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1. Sorry, sorry! I’m new at this. What is Screen Savers and where can I find it/see it?
   -Valerie S

2. Ok, I have never really been a big fan of yours, but hey, great to see you are pretty much a normal person as I. Cheers to you and hope your career paths take you to great heights.
   – Matrix
   BTW… they are filming Friday Night Lights here and I can’t wait to see the movie. Billy Bob Thorton is the star with some country singer, forgot his name 😛

3. Blast! I keep missing it! Ah well, I’ll catch it sometime in the middle of the night, I’m sure. Either way, I’m sure you were fun, Wil. You always kick ass on those anyway.

4. umm, Wil, aren’t you supposed to be in training to be walking 26.2 miles in a few weeks? I think any concerns about double chins will disappear once you get back in gear —

5. I thought you came across real well….never much of a fan myself either…..your spot got me here….and maybe to a few other sites you mentioned……so I guess you succeeded….(don’t know if I will buy the book though)….

6. Heh, ya… you might just get quite a work out during the walk.. Ya doing any training?

7. great having you on the show wil. hope to see you in the studio again soon. thanks again for the autograph my friend went nuts.
   my friend said he can give you a deal no problem on that memory. shoot me an email and i will get you in contact with him for ordering anything you need.
   here is my email matt at fattymatty dot com
   valerie, the screen savers and call for help are shows on the tv network techtv. if you have directv you can see it on channel 354 otherwise check this link to see you get it.
   http://www.techtv.com/tvshows/gettechtv/story/0,23350,2122587,00.html/?heading

8. That was a great interview. I liked the fact that TEchTV didn’t censor you even in the repeat. Should be interisting what happens on the 12 o’clock viewing.

9. Wil-
   I should have Tivo’d. I’m stuck at work so I missed it. Will they re-air it?

10. for those of you with dish network, tech tv is on channel 191 (in L.A.) and according to my guide, the screen savers airs again at 5am and call for help at 6am (cali time)
    Wil i thought you were great, but what was up with the clunky black shoes? Where were your Chucks?

11. so its been like somwhere around a decade since the ST:TNG heyday, right? i watched alot of that back in the day and i wanted to be wesley. wesley was the closest thing to me, but a better one, and one to look up to.
    i haven’t really heard anything about you since, until a few weeks ago a buddy said to check your site out. then i saw you were gonna be on TSS, so i found the encode on the usenet and watched it and you are exactly who i thought wesley would be now.
    congrats on making something of yourself. i’m right behind you.

12. About the red shirt? Only someone in TV would notice that. Most of us have no idea how much of a tan you really don’t have.
    And, yeah, you started getting dangerously close to being beeped, but you didn’t go past “damn”, so most of us would think you were OK. Of course, those who were upset with Janet Jackson……….
    I think anyone who would have been THINKING would have said something like Mozilla as their fave open source project. 😉 It always makes me smile when Microsoft gets all upset at someone ELSE giving something away for free.
    It WAS a great interview, though. I never knew about this website before today.
    Congratulations. You have another fan.

13. Thanks matty and lomara for the Tech TV info. All I have here in Irvine CA is Cox Cable. My father, who lives in Hesperia, has satellite, but I think its Dish Network, not Direct TV. I’ll give the www address a shot. Thanks, again, for the help!

14. I didn’t notice the winter pale or the Guinness pounds. What I saw was a guy who is honest, humble, kind and generous. A guy who deserves every bit of the success that is on it’s way. Wil, you make it easy to be a fan.

15. Thought you did a great job as always. It’s always a pleasure to see you on SS and I look forward to seeing CFH. You should cohost SS again in the future. You have a “real” quality I think your fans appreciate. I remember you hosting a few episodes of Arena on G4, what happened with that? You were way more interesting than the tools that host it now.
    Anyways, keep up the good work and I look forward to picking up your new book.
    Scott

16. Valerie S.:
    You can call your cable company and request that TechTV be added to your programming line-up.

17. I missed the show. Damn. I think you’re extremely hilarious and endearing and would’ve enjoyed seeing it I’m sure. Even though I have no idea what show you’re talking about.
    Just started reading your blog (have one of my own on xanga which is pretty mundane and boring as hell compared to yours but it sure is fun) and wanted to say I really enjoy yours. It’s great to see you have such a following. You seem like a very genuine person.
    And the fact that you love Radiohead makes you even cooler. They are my absolute hands-down favorite band of all time.
    Anyway, great site. Keep it up. Thanks for being yourself. Rock.

18. Dude,
    As I commented on your backstage post… you did a great job. I could see you on screen and live just by turning my head. Don’t be so harsh on yourself. 🙂
    Clay

19. Hate missing all the TV you do, as I imagine all of us do who live outside the US, but the way you write makes up for it.

