The call came while I was out, so I didn’t get the message until days later.
“Hi,” the young-sounding secretary said on my machine, “I have Rick Berman calling for Wil. Please return when you get the message.”
I knew.
I knew before she was even done with the message, but I tried to fool myself for a few minutes anyway.
I looked at the clock: 8 PM. They’d most likely be out, so I’d have to call tomorrow.
I told Anne that I had a message to call Rick’s office, and she knew right away also.
We’d thought about it for months, ever since I’d heard the rumors online. Of course, I tend to not put a whole lot of stock in what I read online…if I did I’d be overwhelmed with the sheer amount of hot teen bitches who want to get naked for me right now, and I’d be rolling in Nigerian money.
But it made sense, and I couldn’t fight what I knew in my heart to be true.
I returned the call late the next day from my car on my way home from work. I was driving along a narrow tree-lined street in Pasadena that I sometimes take when the traffic is heavy on the freeway.
Children played on bikes and jumped rope in the growing shadows of the July afternoon. The street was stained a beautiful orange by the setting sun.
“This is Wil Wheaton returning,” I told her.
She tells me to hold on, and then he’s on the phone.
“Hi kiddo. How are you?”
“I’m doing fine. You know I turn 30 on Monday?”
There is a pause.
“I can’t believe we’re all getting so old,” he says.
“I know. I emailed Tommy [his son] awhile ago, and he’s in college now. If that made me feel old, I can’t imagine what my turning 30 is doing to the rest of you guys.”
We chuckle. This is probably just small-talk, so it’s not as severe when he tells me, but it feels good regardless. Familiar, familial.
“Listen, Wil. I have bad news.”
Although I’ve suspected it for months, and I have really known it since I heard the message the night before, my stomach tightens, my arms grow cold.
“We’ve had to cut your scene from the movie.”
He pauses for breath, and that moment is frozen, while I assess my feelings.
I almost laugh out loud at what I discover: I feel puzzled.
I feel puzzled, because the emotions I expected: the sadness, the anger, the indignation…aren’t there.
I realize that he’s waiting for me.
“Why’d you have to cut it?”
This doesn’t make sense. I should be furious. I should be depressed. I shuould be hurt.
But I don’t feel badly, at all.
“Well, it doesn’t have anything to do with you,” he begins.
I laugh silently. It never does. When I don’t get a part, or a callback, or get cut from a movie, it never has anything to do with me. Like a sophmore romance. “It’s not you. It’s me. I’ve met Jimmy Kimmel’s cousin, and things just happened.”
There is an unexpected sincerity to what he tells me: the movie is long. The first cut was almost 3 hours. The scene didn’t contribute to the main story in any way, so it was the first one to go.
He tells me that they’ve cut 48 minutes from the movie.
I tell him that they’ve cut an entire episode out. We laugh.
There is another silence. He’s waiting for me to respond.
I drive past some kids playing in an inflatable pool in their front yard. On the other side of the street, neighbors talk across a chain link fence. An older man sits on his porch reading a paper.
“Well Rick,” I begin, “I completely understand. I’ve thought about this on and off for months, and I knew that if the movie was long, this scene, and maybe even this entire sequence, would have to go. It’s just not germaine to the spine of the story.”
He tells me that they had to consider cutting the entire beginning of the movie. He tells me that he has to call one of the other actors because they’ve suffered rather large cuts as well.
I stop at a 4-way stop sign and let a woman and her little daughter cross the street on their way into a park filled with families, playing baseball and soccer in the waning light.
I look them. The mother’s hand carefully holding her daughter’s.
I realize why I’m not upset, and I tell him.
“Well, Rick, it’s like this: I love Star Trek, and, ultimately, I want what’s best for Star Trek and the Trekkies. If the movie is too long, you’ve got to cut it, and this scene is the first place I’d start if I were you.
“The great thing is, I got to spend two wonderful days being on Star Trek again, working with the people I love, wearing the uniform that I missed, and I got to re-connect with you, the cast, and the fans. Nobody can take that away from me.”
