97 thoughts on “That THAT, Comic Book Guy!”

1. “And Bob said, ‘Let there be Wil’…”

2. Not all your fans were teenyboppers! Sheesh!

3. Wil had teenybopper fans? I wonder what happened to them.

4. Wil-
   Was there ever any doubt? As one of those “teenyboppers” Bob is referring to, I say “here here.”
   It’s kind of funny to hear that, cuz they DID seem to have some troubles writing for you at the very beginning.
   *bad Farpoint flashback*
   I also find the comments about Rick B amusing. To think, Bob pretty much forshadowed the future of the Trek Legacy in that one sentance.
   Hella cool!
   Go put that “Ensign Crusher-mint-in-box” money to good use! Get bidding and good luck!

5. No jerhanner they weren’t….
   but if you think about it, TNG was intended to bring back the old die hard fans as well as bring in a newer younger group of viewers, and really that is what Wil’s character was originally designed to do…hook those of us who were teens who may or may not have grown up as trek fans to begin with…he was an access point for a whole different demographic.
   So in a way…Wesley Crusher is in part responsible for the continuation of later expansions of Trek, DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise.

6. Interesting Memo, I would definately bid on that if I were you! (It’s a great ego booster as well) 😉

7. That would be cool if some one did make it in to a book. Damn right there was a problem. No Wil.
   Not good. 🙂

8. Maybe we should do a “tip jar” thing so we could all contribute and buy it for our Sweet Uncle Willie.
   Eh?

9. Good Gawd…
   I just saw you again in Flubber
   I keep forgetting you’re in that movie…
   Anyway, to make a point, Chris Tolkein made a lot of money selling his fathers notes for Lord of the Rings, so there should be a market for Star Trek TNG notes…

10. Hehehe… that’s a great memo. Teenybopper fans (was me), but I would have watched the show whether Wes was in it or not… I always had a thing for machines that acted like men.

11. Damn, where can I get one of these deals with get paid whether I work or not? I wonder if I can get my boss to go for it?

12. God I long for the days of TNG. Enterprise blows goats. I don’t even bother watching it. Fucking ANDROMEDA is better than it. Scott Bakula is the most generic white male I have ever seen in my entire life.

13. Heh, I was starting my first year of college when TNG came on the air, far too old to think of myself as a “teenybopper” (whether I was one or not), but I was thrilled to see that they had not only put a young character on the new Star Trek, but that they had chosen someone I considered to be a “real actor” and not just one of those guys out of Tiger Beat who were really pretty but you honestly couldn’t remember what they were famous for. You WERE one of the show’s greatest assets. I’m sorry they didn’t take better advantage of that, especially in the beginning.
    dorrie6

14. Wow, that memo was really neat to read! As uncle Willie said, “I’d like to read it[a compilation of the memos]”
    That would be hella cool
    Damn you Wil Wheaton, you’re making me use “hella”!
    hehe

15. Good God, they’re selling EVERYTHING! I mean, Kirk’s fucking Captain’s chair? Why can’t I be like Samantha/Tabitha/Endora and wiggle my nose and make it all MINE????

16. Since when have we been teenyboppers?! I hate that word. I am a teenager yes, and I like good looking guys in teenager aimed movies. But that does NOT make me a teenybopper! I have never been a teenybopper and I will never be one either!
    Oh yeah…cool entry wil.

17. Yes, and next week comes the dutch auction with all those mind control devices from The Game.
    Forget the bunny ears!!