20. Well, I didn’t set out to be a fan, that’s for sure. A few female friends of mine have been reading WWDN for ages, and I was worried that it was a residual teen-girl-crush-obsession thing and wouldn’t be my speed.
    I happened to check the site when Wil posted an excerpt from Just a Geek, and that was it.
    One of the things that Wil has been talking about is the recognition that he has been getting recently is coming from readers of WWDN and not Star Trek fans. I’m here to echo that sentiment.
    As of a few weeks ago, I am now a fan. Not of Wil-as-celebrity, but of Wil as blogger / writer / pundit / open source evangelist. The fact that he has some awesome material to write about is just icing on the cake.
    The appearance tonight was great, Wil. It was funny, fast, and coherent – far more than most interviewees manage on talk shows! The “can’t pick just one” dilemma was a great way to buy time to think, and you did narrow it down nicely by the end.
    Well done – I look forward to Call for Help.
    As an aside, nice nod to old school Ataris. I was just listening to that album and reminiscing.
    For those that don’t happen to know the quote – “Today was a Good Day, Didn’t even have to use my AK” is from The Ataris’ “Up up down down left right left right”
    Tell me that’s not the best name for a song evar.

21. Hey Wil!
    Saw ya on TechTV today (TSS)- what a fun segment! First time for me – seeing you on the screen in anything but Stand By Me or Star Trek, heh! You did a great job – stop stressing over how you look – whatever body image issues you have right now should dissolve once you start training up for that nice long walk. 🙂
    Cant wait to get to pick up a few copies of your books! Going to yap at some of my buddies and see who all wants to put in an order with me! Keep on writing, Wil. We’ll all keep on reading!
    *big hugs*
    Chrissy

22. saw it loved it good job.

23. Red shirt? You seem to have forgotten the Red Shirt Curse of Star Trek.

24. Don’t be so vain. It’s what you say, not how you look when you say it

25. Hey, just watched the interview off my DVR a little bit ago, great interview man. You’re right, 6 minutes is an eternity on TV, but you filled it very well and kept the pace flowing. I’m really glad they didn’t rush it into 5 quick questions, it was the best part of today’s show.
    Red shirt looked fine, believe me they wear a lot worse from time to time. The “CFH said it wasn’t ‘safe'” bit made it worthwhile at any rate. Open Source you answered as best as anyone could. It was an unfair question, Pat seemed to realize that right after he said it. I’d rather have an honest answer than a memorized list.
    Thanks for doing the interview with TSS, it was honestly very entertaining. Maybe next time you can get them to let ya field some live calls. 🙂

26. Never forget your fake tan! My favorite now is the spray on tan you can walk in anywhere and get now. They just spray it on you in a booth. Looks fabulous. A little powder to reduce shine and men are done. You know how washed out you’ll look on TV, so don’t forget your fake tan! 🙂 La Mer makes a great over the counter one as does Bare Escentuals (both in the tube.)
    Please PLEASE don’t put the fake bronzer just on the face and forget the neck and arms. Yes, tv anchors can get away with this, but they look like idiots and we all point and laugh at them.
    Two good colors I like on men: Turquoise blue (stop rolling your eyes,) and teal green. They just pop on everyone (even women.) Stay away from white, red, baby pink and black (if you’re a brunette. Unless you’re John Travolta and really, he can get away with anything, sorry Wil.)
    Don’t forget to grease the teeth and duct tape the buns and smile… 😉
    And you looked and sounded great btw. I enjoyed it! No one noticed anything you went out of your way to point out here, so stop that!

27. hey wil,
    glad to hear things went well! i wish i could have seen it, but we don’t get it over here in the UK! oh well…one day!
    keep up the great work man! you rule!
    take care
    rach

28. Quick thought Re: “Today was a good day …” – I’d swear Ice Cube originated the quote the Ataris used. But I’d take Ataris’ song as an acceptable answer if I was judging a lightning round of “Stump the Geek”, especially due to the console references. 😀
    And Wil, you should worry less about how you look man. Hit the beach for a day with the family if you’re that concerned. Exercise _and_ sunlight.
    You went in and did the show, and it was an interesting and informative interview. And you had a good time, right? ‘Nuff said.
    BTW, your sincerity really showed when you thanked Patrick Norton for considering you “a friend of the show”. I think he appreciated it.
    Me personally, I think you should be a ‘regular’
    on TechTV.
    Enjoy your writing break! You’ve earned it!

29. Will – make a note so self: “I am much more critical of myself than those who watch/listen to my ‘performances'”.
    TSS was fine. I think Patrick was feeling lucky to have you on the show.
    And yes, 6 minutes is an eternity – and you earned it!
    Has it been 2 years now that I’ve been reading your blog? If not, it’s almost that. I have seen a big improvement in your writing, and most importantly how you feel about yourself and your career(s).
    You were fine. It was entertaining. I’m going to have to buy your new book….
    Dave
    p.s. And just how funny is it to see yourself years later as “Timmy”, or “Tommy”, or whatever the character’s name was, on reruns of Family Ties? 🙂

30. Wil,
    I have been reading WWdN for quite a while… But I don’t watch TSS very much anymore – unless you are going to be on there.
    I think you looked great!
    Not only that, you seem like the kind of fellow we would like to invite over for a brew/bbq/whatever.
    You are not “celebrity-fied” (no, not a word, but I think you know what I mean) – you smile, laugh, joke… you are genuine.
    Love that!
    I already have “Dancing Barefoot” and I am *demanding* Just a Geek from my hubby for my birthday in June.
    Thanks for having *this* (WWdN) and thanks for being *you*.
    Deb

31. I think that the shirt was a good idea it was funny & as a person hearing about you for the first time i think that your appearence on the show was good. it was not to layed back, yet not to professional you looked and acted comfortable.