“And, it really means a lot to me that you called me yourself. I can’t tell you how great that makes me feel,”
It’s true. He didn’t need to call me himself. Most producers wouldn’t.
“I’m so glad that you took the time to call me, and that I didn’t have to learn about this at the screening, or by reading it on the internet.”
He tells me again how sorry he is. He asks about my family, and if I’m working on anything. I tell him they’re great, that Ryan’s turning 13, and that I’ve been enjoying steady work as a writer since January.
We’re back to small talk again, bookending the news.
I ask him how the movie looks.
He tells me that they’re very happy with it. He thinks it’s going to be very successful.
I’m feel happy and proud.
I’ve heard stories from people that everyone had lots of trouble with the director. I ask him if that’s true.
He tells me that it was tough, because the director had his own vision. There were struggles, but ultimately they collaborated to make a great film.
I come to a stoplight, a bit out of place in this quiet residential neighborhood. A young married couple walks their golden retriever across the crosswalk.
We say our goodbyes, and he admonishes me to call him if I’m ever on the lot. He tells me that he’ll never forgive me if I don’t stop into his office when I’m there.
I tell him that will, and that I’ll see him at the screening.
He wishes me well, and we hang up the phone.
The light turns green and I sit there for a moment, reflecting on the conversation.
I think back to something I wrote in April while in a pit of despair: “I wonder if The Lesson is that, in order to succeed, I need to rely upon myself, trust myself, love myself, and not put my happiness and sadness into the hands of others.”
I meant everything that I said to him. It really doesn’t matter to me if I’m actually in the movie or not, and not in a bitter way at all.
I could focus on the disappointment, I suppose. I could feel sad.
Getting cut out of the movie certainly fits a pattern that’s emerged in the past two years or so.
But I choose not to. I choose instead to focus on the positives, the things I can control. I did have two wonderful days with people I love, and it was like I’d never left. I did get to reconnect with the fans and the franchise. Rick Berman, a person with whom I’ve not always had the best relationship, called me himself to tell me the news, and I felt like it weighed heavily on him to deliver it.
Nobody can take that away from me, and I’m not going to feel badly, at all.
Because I have a secret.
I have realized what’s important in my life since April, and they are at the end of my drive.
The dog-walking couple smile and wave to me.
The light changes.
Somewhere in Brooklyn, Wesley Crusher falls silent forever.
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Dearest Wil… So sorry to hear that. I have always liked the character of Wesley, especially in the Traveller episodes.
I was already disappointed to hear that Majel wasn’t appearing as Luxiona.
I understand your feelings and you are being so gracious. A simular thing has happened to me in regards to the production of the opera “Carmen” in our town. It is long story, but I find myself in a simular position (only worse)… anyway I have had several nightmares about it. When you put your heart and soul into a character and then this happens… well I feel your pain.
I would vote for a longer movie with you an Majel into, by god at least on DVD!!!!
Wil you rock!!! Best of wishes to you!
Does that mean lefler got cut too???? DAMNIT I WANTED TO SEE WIL GET SOME PUNANE!
sux wil i was hoping to see you in there with the traveler or whatever.. can u tell us about what your scenes were now that u were cut??
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I am crushed!(No pun intended.) I was so looking forward to seeing you up on the big screen again.
I am happy you handled this bad news with grace and dignity. That could get you some bigger opportunities down the road. I realize you responded the way you did because you have class but it’s just something to think about.
I will go and see Star Trek X but it won’t be as special as it could have been because you’re not in it. 🙁
Damn, 202th post!! I normally would even tag one in here after 40 or 50 posts… but what the hell.
“But I choose not to. I choose instead to focus on the positives, the things I can control. I did have two wonderful days with people I love, and it was like I’d never left. I did get to reconnect with the fans and the franchise. Rick Berman, a person with whom I’ve not always had the best relationship, called me himself to tell me the news, and I felt like it weighed heavily on him to deliver it.
Nobody can take that away from me, and I’m not going to feel badly, at all.”
