104 thoughts on “J Keith van Ferris”

1. the other day the episode with the alien cloud that turned into an energy bolt and then took over the crew one by one was on. You and Gates McFadden had this great scene where she comes in as Wesley is studying warp theory and she asks about it and I thought you did an amazing job of getting that ‘wow, my mom is asking about my hobby’ smile. I smiled,too, and out loud I said “Hi, Wil.” Just wanted to share that.

2. calling Wesley a silly little freak doesn’t seem quite appropriate when, only a few days back, you were being all lovey-dovey and sentimental with the guy. Only one personality per person please!

3. I can’t believe that TNN is finally have a wes crusher day. It’s about time. Glad Friday night went great for ya.

4. WOW! On stage WITH Save Ferris. *heart skips a beat* You lucky bastard! 😉

5. i’m currently watching wesley crusher day on tnn. it fucking rocks! you were such a cutie! i dont care what anyone says, wesley crusher was cool.

6. Dude, but those sweaters suck.
   I give you retroactive pity for having to wear such ridiculous pieces of ladies clothing.
   And some chick just left a message on the TNN machine saying Wesley Crusher was hot.
   As Peter David said in “A Rock and a Hard Place”:
   Commander Stone: The bridge of a starship is no place for a kid, and I’m sorry, Mr. Crusher, but that’s how I feel. You’re an ‘acting ensign’, whatever the hell that is. I don’t know. Does anybody here know?

7. I agree with Heidi. Wes was and is cool. I’m enjoying the all-Wes marathon today. It’s a nice flashback to the days I lived and breathed for this stuff.
   🙂

8. Ahh… What do my eyes behold but hour upon hour of my Sweet Uncle Willy at the helm of a marathon featuring the contiuing missions of one Wesley Crusher.
   I used to hate him, now I’ve grown up and he’s actually pretty cool. Nowadays I have better things to do than hate Wesley. For instance contemplate this: Ashley Judd or that shape shifting chick?
   First ST:TNG I’ve seen since first checking out WWDN. I can happily say I’m now a fan of all that is Wil!

9. I wonder if Wil at least gets residuals….

10. Yay! Wesley Crusher day rocks! These are some of my favourite episodes. Wil, you did some good acting on the one I watched before dinner. Smiles for my last day as a teenager. =) Grown up tomorrow! Eek!
    =)

11. SWEET! It’s the one with the changeling girlfriend.
    Wesley’s gonna git it on, yo.

12. hops: I thought the Ashley Judd episode was on at 10? Maybe it’s a timezone difference (I’m Pacific, same as Wil).
    In any case, it’s that one (which I never actually saw) and Wesley’s final episode (which I’ve never seen it its entirety) that I’m looking forward to.

13. The one thing that would make this Wesley Crusher Marathon complete would be Spudnuts calling the TNN hotline and getting a shoutout televised.
    Oh, if only.

14. “Was it fun?
    Playing humanoid……….was it fun?”
    You are probably watching TNN right now, enjoying all the gooey sweetness people are saying about Wesley…….and it’s about damn time too!

15. Hey Wil, now that they are putting these boxed dvd sets out, are you getting a piece of the action? Residual commissions? Come on and tell us about the vast wealth of Star Trek!

16. Guess What?!
    As I caught the second half of a Star Trek:TNG I thought,

17. I’ve been watching Wesley Crusher day (in between housekeeping) and I was thinking, they like him. They really, really like him. 🙂
    It is really cool to see your favorite band live, something I haven’t done since I was 18.

