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Evil Wil Wheaton returns to The Big Bang Theory

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Well, it's official. Evil Wil Wheaton is going back to The Big Bang Theory! 

From TV Guide Magazine:

Geeks everywhere will be happy hear that Star Trek star Wil Wheaton will be returning to hang out with TV’s hippest nerds on The Big Bang Theory.

“We were very excited when Wil Wheaton appeared as Sheldon’s nemesis, and right now we’re looking to see if he can come back to give Sheldon an opportunity to settle the score,” Executive Producer and Co Creator Bill Prady announced to TV Guide Magazine when the Academy of Televisions Arts and Sciences hosted an Evening With the Big Bang Theory on February 18th. "Fingers crossed that we can do that, I think an arch enemy is someone who appears from time to time."

Even though my personal motto is Don't Be A Dick, I've wanted to play an arch enemy for pretty much my entire career, and I love that Bill described me that way, because I was kind of hoping I'd earn that position in the Big Bang canon.

I've known this was a possibility for just over a week, (coincidentally, I found out the day after I did my Big Bang Theory Q&A post) but didn't get the official offer until this morning. 

After my manager called casting back and confirmed, I called Bill to thank him for bringing me back. He sort of chuckled, and asked me if I wanted to know what their plan for the episode was before I accepted the offer to come back. I told him, "You could have me do nothing more than eat Chapstick the entire episode, and I'd come work for you again, because I had so much fun last time."

He then told me what the episode is about. I'm not revealing any details, but it's safe to say that it's a lot more awesome than just eating Chapstick.

I start work on the 24th, and we tape on the 2nd, if you wanted to try to get tickets to the show.

I'm going to go do the Snoopy dance until I fall down, now.

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111 thoughts on “Evil Wil Wheaton returns to The Big Bang Theory”

  1. Don Genova says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    Awesome. Looking forward to it!

  2. angie k says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    Very very exciting. Congratulations!

  3. Sihaya says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    “I’m going to do the Snoopy dance until I fall down, now.”
    I shall accompany you with the appropriate finger snapping and head bobbing.
    Yay!

  4. Eric Aitala says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    I take it you will brush up on your ping-pong?
    Eric

  5. Mmmmmpig says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    I find it difficult to believe that it will be more exciting than watching you eat Chapstick for the entire episode. There is not much on this rock orbiting the sun that is nearly as exciting as watching you eat Chapstick for 22 minutes straight. I won’t stand for this kind of blasphemy, Wil even if it does come straight from you. Good day, Sir! I said “Good Day!”

  6. Amy Elk says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    Huzzah!! Watch out, Moonpie! Incidentally, I like that you say that the episode is more awesome than “just” eating Chapstick, implying that there will, in fact, be some Chapstick consumption. ^_^
    Congrats, Wil. Go be a Dick!

  7. twitter.com/GreatGothNinja says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    nice one… Sheldon needs an evil nemesis to stop him winning every time.
    The only thing that would make it more “awesome” would be for the “evil wil” character to be wearing the moonpie t-shirt from your earlier post.

  8. SteelToad says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Awesome to hear. Now if they could get Patrick Stewart to come on as Sheldon’s grandfather, you could get some real arch enemy cred. Cant wait to see you back.

  9. Live2tivo says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Hells yes! Did you see this song that references your last appearance? (You’re mentioned in the first line.)

  10. twitter.com/shanenickerson says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    RULING!

  11. twitter.com/MarkRCampbell says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    Oh this gives me a happy!

  12. twitter.com/steenface says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:42 pm

    I can’t wait!

  13. Alexandria says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    Yay!!!
    *joins in the Snoopy dance*
    (and btw, the song that Live2Tivo linked really is Made of Win!)

  14. Jenny Williams says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    Can’t wait to see it. You fit in so well with that show. Two awesome geeky things that are geeky-great together.

  15. ElisseThompson says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    YAY YAY YAY YAY OMG!!!!!!!!!!
    Yes, that is the most coherent response I can form to this right now.
    Can’t wait!

  16. Live2tivo says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    Aww. Thanks so much! ♥

  17. Paul_kingworks says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    Is it LARP-ing? I hope it’s LARP-ing. Please say it’s LARP-ing!

  18. FredOzzel says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    Now there’s a suitable series for ya to guest star on, for sure
    Congratulations

  19. sisterthymes says:
    19 February, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    Happy Day! Congrats 🙂

  20. annrebecca says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    Awesome news. My husband is in Iraq currently and the one show he is really missing is Big Bang Theory. And I don’t think I’m helping when I tell him about all the great episodes, especially Evil Wil and Leonard’s mom. Congrats and I can’t wait to see the episode.