18. Hah. That memo rules.

19. “but if you think about it, TNG was intended to bring back the old die hard fans as well as bring in a newer younger group of viewers, and really that is what Wil’s character was originally designed to do…hook those of us who were teens who may or may not have grown up as trek fans to begin with…”
    That’s how I got to watching. May dad always watched Star Trek, so then TNG started so he checked that out and it because a regular in his “schedule”. Then I saw the cutie on there, when my hormones were raging early, and I became hooked. I NEVER liked Star Trek. UHG. I got to liking TNG storylines and cast, though, very much. I never watched DS9. It didn’t grab me like TNG. I DID watch Voyager. I’m not sure why. I think Voyager reminded me a lot of TNG because it took place mostly on the ship PLUS there was a female captain. WOO!
    uh… my point was… you have a point. 😉
    Jess

20. Hey Wil,
    Been thinking deep stuff latley, haven’t you?
    I wished they kept you in TNG longer… whenever I watched it in reruns, I always listen to the stardate, and if the second number is not 1 or 2 or 3 I turn it off. And more often then not, it isn’t (understand?)
    But i think it was your choice to leave, because they treated you badly, so you were definatly right ,there.By the way, what’s the deal with Star Trek: X ?
    Lily

21. Bob Justman wins my love just because he says, “I know damn well…”
    I’m easily amused.

22. Nice memo.. it’s nice to know that you were wanted at some point on ST:TNG although it sucks that they didn’t use you more. Geez you would think that these writers would know how to write any type of character. What are they getting paid the big bucks for?
    It would be a hell of a job trying to track down all the different memos out there and get a book out of that. Who knows? It just may happen one day.
    What’s up with “hella”? Must be a California thing. No Doubt’s latest song is “Hella Good”. Never heard the phrase before No Doubt’s song. I guess you learn something new everyday.

23. Was that before of after ‘Skin of Evil’. Yep, I’m geek enough to know epi names, but not always what season. I was sooo glad when they killed Yar, but my ass coulda wrote a better epi than ‘Skin’. Wil, why not write books about your character like Shimerman, Philips, Picardo & Andy Robinson have done??? At least it could give ya some scratch, with the added bonus of givin your fans some more Wesley! If those other actors can do it, why couldn’t you?!

24. “Hella” is a California phrase. As I recall, NorCal people used to get made fun of by others for it, although that is just through my own experience. It’s entirely possible it’s migrated.
    Etiology is fun!

25. I’m kinda curious tho, Wil. WFS’s ST6 uniform is going for like $15,000, Patty-Pat Stewart’s tunic is valued at $10+ thousand, but where is that shitty grey-with “rainbow brite” striped thing that you wore during the first season? I’ll bet that’d go for $40… maybe $50 bucks without a problem.
    *thinks Wil may have been FORCED to leave for walking off with props and costumes*
    So, the truth comes out after all these years, huh?
    And what about Lefler’s panties?
    WIL!!!!!

26. Hey as a teenybopper fan of Wil’s I an proud to say I still love the man- he’s so talented!!!!

27. “Hella” was also a word Eric Cartman used many times during a certain episode of South Park…um, Scary Fish was the name I believe. “You guys are hella stupid.” “This is hella scary.” “I’m hella hungry.” etc.

28. Believe me…when you’re almost 30, you’d be really really happy if someone would stop and describe you as a “teeny-bobber”.
    Who up there was happy Yar got killed? GRRRRRRR………..

29. Sounds good. I have nothing cool to say. Cept I’m going to rula bula and everyones invited. Lets go drink!

30. I wonder what the eventual price for the carpet will be.

31. Speaking of Star Trek. . was he cut out of the new movie, cause according to http://imdb.com/, He’s not in it. . and like a few months ago it said he was in it. ???I’m very confused. 🙁

32. He’s not in nemesis cuz the teeny bopperness has left the Wil. He is now a married old man who is selling all memorability of his childhood to show the fact that he’s all grows up.

33. WHOA I just noticed on that site.. Ashley Judd appearing as LEfler!@!
    dude if that’s true I’m bringing some KY and tissue with me.

