotel. The hotel was hosting a Star Trek convention.

Going down for breakfast i got into the lift with one of my favourite actors (Patric Stewart) along with David Prowse (of darth Vader fame) and Arthur C Clarke. When they invited me to join them at their table for breakfast, what is a girl to do?

Arthur C Clarke and David Prowse happened to be in London and asked if they could be special guests at the convention.

At other tables were Brent Spiner, Johnathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, LaVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, plus loads of off screen techs, writers, directors.

I had a plane to catch so only spent about half an hour with them. I could have listened to them all day.

That's a once in a lifetime experience.
 
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