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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: Really, Wil? | Report this post to moderator
By: sb2004 (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:57:09 on Jul 29, 2008

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Relax, Wil. It's the internet. Every yahoo can have their say.

"Vilified"? That's kinda harsh. You're the only Star Trek alum that posts an opinion often, so it makes you a venting point more than others. Ignore the people who're peeing on your parade and keep posting.


I don't think it's harsh at all. The way some of the yahoos around here (and at TrekBBS and on other boards) react whenever any of the actors (except, of course, the beloved Shatner and Nimoy) open their mouths to speak, or god help them voice an opinion -- it's shameful and embarrassing, to be frank.

Don't believe me? Look at how Jolene Blalock's comments regarding Shatner not being in Trek 11 were treated here. They thought she had "farted on the couch" too (to use Wil's term). Yet this is a woman who, by all available evidence, is one of maybe 3 Star Trek actors who are actually STAR TREK FANS. Count the actors who said they never watched the original, or that it was just "there" or who actually disliked it. Yet when an actual fan voiced her opinion, she got slapped down. Simply because she is sexy, has tits, has chosen to make a fun B-movie instead of Macbeth 2008, and happened to be involved with a series the anointed chosen deemed unacceptable to their standards.

Robert Beltran is another one. He gets slapped down regularly for CRITICIZING VOYAGER. As if that's something only WE (the aforementioned anointed chosen) are allowed to do.

And don't even get me started on George Takei. I don't like tossing the H-word around, but the reaction to him everytime he opens his mouth is shameful. And it seems to have gotten worse since he made a certain announcement a couple years ago.

It seems the only way a person can escape this is to die. The criticism of Doohan every time he went after Shatner finally seemed to end -- or at least be accepted -- when he passed away.

Does this mean we have to agree with what the actors are saying? No, of course not. Enterprise-bashers are more than welcome to say they disagree when Scott Bakula defends his TV show. Or when so-an-so moans that they wish another TNG movie was made. But comments like "shut-up Wesley" are not what Trek fandom is supposed to be about.

Funny ... it must be the Internet, because you don't hear of people standing up at CONVENTIONS and saying crap like "Shut up, Weasley."

Al

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