Out of everything I just read, this shines like a beacon. I am very pleased to read this from you.
Your happiness *is* a choice. Only you can make it. Nobody else controls your feelings. When you feel someone has made you sad, made you angry…that is only a sign that you are not in control of your own feelings but rather you have let your own feelings control you.
It was the choice that changed my life as well. I am glad you have too.
Oh and btw, I think you surprised Rick by the way you handled the news. Maybe now Rick won’t refer to you as kiddo anymore. *grin*
Sorry. Guess now I just can’t wait for the super special director’s cut edition.
Will you autograph mine?
Thanks!
Wil,
Your appearance in Nemesis was one of the aspects of the movie I was most looking forward to, having been a reader of this site for the last few months and a fan of Wesley as a kid. I thought it would be good to have you in it, to help the whole TNG thing come full circle. Unfortunately that’s not going to happen. You are taking it the right way to be sure. And if it is any consolation, you know the old saying: Spare the cutter, spoil the child. We’d all be spoiled if you were in it, so I guess it is for the better. Thanks for the post.
I’m glad to see all the Wesley Crusher fans showing their support here for you, Wil. I remember when TNG was first on the air. At the time, I felt like the lone voice in the crowd defending your character. He was the smart, young kid in a world of adults, one who had his own unique view. Since Star Trek has always embraced the Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations, I never understood why people didn’t get what your character represented.
I remember the entry you made about filming your part of the movie. How great you felt about it all. I was glad for the opportunity to share it.
You have turned into a great writer, Wil. Yesterday’s entry was all geek talk and your excitement made me laugh. Today, your understanding of what is really important in life made me cry. Here’s someone who can be all techie, and yet write something so moving. Do you realise how unique you are to be able to walk on either side of the street?
I look forward to reading about your next endeavors. Thanks for letting us peek into your world.
Peace.
Hi Will! This whole incident just shows that you’re a guy with the right attitude. As another person said, there’s always the possibility of a longer DVD version with more scenes in it, in which they might include your character – so here’s hoping.
I’m really sorry to hear that your scene was cut. However, your attitude is really beautiful. You should be so proud of yourself for being that way about it. I wouldn’t have been nearly as cool about it. Very cool, Will. very very cool.
By the way, thanks for giving us a real update. Can’t wait to hear about your adventures in Alaska and camping! 🙂
Wil, I applaud your humanity. 😀
Dear Mr. Wheaton,
You’ll apologize my formality. I find it awkward to refer to someone with your fame that I haven’t met before by their first name. Quite honestly, I think it stinks that you got cut from the movie. I am probably one of the few people who didn’t mind Wesley’s character (I still have your action figure someplace). The first time I watched Star Trek (and the first episode I ever saw was TNG), it gave me the impression of a great adventure show that was still exciting even when its basic concept had existed for at least 25 years. It stood out from all the slop on TV, the canned sitcoms and plotless shows aimed at teens. But the recent Star Trek ventures haven’t given me that same feeling, they’ve more fallen in with the rest of the crap on the big-network programming schedules. I wanted to see Nemesis, and specifically your scene, as I thought it would help me reconnect with such a great adventure story, and the days when it still was a great adventure story and not homogenized junk. I’ll probably still see Nemesis, but I’ll definitely miss however much Wesley (and your acting skills) would’ve contributed to the movie. I’ll probably also buy the DVD, since as so many have already said, Wil Wheaton is in the extended cut. But overall, I’m going to miss Wesley, and TNG as a whole. You’ll find other projects, and I eagerly await them. But I still hope that Wesley Crusher hasn’t fallen silent forever, especially considering the whole Traveler deal left Wesley with an interesting story to fulfill. In any event, as I said, I will be waiting for your next endeavour, and I also expect to someday have you personally sign my copy of “I Am Not Wesley.” Thanks for letting me take up so much space in your blog.
