leave me just out of reach

I just got off the phone with my manager.
The casting people loved me, and thought I gave a great reading, but . . . (wait for it) I’m not going to get a chance to bring The Script to life. The producers want to go in a different direction, and some of my essences (too smart for my own good, Passionate with a capital “P”) worked against me. The tiny silver lining is that the people I read for know what I look like and what I’m bring to a role now. That’s good, because there will be other shows . . . sigh.
I still haven’t heard anything about the

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  2. Hey bro!
    1. Crack a can of the black and white. Drink it slow and think how good it is to be alive.
    2. Count all these comments, from people who wish you well.
    That ought to cheer you up.

  3. Wil, hang in there. Somehow, I have a feeling that when your moment happens, it will eclipse all of the other bright stars that you’ve gazed upon. Keep reaching; you are amazing.
    (I’m getting both your books for my birthday. Best. Presents. Ever. I can’t wait!)

  4. Good things come to those who wait but if you can’t wait, create it for yourself. You’re an awfully fine writer Wil, so why not write a script yourself, it’s worked for other actors who for unkown reasons had trouble landing roles. Just my two cents worth. Best wishes to you and yours.
    Kind regards,
    Brodye

  5. A. That sucks! 2. don’t forget one thing – the producers have yet to figure out this weblog thing to begin with and there are a lot of people that read it. One day it will happen, because some unlame producer read your book or loves you weblog and we’ll all watch you. And we’ll tell all our friends about this gig you got and they’ll see it and like it and tell some friend and the ratings/boxoffice will be up and it will be because of you and those lame producers show/movie that went no where will get fired because they knew they should have hired you and didn’t and now their getting you mocha at the local Starbucks.
    Well, it could happen – at least I hope this made you smile!!
    macshaggy

  6. You know Wil, I think writing your own script is definately something you should consider. 🙂 You are talented in writing and acting so why not let those two things colaborate.
    Also, I know many of us have been saying to “perk up”, “don’t let it get to you”, and that “it is their loss” etc. Now, all that positivity is true, and I even said similar things in my comments, but that does not make it better I know. It does hurt, and all you can do is take the love and TRY and feel right again. Go to your Anne, Nolan, and Ryan, and you will see how quick the love from the people who mean the most counts. Let yourself be upset if you need to though, it’s allowed, but know also that you are very talented and don’t take it as a personal dig at you when you don’t land that part! (Easier said than done, I know)
    Keep positive, stay great, and much love
    -Quincey

  7. Wow. After pre-teen years of drooling over Gordie Lachance, hanging pictures of Wil Wheaton – teen heart-throb – on my bedroom wall, admiring Wesley Crusher in his starfleet uniform, and reading your blog since its inception, I finally reached the final frontier to send you a COMMENT! Oh, my heart’s all a-flutter. Just wanted to pool the feeling that it’s about time Wil Wheaton became a weekly part of my television diet. Where do we protest, picket in the streets, send out mass email!?!?!

  12. Aww Wil, your glass is neither half empty nor half full. It’s just twice as large as it needs to be.
    I love this quote:
    “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”
    –Heraclitas

  13. I am so so so so sorry. I said a prayer when you posted about the audition. Hopefully the tiny silverlineing will become gold. I’m crushed!!! Hang in there!

  14. I do know how you feel. Let me suggest a book to you that might help. It’s called Just A Geek and it helped remind me that balance between different dreams, family and job are necessary to keep emotionally healthy. Perhaps this is the best time to forge ahead on the next writing gig you’ve envisioned rather than the next acting gig.

  15. Wil: A little lesson I’ve drawn from your blog and books is that sometimes thing happen for a reason, even if the reason is not clear to us at the moment. Perhaps writting down “the 7 things you are grateful for today” will help put things in perspective?
    Anyways, hope you feel better soon. Hang in there!

  16. You need to be more careful Wil, or us psycho ladies who loved you for who you were will love you even more for who you are.
    When you get to the big (or small) screen again (and you will) I will be crying with pride.

  17. Dam that sucks.
    Not much else I can say that
    hasn’t been said before.
    I am looking forward to your
    next book, whenever it comes out.