18. You know, I always worshipped Wesley, when I was younger. First, Wes amazed the heck out of me from the start, because he was so smart. Something I connected with, found cute. Second, he’s cute as hell, and that he gets from Wil, of course! And three, I always empathized with Wesley. Because he was smart, of course… but also because he wasn’t taken seriously at first. I had a time in my life, where that happened to me. Related to that issue, is the fact that I never could pick a guy who was… reasonably attainable. Something I notice, Wes had in common when he pursued girls. A shapeshifter who was chosen to live on some planet and couldn’t leave… Robin Lefler, who was… long-distance, to put it mildly. And I bet getting mixed up with Locarno’s cover-up, left him with a lot of people who didn’t get too close to him afterward.
    Come to think of it, that could be what disillusioned him to Starfleet. Being unofficially shunned, being held back a year probably gave him a reputation that turned people off to him. And I know what that’s like… everyone makes mistakes. And something I’ve learned from my OWN life is, people can’t be judged on the past. The past has already happened, and can’t be changed. What matters is, the here and now. What you DO with your life, moment by moment. You make mistakes? LEARN from them. Far as I’m concerned, if I were there, if Wes was real instead of a character on a sci-fi show, I would have sat down next to him, introduced myself, and simply said that if he needed a friend, he’d have one. The only people who SHOULD be judged by past actions, are those who never learn from them, who INTENTIONALLY would seek out to repeat them. And anyone with eyes in their head, would easily see that Wes Crusher just wasn’t one of those people who ignored a life lesson.
    I wonder. Could Wesley’s hard-shelled attitude by the end of Wil’s run on Star Trek, have anything to do with reacting to expectations that people might have had, after that accident that killed Josh Albert? Something to think about.

19. Fenray! They just played that one!
    Please let it be Spuds.

20. while watching Star Trek TNG on “the new TNN” (Wesley Crusher Day) after the culvert star burst episode “The First Duty” a woman viewer/fan, who sounded to be about 50 years of age, called in from Jackson, TN and said “I’d just like to say Wesley Crusher is one hot teenager.”

21. Mr. Wheaton, I really hope for your sake when you were younger on Star Trek you didn’t behave like your character does in the series. I also am scared of people calling in on “The New TNN” and I hope that those people aren’t the ones posting on your webpage.

22. yea u r right.. the shows r on an hour later here in arizona.. we dont have the time change and we play stuff an hour earlier.. sorry.
    wheres wildo?
    dude that would be a fun web game.. find the websites showing wil and you get a prize.

23. u r right the time is dif there..
    wheres wildo?

24. It’s so funny cause I didn’t know it was “Wesley Crusher Day” so when I checked to see what eppie would be airing (in case a fav aired that I would want to see) they were all big Wes eppies…and almost all were eppies I wanted to see. I kept thinking “what’s up with all the Wesley Crusher”. lol
    I always thought that Wes was a great character and it wasn’t cause I thought you were cute. Don’t worry you were cute, but right after the show first started I told my best friend that I thought you were cute and she pointed out that you look enought like my brother to be his twin… and that ruined it forever. lol
    And Save Ferris Rocks! I discovered them about 3 years ago when they guest starred on a TV show I loved and ever since I’ve been a big fan. So you suck for getting to see them.

25. …and kissing Ashley Judd couldn’t have been half bad. 🙂

26. I plopped down on my couch today, and aside from the occasional commercial break when I’d run to get a can of pop or a snack, I’d planned to watch the entire marathon from start to finish, unfortunately, there was a family emergency, and I missed All of The First Duty and 15 minutes of the one before it, returning from the hospital just in time for the opening credits on Wesley’s farewell episode.
    I was sooooo bummed! The main reason I wanted to watch this marathon, (aside from the fact that it’s an entire day of ST:TNG) was The First Duty. It’s about #3 in my list of all time favorite episodes. Luckily, I have the entire series on Columbia House Collector’s Edition VHS tapes, but I really wanted to see it in Digital Satelite! 🙁
    Wil, how much would it cost me to have you and Robbie Mcneil fly to Canada and act out a live performance of the episode right here in my living room? SERIOUSLY. Name your price.

27. Ahh! I love Save Ferris also. I can’t remember where I first heard them.. :/ and I have not yet seen them live!

28. Wil –
    I was one of the few who always liked the Wesley character, and I’ve been a Star Trek fan since the time my parents let me stay up and watch the ST:TNG pilot on the color TV (I was about 6 at the time). TNG is still my favorite Trek (although Enterprise and the good seasons of DS9 are pretty close), and I’ve seen almost every episode at least once.
    I just wanted to say, though, that after watching The Game, The First Duty, and Journey’s End back-to-back, I realized something that I hadn’t really caught on to before: you are a superb actor.
    I’ll admit, before I found this site (thank you, slashdot!) I always thought of you as Wesley, and I didn’t give much thought to you as Wil, the actor.
    Especially by comparison with Hayden Christensen, I was really impressed… you had the awkward teenage romance thing down in The Game, but you didn’t come across flat like Anakin in AotC. Likewise, “I am sick and tired of following rules and regulations” came across much more nicely than “He’s holding me back!”
    Anyways, to sum up, I think the site is cool, and I think you as a person are cool, but I just really came to the conclusion tonight that you as an actor are good.
    Either that, or you had a lot more in common with the Wesley character than I thought.
    Hmmm… maybe the truth is somewhere in between.