Ian Stewart
Will: You are indeed an inspiration! I turned 40 this year, and in April was laid-off for the 3rd time in 14 months. The IT sector is having a hard time these days. I went through a lot of self-pity, anger, bitterness and disillusionment. Only recently have I been digging my way out of the pit I’ve been in, and entertaining the idea of starting my own consulting business. When I read about your experience with the movie and getting cut, it reminded me so much of the bullshit I’ve been dealing with. When I read your words about not allowing your happiness and sadness to be in the hands of others, it hit me like a brick in the face! That is EXACTLY what I have been doing. I’ve decided to make your statement my mantra, start my business, and create my own destiny. You may very well have helped me to change my life, and for that I thank you! But no matter what happens, I have a new outlook now, and I am very grateful for that. My best wishes to you and keep up the good work on your web site.
Okay, straight up?
Nemesis was looking pretty fucking weak even before your part was cut. I finally saw the trailer (on the big screen) couple days ago and I just cringed at the “evil bald guys in shiny black coats.”
Why are they evil?
They’re bald.
They’re scarred.
They wear black.
Jesus Christ.
So…
Enterprise versus…
That pinhead dude from the Hellraiser movies?
I appreciate your optimism for “the future of Trek” with this new movie, Wil, but from here it looks like shit. Maybe I just need to turn in my Geek Card since I still haven’t seen Attack of the Clones. Nor do I have any intention of buying EITHER edition of the Lord of the Rings DVD. So what the fuck do I know anyway?
Enterprise is shit (despite Bak’s Pak).
And there hasn’t been juice in Trek since Frakes remade Aliens 2 in that Borg movie “First Contact.”
Fuck the storyline of Nemesis. Who gives three shits if your scenes service the plot? What about that old Trek episode with the space hippies with the soft-boiled eggs stapled to the side of their heads? Or the killer pancakes who could not withstand the light of the sun? Or the time Kirk teamed up with fucking Abe Lincoln in space?
Fuck.
Story my ass.
It’s a GODDAMNED sci-fi cartoon, you cocksuckers.
Perspective.
Berman takes the film too seriously. He takes the “universe” too seriously. It’s like the whole fucking series is set on “Deep Space: Restoration Hardware.” Where’s the ENTERTAINMENT?
Wesley would have been entertaining.
Listen, if that no-talent fuckhole M. Night Shyamalan can get money for a movie about CORN and ALIENS, then why the fuck can’t we see Wesley eating a sandwich?
No human being could bend cornstalks like this…
It’s too PERFECT!
Well, I have to admit that I’m dissapointed that you are not going to be in the movie; I was looking forward to seeing it.
But at the same time, It is good that you handled it professionally and do have things in perspective.
Hi.
I’m an alien.
I’ve traversed the unfathomable reaches of time and space to this planet called Earth and now…?
I need to scrawl some directions for my buddies into a MOTHERFUCKING CORNFIELD!
First off…
What if they need to mark a place and THERE IS NO FUCKING CORN?!
How come we don’t see crop circles in like… stands of redwoods? Or birch? Or those ones with the acorns? Oaks.
What?
The aliens who possess the power to Bend Corn Perfectly and Travel the Vastness of Space don’t have a laser beam powerful enough to FELL A MOTHERFUCKING TREE?!
Shit.
Humans have been cutting down trees for a long, long time. We know how to do that. Is it “perfect?” Well, maybe not. But we sure as fuck know how to level a forest and put a Bed, Bath, and Beyond there inside of three months, but these aliens are limited to CORN?!
They get all the way across the galaxy and… imagine the looks of disappointment on their faces when they realize the length and breadth of their glorious kingdom will only encompass Iowa and a few parts of Saskatchewan.
Alien Commander Guy: “Dang.”
Alien Other Dude: “Can’t we use wheat? Or maybe a small radio or some type of cowboy courier riding a horse-drawn stagecoach?”
Alien Commander Guy: “How did we navigate the perilous ravines of Omicron 7?”
Alien Other Dude: “Corn.”
Alien Commander Guy: “And how did we traverse the hazardous mud swamps of Epsilon Delta Prime?”