  21. Astin says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    “…it’s a lot more awesome than just eating Chapstick.”
    So you’re saying that there WILL be Chapstick-eating involved though? I mean, I’m happy to see there will be more than that, but if EWW doesn’t eat SOME Chapstick, I’ll be pretty disappointed.

  22. Valerie says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    So freakin’ exciting! Looking forward to seeing Evil Wil Wheaton again. 😀

  23. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676595711 says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    I think for you to properly be Evil Wil Wheaton you’ll need to have a goatee. As is tradition.

  24. Rick Leasure says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    Awesome, but imagine a past in which TNG did a Mirror Universe episode. We could have seen an Evil Wesley Crusher.
    Time to go write some fan fic!

  25. ZenMom says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    YAY!

  26. Heather Amaral says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    How does one even get tickets for the show? The one website I see NEVER has available dates listed, and I check every day! I’ve been trying for months. Argh! 🙁

  27. JesterOC says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    Great can’t wait. Wil you rox!

  28. Jeff Smith says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    Ha, awesome news, we just re-watched that episode recently, and just last night watched the new GUILD dvd. My wife is starting to wonder what’s with all the Wil Wheaton stuff lately.

  29. Fcw says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    Can you get JJ Abrams to do a secret voice-over part during the episode? For, I don’t know, symmetry or something.

  30. Alan Penner says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    Tickets are not available. 🙁
    That’s a shame, I would have loved to go.

  31. LtG says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    Awesome! Can they work you doing the Snoopy dance into the show?

  32. foobella says:
    19 February, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    Will I be slapped on the hand when I admit that I JUST last week watched that episode on youtube? I truly meant to watch the night it first aired, but had some kind of horrible mishap, I’m certain.
    Anyway, It was a great episode. You were a great villian, and I can’t wait for the next installment of Ev(W)il.

  33. SoCalSloGal says:
    19 February, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    Yes! Wahoo!!! =)
    Can’t waiiiiit!

  34. aichambaye says:
    19 February, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    I can’t tell you how happy I am for you, Wil, and for us, that we get to have you on BBT again.
    (You and) Your manager are forgiven for not returning my emails about scheduling you this week. 😉 But we still want to have you out! 🙂

  35. sukotto.myopenid.com says:
    19 February, 2010 at 2:23 pm

    So.. you are to Sheldon as John de Lancie was to Picard?
    If so… that’s an awesome place to be. Congrats!

  36. Matt Hancock says:
    19 February, 2010 at 2:28 pm

    w00t!

  37. Marina Monteiro says:
    19 February, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    Muito foda!

  38. Deb Robinson says:
    19 February, 2010 at 2:31 pm

    Aw, the visual of Wil Wheaton doing the Snoopy Dance!! Can’t wait to see the new episode.

  39. wiredwizard.livejournal.com says:
    19 February, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    Evil Wil Wheaton would make a good recurring archnemesis for Sheldon. Looking forward to seeing it!

  40. Scary_Cat_Lady says:
    19 February, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    nerdilicious!!! ^_^

  41. Anneinitalia says:
    19 February, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    And there was much rejoycing: Yay. *waves flag*

  42. MomOfZeus says:
    19 February, 2010 at 3:19 pm

    AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Cannot wait to see it – that was such a great episode – Snoopy dancin’ myself

  43. Tem78 says:
    19 February, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    That is SO AWESOME!!!! I loved your character the last time, and I look forward to some more “Evil Wil”.
    Hope you have a blast!

  44. Mark S. says:
    19 February, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    Loved, loved, loved the original Evil Wheaton and can’t wait for the sequel.

  45. JCB1978 says:
    19 February, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    This is the perfect ending for a Friday!!!!!!!! Congrats, Wil!!!! You must be on cloud 9 right about now…I am too!! Have a great weekend =]

  46. Karen Goodmon says:
    19 February, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    Yay! Looking forward to seeing Evil Wil again.
    BTW – have been re-reading “The Body” and I hear your voice when I read Gordie’s lines. 🙂

  47. dndgirl says:
    19 February, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    One word says it all for me: Squeee!!!

  48. Mousharilla.blogspot.com says:
    19 February, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Hooray! Can’t wait 😀 Evil Wil Wheaton was awesome, and I’m sure he’ll be awesome again.

  49. Nicole Gothgen says:
    19 February, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    Awesome! Joining in on the Snoopy happy dance right now.
    Bazinga

  50. Cal Lemon says:
    19 February, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    Could that song possible be more full of win?
    I THINK NOT!!!
    I’ll check my magic 8 ball.
    Yeah, it’s saying “Bazinga FTW” I think it agrees.

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