There’s a lot of stuff to share, which all happened in the last 24ish hours for some reason, so I’m just going to put all that stuff here in one post, instead of spreading it out.
- We released a video and some information about Hank Green’s Titansgrave character, Aankia. Similar introductions will be released throughout this week.
- I filmed a wrap-up thing for Dread, instead of a winner’s wall thing, because a winner’s wall felt inappropriate for that episode. For some reason I’ve forgotten, it didn’t get into the final cut of part 2, so we put it on Geek & Sundry today as a bonus.
- I talked to the Mission Log podcast about working on The Next Generation, in a way that I’ve never really talked about working on The Next Generation before. If you enjoy it, and you’d like some additional context, you may want to listen to The Big Goodbye, from my book The Happiest Days of Our Lives: The Extended Edition Or Whatever I Decided To Call It.
- I made a video with Brewing TV a couple months ago, where we made an IPA that was inspired by Pliny The Younger. The first part is online, now.
Huh. When I put it in a list like that, it doesn’t seem like that much stuff. In fact, it’s not as impressive as it felt when it all came into my inbox or whatever one at a time over the last couple of days. Maybe I should have split it up.
Anyway, I’m still working on the audiobook for Armada, and I’m about halfway through. It’s a really fun story, and I’m having a great time performing it. In the last two days, though, I’ve learned to have tremendous empathy for people who have a daily commute, and boy am I grateful that I don’t have a daily commute.
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My commute is only 40 minutes. Depending on the time of day that 40 minutes feels like I’ve been stuck on a hamster wheel… before I get to my hamster wheel job. As when the tourist festival season opens…. nightmare city. No wonder there is so much road rage.
That said, I hope your tenure as a commuter is a short one. And… where the hell is that Heisenberg Compensator? I do not have McCoy’s phobia about scattered molecules.
Enjoyed seeing your setup on the first part of the Brewing TV episode. Was a little surprised you weren’t doing one of your signature brews that NB packages up and sells.
Either way it was fun to see a celebrity hauling kettles on his patio just like the rest of us homebrew schleps. Though it’s got me thinking again about a 3-tier setup….
FANTASTIC interview. Loved the letter from Patrick Stewart. You’re one of the real exceptions to the rule about child actors. You survived, and came out on the other side stronger. Amazing.
Video link at the end is, like, totally busted. Sad face.
DOH! I fixed it.
The interview from Mission Log almost brought me to tears during my forty-minute commute (I’ve had to spread the listening over several days); to think that someone could intentionally do something like that to another human being, never mind a coworker, is incredibly disheartening.
As a whole, I really enjoyed hearing the Mission Log interview…and I didn’t, if that makes sense. I almost feel guilty for loving this thing that I love so much, because of the hurt it caused others and the terrible person who profited tremendously off of it.
Ultimately, I know that’s not what you intended, and I’m grateful you were willing to open up about your experience and your feelings. I agree with the above poster: Sir Patrick’s letter was amazing, and I’m able to take heart in knowing that everyone in the cast came out on the other side with an enriched life because of it. That’s enough for me to watch with a clean conscience.
Thank you again, for being so forthcoming and open about your time on the show.
I loved your Mission Log interview! I started crying (in a good way) when you talked about the Tapestry episode and how it helped you heal. Thank you so much for being honest about your depression, and making others feel less horrible for having these feelings too! xoxo
Also, what Berman did to you is terrible. I understand why you left the show now. I’m so glad you’re on TBBT and other shows now, and that you’re helping others have a better acting experience. Love you! Wishing you all the best going forward. 🙂
I am thrilled to learn you are once again the voice for Ernest Cline’s next book.
Many thanks for your hard work, and I can’t wait to hear it.
Been waiting to hear you on Mission Log for quite awhile, now – it seemed such an obvious and natural fit. It was worth the wait. Hope you’ll be back. The Stewart memo was awesome in itself – hearing your reaction to it was incredible.
I’m so excited to learn that you’re doing the audio book for Armada! I only learned the book was coming out a week or so ago when I saw it on a summer books list in Entertainment Weekly magazine and my first thought: I sure hope Wil is doing the audio version. I LOVED Ready Player One. Ernest Cline told an amazing story but your reading of it took it to another level. It pretty much ruined me for all other audio books. Except the ones you read, of which, I have many. 🙂 Really, really looking forward to Armada!
Hey there… just a quick thing… I didn’t know where to send this, so I’ll put it in a comment in the hopes that you’ll see it:
The “Tabletop” link on the top of your blog goes to “tabletop.geekandsundry.com”, which generates a 404 error.
Thought you might like to know.
Cheers.
