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Wil Wheaton Says He was Vilified by Star Trek Fans for His Opinion on the New Movie

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By GustavoLeao / 16:30, 28 July 2008 / Star Trek: Nemesis

Comicmix posted the third and final part of their extensive interview with Star Trek The Next Generation actor Wil Wheaton. Here are few excerpts from the interview.

Regarding his recent criticism of the new Star Trek movie, Wheaton said "I recently wrote that I was worried about the new Star Trek movie being good, and I was vilified by Star Trek fans for having the temerity for expressing an opinion about this.  Like I don't deserve to have an opinion about this." 


"It was like I farted in church. It was just like the very few times I wrote anything political. It's as if, because I was a celebrity at one time, I'm not allowed to have these opinions as a voter and as an American."

Asked about how he writes a story, he said "Recently I've tried to describe the story in one sentence.  Kind of like I'm pitching it to myself. Let's see, if I was to pitch my first Star Trek manga, it was "Kirk tries to stop a civil war before it becomes a generations-long conflict."


"Obviously, there's more to it than that, but in that kind of situation I don't have to worry about the characters because I know who they are. I don't have to make them up."


"There's another story that I'm working on right now and I'm still figuring out the characters. I know what's going to happen to the guy who is the main character, but that's just like putting gas in the tank and stepping on the pedal. The subsequent journey is about how this guy reacts to and shapes the events around him and how he changes. Once I get that one-sentence thing down, then I start thinking about the characters and who they're going to be."

The full interview is here



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RE: Wheaton is right. | Report this post to moderator
By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 01:57:52 on Jul 29, 2008

Well, in that regard, I agree with you, FSJGuy. Timothy Zahn's novels were far superior that Lucas' prequels and would make awesome sequel movies. Regarding the prequels, sorry, I really hated them.

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RE: Wheaton is right. | Report this post to moderator
By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 22:17:04 on Jul 28, 2008

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imo, they would have been better off going with the sequel books done by Timothy Zahn.

...or just leaving well enough alone. All George Lucas has done since 1989 is milk sequels out of his two precious franchises.. Indiana Jones and Star Wars. In 2008 he is now out of his element. The boat has passed him by. Noone can doubt that he is a great business man. Hell, the guy knows how to put toys, video games and Burger King glasses out there with his stuff emblazoned on it.

But if you can sit there with a straight face and tell me that the crap we saw from 1999-2005.. complete with wooden actors like Hayden Christiansen... flopping around in front of TV station weather maps with tennis balls glued to them -- is 1/10 as good as the original three films? Then you're either completely satisfied with neat-o explosions and spaceships, lacking any taste in real film.. or you were drunk.

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RE: Wheaton is right. by cnathanw @ 23:11:52 on Jul 28
    RE: Wheaton is right. by etsjedi @ 04:30:14 on Jul 29
       RE: Wheaton is right. by cdydatzigs @ 09:23:42 on Jul 29
          RE: Wheaton is right. by FSJGuy @ 09:45:14 on Jul 29
             RE: Wheaton is right. by rumandchocolate @ 14:51:28 on Jul 29
                RE: Wheaton is right. by GustavoLeao @ 15:02:02 on Jul 29
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