32. at least you didn’t get your heart broken anyway…

33. Overall? Very happy with the show I did today, and also very happy with the Call For Helps that I did (on Friday and Monday). Yeah, it was a good day. I didn’t even have to use my AK.
    Nice little reference to Ice Cube there, Wil.

34. Hey, long time despiser of Westly Crusher and recent fan of WWdN. Great interview on TSS yesterday, keep up the good work.

35. Hey. Don’t be so hard on yourself. The interview looked good. Now let’s face it I am only a DJ/Karaoke operator, but I do know about image. And just to let you know. The t shirt was not as bad as your blog says.

36. This is all too wierd. Cosmic tumblers of coincidence? I was watching (while playing Diablo 2–my necro rocks) vh-1(?) which was showing child stars and where they are now. Yup thats right they had you on. Couple of days later I’m watching screen savers and there you are again. — Great interview. Liked the shirt. Made me feel your just like all the rest of us. Now I’m going to have to check out your book. Never understood the big deal with this blog thing–but I’m going to give the ones you mentioned a look. Glad to see you have a life.

37. Well will as a hefty guy myself(just lost 30 lbs YEAH) I will say you didn’t look bad at all. Patricks a really cool but pretty hefty guy so it helped to “cloak” those guinness muscles! any how thought the review was cool and not fan-boyish at all!

38. This is the last thing I expected to hear from you after watching your interview last night. I mean, you looked fine. I don’t think they would have let you on tv if you looked at bad as you think you did. We are all our own worst critics though.
    take care

39. Wil,
    I think you totally rocked the Screen Savers yesterday. I just watched you again on the re-run this morning. Great Job!! Personally I think you should check into getting your own show…Maybe a 30min segment on Linux or blogging. I think it would do well, and be something new and fresh on Tech T.V. Keep it up bud, your doing well. My best, Matt.

40. I caught the replay later in the evening after Unscrewed and thought you did fine.
    Though you didn’t wear your usual red shirt. 😀

41. OpenOffice.org. Hands down.

42. Nice “Ice Cube” reference at the end.
    k.

43. Hey Wheaton, you did great on TSS. Yeah, your doble chin was there, and yeah, you had the mark of a serious Guinness drinker (by the way, loved your beer-drinking scene in The Core), but you didn’t look washed out, and your hair was fine. A little messy goes great with your levis. You came off as relaxed, natural and witty. Personal interviews are becoming more and more a part of your element. Rock on!

44. It just ain’t fair! I don’t git eny of them there shows out here in Kaintukee.

45. Hi,
    I am new here but I had to come to your site and check it out. I thought your segment on TSS was great. Very informative in the amount of time you were given. I have bookmarked this site and have filed this in my ” Sites to visit daily” file. Keep up the great work. Can’t wait to read your books.
    P.S.: Visit my webpage if you are in need of help “nutritionally” for your walk.

46. Wow seeing how you have tons of replies and all i don’t know if you will see mine but its no big. I just wanted to say i saw the interview on TSS and to tell the truth i really hadn’t seen you on tv since star trek and all but i am glad that you haven’t gotten stuck in that star trek persona, meaning that you have just been able to move on and all to bigger and greater things. But anyways i just wanted to say before your interview i never really had much knownelege on what the whole blog thing was but thanks to your info and checking out your site i was inspired to start my own and begin posting the many adventures i have gone through in my life. So to make a long story short (yeah i know to late right) i just wanted to say thanks. Later Days.

47. My only clothing criticism is that I missed your Chucks…what’s with the boots? I liked the red, and besides, you were wearing it as a favor and that makes it even more cool.

48. crud! I missed it! specifically TSS AND The Core…had to work that night. But I comfort myself with my newly acquired copy of Dancing Barefoot!!! Super Awesome! Thanks to Wil for writing it and O’Reilly for printing up this copy I hold and Amazon for mailing it to me! Am muchly anticipating the read! WOOHOO! (hope I wasn’t very far off topic there, but felt as though I was missing out not having a copy.)

49. I just saw your spot on screen savers and loved it! You looked great!
    Don’t sweat the opensource answer, it was a real “on the spot, so give a brilliant answer” and you handled it great.
    Mindy

50. Wil,
    I thought you were awesome on the show. You were full of energy and come off as a totally genuine person. I knew nothing of this blog until TSS spot. In fact, it was a couple of minutes before it hit me that “hey, that’s the kid in Stand By Me!!”. 🙂 Now I’m trying to play catchup with you.
    Bravo on your support of Open Source. Also, you looked fine man… stop worrying.

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