29. WHAT! I MISSED WESLEY CRUSHER DAY ON TNN!
    Wil, what you forget is something better…
    every day is WIL WHEATON DAY
    here on wilwheaton.net
    sorry I missed your day.. was getting much needed
    rest in order to see The King of Texas! on TNT
    whats up with Picard these days???
    I still think it would have been a great raitings
    boost to the STNG story line to have you as the love child between Dr. Crusher and Capt. Picard
    bye!

30. I turned on TNN last night to chill out a bit before bed, and what to my wondering eyes should appear but good ol’ Wesley Crusher! I thought to myself, “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a whole day of Wesley episodes?” not knowing that the entire day had been just that… Oh, well. I’m just glad I’m buying the entire series box set by box set… The episode that I managed to see last night was the one where Wesley has to get the water for Capt. Picard, who’s dying. Wil, I must say, you did some fine acting. I particularly liked the scene where Wesley tells the Captain that everything he does, he does to make the captain proud. On the part where you say, “I never told you this- I never told anybody this!” it sounded to me like the second half of that sentence was ad-libbed. I really dug it! Anyway, I just thought it was great acting. As far as the Traveller goes- I guess they couldn’t follow up on that storyline ‘cuz it wouldn’t have taken place on the Enterprise- but I sure would like to see a movie made out of it! 🙂 Wil, I really think you’re a great actor. I would love to meet you in person, but alas, I live in NJ. Hopefully you’ll make it to a convention out here someday soon… I guess that’s it for now.
    Love, Alicia
    http://www.thewagband.com

31. I didn’t know beforehand about the Wesley Day on TNN, but was fortunate enough to catch it. I was flipping to TNN during breaks in the Kings-Lakers game (my heart is breaking still) and happened to catch on that all the episodes featured Wesley in a prominent role. I ended up staying up till midnight just to catch them all. It was the only thing that brightened my day after the Kings lost…
    And Save Ferris rawks!

32. Wil – did “The New” TNN want to interview you? Would have been interesting to have some of your thoughts on the episodes shown, especially getting to work with Ashley Judd and one on one scenes with Patrick Stewart and Gates McFadden.
    I hate that bottom line cutting into the picture on THE NEW TNN.

33. Wesley Crusher day on TNN just rawked! Wish they had some interview footage with Wil Wheaton in place of some of the dorky commercials they had running for the network. Wil was such a cutie back then and I definitely have to agree that Wesley Crusher was cool. I was around the same age as Wesley Crusher. It was nice to see that being a geek could be a cool thing. 🙂

34. Mmmm, Wesleyriffic. They showed my very favorite episode–“Remember Me.” Love that one. Gates McFadden rocks the house.

35. Wesley day was great! I don’t understand why everyone hated him. The show ended when I was in 4th grade, so I never watched it, but I imagine if I had, I would have liked him. Maybe I liked him because I’m a Wil fan, but no matter, it was a lovely day.

36. Was channel-surfing last night, and what a pleasant surprise to run into TNG reruns! I started watching, and thought, “Hey, great! A good Wesley episode!” Then, another one. Then, another one … then I realized, “Hey, they’re playing a solid block of Wesley eps! Excellent!” I just wish I had known about it before so I could have caught more than the ones that I did get. (Although, I admit the warp-bubble episode freaks me to the point where I can’t watch it.)
    A very pleasant surprise yesterday! Hopefully, they’ll get a nice reaction from it, and someone somewhere with the power to make casting and marketing decisions will realize that you’re a selling point for the show, as indeed you are.
    Not to mention the fact that in hindsight … well, you *were* a cutie, weren’t you? 🙂 Still are, I have no doubt.

37. Jeez, Wil. It’s not enough that you’re a Farker and a geek and have the celebrity thing going… you’re a Save Ferris fan, too?! How cool.
    Can I have your baby?