Alien Other Dude: “Corn.”
Alien Commander Guy: “And why am I the Commander Guy while you are merely the Other Dude?”
Alien Other Dude: “Corn.”
Alien Commander Guy: “Goddamn, right. Now get down there with your garden weasel and point a big fat arrow toward Des Moines, you dumb bitch.”
*snip*”I wonder if The Lesson is that, in order to succeed, I need to rely upon myself, trust myself, love myself, and not put my happiness and sadness into the hands of others.”*snip*
So well illustrated. Keep the faith.
Will–
I really enjoyed this piece. As a piece of writing and not so much an update on Wesley Crusher’s relevance to the current sexy marketability of Star Fleet. Being familiar with the character you played, of course, helps make it a little more poignant. (I turned 30 myself a few months ago…)
You were asked to play a very tough character–a weasely little prodigy that even fucking Picard was jealous of. I can’t help but think of Michael J. Fox’s first big job as a teenage Nixonite–Wil, you managed to make the character likable, which is really something. Good job, and thanks for being a part of it all.
be well,
-Carl
Curator, Amateur Electrician
Oran-ju-tan.com
That was one of the most poignent pieces of writing I have ever come across. As Wesley Crusher you may be silent but as Wil Wheaton you still touch the hearts and minds of many. Thank you for sharing!
M. Night Shyamalan screwed up, in that he made his best film first.
Kinda like the dude who made Citizen Kane.
Liev Schreiber was really very good in the HBO version of that film’s making.
Spuds does make an excellent point, frankly. I mean, I’m all for corn, but honestly, do they really have to break just corn? Why not, say, barley? Even strawberries – then, there’d be color from the mashed fruit.
Dude, that’s a stupid idea too. Damn.
Would it have been a better movie if Uncle Willy had been in it?
That was funny, Spudnuts.
I think I’ve figured out The Next Big Thing, Wil. That’s great. 😀
Wil,
I gotta say as I read your post I could feel my stomach knotting up tighter. This is the first I have heard of Wil being cut from the movie and it came as a shock. I was looking forward to seeing the film, mainly to see you in it.
Now I am torn. On the one hand I have blinding psycopathic rage that they cut you out of the film and the irrational desire to bitch slap Rick Berman.
But the way that you have calmley accepted that underhanded blows that life hands you has cut my legs out from under me. How can I now boycott Nemisis in indignation if you are serene and peaceful?
I want Berman to know that he has annoyed the fans but I don’t want to seem petty now that you have set the standard. I’m glad I have a couple of months to sort out my reaction to this before it hits the screen.
Any mojo I have I will send your way, not that you seem to need it.
Goodbye Mr Crusher. You will be missed.
Firstly, let me be honest, although I was never a ‘Kill Wesleyite’, neither was a paid up member of the ‘I love Wesley’ club.
Despite this, I’ve checked in with your site on a regular basis ever since I heard that you had a part in the movie.
I’d only hoped to scoop some exclusive gossip on the production.
I was not expected to be moved by such a mature statement as I was this morning, after reading your missive regarding your being cut from ‘Nemesis’.
Your attitude and message are an example to all who have faced disapointment.
In your post, you say that you have missed wearing the uniform.
Your message today ensures that I for one, will only remember Wil Wheaton, and Wesley Crusher as people who Starfleet would have been honoured to have worn the delta shield upon their chest.
Au Revoir, Mr Crusher, you will not be forgotten, and have no doubt we will all meet again.
DR out.
Mr. Wheaton,
This was extremely well written, personal, and very…decent. I’m sorry to hear your work is being edited out, but I’m impressed with your perspective on things in general. Hopefully, when the inevetible special edition dvd rolls out, you’ll be reinserted in the film. The best of luck to you, and thank you for sharing with us fans.
Cheers,
Ames.
who deems that a movie is to be 2 hours long!!
i would sit througout the 3 hours of it,if nemesis is good. would`nt you?
If they make another new STAR TREK show they should make you CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it would be COOL.