  19. Hey Wil:
    Finding the right fit in a role sounds difficult due to the number of variables and internal forces. Remember that the passion you felt in this role was a lesson in itself–it was a moment of clarity–rare gifts we seldom get. You now know what it feels like to lust for the perfomancec–not for money or fame, but for the mere art of you medium. Keep that in mind, you have already won the role. Take the lesson and move on–I think you know from reading a script of a cancer victim, life is too short to dwell in the past. Hug your kids, oogle at your wife, scratch your dog, feel the warmth of your home around you and feel grateful for your artistic gifts–that is what is to be celebrated. Grieve the loss for the moment, acknowlege the passing saddness, then embrance where you are in the present! Take care, Trace

  20. buck up, master frodo! you’ll get your chance, and then you *will* throw the ring into the cracks of doom. after getting your finger bitten off by that stinker gollum, i guess.

  21. oh Wil, i’m so sorry! how dissapointing!!! i dont really know what to say, if you were one of my girlfriends i would say lets break out the cookie dough and pick up some new shoes… oh what the hell, do it anyway!
    we all love you wil…

  23. Whatever the roll is; I will watch. I watch any rerun of ST:TNG on Spike with you in it just in the hope it will increase whatever residuals you may still get.
    It would be cool to see you play Wesley Crusher’s father or grandfather like Brent Spiner has been doing. I know that ST is behind you and that Rick Berman hasn’t been the best human being to you.
    Keep fighting. Keep kicking. Keep being a geek.
    dan

  24. I’m sorry to hear this one hasn’t panned out. The stars haven’t aligned for you yet, but I’m sure A good project will be coming for you this year!

  25. I don’t know how you actors do it. My old roomette was an actor and the highs and lows he went through in the audition process was nuts. I asked him once if it was worth it and he said he didn’t know but what else was he going to do. He was an actor and auditions are part of the game. Good luck to ya.

  26. Well that blows! We are definitely missing out for Hollywood’s stupidity.
    I concur with some of the previous posts. I think you could write a kick-ass screenplay! And things do/don’t happen for a reason…this I know from reading your books/blog, and from my own personal experience. So, feel your sadness, and when you are ready, wake up to a new beautiful day.
    Hey, have you ever thought about trying for or writing a play?
    This is my first comment post and I want to say thank you for sharing your talents and life. You are a true gift Wil.
    May the mojo be with you!

  27. I’m also so sorry, Wil. I know it is very hard, but you have so many talents. You are a very good actor. I read your books and they were super. You can write in a special way, that makes me feel good.
    Good luck!

  28. Sorry to hear that, Wil.
    That’s the most frustrating thing about acting: No matter how much you prepare, regardless of how good or how passionate you are, sometimes you just aren’t the right person for the part (at least in the eyes of those who have the power to make that choice… heh).
    Of course, since you do prepare… since you are good… and passionate… and most of all, persistent, you will get other roles. You will get good roles. You will get roles that you can fall in love with. Just not this one. Not this time.
    Keep smiling, buddy.
    S

  29. Wil,
    I’ve been watching NUMB3RS the past two weeks and I could *totally* see you as playing the math genius, EXCEPT that the other family are a different ethnicity.
    Best of luck on your next project.

  30. Wil,
    To read your post, and listen to your audioblog entry, just breaks my heart. I can hear the Passion with a capital P in your voice. I don’t understand how a person like you with such enthusiasm and talent can be passed up for someone who ‘doesn’t give a shit’, because maybe they really don’t, and then what does that mean for the amazing project?
    It’s also harder with no one to blame but yourself, but don’t, because you don’t deserve the blame. Maybe they just can’t get past their own image of the character.
    I’m thinking about what to do with my life right now. I don’t know at all what I want to do, and if I dropped everything and went off to be an actor, I’d be so scared of Passion, and constant disappointment because of it, that I’d probably give up. You haven’t, and you shouldn’t, because you are talented and Passionate and super cool. Keep writing, make us real happy. ^_^

  31. Wow. I just listened to the audio post and that was great stuff. I hope you get it. Maybe if enough of us wish it and concentrate hard it will happen.
    Or you can announce that you’re giving up acting again. The last time you did that in your blog the jobs and auditions seemed to start flooding in. 😀

  33. we’re even not remotely in the same profession, but i can sympathise with what you’ve posted. i’m up for a new role in the company i work for. if i don’t get the ‘part’ i’ll be disappointed; not because i’d resent the choice made but, rather, because i know how i can/could contribute in a more meaningful way.
    good luck. you seem to be consistent in your passions; that’s why i read your blog.