38. Being the stuck-in-my-teenybopper-years 21-year-old that I am, I actually taped the entire marathon yesterday…. If it hadn’t been my parents’ wedding anniversary (we went out to dinner), I would’ve sat in front of the TV for the entire 10 hours!!! Yes, I have no life right now. But I just graduated from college two weeks ago, so I have the right to not do anything constructive for a while! Don’t I…?
    Robyn’s pick for the Somewhat Touching, Yet Corniest Line Ever Uttered To Wesley By His Mother: “Make sure you dress warmly on those other planes of existence.”

39. Hey Wil.
    I watched about 9 hours of TNG yesterday and I have to say that Wesley is the true Hero of that series. I mean, Come on!!! How many times has he saved the ship??, His Captain??? His Mommy??? To me, his most definative act of heroism was nailing Robin Lefler….The kid’s a stud!!!

40. I saw the very last episode last night, where Wesley goes off with the Traveler. It was an interesting show. After coming here and reading your comments about your desire to leave Star Trek I saw this episode in a whole new light. I can only say that is Wesley has any power over time and space perhaps we the audience will see him again in the Star Trek Universe.
    I hope so, anyway.

41. I really hope they didn’t delete that scene in the Nemesis that we first see Wesley Crusher for nearly 8 years! I’ll be upset to find both Wil’s & Ashley’s parts cut! I hope there is some heartwrenching motherly scenes when Dr. Crusher & Wesley reunite. I hope there is some emotional grasp to this!

42. blah blah liberal crap yada yada communist website blah blah

43. Hey Wil, Michael Shanks left Stargate-SG1…hint, hint….I think you’d be an awesome replacement !!

44. Humm… You know, I had TNN on for part of the day and was listening to STNG in the background. I didn’t realize it was Wesley Crusher weekend! I would have recorded it ALL out of principle. The ONLY reason I was a 10 year old girl watching STNG EVERY week was because of Wil Wheaton. 🙂 Being “mommy” now doesn’t allow much time for me to reminisce about those good old care-free days when my walls (and ceiling) were plastered with pin-ups of all the hotties at the time. Finding fark.com through some buddies, then seeing this has been really cool.
    I have to say, Wil, that even though Wesley rocked, Stand By Me is the piece I’ll always rememeber most. Beautifully done. It will forever be a classic.

45. I remember first entering the Star Trek club on that now monolithic online giant/media conglomerate and being surprised by all the Wesley haters. Mostly all of them middle-aged adults who seemed ticked that (if in the same situation as the Enterprise adults) they’d be just as dumbfounded at Wesley’s intelligence and just a wee bit pissed that they hadn’t connected the dots before the little showoff had. I thought it rather fitting that they ended up giving Wes powers above and beyond the mere humans that outranked him on the Enterprise. Wes haters are probably gearing up as I hear that Wesley Returns in Star Trek X: Nemesis can you tell us about it Wil??? Or just tell me! I’ll call ya, I’ve got the number.

46. S’ok maybe I won’t call. It’s a long distance dial and as much as it would be cool to talk to *THE* Wil Wheaton, it’d suck if such invasion of privacy just right pissed him off.
    Such being the case here’s my number instead you can call me anytime ###-###-####
    Hope to hear from you soon!
    (_Number removed to protect the chronically stupid_)

47. Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a young girl who loved a tv character so much that she was almost convinced that they would get married and have little Crusher babies and live happily ever after on the Enterprise.
    Now after many, many years of therapy, I can safely stand up and say without humiliation, “Hi, my name is Mia. I was once utterly addicted to a man they call Wesley Crusher. And I am OVER him.”
    But then again, that’s only because you’re taken- you’re STILL hot!

48. WOW!! Wesley Crusher day on TNN!!!!! It’s really cool….but not to me.. IcanT see that. …and I really sad, that I cant’t see a JKvs show, I’m too far from there!!:(((((((((((((((((

49. There are a hell of a lot of comments just from hanging a screen door. I hung a screen door once and didnt get ONE email. Must be nice to be famous. Good luck on Home Improvement Wil. Which one of the kids were you again?

50. GAH!! It was Wesley Crusher day AND I MISSED IT??? NOOOOOOOOO!!!
    I.. don’t… have… T… V… ARG!!!
    :cries:
    y’think they’ll have it again sometime? Bc I really really want to see it. Maybe by then I’ll have TV.
    luv,
    -Su

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