Personally, I never liked the character of Wes Crusher, so to me, not seeing him in the new film isnt that big of a problem.
However, realising that Wil is turning 30 was quite a surprise.
FUUUUUCK. Wil I feel like crying. Ok, maybe that’s going a bit too far. But I was looking forward to seeing that lovable anarchist we all know so well on teh big screen with Patrick once again. Shit. Fuck. Fuck Rick Berman with a rusty exacto knife.
Wil, please please please tell us what the scene was like, what happened in it, the lines? If not now, when the movie comes out? 🙁
Such a shame. I guess that’s Hollywood for you.
But I’ll certainly be looking forward to the extended directors cut version on DVD! Or at the very least they have to put your scene in as a deleted scene in the extras.
Damn, hellish, damn! I was sooo looking forward to the return of Wesley but nooooooooo, denied! Your attitude in dealing with this is admirable and show what a cool guy you probably are. I on the other hand am a bitter and twisted individual who will resent the cutting of the Great Birds namesake until the end of my days. Or at least until im distracted by a shiny object of some kind….
It was good that Berman was so polite. Next time they call, you can politely tell them to play a tune on Uncle Willie’s trouser flute.
Slick Echo & the Bunnymen reference, bloke. 🙂
It would be great to know what the deleted scene was. After the release?
Take care,
i have to say: this is the first time i’m hearing ANY good news about the forthcoming star trek movie installment. if it’s true what’s been spoiled on the web, what we’re getting is a boring star trek II rip off schwarzenegger style with ridiculous friedrich von murnau hommage (those bats-in-space-remans). sorry to tell, but wesley crusher (not pointing at you, wil, but the role!) literally pissed off any st fan i know. even worse: having him return without the slightest hint of what’s become of the now supernatural-or-whatever-wesley was a crappy idea from the start on….
I have great respect for the diginity you have shown, most actors come across as feeling they have a right to be up at the front and visible all the time. You recognise it as a great privilege and honour.
Good luck in the future, your a great person as well as a great actor
Oh that sucks. I was really looking forward to seeing Wes back (and hopefully erasing the memory of the crapfest that was Journey’s End).
Still, we can always hope they’ll put it back for the DVD.
Wil, you need to call Berman back and make sure you get on the DVD, ’cause we’re all buying it just to see you in the deleted scenes section.
MH
Wil, you need to call Berman back and make sure you get on the DVD, ’cause we’re all buying it just to see you in the deleted scenes section.
MH
Wil, you need to call Berman back and make sure you get on the DVD, ’cause we’re all buying it just to see you in the deleted scenes section.
MH
im gutted truly, I really would have liked to see you in the movie.
its strange.. I’m a year younger than you, but rewatching the tng dvd’s you’ll always be the eternal teenager…
reading your comments, bro you’ve got your life and priorities straight.. you’ve already got the edge. Fcuk it.. move onto bigger and better things. you will without a doubt
I’m goona be eagerly awaiting that dvd special edition
Wil,
TOS, TNG and DS9 was probably the best of Trek in my opinion. I never cared for Voyager nor do I care for Enterprise even though I think highly of Scott Bakula. I would rather see him back as Sam Becker on Quantum Leap.
Aside from that I am sorry to hear of your scene being deleted from the final cut. Furthmore, to me Rick Berman has never made alot of sence in running the franchise. Think if it. He never gives the fans what they want. I always thought that as long as the story was strong that a 3 hour Trek epic would be so cool. To hear that Berman cut 48 minutes out of the film is very discourging to the trek fan such as myself. Where is it written that a trek film has to be 1 hour and 40 minutes long. That is half of the reason why Trek the trek films have been sucking in recent times. They are not long enough. The best trek films came in around 2 hour plus. TMP DE, TWOK, TVH, TUC, and FC. This film should come in over 2 hours long and reguardless of if the scene makes sence to the plot or not they should not cut out your scene. You are an original cast member of TNG and Mr. Berman should pay you that respect.
