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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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By: etsjedi (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:30:14 on Jul 29, 2008

Well, it seems that Wheaton is right after all. All you have to do is metion Orequel and the Lucas attack begins. I was not and have never been drunk. I do not like films with just explosion. What I do like is something that expands what I already like. Even if it is not the greatest thing ever. The Zahn novels are great, but they focus more on his original characters he creates rather than the original SW characters. Sure, they are involved but I read more about Mara Jade, Winter, Admiral Thrawn and a bunch of new Jedi than I get great scenes with the trio-and Lando is just kinda thrown in there. They did open up a whole new world to SW and so did the prequels and this nonsense of Sw vs ST is beyond lame as both needed each other to become what they both are today.
Also, if you enjoy ANY top movie of the last few years you better thank Lucas for making film studios step up production value and Lucasfilm for making CCG better so that films once deemed impossible to make to be made.
Also, another thing Wheaton is right about, people feel free to totally insult each other when hiding on the internet!

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RE: Wheaton is right. by cdydatzigs @ 09:23:42 on Jul 29
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