Just like everybody else I hated him.
He irritated me, always with the right answer, always saving the day.
And those sweaters!
Sheesh.
It wouldn't be bad enough that he would be the most unpopular kid in school, his mom dressed him like a dork.
Sorry Binky, I am of course talking about Wesley Crusher.
Yep him.
When I first watched the early season's of Star Trek The Next Generation, he really was the most irritating character.
I could believe in the Starship Entreprise, I could believe in Capt Picard, I could believe that there would be a Klingon on board, but I just couldn't swallow that this snot nosed little shit could outthink the adults around him and save the Entreprise.
Week in, week out.
And like everybody else, I assumed it was the fault of the guy who played him, when in fact it was the writers.
Damn those pesky writers.
In later season's , the character got a lot better and in one story - 'First Duty' he positively shines.
But I admire actor Wil Wheaton.
You can go look up his career at IMDB, I ain't gonna do the work for ya!
I've followed his blog almost daily for a few years now, in fact he inspired me to have a bash at blogging myself.
And it's sometimes very funny.
It's not one of those ''whiny'' blogs, it's more of a ''here's what I'm currently into'' type blogs.
He has become a very talented , very insightful writer.
He will tell you himself how he has wrestled with, and finally laid to rest, the ghost of Wesley Crusher.
Go check him out at www.wilwheaton.net
Tell him I sent ya.
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15/01/07 @ 02:01