But never fear there is always the world of DVD and the deleted scene selection on that. Hopefully when Nemesis comes out on DVD we will have all of those 48 minutes of Deleted scenes to view. In addition, I am hoping that the none of the beginning scenes are deleted out. I wish you well and you said it right. You got 2 days on the set with friends, the uniform and I’m sure you still a paycheck. 🙂
You’ve got class, Wil. You handled him okay. I hope I would do as well if I were ever in that situation.
You’re alright.
Wil, why not e-mail this whole comment section to Berman?
Since this is the last Next Gen movie, why the hell wouldn’t they include all the cast – yes this means you Wil as Wesley. Berman made such a big stink about having Q in the last episode for TV because he was in the first.
Your part was deemed not useful to the story (or some such lame excuse). Well, hello Hollywood weiners!! Wesley has been and is part of the next generation story from day one.
And the movie would have been 3 hours? Who cares?
I can spend 8 hours at a shitty job 5 days a week and not even flinch, so what’s 3 hours doing something I want to do.
When these produces open their eyes in the morning the first thing they must see is thier small intestines.
(DDD)-(AAA)-(MMM)-(NNN)
Bad decision. Good post.
Wil,
You did handle things superbly well as many people have said, but the stark reality is that you’ve been cheated. You’ve been denied a chance to add real closure to a character we all loved.
You call these people your friends, yet they deny you the even smallest of goodbye’s. Think about how elated you would have been to get a phone call that said, ‘Wil, Rick Berman here, just wanted to say we had to cut 48mins from the movie. We looked at your piece and it really deserved to be cut, but because we all love you so much we kept it in, as a tribute to you and all the hard work you put into the show.’
Hollywood and Rick Berman need to be taught a lesson in friendship.
Sincerely,
Wesley Williams
Age 25
England
I’ve started a petition to request that Paramount put Wil Wheaton’s cameo back into the movie. If enough of us sign this petition, they’ll HAVE to do it!!!
You can sign on-line at
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/wesley/
…I just hope this works as well as my “Cancel ‘seaQuest'” petition did!
Hi-
I just had to add my 2 cents here… I was really looking forward to seeing you in Nemesis, Wil. I always liked the Wes character, and I really like you as a person, too. After reading your blog for I don’t know how long, it would have been even more special for me to see you on the big screen. I kinda feel like you’re my friend, you know? And I just really wanted to see you in the movie. I’m very sad that your part was cut, and I, too, hope that your scene will be on the DVD. I’m a diehard Trek fan, so I’ll still see the movie, but it won’t be the same without you. As some smart person said in a previous post, if the movie’s good, it doesn’t matter how long it is. Titanic was long, and I saw it 8 times ‘cuz I loved it so much! I wouldn’t mind a 3 hour Trek at all. The longer, the better! I think that you handled the bad news with grace and dignity, and your priorities are in the right order- but please make sure that you let Berman know that there are a LOT of disappointed fans out here, some who will not even see the movie now that you’re not in it. I hope this isn’t the last Trek movie, and I hope that the next one is all about Wes and his transformation, and what he’s been doing all this time. Speaking of transformation, Wil, I too have suspected since your very first clue that Anne is pregnant. So, tell us!!! 🙂 I’m sorry that my post is so long- I don’t post often, but when I do, my mouth seems to runneth over. Anyway, Wil, never say never- hopefully, we haven’t heard the last from Wesley Crusher! Love ya, Wil.
Love, Alicia
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Hey, to all of you making fun of Wil’s girlfriend, lay off. Fat girls need love too, and I’m proud of Wil for having the courage to be seen in public with a 250-lb heifer, with a kid to boot!
WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG
BOYCOTT!!! BOYCOTT!!!! BOYCOTT!!!! BOYCOTT!!!!!!
Well damn, I had also been looking forward to seeing what Wesley was up to these days. I’m sorry to hear about the cut, though you did craft some wonderful prose to tell us about it. (Looking at this big long list of comments, I figure you have “e-mail comments” turned off. Right?)