34. It shouldn’t matter if he’s all grown up. He played a character. Characters should change and grow too. Unless you’re the Simpsons… hehheh.
    They could have done SO much with Wesley. I still don’t “get it”. Whatever.
    Jess

35. Wil-
    I know that you are *over* being Wes, and that’s totally cool, but you shouldn’t be so down on yourself and your character. It was just a character, not you, per se. And Wes did have his endearing moments. I always thought you were supercute… Besides, if any of us had had a camera crew following us around for our early teenage years, none of us would have come off too well either. D’oh! I did have my dad following me around with his camcorder. Those are NOT the videos I want leaked on to the internet. *shudder*

36. I think Wil is one of the luckier celebrities, frankly. Certainly one of the few that actually seems happy and has “had it all”. He had a spotlight for awhile, even if it isn’t what he really wants to be remembered for. He got to act. He got further than community theatre and local commercials. He made money on a hit show doing something he loved. He got to experience “hollywood” life and work with many interesting people.
    Now, he has a family life, a great relationship with his wife, something that is SO precious that many super famous people can’t fully enjoy. Plus, how many celebrities do you see maintaining their own website and interacting with fans and “real” people? How many celebrities do you see having a real life? My respect for Wil tripled when I saw this site. Quadrupled. Whatever.
    This, THIS, is exactly what I wanted for my life when I was younger. I am truly envious.
    Jess

37. Hopefully Wil will verify one way or another what happened to Wesley’s role in the upcoming movie….He was alleged to have been Lefler’s hubby, and Lefler is still listed….Maybe they found someone else for her to be married to they thought might attract more female viewers….maybe (gasp) they’ve found someone else to play Wesley.
    Have you done anything recently to really piss them off, Wil?

38. I don’t think it’s fair to Bob that that the auctions are being dumped on the market all at once. The market is now saturated, whereas if they dribbled it out over a longer period of time they would get a lot more for it. Oh well.
    I hope Bob is OK… why is he selling all of his stuff all of a sudden? Wil, if you liked him, maybe you should try to find out…

39. If you check the official Star Trek Nemisis site you’ll see that Wil is listed as Wes. Don’t know why IMDB doesn’t know.

40. Leffler Law #69 – make more porn 🙂

41. But not with Morgan Freeman. Who wasn’t glad Yar got killed?

42. i dont get why lefler was only on for two episodes.. why couldn’t they have a Wesley and Lefler love episode where they are stranded on a planet and are forced to make love to survive.
    Man where’s that KY

43. Hey Wil,
    That was a great memo. It’s nice to see some people actually give credit where it is due. I think Wes had a broader appeal than with just one age group. I certainly was no teenybopper when I began watching TNG, I used to watch with my little daughter back then. She was a big fan.

44. Speaking of Hella,
    I just watched that episode of South Park the other day. You’ll never guess who introduced me to South Park. Even thought she lives in Florida and I live in Canada, my mother introduced me to South Park. Life is weird.

45. i am a “teeny bopper fan”

46. i don’t think he likes teeny bopper fans.

47. Just in case there are any Brits here who haven’t seen Beth’s post* on the soapbox, the Star Trek Weakest Link is on BBC2 tomorrow (Monday) at 5:15.
    *3 cheers for her dedication! Thank you for scouring the Radio Times for us.

48. A book of all those memos etc. would be great. But I think Wil should get them first! I mean, they were discussing HIS future in the show!
    Anyways, it was a cool memo. I never knew that producers even CARED about a star’s “teenybopper” fans. That’s kidna cool. Kinda… maybe…
    Wish I had some money to bid, but this poor girl’s broke!!!
    ~S(hannon)

49. This explains a lot. The original Wes-Haters must have been the writers, after they were ordered to write what they didn’t “feel”. I will admit to you, Wesley wasn’t my favorite character, but now I am definately a Wil fan. Leave Crusher behind, and come into your own, Wheaton, you’re great. Oh, and put up some more of your recent photos, Wil! I feel creepy looking at the kid pics!

50. “Wil had teenybopper fans? I wonder what happened to them”
    They grew older and went to college and got jobs.
    Well… some of them did, I’m sure… (;

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