Argh. Thank you. I’ll update it.
I just read on your Tumblr thing that you haven’t been getting alot of comments and you feel like your social interaction is not so much social or interactiony. Wil, I am sorry. I read your blog every day, and your Tumblr. I didn’t fully get how important the feedback is to you. Most of the time I don’t pipe up, because putting my voice out there requires a little more courage than posting on my facebook. I am really really proud of you, of your work, and I really like reading the things you write, about your life, about your family, about playing with your dogs and brewing beer, about playing games and acting and being a really cool dad. I read voraciously, and when I write – I write voraciously…so I tend not to write too often (it gets wall of text really fast). I will make more of an effort – I will post atcha here (I don’t have a tumbr).
Hi Wil: saw your comments re: weird place w/blog right now. I enjoy reading your posts, and I haven’t engaged in the social media sphere, yet (I think I’m missing a nerd gene in my DNA), so please don’t give up on blogging just yet, surely there’s more interest than you’re seeing just now (sorry I called you surely ;] )
Wil, I heard through the comments here and then tumblr stalking that you’re in a weird place with your blog right now. I participate in no social media, but I check your blog daily just to see if there’s something there. I grew up watching TOS and only watched TNG as an adult. I wasn’t a Wesley fan or hater, but I heard you speak at Dever Comic Con two years ago and I became a HUGE Wil Wheaton fan. I know you have a lot going on, but I for one, would be sad to see you stop blogging. My wife just got her first job as a teacher and “It’s Not About What you Love It’s About How You Love It” and “Be honest, be kind, be honorable, work hard, and always be awesome.” posters have already been purchased or are being made. Thanks for being awesome and for inspiring awesomeness in others; and if you stop blogging, I’ll have to cycle through the archives.
Thank you for taking a moment to let me know you’re reading this, you guys. I appreciate that very much. 🙂
Thank you for all that you do.
Adding to the comments to let you know you aren’t alone out there; lots of us love reading your posts and just don’t comment. As folks above have noted, you’re an inspiration. Your posts have gotten me through some dark times re: depression/anxiety, and I’ll never forget that you once took the time to actually respond to a random email I sent you in a fit of excitement over something that likely had little significant effect on your life and that you could have easily ignored.
In other words, you’re awesome–and if you write it, readers will come.
Your interview on Mission Log was fantastic – I’m a regular listener of that podcast, and was really hoping they’d invite you to make an appearance now that they’re on to TNG. Thanks for being so transparent, and just who you are in general across the board. I’m glad you’ve learned how to human so well. 🙂
I really enjoyed listening to your Mission Log interview. It’s impressive how honest you are with people and you are amazingly talented at communicating both narrative and emotion. On a side note I have to say, I have an adorable little boy, and people are always suggesting or asking if I’m interested in putting him in things (almost like it’s some kind of crime or mental failing that I haven’t). I’ve always been on the fence about it, but your experiences have helped me cement a solid no, so thank you for that. You seemed to have come through a lot of crappy experiences to become an amazing person, but I can’t help but wish you hadn’t had to.
So it’s 2 AM and I am waaay (more than 10 years) late to the party as I just happened upon a copy of “Just a Geek” from my local library (curiosity got the best of me after a friend of mine had posted about it from his book store.)
It is the first book I have read in many years cover to cover in one day (hence, me still being up at 2 AM — I’m not the fastest reader in the world!)
Your book made me laugh and cry and everything in between.
As I’m sure you hear all the time, I really appreciated the honesty you put forth throughout the entire book. Not only did I appreciate it as a fan and geek, but as a human being as well. The way you talk about your struggles with the bullshit of the world, depression, self-doubt, being a father, a husband – it was refreshing to say the least. In a way, it was also a relief. Without giving too much away, I will just say I am someone’s “Anne” so to read through the conversations and thoughts and feelings you had/have struck a personal chord – admittedly this is where most of my tears came in. Your book has left me with just a tiny bit more of an understanding of how to be a better partner to this person (my “Wil”) – so in this case a tiny bit makes all of the difference in the world to me.
I know you genuinely appreciate positive feedback even from us lowly, small, people of the internet. I appreciated your read so much I searched for the best way to get this feedback to you (something I’ve never really felt compelled to do before.)
Though I will return your book to the library, I will certainly be purchasing my own personal copy as soon as my bank account allows. Maybe someday I will see you out there in the Con-iverse and can steal a signature from you for it’s title page 🙂 Thank you for writing Wil. Much love from the newest addition to your “posse.”
I find myself in an analogous situation to that Mission Log part about the Miloš Forma movie you lost…this kinda situation sucks man