  34. Hey Wil – Sorry to hear the disappointing news. Perhaps it’s a sign that you’re meant for much better things to come? Regardless, I raise my pint of Guinness in sympathy.
    –T

  38. From what I gather, the actors and director are great group of people and you have great respect for them. And the script really touched you deeply. More ways than you though a script can do to you. I think you should not give up on this film project. You are very talented in many areas, like your writings.
    We all need our day of sorrow, but it must followed buy days of reflection and action. Write a letter to the director, thanking him for the opportunity and all that jazz. But you tell him what you told us. It seems you did not expect how this script has connected with you. And on how deep respect you have for the writing. Get evolved in this film project in any way you can. You care about this project to succeed.
    And you get connections if you do. Do not give up on this project.

  40. Wil,
    Here is a pick me up for ya.
    In the most secluded and peaceful of places (the bathroom), I have replace my normal reading (How to Lose Weight by Eating Only Pizza), with JAG.
    There is nothing more harmonious in the world than reading JAG with your pants around your ankles.
    No .. really .. you should try it. 🙂
    I just burned through the chapter where you discussed your first web page and “Prove to Them”. (Oh, and a couple of matches, too).
    I have faith in you, Wil, that you will land a part that was made for you. You are a nice guy, funny, abitious, and cute. Everything that a woman on an online dating service is looking for. Eventually, someone from Hollywood’s stage or screen is going to realize your potential.
    Chin up.
    Patrick

  41. Wil, I can only pray that you actually see this. I know lots of folks are handing you platitudes, advice, and “don’t worry, you’re great” comments.
    I’m not going to do that. I’m going to give you a story (wicked short), and what I hope to be a valuable thought.
    Short story – I’ve wanted to be a musician, a writers, and own my own business. I tried to bring other people into all three, and it failed miserably. So I’m working on recording my 2nd CD now with home recording, and I’m promoting myself; I finished my first novel and will start submitting for rejection soon; I am developing my company concept on my own. I will get one of the three to happen, because I’ve given up on other folks helping me and I’m doing it on my own – taking help only where I absolutely need it.
    So here’s my point. Stop being upset, because it’s January 31st. I usually find 2-3 days are good for upset (it’s what I give myself), but now let’s move. You’ve got two AWESOME books, you said you’re working on another, you are an interesting guy and a good actor (still think Toy Soldiers is your best work). So, screw the others. Get a fiction book out – throw your heart into it (we’ll understand if we hear from you sporadically). Or better yet, write a script, movie or TV, animated or live, and put yourself in it. To that end, I offer you something that is tough for me, but what the hell. On the way to my first novel, I had a lot of short stories, and pieces; some good ideas, some almost completed ideas. If you contact me, I’ll give you my run of it all – sci fi, fantasy, action – and you can use whatever you want. I don’t even need credit. [email protected] will get you my contact, sir, and I’ll give you whatever you need. Buck up, Wil, you can do this, just need a new angle, and a nose to the grindstone.

  43. Ergh.
    I must to admit to a lameness that thought these two were the same thing; I thought the audioblog entry was going to the audition that you were really really passionate about.
    God, that sucks! Doubly, now that I know they’re too different things. As far as the audition, I think it’s worth having read with that cast too–even if it was only during the rehearsal process.
    *** many virtual margaritas *** [to be drunk in a responsible manner, benefitting those who look to your example, of course].

  44. Man, as a long time reader, I’m sorry to hear that.
    Here’s something small to cheer you up a little: I missed your book signing in San Francisco because I heard about it at the last minute, right before going to my biweekly D&D game. When everyone got there, I mentioned it to the rest of the group, and every single person said, man, I would’ve skipped out on the game to go to that signing. You make hardcore gamer geeks want to miss their fix — and none of us are trekkies, it’s all the rest of your career and WWDN as well that’s captivated us. And the next time you’re speaking/signing/reading in San Francisco, our whole group’ll be there come hell or high water.

  47. Dude, that’s awful!
    But while I can’t really add much to all of the wonderful comments already posted, I can’t help but think that with your writing skills, writing yourself a killer part would be a natural fit.
    After all, if that A**Hat Ben Affleck can get famous co-writing a movie, how much better would it be coming from you?
    Chin Up, Sparky!

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